Starise
Well...I just need to stop coming here. It gets me into trouble every time. There's just too many carrots all dangling around. Dag Burnit Clarry! 
 
I knew I could do the same thing without Ozone 7 Advanced basically, but a few things tipped the scale. Dave's mention of the ability to demo different audio codecs is a great idea, especially if you can adjust it while the codec plays. Stand alone is another great plus. The ability to add other plug-ins is pure genius. 
It appears that Ozone 7 Advanced gives you a handful of other plug-ins to put into individual channels. I'm not sure if I'll use those or not, but I certainly might. I guess insight isn't included without buying it extra?

Insight IS included...it gets registered with the same serial #

Yay...Thanks cclarry!

Does anyone know if the Codec Preview module is a stand-alone module in advanced? That one module intrigues me, and my update price is WAY less than the Sonnox Pro Codec plugin.

Hmmmm everyplugin has the Sonnox for $180 which is cheaper than the upgrade to Advanced for me.
 
Still interested in hearing about the codec preview in Ozone...
 

cclarry

bitflipper
Plus with O7 you can insert any number of third-party plugins right into Ozone and save your entire mastering chain as an Ozone preset.
 
At least, this is what I've been told - I haven't installed O7 yet, still waiting for a serial.

Indeed you can...

That's the option I'm most excited about.  And I think you can use that new(?) O7 feature to A/B your Mix/Master at the same apparent volume (correct terminology?) to really hear if you're making improvements or not.
 
T-RackS has a similar option, and, according to the experts, excellent metering.  Perhaps the next version will allow vst plugins from other companies too.
 
 
 
 

Sorry, it's not a separate plugin.
 
IMO it's the least-interesting feature in Ozone, though.

Thanks bit.
 
I have Ozone 4 and 5 and was trying to find a compelling reason to jump on the 7 Advanced upgrade. Thing is, other than the exciter which you've touted and I agree with, I use other products for pretty much everything that I used to do with Ozone...

The benefits I've identified so far, relative to Ozone 4, which I came from:
 
- Ozone 7's new IRC4 algorithm works great for the stuff I do (but eats CPU cycles for breakfast)
- The "crisp" model that favors sparkle over pumping and thumping
- The transient enhancer lets me do with Ozone what I'd previously only been able to do with Pro-L
- The exciter is more versatile, can be more subtle (although its Retro mode sounds very similar to Ozone 4's)
- The delay time in the Imager is now adjustable (in Advanced)
- Alloy 2 is the biggest surprise. I don't use channel strips but this one's really good and very CPU-friendly
 
Things I think will be useful, but not yet:
- Insight's volume measurement and automation output
- Trash
- Nectar
 
 

Ah, you bought the suite! I am only eligible for Advanced.
 
Thanks for explaining this bit - the smart move for me is to ignore this temptation as I have great tools for everything that Ozone does. Upgrading my few Soundtoys products to the full 5 suite seems like a much better use of gear money.

Tastes Great
Less Filling
 
James, you CAN have them both you know.