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  • Does anyone prefer T-racks over Ozone 5? (p.2)
2013/01/15 21:49:28
bluzdog
Go fo it Obi...

Rocky
2013/01/15 21:50:15
rtucker55
Come on Obi, we all know you use Ozone... 
2013/01/15 23:15:36
bitflipper
Let me guess...Obi could pay $400 for Ozone and be a pariah at work, or just grab T-Racks off the corporate server for free. Hmm, tough choice. 
2013/01/15 23:28:51
rtucker55
G.A.S and pretty women, can cause a man to do strange things!!!
2013/01/16 00:13:31
vintagevibe
The only Ozone I have is the old version that came with Soundforge so I can't speak to the new one but the thing about T-Racks is that it's not just for mastering.  It is my go-to suite for just about all track and bus fX.  I like it WAY better than my UAD stuff (which is for sale - PM me if interested).  I don't think Ozone wold be useful for that since it is designed for mastering and is apparently very CPU intensive.
2013/01/16 04:40:46
Bristol_Jonesey
I've never used Ozone so I can't be an impartial judge here, but I've been running T-Racks for several years, and I love 'em!
2013/01/16 06:24:57
strikinglyhandsome1
I thought it was best to buy both - when on sale. I'd probably go the FabFilter route if starting again and had the dosh but there's nothing wrong with either of them.

The singles in T-Racks are useful as well as being used as a whole. There's also a 'How To' video on T-Racks mastering that's about $5.

Ozone is to be used sparingly (I have 4, which is like 5 but has different colours. Colours don't change the sound. They make things look different). The temptation is to whack on a preset and 'Ooohh' at the new loudness and punch. It's best to learn how to actually use it and then you can fine tune it. There's a number of videos flying around about Ozone too. Even if it's about Ozone 4 or 3, the principles are still the same.

Of course, buying Ozone 5 can lead you into temptation for Alloy 2 on individual tracks.

When you have two you're looking at and you think you may end up getting both then buy each one when they are on sale. You can pick both of these secondhand too.
2013/01/16 10:38:48
bluzdog
If you have the free Groove 3 pass from the content club, you can check out the Groove 3 videos for both and get a pretty good idea which one will suit you best.

Rocky
2013/01/16 12:34:21
clintmartin
I've watched both videos. The free pass for groove3 free has been the best Cakewalk freebie yet! I have also tried both in trial mode, and I have been impressed with both.
2013/01/16 20:27:41
IK Obi
T-Racks has been my go to mixing and mastering FX suite for years now. The Custom Shop just made it better opening up the options for more gear models in the future with more updates happening more often.
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