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Why upgrade to Ozone 11? Here's what's new

Why upgrade to Ozone 11? Here's what's new

iZotope Ozone 11 is the ultimate collection of mastering tools that helps you unlock the full potential of your productions. Now including powerful stem...

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EQ Cheat Sheet: the Guide for Sculpting Your Sound

Are you struggling to achieve the perfect EQ balance in your mixes? Do you find yourself unsure about which frequencies to elevate or tamp down for...

Drum Panning 101: How to Get a Balanced Sound

Drum Panning 101: How to Get a Balanced Sound

There are a few different ways to pan drums and percussion, but ultimately the goal is a balanced sound that doesn’t lean too heavy to either the...

What Is a Reference Track and How to Use It

What Is a Reference Track and How to Use It

In this guide, we’ll teach you how to use them in your music production to get professional-sounding mixes and masters using iZotope Audiolens,...

How to Become a Mastering Engineer

How to Become a Mastering Engineer

What does a mastering engineer do? While to some it may seem like some “dark art,” a mastering engineer’s role, by definition, is pretty straightforward....

What Is Audio Normalization?

What Is Audio Normalization?

These days you hear about audio normalization all over the place. Terms like “peak normalized” and “loudness normalized” regularly come up, especially...

How to Mix 808s for a Powerful Low End

How to Mix 808s for a Powerful Low End

Almost every type of music has some low end frequencies, but there are a handful of genres that are, to put it mildly, all about that bass. Particularly in...

Vocal Editing 101: Your Guide to High Quality Vocals

Vocal Editing 101: Your Guide to High Quality Vocals

Vocal editing is one of the most important steps in the process of audio production, especially when dealing with vocal driven music. The vocalist in a...

What Is Plate Reverb? How to Use It in Your Mix

What Is Plate Reverb? How to Use It in Your Mix

Plate reverb is an audio effect that has been a staple in music production and mixing for decades. Its lush and spacious sound has been heard on countless...

What’s the Difference between Compression and Limiting?

What’s the Difference between Compression and Limiting?

Audio compression and limiting are used to achieve a polished sound. But what exactly is the difference between compression and limiting, and when should...

AI & Automated Mastering: What to Know

AI & Automated Mastering: What to Know

From ChatGPT and Lensa to folks urging a halt to AI research, we’re hearing a lot about artificial intelligence in our world today. However, at...

What Is Remastering? How to Remaster an Old Recording

What Is Remastering? How to Remaster an Old Recording

If there’s a topic in audio engineering more shrouded in mystery than audio mastering, it’s got to be remastering. What is remastering? How...