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,...
iZotope Learn
Read and watch tutorials for iZotope audio plugins like Ozone, Neutron, and RX. Get music production tips, boost your post production skills, and more.
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?
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
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 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
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?
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
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
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...
Home Recording Tips: Which Room Should You Record In?
Many of us do not have access to fancy recording studios, which means we have to get creative with where we record. And for most of us, this means we...
5 Tips to Record Professional-Quality Voice Over at Home
Whether you’re an actor, podcaster, streamer, or spoken word artist of any sort, it’s important to have solutions to the many challenges...
How to Remove Background Noise from Video
With more and more video content being created every day, it’s harder than ever to get your content noticed. Nothing turns viewers away faster than...
