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How to clean up audio and remove background noise

How to clean up audio and remove background noise

Whether you are cutting dialogue for video, mixing a podcast, or polishing music tracks, unwanted background noise, distortion, and technical glitches can...

RX 12 Scene Rebalance

Fix it in post: How to reclaim the mix with RX 12 Scene Rebalance

"Fix it in post" is a phrase that can induce heart attacks – especially when you receive a stereo mix where the music is burying the dialogue....

An announcement from Nick Williams, CEO of Native Instruments

An announcement from Nick Williams, CEO of Native Instruments

To our friends, artists, partners, collaborators, and community: After three months of hard work, and three months of extraordinary loyalty from you, I...

RX 12 new tools

Why upgrade to RX 12? Here’s what’s new

RX 12 is here, ushering in a new era of machine learning technology designed to make the impossible possible. This latest generation of the...

1920s to now: comparing tonal balance in popular music

1920s to now: comparing tonal balance in popular music

Why do the Beatles recordings sound the way they do? What about the classic jazz recordings of Rudy van Gelder in the 1950s? What makes my car’s...

An update from Nick Williams, CEO of Native Instruments

An update from Nick Williams, CEO of Native Instruments

I want to share a direct update on the restructuring process underway here at Native Instruments. Business continues as usual across Native...

10 reference tracks you should be using for mixing

10 reference tracks you should be using for mixing

The sound of music has changed over the decades and certain trends emerge, defining the sound of that time and now is no different. But if you’re having...

How to Use Reference Tracks in a Mastering Session

How to Use Reference Tracks in a Mastering Session

Reference tracks are incredibly helpful mastering tools when it comes to the efficiency of a mastering session, for several reasons we’ll be discussing...

4 Popular mixing reference tracks: why they work

4 Popular mixing reference tracks: why they work

Besides your listening environment and metering tools, reference tracks are just as essential to helping you navigate a mix session—whether...

From the pros: the reference tracks they use on every mix

From the pros: the reference tracks they use on every mix

Reference tracks are professionally produced and mixed songs that engineers use as sonic benchmarks during the mixing and mastering process to guide their...

Introducing Tonal Balance Control 3: your new north star for professional mixes

Introducing Tonal Balance Control 3: your new north star for professional mixes

We’ve all been there: you’ve spent hours tweaking a mix, only to realize it sounds completely different when you play it in your car or on a pair of...

Meet the new iZotope subscriptions: pro audio tools that grow with you

Meet the new iZotope subscriptions: pro audio tools that grow with you

Whether you’re just beginning to record or you’re a seasoned engineer refining a final master, having the right tools makes all the difference....