De-essing a Master: Tools, Tips, and Tricks
It’s never ideal to de-ess a track at the mastering stage, but it’s needed more often than you might think. Simply adding a de-esser can take care...
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Read and watch tutorials for iZotope audio plugins like Ozone, Neutron, and RX. Get music production tips, boost your post production skills, and more.
The Magic of RX 7 Music Rebalance, Part 1: The Gain Sliders
You may have read about new machine learning features in RX like Music Rebalance and shaken your head—Wait a minute, you’re saying...
Product Update: Ozone 9.1
We’re excited to release our first official update for Ozone 9. Version 9.1 contains fixes and improvements requested by our users, including improved...
9 Tips to Preserve Dynamics without Sacrificing Loudness
Unless you’re going for a hi-fi experience, everyone wants a track that sounds, feels, and heck, just is loud. Don’t deny it just because...
Multiband Compression in Action: 3 Examples in the Audio Mastering World
When we talk about audio mastering, the trusty equalizer, compressor, and limiter all tend to get a bigger chunk of the spotlight as far as tools of the...
Sonic Imaging: A Brief History
The way we experience and listen to music has been evolving rapidly ever since Alexander Graham Bell invented the wax cylinder in 1877. As consumers or...
8 Killer Reference Mixes for Hip-Hop
Download Hip-Hop Curves Demo Tonal Balance Control in Ozone 9 Download the Tonal Balance Control curves of the songs mentioned here to reference for your...
First Time Mastering Your Music? 17 Tips from Industry Pros
As a mastering engineer who proudly works with the indie community on a regular basis, I’m often asked countless questions by musicians on how...
5 Tips for Creative Vocal Production in Hip-Hop and Other Genres
Preparing the studio for a vocal session, recording a vocalist, and yes, even editing performances can be great fun, but I get the most excitement from...
iZotope RX and Sound Design: 13 Tips with Matt McCorkle
I drove to one of those weird Brooklyn neighborhoods that might just be Queens, and I’m sitting in Matt McCorkle’s studio, my body...
Loudness Metering and Visualizations in Mastering | Are You Listening? Season 2 Episode 3
Today, we’re talking about loudness metering and visualizations in mastering. We’ve all heard the phrase “Don't use your eyes, use...
How Inter-plugin Communication Shows up in Your Workflow
We talk about Inter-plugin Communication in our products, but what does it actually mean? It is not one single feature, but a framework that lets...
