iZotope Builds Custom Recording and Mastering Studios

Company headquarters now boasts a world-class audio environment for educational events and new product development.

Cambridge, MA (October 22, 2015) – iZotope, Inc., makers of award-winning software for audio production, have opened the doors on iZotope Studios, a state-of-the-art, not-for-profit studio facility boasting a multi-use mastering room as well as a flexible live room and control room.

Keeping an eye on the Live Room from the Control Room at iZotope Studios

The opening of iZotope Studios marks the completion of a broader company transition in late 2014, when business growth spurred the move to a new 40,000 square foot headquarters in the heart of Cambridge, MA. Building a studio onsite was integral to the plan for the new space, and iZotope engaged noted mastering engineer Jonathan Wyner, now Chief Engineer and also Education Director at iZotope, to steer the studio’s conception and planning. Assisted by renowned acoustician Francis Manzella, whose firm has been commissioned for notable studios worldwide, the team designed rooms that are both efficient and elegant, where users are able to pivot easily from one workflow to another.

To complement the stellar acoustics of iZotope Studios, Wyner and his team chose the latest in breakthrough technologies. As an example, several networked systems bring a flexibility to studio usage and allow an outside-in view of what’s happening within. The audio network allows users to access audio input and output from either studio simultaneously and from multiple computers both in and out of the studio, while a KVM network allows users to control rapid switching between every computer connected to the studio system. In addition, an Avid EUCON network allows the chaining of multiple fader controllers to a single computer, or multiple computers to a single fader controller. In terms of audio processing, Wyner and his team chose to embrace an in-the-box model while still incorporating select analog gear. iZotope Studios equipment includes: PMC monitoring systems, Merging Technologies Horus converters, Dangerous Audio compressors and insert manager (both Liaison and Master), Grace Monitor Controllers, Avid S3 EUCON Controllers, AES 67 implementation via Ravenna, and an IHSE Draco Tera Compact KVM Matrix.

Lastly, iZotope Studios makes for an excellent employee perk.

“The majority of iZotope employees are musicians themselves,” adds McQuoid, “We’re happy to have the studios available after hours for staff jams, personal projects, synth fairs, listening parties, and everything else our crew dreams up. It’s been a blast.”

The most inviting seat in the house at iZotope headquarters

About iZotope

iZotope makes innovative products that inspire and enable people to be creative. Based in Cambridge, Massachusetts, iZotope has spent over a decade developing award-winning products and audio technologies for professionals and hobbyists alike. Used by millions of people in over 50 countries, iZotope products are a core component of GRAMMY-winning music studios, Oscar- and Emmy-winning film and TV post-production studios, and prominent radio studios, as well as basement and bedroom studios across the globe. iZotope also powers products made by industry partners such as Adobe, Avid, Microsoft, and Sony. iZotope was recently honored with an Emmy® Award for Outstanding Achievement in Engineering Development for its flagship audio repair suite, RX®. Learn more about iZotope at www.izotope.com.