What Is audio mastering?
Mastering is the final stage of audio production—the process of putting the finishing touches on a song by enhancing the overall sound, creating consistency across the album, and preparing it for distribution.
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 clean up audio and remove background noise
Learn the basics of audio cleanup with answers to some of the most frequently-asked questions. Learn about groundbreaking tools for audio cleanup and...
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
To our friends, artists, partners, collaborators, and community: After three months of hard work, and three months of extraordinary loyalty from you, I...
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...
How to mix music: the essential guide for beginners
Learn the basics of mixing music with answers to some of the most frequently-asked questions. Audio mixing is the process of combining multiple audio...
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
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
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
Reference tracks are incredibly helpful mastering tools when it comes to the efficiency of a mastering session, for several reasons we’ll be discussing below....
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
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
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...
