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.
Vote for iZotope RX 12 in the SOS Awards 2027
When a take is ruined by hum, bleed, or a passing siren, you know where to turn. Now you can return the favor. iZotope RX 12 Advanced has been nominated...
A note from Boris on what’s next
Hello, iZotope Community, As we celebrate iZotope’s 25th anniversary, I wanted to take a moment to introduce myself personally. I’m Boris...
Johnnie Burn on Digger: Mixing satire and cleaning VistaVision noise with iZotope RX
Bringing a vision to life requires finding the perfect balance between story, performance, and technical precision. In director Alejandro González...
Inside Factory Underground: How Kenny Cash bridges ADR, TV post, and jam band production
Located about an hour outside New York City, Factory Underground has evolved into a powerhouse recording complex housing four control rooms, a soundstage,...
How Easton Allyn balances iHeartRadio hit shows, remote recording challenges, and iZotope RX
From local radio waves to syndicated powerhouses, audio engineering is equal parts technical precision and creative adaptation. Few people exemplify this...
25 things you (probably) didn’t know about iZotope on our 25th birthday
It all started in a college dorm room with a handful of passionate audio geeks and a lot of late nights. Twenty-five years later, iZotope's...
Frequency Check: where do you land on the curve this week?
Welcome to Frequency Check, your weekly pulse on how the audio community approaches mixing and mastering. Every week in the iZotope newsletter, we ask...
iZotope RX 12 and FXEQ nominated for NAMM TEC Awards
We’re excited to announce that two of our newest tools – iZotope RX 12 and FXEQ – have been nominated for the upcoming NAMM TEC Awards. ...
2026 audio mixing trends: what top educators are seeing in the studio
Music production and audio engineering are shifting faster than ever. Modern digital audio workstations, AI-assisted processing tools, and immersive audio...
DAFx26 keynote: iZotope’s Alexey Lukin on audio restoration & machine learning
At the recent DAFx26 conference, iZotope’s own Principal Research Engineer, Alexey Lukin, took the stage to present a masterclass on...
Inside the mix: How iZotope RX refined the sounds of Hacks, DTF St. Louis, and Fallout
Navigating television audio requires versatility. Re-recording mixers James Parnell and John W. Cook II balance the craft seamlessly, mixing dialogue, score,...
How iZotope RX helped shape the sonic world of Spider-Noir
Bringing a unique vision to life requires balancing nostalgia with modern audio standards. In Spider-Noir, the team was tasked with creating a sonic identity...
