User Manual

Mastering Modules
OZONE 7 | MASTERING MODULES
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Target Audio
Target audio refers to the audio signal that you wish to apply the reference audio fingerprint onto. To
do so:
• Click on the graphical “record” button to record the audio passing through Ozone
• Click the graphical “stop” button when you have captured it.
To apply the resulting EQ curve to your audio, click the graphical “power” button on the Matching tab.
Matched Curve/Amount Settings
As you increase the Matched Curve amount, you’ll notice a light blue EQ curve appearing. Most likely,
the more you increase the Matching amount the more jagged this Matching EQ curve will become,
with increasing peaks and valleys.
A Matched Curve amount of 100% and a Smoothing amount of 0% might be technically the closest
match to your “Reference” mix, but in reality it’s probably not the most eective combination of
settings. Those settings will try to capture every peak, valley, and level, which can result in extreme,
unnatural EQs.
We suggest working with the Matched Curve amount under 50%. If your Matching EQ curve has
narrow peaks and valleys, increase the Smoothing parameter to smooth them out. Your goal is to
capture the overall tonal shape of the Reference as opposed to an exact match.
Click on the Analog or Digital buttons to go back to the Main View. You’ll notice that you can still
use the EQ nodes to further adjust the equalization. It may not be necessary, but feel free to further
“season to taste” manually.
Matching settings are universal for both of Ozone 7’s Equalizers so you may only perform matching
with one EQ in the signal chain. However, each instance of Ozone 7 or Ozone 7 Advanced’s
Component EQ may load and save its own snapshot sets.