User Manual

Mastering Modules
OZONE 7 | MASTERING MODULES
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Polar Level Vectorscope
The stereo energy of a recording is clearly
represented by the Polar Level Vectorscope, which
plots rays on a polar coordinate display that represent
sample averages.
The length of the rays represents amplitude while the
angle of the rays represents their position in the stereo
image.
Rays within the 45-degree safe lines represent
in-phase audio while anything beyond these lines represents audio that is out of phase.
History is represented on the Polar Level Vectorscope with the shrinking of the plotted rays slowly
over time. The rays shrink towards the center of the vectorscope leaving the outer portion of the
display for real-time analysis.
Lissajous Vectorscope
Like the Polar Sample vectorscope, the Lissajous
Vectorscope plots per-sample dots on a traditional
oscilloscope display.
Typically, stereo recordings produce a random pattern
on a Lissajous Vectorscope that is taller than it is wide.
Vertical patterns mean left and right channels are
similar (approaching mono, which is a vertical line).
Horizontal patterns mean the two channels are very
dierent, which could result in mono compatibility
problems.
Correlation Meter
The correlation meter indicates the degree of similarity (or correlation) between the left
and right channels, displayed a +1/0/-1 vertical meter.
When the audio in the left and right channels is similar, the meter draws towards the top.
The extreme case is when the left and right channels are exactly the same, in which case
the correlation is +1 and the meter would be positioned all the way at the top.
When the left and right channels are dierent, the meter draws towards the bottom. The
extreme case here would be for the left and right to be exactly out of phase, in which
case the correlation is -1 and the meter would be positioned all the way at the bottom.