User Manual

Master Section
OZONE 7 | MASTERING SECTIONS
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Input Gain
Changes the gain of the input signal prior to tape emulation. Tape becomes non-linear when
recording high amplitude signals, leading to saturation. Increasing the input gain prior to tape
emulation can lead to more saturation, while lowering the input gain decreases saturation. The level
necessary to achieve a certain amount of saturation depends on the frequency content of the source
material and the bias setting.
Vintage tape also contains internal automatic gain adjustment, which uses the value of the input gain
and knowledge of the tape saturation process to avoid large jumps in output level, whatever the
amount of input gain you apply.
Bias
Bias primarily impacts the the shape of the distortion curve, but also changes the frequency response
(mainly the high end). Negative bias boosts high frequencies, and causes more high frequency
distortion than positive bias. High values of positive bias can severely limit dynamic-range, a
characteristic of over-biased tape machines.
Speed
Speed primarily changes the frequency response, but also changes the level where dierent
frequencies experience distortion. Specifically high frequencies (small wavelengths) distort at lower
input levels than low frequencies (long wavelengths). Changing the speed changes the wavelength
(wavelength=speed/frequency), so a 1000Hz signal at 15 ips will experience distortion at the same
level as a 2000Hz signal at 30 ips.
Harmonics
Adds even harmonics into the tape distortion.
Low Emphasis
Controls the resonant peak of the reproduce tape head bump. Increasing this control will add gain to
bass heavy material.
High Emphasis
Compensates for high-frequency losses in the reproduce tape head.
Component Vintage Tape Plug-in
If you are using Ozone 7 Advanced you will also have the ability to instantiate Ozone 7’s Vintage Tape
module as an individual component plug-in.
Ozone 7 Advanced includes component plug-ins for all of Ozone’s modules. Each component plug-in
has the same features as its corresponding in-Ozone module.