User Manual

Introduction
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Key Features in Ozone 7
• Get essential mastering and mixing tools: Maximizer, Dynamic EQ (now in both Standard and
Advanced), the new Vintage Limiter, Vintage Tape [Advanced Only], Vintage Compressor
[Advanced Only], and Vintage EQ [Advanced Only].
• Build a high-tech new mastering chain when you mix-and-match components, going from fully
modern to fully vintage to anywhere in between.
• Quickly achieve authentic sounds for any genre and style with a comprehensive bank of
presets.
• Master within your audio editing software with Ozone as a plug-in or in its own environment with
the standalone options.
Transparent and Dynamic Masters
The highly-regarded Ozone Maximizer helps you achieve transparent mixes with less pumping
and distortion. Updated for Ozone 7, the Maximizer features a brand new frequency-specific IRC IV
algorithm to deliver transparent mixes with even less pumping and distortion. Smooth out an unwieldy
mix or tame the kick drum peaks without aecting the vocals.
The Dynamic EQ, now in both Ozone Advanced and Ozone Standard, lives and breathes with your
audio for finer control over your sound. Take advantage of the precision of an equalizer and the
musical ballistics of a compressor in one integrated processor.
Learn more about using Dynamic EQ in mastering.
New sounds and new processing capabilities
A new set of vintage-inspired processing in Ozone puts nostalgic tone at your fingertips to bring the
creative color and character of analog hardware to digital recordings.
Glue a mix together and control dynamic range with the Vintage Limiter. Add the distinctive sonic
characteristics of analog tape with Vintage Tape. Get subtle warming and sweetening eects with the
single-band, program-dependent Vintage Compressor. Extend the range of colors available for your
masters with the wider, more artful equalization palette of Vintage EQ.
Ozone isn’t just for mastering anymore
Ozone was designed for mastering but there are lots of possibilities for how Ozone can help out in
music production. With Ozone Advanced, you get all ten Ozone modules — including the new vintage
processors — as separate component plug-ins. So go ahead and load those individual components on
your mix busses and take advantage of the flexibility of Ozone’s power during mixing.
Highest Audio Quality
Ozone uses highly optimized audio signal processing to achieve the highest resolution and sound
quality possible.