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If you need more than 3 bands just use more than one instance. So for side EQ you'd need one instance and another instance for mid EQ. Slick EQ does have a mide/side mode but its global. Reference for A/Bing commercial recordingsįor all your gentle EQ needs you can use a combination of SlickEQ and Nova. I would get a handle on working with stereo processing before going crazy with MB processing which can easily screw up a mix.

Your book is recommending ALOT multiband stuff. Its a great mastering suite but it isnt necessary especially if you're just starting out. Voxengo Premium Membership + Reference is definitely a contender against Ozone 8 Advanced, IMO. I just noticed that you can get ALL of the Voxengo plugins for $260. So, there's equivalent functionality, in that regard, to buying separate FX a la carte. I think one should keep in mind that many of the modules in Ozone 8 Advanced are available as plug-ins too. The former of which kinda brings me back around to Ozone considering the cost.ĭo you think Ozone 8 provides a better/streamlined workflow that is worth the cost versus going a la carte combing Reference with other FX?

#IZOTOPE 8 ADVANCED REVIEW FREE#

Obviously, there's no free FX available like Soniformer, but that or MSpectralDynamics ($250) I find really intriguing. And, if I were to obtain all of those then I'd quickly be aproaching the sale price of Ozone 8 which is $350 currently (reg $500). The thing is, some of the free FX I'll probably use have paid versions. Multi-Band Spectral Enhancer (Harmonic Exciter) Here's the recommended Mastering FX Chain from my book:ĥ. I understand I can do some creative routing and filtering to achieve these goals, but it seems like it'd be much easier & faster if they were in a combined tool like Ozone. Of the chain recommended in a Mastering book I have, the only ones I'm not sure of are multi-band spectral enhancer and multi-band stereo widener. I'm pretty confident I have all of the tools I need using the free and few paid FX plugins I already have. Reference appears to provide most of what I wanted from Tonal Balance Control which was insight into my commercial reference tracks.

In my search for cheaper alternatives I came across Reference by Mastering The Mix which has favorable reviews like this one from BPB. I'm really tempted to purchase Izotope Ozone 8 Advanced for some mastering projects I have coming up, but it's so dang expensive and I'm a DIY audio engineer, if ya know what I mean! What appeals to me most are:Ĭomprehensive mastering tools, unified working space, unified metering, track referencing, and most of all Tonal Balance Control.

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