iZotope is releasing a free update to its Ozone mastering software, with new Ozone 6.1 offering powerful processing features and bringing back a popular feature from Ozone 5.
Ozone 6.1 provides users with the ability to add an analog-type sound with the Maximizer’s new tube limiting mode, which combines the warmth of final stage limiting with the ease and precision of digital maximizing. The resulting audio has a tube warmth while remaining competitively loud and appropriate for modern mastering.
The new algorithm is inspired by tube hardware limiters like the Fairchild 670, adding a vintage sonic character to Ozone’s maximizing algorithm.
In addition, the new adaptive release mode helps users produce louder, clearer, and fuller masters. This mode for Ozone’s Dynamics module intelligently automates the difficult task of finding the right release times. The compressor actually interacts with the audio in real time, adjusting the release values based on the transient properties of the incoming signal.
iZotope has also brought back module presets, a requested feature from customers who owned previous versions of Ozone. Module presets help users to experiment with different module settings, and to more easily load and save the settings for individual modules without affecting the settings of other modules.
Other additions and enhancements to Ozone 6.1 include selectable segmentation loops, automatic track numbers on export, and sound quality improvements.
“We’re really excited to make this free update available to the Ozone 6 community,” says Product Manager Izzy Maxwell. “We’re always listening to customer feedback, and we wanted to bring some exciting new processing into Ozone 6 while adding back a popular feature.”
The Ozone 6.1 update is free for existing Ozone 6 customers, available here. For those who don’t yet own Ozone, Ozone 6, Ozone 6 Advanced, and upgrades are on sale through April 9.
