I've been using 5 for about a month - and it's a huge step up from 4. Their "Maximizer" is a memory hog, but it sounds great. They've improved everything, especially the eq and reverb module. Well worth the $99 upgrade price from Ozone 4.
What does one use izotope for? My friend has an Izotope suite. His record sounded like rubbish.
I understand it to be a mastering suite. Like plug and play mastering?
I see. I always thought that mastering had to be done in a proper environment with highly tuned ears. Not really bedroom basement 'studio' stuff.
What does one use izotope for? My friend has an Izotope suite. His record sounded like rubbish.
I understand it to be a mastering suite. Like plug and play mastering?
actually it did turn out well.....so electronic music and chilli can do it from home
I used Ozone 3 to master my last CD at home. I think it came out okay. I used it as a plug-in on the master bus section of Wavelab Essential. I wouldn't use it as plug and play, though the presets can give you a starting point. The presets for mastering a cd include the use of the exciter and MBC which I turned off. Definitely overkill. The limiter and dithering algorithms are suppose to be very good.
I think mastering at home is a steep learning curve, but worth the effort. We don't usually have the luxury of the finest sound system in the best room, so there is a lot of running around to listen on many different systems to find the right balance. You also have to listen to a lot of reference material.