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sixer2007
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If the hat fits, wear it
Magnawolf
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There's a lot of good stuff in Ozone like the EQ that are good for individual tracks. I don't see why it's not acceptable.
Guitargodgt
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If you have the CPU headroom there is no reason not to. I know people were messing around with the match eq on guitars. I never got behind that idea personally.
RawDepth
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Wait! Let us get our terminology correct. Ozone is for mastering, not for mixing.
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sixer2007
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So, you don't use EQ, compression, limiting, saturation and other tools to make nice sounding mixes?
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Olijanovi
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That is the point of my question, I understand Ozone is mainly for mastering, but recently I started using it to get a cleaner crispier acoustic guitar sound.
RawDepth
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Yes, but I mainly do those things to any single track which may need it, before the song gets to the mastering stage.
I only cried foul because the original post said, "...using Ozone5 to mix all my instruments." It doesn't mix instruments.
(And in my opinion, it doesn't master all that well either. But, carry on.)
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Olijanovi
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Make sense
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RAMI
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I think the point is that Ozone has EQ's, compressors, etc......So the OP was asking if he can use those tools on his individual tracks while mixing. The answer is "Why not"? Ozone might be sold as a "mastering" program, but hat's their problem. You can still use the individual tools to mix, just like you'd use any EQ, compressor, etc.....
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Olijanovi
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Anyone ever experienced with it has a mixing tool on its own channel strip?
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sixer2007
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I've never used Ozone, but I think if you can handle the power, it can be a good tool. The issue I would be concerned about for myself though is using way too much salt and making an uneatable dish. One track might not need all the tools that you could use on it, so make sure it's needed before just tweaking away cuzz you can.
JimmyS1969
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Isn't Ozone 5 able to split up the effects as individual inserts? Either way, it can be used for other than just mastering. I actually hope so, because Ozone 4 was capable of destroying anything in its path, when used by someone who doesn't know what they are doing. I know I destroyed some shizz myself...
ido1957
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+1.............
JimmyS1969
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I do remember that Ozone 4 was a resource pig. Inserting one instance of it, was in essence, adding 5 high usage plugs to one track.
I am pretty sure Ozone 5 allows you to use just pieces of the program, so it would be ideal for individual tracks, groups, or FX channels.
It wouldn't be so efficient, if the whole bunch of effects in Ozone had to be employed as one insert.
I am pretty sure Ozone 5 allows you to use just pieces of the program, so it would be ideal for individual tracks, groups, or FX channels.
It wouldn't be so efficient, if the whole bunch of effects in Ozone had to be employed as one insert.
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Olijanovi
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Indeed you can insert solely one effect at a time.
JimmyS1969
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Good to hear. Thanks for clarifying.
Curious, have any experienced members got an opinion of the Ozone 5 as of yet? I found the limiter to be really nice in O4, but not worth the CPU hit back in the day when PC's were weak. Well, at least the one I had opportunity to use it on...
Worth purchasing?
stevieg11
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I've only had limited experience with OZone 4 - not on my computer so only had a little while to play with it - but I found it nice and easy to use, once I realized the presets weren't worth the effort. The only thing I didn't like about it was that whatever the crossover points on the multiband compressor, they had to be the same as the ones on the multiband harmonics processor and vice versa. Other than that it was a nice experience to try everything it had to offer.
TeyshaBlue
It's the smell..
No, you can create presets for each effect and insert a new instance of Ozone on any channel with a particular preset, tweak it and go, ergo, more than one effect at a time.