Izotope Released Ozone 8 & Neutron 2 - Next Generation Mixing & Mastering Plugins

Mixing and mastering plugins, there are many in the market but few offer musicians an infrastructure which is advanced but easy to use. Izotope is here for years one of the companies that offer that and with the new Ozone 8 and Neutron 2 plugins, one has proven again how to develop further mixing and mastering plugins. Ozone 8 comes per example with intelligent signal processor, a new spectral shaping module, advanced tonal balance control, track reference, an enhanced interface and much more.

Ozone 8

As the industry’s most comprehensive mastering suite, Ozone 8 adds to its legacy by introducing new intelligent signal processing, in-app track referencing, Low-Latency IRC, Stereo Independence, and more. Master your audio with over fifteen years of audio industry firsts at your fingertips. Enhanced to meet demands of the modern mastering workflow, Ozone 8 is your one stop for a competitive, professional master. With seven essential mastering processors, it’s the smartest version of Ozone yet.

Features of Ozone

Dial in the perfect tonal balance with the new Tonal Balance Control plug-in, which can access any instance of Ozone across all your tracks.
Communicate with Neutron 2 Advanced (sold separately) using the Tonal Balance Control plug-in for a seamless mixing and mastering workflow.
Tame problematic and harsh frequencies with the new Spectral Shaper module .
Quickly A/B track references right from any instance of Ozone or in its standalone application.
Twelve essential modern and vintage modules with component plug-ins: Spectral Shaper, EQ, Dynamic EQ, Post EQ, Maximizer (with IRC IV and new IRC Low Latency mode, Imager, Exciter, Dynamics, Vintage Limiter, Vintage Tape, Vintage EQ, Vintage Compressor.
Create a custom preset with Master Assistant and get your audio to an optimal starting point.
Have deeper control in Ozone’s Maximizer with new low latency IRC mode, Transient/Sustain Stereo Independence, and Learn Threshold.
Apply any saturation mode (Warm, Retro, Tape, Tube, Triode or Dual Triode) to any individual frequency band in the Exciter.
Redesigned user interface for an even better mastering experience.

Same as Ozone 8, Neutron 2 will come with a redesigned user interface for improved workflow and comes with a new mixing and analysis tools. For instant working with it, it comes with over 500 professionally designed presets.

Neutron 2

Features of Neutron 2

Get to an optimal starting point in your mix with the improved Track Assistant.
Visualize your entire soundstage, controlling individual tracks including pan, width, and gain via the new Visual Mixer.
Includes 6 award-winning effects including Dynamic EQ with soft saturation, 2 Compressors, Gate, Transient Shaper, Exciter, and True Peak Limiter.
Get focus and clarity across all your tracks with Neutrino’s Spectral Shaping, which automatically detects vocals, guitar, bass, piano, and drums.
Ships with 500+ professionally designed presets.
Now with redesigned user interface for improved workflow

Both plugins are available as individual products but also in a new O8N2 Bundle which combines the Advanced versions of both products at a discounted price.

There are also some news concerning the Music Production Bundle. The new Music Production Suite replaces this older bundle and includes now also RX6 standard version. The bundle includes now a total of 34 plugins, with a value of over $1.000 USD in music production tools.

Features of Music Production Suite