Since released last week, it is already talked about in
various places already, I think that many people you know, Ozone (ozone)
mastering tool from the American iZotope and Neutron (track tuning & mixing
tool) Each version upgraded, it became Ozone 8 and Neutron 2 . Both are
plug-ins that run on Mac and Windows, both Ozone and Neutron are independent
software as separate products, but they have functions to cooperate with each
other, so that it is possible to obtain greater effect by using them as a set
It is.
Of particular note is the automatic mastering function using
artificial intelligence called " Master Assistant " installed in
Ozone 8. As a matter of fact I tried it for a while and it does quite
satisfactory work "I'm fine with this! " If you look at this result,
you will be worried that mastering engineers will no longer have work ... ....
Both Ozone 8 and Neutron 2 tried the edition called the top version, Advance.
Both are fairly versatile software, so there is no dust when introducing the
whole thing, but I would like to pick up some of the interesting places touched
mainly on artificial intelligence related parts.
Since Ozone 8 and Neutron 2 were released, I tried it
immediately
Previously I tried a little bit about Neutron of iZotope
released last year in an article called " Artificial intelligence plug-in,
Neutron is really usable? " This Neutron itself is a plug-in for adjusting
tracks and consists of EQ , comp , transient shaper , exciter, etc. Looking at
each of these effects separately, it does not have such distinctive features.
Tools for inserting sounds on each track of the DAW, Neutron
2
However, the biggest feature is the function called Track
Assistant . Just insert a Neutron into a vocal track, a drum track, a guitar
track, etc. and then just click on one of the "Track Assistant" buttons
to treat that track nice. What I use is EQ, two types of comp, transient
shaper, exciter, but I still do not know how to adjust if I am not familiar
with the mix. Well, that's why there is a job engineer called Mix Engineer,
which means that the craftsman makes a good feeling, but Neutron's Track
Assistant function was able to handle it well with artificial intelligence.
Click "Track Assistant" to make it play,
artificial intelligence judges and finishes it
In this new version, Neutron 2, the basic functions and
actual sounds themselves have not changed so much, but it is a big point that
we became closer to the sounds I thought. Yes, in the previous version, we all
took care of everything automatic completely, whereas in Neutron 2 it was
possible to designate that track is vocal, guitar or percussion ... It is.
Basically it is basically said that Track Assistant function
leaves everything as usual
It is also possible to specify what the track is if
necessary
Even though I think that there was not a big problem in
Version 1, it is still artificial intelligence. Sometimes when I mistake the
contents of a truck, I sometimes made somewhat strange adjustments, so I will
tell you the purpose beforehand. Furthermore, it is the difference that it
became possible to adjust the degree, such as whether to adjust to a dumpling,
weakly adjust, soft and warm atmosphere, to adjust cookie ......, it became
Neutron 2.
Three band gates were added
Furthermore, as a contained effect, in addition to the
conventional EQ and comp, the point that the 3-band gate was added is also a
point.
Visual Mixer that can adjust the volume and PAN by watching
all of Neutron inserted in each track
Another interesting tool is Neutron 2 Visual Mixer . Neutron
is a type of effect that is inserted and used one by one in each track
originally, but Visual Mixer makes it possible to see each one overview. By
using this you can visually adjust the volume and PAN of Neutron inserted in
each track. The Visual Mixer itself is an OK plug-in wherever you put it, it
does not affect that track itself. So it may be easier to understand inserting
it on the master track.
Ozone is a tool for mastering by combining various effects
Well, in this upgrade of the two products, the Master
Assistant function installed in Ozone 8 is the biggest feature. In a word, this
is the Neutron Track Assistant function for mastering. You can use it in the
same way, simply insert Ozone in the master track and click "Master Assistant"
button OK.
Press the Master Assistant button to specify whether it is
for streaming or for CD
At this time, you can specify whether you are mastering for
CD or mastering for net streaming, and you can specify whether you want to make
it stronger or weak. Leave everything else, mastering artificial intelligence
to be a good feeling.
After that, artificial intelligence automatically analyzes
the sound and produces parameters suitable for it
As mastering by artificial intelligence, there is LANDR (LANDR)
which Canada service can handle via the Internet, but Ozone 8's Master
Assistant is also conceptually close to that. However, compared to LANDR, it is
characterized by its overwhelming degree of freedom.
Since the analysis is completed in about 10 seconds, if you
click the Accept button at the end, it will be finished as a good feeling
Because Ozone consists of things like mastering effect, EQ,
comp, maximizer, limiter, stereo imager, tape simulator, exciter ......
However, Master Assistant will automatically process them The assignment of
each parameter of the effect. Therefore, after listening to the adjusted
results, you can easily adjust the part you care about later, such as "I
want to cut a little bit because the high frequency band gets harder a
little" or "I want to slightly lift the low range" .
Tape simulator installed in Ozone 8. It is also possible to
freely adjust as necessary
This part is similar to Neutron's Track Assistant function,
but in the case of LANDR, since it is only acceptance as it is, it is accepted
as it is, so if you are a person who is committed to "want to tailor the
sound by yourself", Ozone , I think that I will be comfortable.
Although it is a function installed from the conventional
Ozone, it is convenient to be able to check the sound of MP3 and AAC in real
time
Actually it tried with some songs, but as its impression, as
I wrote at the beginning, it is content enough to feel "Is this
enough?" Of course, if I ask a professional mastering engineer, I think
that it will surely deliver results on it, but I feel that Ozone 8 has also
delivered more than 80 achievements. Moreover, it will give results in about 10
to 15 seconds, and if you do not like it, you can fix it yourself freely.
However, here is not much idea of creating an album, which
is important as a mastering engineer's job. In other words, it may become a
point of upgrading in the future as to the part that makes the connections of
several songs good and aligns the overall sense of unity.
By the way, this Master Assistant has a phenomenal function
that leads to its "unifying sense". That is, you can set the
targeting sound of mastering. In other words, if you want to make the songs of
your favorite songs, the sound you want to target and the atmosphere that is
close to you, if you capture the WAV file of that sound as a reference, it
automatically approaches there. This is exactly the ideal form of mastering !?
When you load a target song, it automatically splits it into
several parts, so designate the part that fits the image
In fact, when asking a mastering engineer, I think that
there are times when you may order an order, "Why do not you finish it
like sounds like .0000"? Because you can request it directly from software
Anything but ants.
When I actually tried it, it makes me laugh a bit like a bit
smiling. You can also make adjustments such as "Doing casually fly"
or "Making closer to closer", so it's fun to be pretty mastering
yourself just this.
And let's also talk about the collaboration between Ozone 8
and Neutron 2. It is a new plug-in called "Tonal Balance Control"
that realizes that.
Tonal Balance Control which can be inserted in the final
stage of the master track and visually confirm the resultant sound
This Tonal Balance Control is a plug-in that incorporates it
in the final stage of the master track and checks the final sound, but as a
target sound, Bass Heavy (heavy base sound), Modern (modern), Orchestral
(Orchestral style) preset is prepared, and like the Ozone's Master Assistant,
you can take the technique of listening to the target sound and bringing it
closer to it. That is, let's load your favorite songs and move closer to it.
If Tonal Balance Control is set to the Fine screen, you can
check the details of each band more precisely
So, how to bring it closer, this is the part of Ozone and
Neutron, but at the bottom of the screen, you can display the EQ of Ozone and
Neutron which are currently included as insertion, you can control from here.
Well, since it is a mastering process, it is usually a place to control on the
Ozone side set for the master track, but in some cases it may be more efficient
to adjust with Neutron set for each track.
While confirming the whole with Tonal Balance Control, you
can adjust the parameters of currently inserted Neutron, Ozone
Both Ozone and Neutron can be adjusted from Tonal Balance
Control, and the final result can be confirmed visually while watching the
target, so we can work efficiently, so in a method that we have not been able
to do so far I wonder if there is anything wrong.
It is also possible to read the WAV file of the song to be
targeted and adjust it accordingly
Of course, neither Ozone nor Neutron can fine-tune each
parameter manually, it is software with various functions, but all of them can
adjust all the parameters almost automatically It can be said that it is
revolutionary.
It is also a unique place that Ozone and Neutron are able to
make final sounds while working with each other through Tonal Balance Control.
However, it is also a fact that cooperation between the two software is still
only a part, so it is not permitted to expect excessive expectations about
cooperation, but as the future version up will increase the degree of
cooperation steadily ... It is also where I expect it. If there are interesting
moves in future updates, I would like to introduce it again.
Both Neutron and Ozone have three grades, Advanced, Standard
and Elements. New versions came out with Advanced and Standard, but Master
Assistant and Track Assistant features of Artificial Intelligence are included
in both grades. However, as for Neutron and Ozone's cooperative functions, only
Advanced is available, so why do not you think about the neighborhood and
choose a product against price? By the way, upgrading from the iZotope Elements
Bundle introduced in the previous article sometimes makes it possible to obtain
it considerably cheaply, so please check it out.
