iZotope Music Production Suite 8: Update from Music Production Suite 7-7.1

Unlock the full potential of your tracks with Music Production Suite 8.

V8 features 100 plugins across the latest releases of Ozone 12, Neutron 5, Nectar 4, RX 11, the iZotope Catalyst Series (FXEQ, Velvet, Aurora, Cascadia, and Plasma), Guitar Rig 7 Pro, powerful effects from Native Instruments and Plugin Alliance / Brainworx, and tons more. This comprehensive suite offers industry-leading tools for mixing, mastering, vocal processing, and a wide range of creative effects.

What’s new in Music Production Suite 8?

Ozone 12 Advanced - Rewrite the rules of mastering

Go beyond the limits of mastering with Ozone 12. Unlock the impossible with this complete suite of 20 pro modules, including 3 brand-new, best-in-class additions. Get your low end right with new Bass Control, revive crushed mixes with new Unlimiter, and fine-tune fast with new Stem EQ. Plus, make Master Assistant your own with a new customized flow, and more. With intelligent tech that guides, not decides, you're always in control.

Plasma – Saturation just got smarter

Give your tracks exactly what they need, exactly where and when they need it. Unlike traditional saturators that apply a static effect, Plasma’s groundbreaking Flux Saturation technology analyzes your sound and applies dynamic processing, adding precise warmth, depth, and character to bring out the best in your mixes and masters.

Aurora – Intelligent reverb for cleaner mixes

Intelligent reverb for cleaner mixes. Using its state-of-the-art reverb engine and powerful Unmasking section, Aurora reacts to your audio to easily and dynamically unmask instruments and vocals, creating lush, three-dimensional space that won’t drown out your tracks.

Cascadia – Delay without distraction

Sculpt your space with beat-synced or time-based delays, ping-pong and reverse delay modes, vintage pitch drift, width control, and an adjustable unmasking section. Wave goodbye to long plugin chains and tedious routing. Find your flow fast with Cascadia’s intuitive controls.

Velvet – 3-in-1 sibilance tool for smoother vocals

Soften sibilance and dynamically shape tone with intelligently split Sibilance and Tonal channels. Instantly identify sibilant frequencies with Sibilance Learn, and precisely remove distracting mouth sounds, pops, and clicks with De-Click.

FXEQ – Creative FX through the workflow of an EQ

5 powerful creative effects. 1 innovative EQ workflow. Easily add drive, dimension, and texture to your tracks. No more complex routing, buses, and sends – streamline your effects chain with the equivalent of 10 separate plugins in 1. Say hello to brilliant sound without the struggle.
 

Ozone 12 Advanced

Go beyond the limits of mastering with Ozone 12. Unlock the impossible with this complete suite of 20 pro modules, including 3 brand-new, best-in-class additions. Plus, make Master Assistant your own with a new customizable flow. With intelligent tech that guides, not decides, you're always in control.

What is Ozone?

Built on two decades of award-winning innovation at the cutting edge of mastering tech, this complete suite helps bring tracks to life - whether it's your first or the latest in a long line of hits.

Way back in 2017, Ozone's Al-powered Master Assistant sparked the shift to faster, smarter, more accessible mastering. Using the analysis of thousands of pro tracks, Master Assistant was the first to create custom presets that match target sounds in seconds. And it's just that, your creative co-pilot, your trusty guide. There to save you precious time, to support your creativity, to take the mystery out of mastering. 

Doing the impossible is an Ozone tradition. Best-in-class neural nets unlock new ways to master faster and smarter than ever, with uncharted levels of control and creativity. Need a little magic to fix a squashed mix? Some surgical control over stems? Ozone is the answer. 

Whether you're starting your journey or perfecting your craft, there's an Ozone just for you. Take your first steps with Elements, finesse your sound with Standard, or complete your suite with Advanced.

What's New?

Bass Control | Feel the energy anywhere

Lock in your low end in any listening environment. Whether you're fixing a weak mix, tightening a kick, or adding subtle weight, Bass Control lets you easily balance low end energy while enhancing clarity, punch, and impact. No more guesswork and crossed fingers. Make sure your masters hit hard in the car, the club, and the charts.

Unlimiter | Restore, regain, revive

Bring musicality back to your master. Unlimiter is like an "undo" button for overly compressed audio, using cutting-edge machine learning to bring back lost transients and revive tracks transparently. Just set the threshold (or click the Learn button) and turn up the missing peaks to restore punch and open up tracks for easier, cleaner mastering.

Stem EQ | Unfixable no more

Thin vocals? Overpowered drums? Impossible to fix without the mix file, right? Not anymore. Unlock unprecedented control over your master with Stem EQ. Avoid tedious mix edits by separately EQing the vocals, bass, drums, and instruments in your stereo bounce. With a simple, feels-like-magic workflow, Stem EQ is everything you need to have the final say over your final balance.

Custom Assistant flow | Personalized Al power

Call the shots with the new 'Custom' Master Assistant flow. Looking for full transparency? A more aggressive edge? Pick from dozens of genre targets, toggle modules, and set loudness levels to create a module chain that's truly yours. Save time and finalize your track with confidence - all without ever losing creative control.

IRC 5 Maximizer mode | Loudness, uncompromised

Push your masters harder than ever without the usual tradeoffs. Achieve outstanding loudness and stunning clarity with the new IRC 5 limiting mode - the most advanced algorithm yet for Ozone's fan-favorite Maximizer. Effortlessly craft clean, open masters, even at high LUFS. No pumping. No distortion. Just pure pro polish.

Features

• New! Full mastering suite | Ozone 12 now includes 21 plugins, a mothership and 20 component plugins. Use the components as individual plugins or combine them in the mothership plugin chain for all-in-one ease.
• New! Lock in your low end | Bass Control makes it easier than ever to add drive, punch, and balance to your low end, regardless of your listening environment.
• New! Restore your dynamics | Unlimiter acts as an "undo" button for overly compressed audio, reintroducing lost dynamics with industry-first machine learning tech.
• New! Redefine your mix | Stem EQ prevents tedious mix fixes by giving you the control to separately EQ vocals, bass, drums, and instruments in your masters.
• New! Call the shots | The Custom Assistant flow creates a mastering chain to match your creative touch. Direct Master Assistant to target the right genre or reference, use specific modules, hit loudness levels, and more.
• New! Louder, clearer limiting | The IRC 5 Maximizer mode is Ozone's most advanced limiting algorithm yet, maximizing your track's power and clarity without the usual tradeoffs.
• Improved! Cleaner stem splitting | Stem Focus modes introduced in Ozone 11 are now powered with new neural nets to offer better separation with fewer artifacts.
• Improved! New Ozone, new feel | Ozone is even more polished and intuitive, with a new design and refreshed color palette that invite you to step in and take control.
• Improved! Stabilizer module | With 25 new genre targets introduced in Ozone 12, sculpt a balanced sound with an intelligent and adaptive mastering EQ.
• Assistant View | Your Ozone preset, all in one place. The Assistant View makes it simple to pick targets and fine-tune your signal chain from Master Assistant.
• Clarity module | Effortlessly achieve a smoother master and pull the blanket off dull mixes with psychoacoustic clarity processing that never sounds harsh.
• Impact module | Enhance the rhythm and feel of your tracks by intuitively controlling microdynamics with musical envelope times.
• Transient/Sustain | Separately fine-tune Transient and Sustain content with ease, Apply to any Ozone module and achieve greater control, clarity, punch, and depth.
• Assistive Vocal Balance | Never worry about vocal levels again. Master Assistant can place the vocals in the mix, with a helpful guide from the Vocal Checker.
• Ozone fan-favorites | Ozone 12 packs powerful tools from past versions, including Imager, Spectral Shaper, Match EQ, Vintage Compressor / EQ / Tape, and more.
• Tonal Balance Control 2 plugin | Meter while you mix to shape balanced levels based on tens-of-thousands of professional mixes.
• Efficient performance | Ozone is compatible with Apple silicon native chips for faster processing.

Learn more about Ozone 12 Advanced.

Equinox

Craft immersive depth, life, and clarity

Craft immersive depth, life, and clarity with Equinox, a premium reverb plugin for post and music production. Flexible and customizable, this is everything you need to elevate every scene, song, and sound. An industry first in immersive and surround reverb, Equinox fuses legendary Exponential Audio algorithms with iZotope's adaptive unmasking tech to keep your mixes crystal clear. Explore over 1250 professional presets at lightning speed, from realistic to experimental and everything in between. And with advanced controls and macro tone settings, you'll find there's no tweak too big or too small. Transport, transcend, transform with a spectrum of sonic possibilities, comprehensive controls, and lightning-fast workflows.

Equinox is built on the legendary reverb engines from Exponential Audio's Stratus and Symphony, bringing both hyper-realistic and creative reverb sounds into a single plugin. Place your instruments, dialogue, and more into a real space, or get creative and take them into new worlds.

Learn more about Equinox

Nectar 4 Advanced

Let Your Vocals Shine

Mix, produce, and design vocals effortlessly with Nectar 4 Advanced. Achieve consistent and well-balanced vocals with the Auto-Level Module, easily create vocal layers with the Voices Module, add artificial background singers with the Backer Module, and make impactful edits through Vocal Assistant’s intuitive interface. Plus, dive into a suite of powerful plugins for complete control over your vocal sound. Take your vocal productions to the next level with Nectar 4 Advanced.

Features

• Vocal Assistant: Instantly create custom presets using machine learning technology to optimize your vocal's fit in the mix.
• Improved Unmask: Easily prioritize your vocal by reducing competing mix elements directly from the Vocal Assistant's menu screen.
• Dynamic EQ with Follow EQ Mode: Real-time tracking and removal of troublesome resonances, saving time and effort.
• Auto Level Module: Automatically adjusts vocal levels before processing, eliminating the need for corrective dynamics or manual fader adjustments.
• Inter-plugin Communication: Nectar 4 communicates with other iZotope plug-ins in your session to address tonal balance and masking.
• Thirteen Component Plugins: Comprehensive set of vocal-focused production and mixing tools, including dynamic EQs, auto-level, backer, breath control, compression, voices, pitch, de-esser, saturation, reverb, gate, and dimension.

Also Included

• Nectar 4 Breath Control Plugin: Reduces unwanted breaths without compromising audio quality.
• Melodyne 5 Essential: Award-winning time and pitch correction software.
• iZotope Relay: Central hub for intelligent connection between your entire mix and iZotope plug-in collection.
• Hundreds of Professionally-designed presets: Preconfigured settings for music and dialogue applications.

Learn more about Nectar 4 Advanced.

Guitar Rig Pro 7

The Creative Effects Playground

Guitar Rig 7 Pro is so much more than realistic guitar tones. It’s an inspiration suite filled with sought-after guitar and bass amps, studio effects, and pedals. Mix and match modules to sculpt your own tones, or spark your creativity with over 100 new rack presets. Add analog flavor with four new lo-fi components, perfect for adding texture and warmth to any track. Explore fresh amp and pedal additions powered by machine learning (ICM) and easy-to-use processing tools that open up endless possibilities for jamming, producing, and getting lost in experimentation.

Features

• Amp & Cabinet Modeling:
  • 4 new amp models powered by machine learning (ICM) with matching cabinet modules and IRs from Ownhammer and 3 Sigma Audio.
    • Super Fast 100: Iconic 100W tube amp for modern rock sounds.
    • Reverb Delight: Classic mid-60s amp known for its clean tones.
    • Bass Rage: Vintage all-tube bass amp with powerful 300W low-end tone.
    • AC Box XV: Legendary 60s UK-made amp, famous for its clean tones and gritty breakup.
  • Cabinet Impulse Response Loader compatible with custom IRs for authentic cabinet acoustics.
• Lo-Fi Components:
  • Noise Machine: Lo-fi effect generating noise from cassette tapes, VHS, vinyl, and electrical hums.
  • Vintage Vibrato: Replicates the chorus/vibrato section of vintage rock organs.
  • Tape Wobble: Emulates tape warble effect for a classic lo-fi sound.
• Effects & Processing:
  • Real-time Ozone Maximizer: High-quality limiter for dynamic control and loudness.
  • Over 100 new rack presets from high-gain patches to lo-fi effects for guitars and beyond.
• Performance Tools:
  • Loop Machine Pro: A tool for jamming, creating loops, layering ideas, and enhancing live performances.
• New Pedals:
  • Kolor: Adds layers of distortion using iZotope Trash algorithms.
  • Seattle Fuzz: Grunge-era inspired fuzz with a two-knob layout.
  • Chainsaw: Swedish death metal distortion pedal.
  • IVP Stomp: Compact preamp known for its clangy tone and harsh attack.
  • Skreamer Deluxe: Iconic green overdrive pedal for punchy crunch sounds and taming low-end.

Learn more about Guitar Rig Pro 7.

RX 11 Standard

The Smart Solution for Clear Audio

Used on countless albums, movies, and TV shows to restore audio from problematic to pristine condition, RX Standard is a complete toolkit for audio cleanup. Find and repair issues with the new Repair Assistant plugin, instantly remove hum and interference with dynamic De-hum, rebalance your mix and create stems with Music Rebalance, and clean up unwanted sounds directly in Logic using the Spectral Editor built on ARA. Use the Standalone audio editor or as plugins inside your favourite DAW or NLE to surgically improve any recording. 

Things break. So does audio. Recorded sound is rarely perfect - in fact, it's often in really bad shape. That's why you need RX, the award-winning audio repair suite that helps restore, clean up, and improve recordings in post-production, music, and content creation.

Built on decades of iZotope research, RX 11 is the most intuitive and intelligent version iZotope has ever made. From analyzing audio capture and production issues to providing processing solutions, RX speeds up your editing workflow, salvages poor audio takes that were once unfixable, and delivers reliably clear sound quality.

Whether you are editing a podcast, recording a full band, or working on a blockbuster movie, RX 11 enables you to captivate audiences by bringing out the best in recorded audio.

Features

• NEW AND IMPROVED Dialogue Isolate – We’ve overhauled Dialogue Isolate, adding in Dialogue De-reverb and state-of-the art machine learning that enables lightning-fast (real time) processing. Now you can de-noise dialogue or vocals and control reverb in one easy-to-use module, also available as part of RX 11 Standard for the first time.
• NEW Streaming Preview – There’s no worse feeling than putting heaps of time into a track only to be disappointed with how it sounds on streaming services. That’s where the new Streaming Preview comes in. Now you can hear your tracks the way the rest of the world will hear them and release with confidence.
• NEW Loudness Optimize – Tracks still sounding quiet at maximum loudness? Analyze any opportunity for improvement with the smart Learn function and automatically adjust your tracks with Loudness Optimize. Just export your new master and you’re ready for release.
• IMPROVED Music Rebalance – Easily reanimate an existing mix, prep for a remix, or create instrumentals and vocal stems with Music Rebalance. Shape your sound with laser focus thanks to Music Rebalance’s improved stem separation, featuring upgraded machine learning based on the most modern neural network available.
• IMPROVED Repair Assistant – Clean up tracks faster than ever with enhanced precision. Polish dialogue and sung vocals with ease thanks to new machine learning tech, and make final tweaks with deeper controls. The next generation Repair Assistant goes from trusty helper to lifesaver.
• NEW Mid/Side Mode – Visualize and process your stereo image with new Mid/Side mode in RX’s main window.
• NEW Audio Devices Refresh – Refresh audio devices in preferences without having to quit and restart RX.

Learn more about RX 11 Standard.

Neutron 5

Bring out the best in your mix

A flexible, fully equipped suite of world-class intelligent mixing tools for all workflows and skill levels.

Bring out the best in your mix with Neutron 5, a flexible, fully-equipped suite of 10 intelligent tools. Add power while reclaiming headroom with the multiband Clipper module, give your audio more presence, detail, and fullness with intuitive upward compression in the new Density module, and fix tedious phase issues with the Phase module.

Shape your sound faster with the improved Mix Assistant, precisely target your processing with mid/side and transient/sustain channel modes across the Neutron suite, and make more informed decisions with beautiful, refreshed visualizations. Achieve the mix you’re imagining, whether it’s your first mix or your next big hit.

Features

• New! A suite of 11 plugins | Neutron 5 now comes with 11 plugins, including a mothership and 10 components. Use the component plugins individually or combine them in the mothership plugin chain to sculpt your sound.
• New! Powerful peak control | The new Clipper module adds power and reclaims headroom with intuitive multiband options, oversampling, and channel modes.
• New! Solidify your sound | The new Density module performs intelligent upward compression to give your audio more presence, detail, and fullness.
• New! Unfazed by phase issues | The new Phase module fixes asymmetrical waveforms and out-of-sync signals in seconds, keeping your audio clean and full.
• New! New dimensions | Mid/side and transient/sustain channel modes across the suite let you use Neutron modules on the specific content that needs processing.
• New! Hear the difference | Make more informed decisions with Delta buttons in every module, letting you hear exactly how Neutron is affecting your mix.
• Improved! Shape your tracks in seconds | Refined processing and additional macro knobs in the Assistant View make it even easier to fine-tune your custom signal chain from Mix Assistant.
• Improved! See the difference | Neutron’s updated visualizations are now even clearer, easier to understand, and more customizable, letting you dial-in your settings with confidence.
• Improved! New Neutron, new feel | Neutron 5 feels polished and professional with a new design, featuring updated controls, improvements to the Assistant View, and a refreshed color palette.
• Mix in the moment | Powered by machine learning, Mix Assistant sets a custom signal chain for your specific audio, saving time for creative mixing choices. 
• Match references in real time | Dynamically match the tone of your track to a sample or stem using the Target Library with intelligent tone matching technology.
• Neutron 4 fan-favorites | Neutron 5 packs powerful modules from version 4, including Unmask, Sculptor, Transient Shaper, Exciter (with Trash Mode), Gate, Compressor (with Punch Mode and Sidechain metering), and Equalizer.
• Balance Assistant | Automatically set levels before you even touch a fader, using Relay on individual tracks and Visual Mixer on your master channel.
• Visual Mixer & iZotope Relay plugins | Launch Balance Assistant directly from Visual Mixer and position your tracks in a virtual space, tapping into iZotope inter-plugin communication.
• Tonal Balance Control 2 plugin | Meter while you mix to shape balanced levels based on tens-of-thousands of professional mixes.
• 7.1 Surround sound support and zero-latency mode in all 7 modules for professional, lightweight processing for audio post or surround music mixes. 
• Beautiful, smooth visualizations and a resizable interface invite you to step in and take control.
• Improved performance | Neutron is compatible with Apple silicon native chips for faster processing.

Learn more about Neutron 5.

Neoverb

A Reverb that Listens

From the minds behind Ozone and Nectar, and powered by legendary Exponential Audio technology, iZotope Neoverb is the most intelligent reverb plug-in for music producers. Neoverb gets you to an exciting starting point with a new Reverb Assistant that guides you through settings with a simple four-click process. Create exactly the space you want for vocal and instrument tracks using an intuitive Blend Pad to mix rooms, plates, chambers, and more. Shape and tame reverb using intelligent Pre and Post EQs that listen to your audio and make suggestions, helping you add depth while retaining clarity in your mix. Whether you’re a new producer honing your craft, or a veteran on your latest project, with iZotope Neoverb, you can focus on creativity and leave the trial-and-error behind.

Features

• Reverb Assistant: Get a great reverb for any track, with an easy four-step Assistant that adjusts iZotope Neoverb’s settings in real-time. Create complex, customized reverbs, without spending time in menus.
  • Choose your preferred Size while iZotope Neoverb automatically selects and blends reverb combinations and advanced settings as you move the sliders.
  • Add a little vibe with four different Tone selections that further adjust your reverb to give you dark, airy, bright sounds.
  • Reverb Assistant listens to your audio and makes further EQ suggestions to get the cleanest possible reverb tone.
• Blend Pad: iZotope Neoverb’s innovative Blend Pad gets you further, faster by helping you visualize and mix three different types of reverbs at once, to create a unique reverb tail that fits your track.
  • Blend different types of reverb together: Add realistic space with Early Reflections and Room, classic environments with Plate, and height and depth with Chamber and Hall.
  • Separate Size controls for each reverb type to let you create epic guitar tones, construct massive drum rooms, or dream up completely exotic spaces to make your mix unique.
• EQ Section: Get a great reverb sound without using a long plug-in chain, with a fluid EQ section helps you clean your input signal and keeps your reverb tail from overwhelming your mix.
  • Use Unmask to have iZotope Neoverb listen to your reverb settings and make EQ suggestions to help your final result come through clear against the original signal.
  • AutoCut listens for areas of your track that might create unwanted resonances in the reverb and automatically suggests cuts in the Pre-EQ.
  • Masking Meter: Easily keep track of reverb build-up with an intuitive meter that highlights EQ areas you may want to cut from your reverb. Masking Meter communicates with other iZotope plug-ins to show you where reverb is masking other tracks.
• Advanced Panel: For when you need to tweak a setting or take a closer look at Reverb Assistant’s results, the Advanced Panel lets you dive as deep as you need to find the exact vibe you’re looking for.  
  • Unique Advanced settings for each reverb unlock even more creative possibilities and exciting new spaces to explore.
  • Advanced Controls are set by Reverb Assistant and can be saved as unique presets for later use.

Learn more about Neoverb.

VocalSynth 2

Vocals, Evolved.

The perfect compliment to Nectar 3, VocalSynth 2 is an immersive vocal experience that adapts and evolves with your unique music productions, allowing you to colour them with five blendable creative must-haves. A treasure trove of past, present, and future vocal sounds, VocalSynth 2 features a Vocoder, Compuvox, Polyvox, Talkbox, and Biovox, a brand new effect based on the dynamic sonic qualities of the human vocal tract. Further enhance your production with seven stompbox-style studio effects. And with the ability to play in Auto, MIDI, or Sidechain mode, you control every aspect of your sound.

Features

• Biovox: Using scientific modelling of a human vocal tract, adjust human vocal characteristics like nasality, vowel shapes, and formants for a smooth, textural vocal treatment to any audio signal.
• Stompbox-style effects: VocalSynth 2’s effects include two brand new pedal-style effects: Chorus and Ring Mod with a unique tremolo effect. Now drag to re-order all seven effects including an improved Shred with sequencer as well as Distort, Filter, Transform, and Delay.
• 3 ways to play: VocalSynth 2 is built to be flexible, giving you three ways to interact and create: Auto Mode, MIDI Mode, and Sidechain Mode.
• Inter-plugin communication: Use VocalSynth 2 within Neutron 2’s Visual Mixer and Masking Meter, as well as Tonal Balance Control for a bird’s eye view of your music production at all times.
• Extensive sonic enhancements to the Vocoder module as well as Talkbox, Polyvox, and Compuvox that improve usability, CPU utilization, and sound quality.
• Reimagined interface with deep control: VocalSynth 2 includes a brand new, modern interface and the addition of advanced synthesizer controls for each individual module. Paired with a fluid, evolving visualization, VocalSynth 2 is primed for hours of creativity with you at the helm.

Learn more about VocalSynth 2.

Insight 2

Intelligent Metering for Music and Post

Insight 2 is a comprehensive metering and audio analysis plug-in that is a core component of award-winning studios around the world. It is perfect for visualizing changes made during mixing and mastering, troubleshooting problematic mixes, meeting the loudness standards of music streaming services, and more. Keep an eye as well as an ear on your mix at all times with Insight 2.

Features

• Updated look and feel
• Re-designed to be easier to use
• Current loudness standards
• Multichannel support up to Dolby Atmos 7.1.2
• Ensure that dialogue is clear in the mix with the Intelligibility Meter
• Resize the meters and window as small or large as wanted
• Colored warnings available for Level meters
• Expanded inter-plugin communication with iZotope Relay

Learn more about Insight 2.

Tonal Balance Control 2

Tonal Balance Control 2 puts decades of mastering expertise in your hands, letting you adjust your tracks to targets based on thousands of professional masters. In Ozone, iZotope has updated Tonal Balance Control with faster performance, smooth metering, and more ways to communicate with other iZotope plug-ins across your session. Now you can call up any instance of Neutron, Nectar, or Relay to make per-track adjustments to EQ and gain, letting you instantly address balance issues as you see them without opening multiple plug-ins. Use Tonal Balance Control to work with confidence and accurately fine-tune your mix in any listening environment or genre.

Features

• Create with confidence: Tonal Balance Control 2 is your second set of ears in a session, with 12 target curves representing popular music genres that help you stay on target no matter your listening environment. Load your own audio file to create a custom curve for when you’re looking for a specific vibe. 
• Fix issues in your session: Tonal Balance Control 2 can open an EQ from an iZotope Neutron or Ozone plugin in your session, so you can fix balance issues from one plug-in window. Tonal Balance Control 2 can also talk to plug-ins like iZotope Nectar 3 or VocalSynth 2, letting you see how your vocal fits into your overall balance.
• Get the complete picture: With improved fluid metering and resizability, it’s even easier to see every detail of your tonal balance. Work in Broad view mode to get a general bird’s eye of your mix, or switch to Fine view to zoom in on tough problem areas. Solo frequencies to hear exactly what’s contributing to your tonal balance, and quickly fix issues on your tracks with improved scaling that makes it easier to work with EQs in Ozone or Neutron.

Learn more about Tonal Balance Control 2.

Brainworx bx_delay 2500

Creative Delay with M/S features, Modulation, Ducking & Distortion

The bx_delay 2500 has been developed by Brainworx from the ground up and features a clear, intuitive interface that allows you to get to the delay effect you want quickly. Its glitch-free delays are perfect for automated delay time changes for stunning non-static sounds.

bx_delay 2500 has all you need to create everything from simple delay patches to experimental soundscapes and crazy cool beats. This is your new go-to delay.

By adding an extensive suite of effects to bx_delay 2500 Brainworx has created the perfect environment in which to create wild delay patches. Distortion, chorus and ducking have all been included to sculpt your perfect delay effect.

Using the now famous Brainworx M/S processing you can not only increase the width of any patch but critical low frequencies can also be controlled. The Mono Maker allows you to ensure everything below a specified frequency is perfectly in the centre of the mix while your stereo image is left intact.

Features

• Get to the delay effect you want quickly using the clear and logically structured interface
• Ducking on board
• Achieve unusual results by adding chorus and distortion to the delay line
• Take control of your delay effects with built-in M/S processing
• Utilize the unique transient shaping feature to control the dynamic signature of the delay signal

Brainworx bx_boom!

Make your Kick Drums Big

Stripped down to only 2 parameters and an intuitive graphic design, bx_boom allows you to tune, attenuate or boost the impact of your kick drum sound at any point during the audio production workflow—even after the final mix or within a full drum loop.

The bx_boom plugin contains both a mono version perfect for inserting onto a kick drum track and a stereo version for inserting onto a drum sub-mix buss or full stereo mix of your song.

Features

• Three different centre frequencies; ‘LO’ (32Hz), ‘MID’ (48Hz) & ‘HI’ (64Hz)
• High-end Brainworx filters
• Built-in M/S Matrix for M/S stereo tuning
• Fully automatable
• Dedicated BYPASS switch
• "Mouse Over" feature: adjust parameters by holding the mouse over any knob and simply turning the mouse wheel
• Direct access: type any valid number into the text fields for direct access to the exact value

Brainworx bx_saturator V2

Multi-Band M/S Saturation for Mixing and Mastering

The bx_saturator V2 is an M/S & multi-band saturation tool that’s ideal for mastering, mixing and sound design.

It features Brainworx´s “True Split” crossover technology, which ensures that the Mid and Side channels are always perfectly in phase, resulting in focused, huge-sounding mixes and masters.

From subtle mix glue to insane crunch, the bx_saturator V2 lets you fatten and distort the Mid and Side signals of your mix independently. You can dial in analog warmth and subtle overdrive on individual tracks, or apply it to the stereo bus to thicken an entire mix.

You can also bring out delicate nuances previously lurking in your vocal tracks, acoustic guitar tracks, and even percussion sub-mixes, without increasing their level and without heavy-handed EQ-ing. Louder Mixes, Smarter Saturation

Each of the four XL frequency bands has dedicated gain, drive and XL (mix) controls that allow you to increase the perceived volume of the signals without boosting its actual output level, giving you louder, punchier mixes.

Features

• Add saturation in different amounts and in different frequency bands
• Increase the perceived volume of mixes without clipping
• Mono Maker mixes low frequencies mono, so you can widen the stereo field without phase issues
• Improved audio algorithm in V2

Brainworx bx_subsynth

bx_subsynth is the Holy Grail for Bass Fanatics

Integrating a mix of classic and modern processing, this 10-ton beast gives music tracks, cinematic special FX and DJs’ sound systems a bottom end that goes all the way to the Earth’s core!

In developing bx_subsynth, Brainworx initially made a meticulous model of the legendary dbx 120XP Subharmonic Synthesizer’s Waveform Modeling™ engine, which generates discrete bass frequencies one octave below what you feed into it. They then supersized the 120XP’s feature set to create much tighter, clearer, bigger and resonant bass.

For starters, bx_subsynth generates subharmonics in up to three discrete frequency bands versus the 120XP’s two—the addition of a higher bass band for re-synthesis lets you capture and nosedive the fundamental frequencies of a much wider variety of instruments, including snare drum and acoustic guitar.

The Tight Punch control creates crystal-clear, body-thumping bass by adding a resonant sub-bass peak and filtering out unwanted lows below its cutoff frequency. Powerful Edge processing lets you select from two modes of operation—Smooth and Harsh—that compress and saturate your tracks, alternately delivering super-compact or explosively trashy drums and throbbing, in-your-face bass guitar.

bx_subsynth. Feel the bass.

Features

• Models the dbx 120XP Subharmonic Synthesizer’s elemental sound, with dramatically expanded processing capabilities and controls
• Generates thunderous lows to music tracks, cinematic FX and sound systems
• Tight Punch provides resonant high-pass—with adjustable cutoff frequency—for accentuated punch while taming excessive low end
• Low-End control adjusts total bass output for perfect balance with mids and highs
• Two types of Edge processing—Smooth and Harsh—can be shaped with Low Cut and High Cut filters and fine-tuned with individual controls
• Mono Maker control sums bass band to mono below user-adjustable corner frequency for laser-like focus

Brainworx bx_cleansweep Pro

Clean Up your Tracks & Create Exciting Sounds

Every major mixing console from brands like SSL, Neve, etc. has dedicated HP & LP Filters per channel. There is a reason for that!

Features

• Joint HP/LP filter with in-depth frequency response control
• In addition to Butterworth, five new filter types with additional control options:
•  (Bessel, Chebyshev (Type I & II), Elliptical, and Resonant Butterworth)
• Each filter adjustable up to the 6th order
• New View Modes in graph panel with value callouts at each coordinate: Spectrum analyzer, Magnitude, Phase, Group Delay 
• Joystick/matrix controller manipulates both HP and LP filters on an X/Y plane, creating an intuitive interface for honing in on character

Brainworx bx_refinement

Reduce Harshness, Add Sparkling Presence 

The Harshness Control allows you to eliminate unpleasant high frequencies from complex signals and during mastering. Based on M/S (Mid/Side) processing, it imparts a tube-like analog smoothness and tames unpleasant digital harshness.

Add Tube-like Tone

bx_refinement is not an emulation of a certain tube sound. Instead, it combines several characteristics found in musical tube equipment to give you an effective tool that is easy to operate. 

Easily Target Problem Areas

With simple controls, bx_refinement allows you to quickly identify and discard offending frequencies.

Dynamic & Groovy

The oscillation option creates nice warming effects. You can adjust the speed of the oscillator and even sync it to the tempo of your song. This way you can emphasize the groove of your mix.

bx_refinement is a processor that will truly stand alone in your sonic toolkit.

Features

• Reduces harshness and breathes life into recordings
• Dynamic or modulation-based damping of unwanted frequencies
• Soft & hard damping provide second-order filtering and higher-order filtering respectively
• Solo filter allows you to hear just what you’re removing from the recording
• Subtle saturation and presence controls enhance the material without changing its character
• M/S processing on board!

 Audiolens

Compare audio - The lens that listens

The new Audiolens desktop app makes track referencing and comparison easy by analyzing audio from any streaming platform or audio source. Play your chosen audio through the selected output of your device and the application will collect data on key sonic characteristics, helping you to visualize, compare, and match your favorite reference tracks and sounds.

Simply reference from streaming - Straight from the source

Save time by capturing the analysis from Audiolens as a reference track so that you can use it in mixing and mastering without the need for downloading media files or setting up tedious audio routing setups. Integrate seamlessly with iZotope plug-ins Ozone 10 and Neutron 4 where you can match to your references and fine-tune your sound using the AI Assistants.

Use with Ozone - Match any master

Audiolens will automatically populate saved referenced targets to your Ozone Target Library so you can visualize how your master stacks up to your chosen reference. Run the AI-powered Master Assistant to match the tone, dynamics, and width profiles of the desired track to your own master, and dial in additional adjustments using the Assistant View.

Use with Neutron 4 - Intelligent mixing, faster

Audiolens will automatically populate saved reference targets to your Neutron 4 Target Library where they will be analyzed by Neutron’s Assistant. You can then quickly match characteristics within the mix of your own track, whether that’s adding some thump to your bass, crisping up your snare, or making hi-hats sizzle. Further customize your sound by using the Assistant View to dial in your mix elements.

Target Library - Save your faves

Save the tonal data of your references to your Audiolens Target Library to build a personal catalog of reference track data that you can access anytime. Name your tracks so you can quickly find the sounds you want to match and compare tonal balance profiles with ease. The Target Library talks to Ozone 10 and Neutron 4, automatically populating your references to those plug-ins if you have them.