What is
Ozone?
Ozone is the result of several years of research in signal
processing and analog modeling. Simply put, it makes digital audio
sound better by adding warmth, fullness, fidelity and depth to music
using models of vintage analog equipment.
What
are the limitations of Ozone Free?
With Ozone Free you select from
a limited set of presets that are labeled "Ozone
Free".
The limitation in Ozone Free is that you can *only* select from those
presets. You can't
customize the sound beyond that or assign presets to specific songs. You'll be
reminded of this with a message box if you try to use a control that
isn't supported in Ozone Free. On the other hand, Ozone Free isn't a
demo that expires after a few days. It's limited compared to the
full version of Ozone, but it's yours forever.
What
can the full version do and how can I get it?
If
you like the sound of Ozone Free but wish you could adjust it to your own
taste, you need the full version of Ozone. Here
are some of the things you can do with the full version of Ozone:
Shape
the sound |
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Shape
the overall response of the sound with a completely
customizable visual equalizer. Where poorly designed
equalizers do more harm than good by causing distortion
and phase problems, the equalizer in Ozone is carefully
designed to provide a smooth sound reminiscent of classic
Valve Equalizers.
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Adjust
the Bass |
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Adjust
the warmth and low end punch to your music with tube
compressor controls.
Use the simple mode or the advanced mode. Either way you can
season the bass to taste. |
Customize the Space |
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You
have a completely customizable room simulator that lets you
put your music in a great sounding natural listening space.
Control how big the sound is, how bright the room is, and even
how wide apart the walls are. |
Add Sparkle and Fidelity |
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MP3s
and older recordings
can sound muffled and dull when played back on standard
systems. Analog modeling lets you restore
the sparkle and fidelity of the original recordings. |
Add Depth |
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You
can bring out the fullness
of your music with tube amplifier controls. Just adjust one
control to bring out all the things you've been missing in
your music. Make it louder without distorting. Or just bring
out the subtle dynamics of your music. It's your choice. |
Add Width |
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Whether
you're listening on a laptop, headphones, or a good speaker
system, Ozone lets you enhance the width and imaging of your
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Select from over
One
Hundred Presets |
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Ozone
makes it easy to customize the sound for your listening taste,
but we realize that there are people who don't care to tweak
settings. The
full version of Ozone gives you access to over one hundred
additional presets, from general enhancement to special
effects to artist specific settings. From Ace of Base to ZZ Top
and everything in between, it all just sounds good. |
Assign Presets to Songs |
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Ozone
can automatically load a preset when specific
songs are played. Forget about playlists where each song sounds
louder or softer or bassier than the previous one. With Ozone
you can make it all just flow together. |
Create
your own Presets |
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For
those who like to tweak, Ozone gives you control of over 30
parameters to shape your sound. Whether you're DJ'ing live,
Shoutcasting, making CDs, or just listening at your PC, you
can create presets for any situation. |
Quick
Start Guide and Complete Help System |
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Ozone
has a lot of power and functionality. Don't know where to
start? Ozone comes with an extensive help system with a Quick
Start, Tips and Tricks, and full explanations of all the
controls you now have available to you. A lot of power, but
still easy to use. |
You can purchase
the full version from our web site. Just
click here to go there...
If you're
interested but not ready to purchase, enter your email address in
the box below and click on Submit. (We give away a few free copies
of the full version every month to the addresses we get)
FAQ regarding
Ozone, iZotope, and Things Related...
Does Ozone use
more CPU than other Winamp plug-ins?
Yes. Ozone performs thousands of calculations per second. It's
highly optimized, but compared to your typical Winamp DSP plug-in
with 5 controls or so, well, let's just say that Ferraris use more
gas than Hondas ;-)
Is there any
spyware in Ozone?
No. None. Nothing. Not in the free version and not in the full
version. Thanks for asking though, because it gives us a chance to
say how much we hate spyware.
You
guys did iZotope Vinyl. Is there any similarity to Ozone?
Both
use analog modeling, but for completely different end results.
iZotope Vinyl makes music sound "old bad". (scratchy,
dusty, noisy... like an old record player). Ozone makes music sound
"vintage good" (warm, deep, full...like a classic tube
hi-fi system).
Winamp
is free. The full version of Ozone should be free.
That's technically a statement as opposed to a question, but...We
loved making Ozone. We love hearing from people who bought the full
version and love it. We wish we could give it to everyone for free.
So why don't we?
We're a small company trying to get started. We're trying to create
a company that has a balance of really great free products and
enough commercial (paid for) products so we can afford to do this
full time and, therefore, keep making great free and commercial
products.
We rang up several
thousand dollars of credit card bills for software tools alone to
make Ozone. Sure, we could have done without the CPU optimizer tools
and graphics tools and professional compilers, but then it wouldn't
have been Ozone. Whatever we put out we want to be professional. So
we insist on using professional (and paid for) tools, as well as
committing ourselves full time to develop iZotope products.
We also look
down on companies that make demo versions that nag you to death
to buy something, have a demo that times out after a few days, and
requires a few weeks on your part to try to get rid of all the
useless bits they left on your computer. We wouldn't give them
money, and we wouldn't expect you to buy anything from us if we did
the same.
Use Ozone Free
without guilt and without hassle. We sincerely hope you enjoy it. We
also hope people support iZotope and purchase the full version
of Ozone. Their support will allow us to keep making
professional-quality free products -- and we have a lot of ideas for
more cool products.
How's that for a
long answer to a short question? :-)
Enjoy
Ozone Free,
iZotope, Inc.
www.izotope.com
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