iZotope

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iZotope, Inc. is an audio technology company based in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States. iZotope develops professional audio software for audio recording, mixing, broadcast, sound design, and mastering which can be used in Digital Audio Workstation programs including Pro Tools, Apple Logic Pro and Garage Band, Cakewalk SONAR, Nuendo, Digital Performer, and others. In addition, iZotope creates and licenses audio DSP technology including dithering, noise reduction, time stretching, and audio enhancement to hardware and software companies in the consumer and pro audio industries.

Contents [hide] 1 Pro-Audio Products 2 Virtual Instruments 3 Licensed Technologies 4 Artist References 5 Awards 6 External links 7 References

[edit] Pro-Audio Products

• ANR-B: Adaptive Realtime Noise Reduction for Broadcast Audio.

• RX: Complete Audio Restoration Suite.

• Ozone 4: Mastering effects system using 64-bit analog-modeled processing.

• Spectron: 64-bit spectral effects processor.

• Trash: 64-bit modeling of guitar amplifiers, distortions, delays and filters.

• Vinyl: Record simulation and lo-fi effect.

[edit] Virtual Instruments

• iDrum Virtual drum machine.

• pHATmatik PRO Loop-based sampler.

[edit] Licensed Technologies

• MBIT+: dithering with psychoacoustic wordlength reduction.

• Omega: realtime time and pitch control

• Radius: natural timestretching technology. Integrated into Digidesign's Pro Tools Elastic Time as well as Cakewalk SONAR. Available as a plug-in for Apple Logic Pro.[1]

• SRC: 64-bit sample rate conversion.

[edit] Artist References

• iZotope receives a thank you from Trent Reznor and Nine Inch Nails on the album credits of Year Zero [2]
• Just Blaze talks about using Ozone on his latest project with Jay-Z [3]

[edit] Awards

2008

• ANR-B - Radio World's Cool Stuff Award
• ANR-B -Broadcast Engineering Award
• RX - Remix Magazine Technology Award
• RX - Computer Music Magazine's Editor's Choice
• RX - Computer Music Magazine's Performance Award

2006

• Ozone 3 - Future Music Magazine's Ace Award
• Trash - Guitar One's Mark of Excellence
• Anderton Award
• Cardinal Richelieu Memorial Power Behind the Throne

[edit] External links

• iZotope Inc. site

[edit] References

• Frakes, Dan (Oct 7, 2008). "Editors' Notes – An array of audio offerings at AES – iZotope iDrum Hip-Hop Edition and iDrum Club Edition:". MacWorld. http://www.macworld.com/article/135956/2008/10/aes_showcase.html. Retrieved on 2008-10-28.
• Rogerson, Ben (October 6, 2008). "iZotope Ozone 4 promises better mastering A pro sound from within your DAW?". MusicRadar.com. http://www.musicradar.com/news/tech/izotope-ozone-4-promises-better-mastering-176324. Retrieved on 2008-10-28.
• Alexander, Jason Scott (June 1, 2008). "Field Test: iZotope RX Advanced Restoration SoftwareEASY-TO-USE MODULES OFFER TRANSPARENT, MUSICAL RESULTS". Mix. http://mixonline.com/gear/reviews/audio_izotope_rx_advanced/. Retrieved on 2008-10-28.
• "IZotope Ozone 4 en janvier..." (in French). PC Music. 7 octobre 2008. http://www.pcmusic.org/news/view.php/lang/fr/id/7039/. Retrieved on 2008-10-28.
• "iZotope Ozone 4 en enero de 2009" (in Spanish). Hispasonic. http://www.hispasonic.com/noticias/izotope-ozone-4-enero-2009-11225. Retrieved on 2008-10-28.
• "RX Review in Mix Magazine - June Issue". MixMagazine. http://mixonline.com/gear/reviews/audio_izotope_rx_advanced/. Retrieved on 2008-10-28.
• "ANR-B Review in Sound on Sound Magazine - April". SoundOnSoundMagazine. http://www.soundonsound.com/news&NewsID=9988. Retrieved on 2008-10-28.
• "RX featured in Electronic Musician "Noises Off" - August". ElectronicMusician. http://emusician.com/software/emusic_noises_off/. Retrieved on 2008-10-28.
• "Ozone 3 review in Mix Magazine- Mar.2004". MixMagazine. http://mixonline.com/products/review/audio_izotope_ozone_plugin/. Retrieved on 2008-10-28.

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