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> It’s just coming up to the end of the slow season as we write this, so we were looking forward to another depleted news section. Then, in what can only be described as ‘trying to get in there first to get maximum publicity’ three of our industry big guns announced big news! (Well, to be honest, these are just mostly regular updates to long-standing software, but after the news summer we’ve had, this is big news, okay?)
First up, iZotope have announced RX 10 and Ozone 10 with extra AI. They were pretty intelligent before to be fair, with RX 10 handling all your audio restoration and Ozone most of your mastering while you could just sit there watching Tipping Point (and who wouldn’t, given half the chance).
The latest RX adds an enhanced Repair Assistant (clue is in the name), and upgrades to De-Hum and Spectral Recovery, the latter of which is especially directed at bolstering audio captured on phones. Ozone 10, meanwhile, adds the Stabilizer module which is an intelligent and adaptive mastering EQ; Impact module adds punch and space; and there’s an improved Mastering Assist for easier song A-B-ing. Prices are RX 10 Advanced ($1199), Standard ($399) and Elements ($129); Ozone 10 Advanced ($499) and Standard ($249).