iZotope Alloy 1.01 Pro Review By Brian Smithers: It’s Entirely About Character

Many musicians and engineers know iZotope primarily for their Ozone mastering bundle. read more

Izotope IDrum: Hed Kandi Ibiza Mix 2010: Music App For IPhone, IPod Touch Released

Together with Hed Kandi , iZotope collaborated on and released iDrum: Hed Kandi Ibiza Mix 2010, a new music-creation app for Apple iPhone and iP read more

iZotope August Newsletter: Movie Composer Ali Dee and iDrum: Hed Kandi Ibiza Mix 2010 Released

iZotope’s monthly newsletter offers artist interviews, discounts, tech tips and news updates.

iZotope July Newsletter: Seven-Time GRAMMY Nominee David Gamson and Ozone 4 Tech Tips Video

iZotope’s monthly newsletter offers artist interviews, discounts, tech tips and news updates.

Side-chaining in iZotope Alloy

Side-chain compression can be a vital tool for podcasts, radio broadcasts, as well as music and film production. iZotope Alloy supports side-chain compression, allowing users to compress their audio based on any incoming..

iZotope RX

iZotope has updated RX to v1.3.

iZotope updates RX to v1.3 (incl. Mac 64-bit)

1st July 2010: iZotope has updated RX to v1.3. Changes: 64-bit Audio Unit support for native operation in 64-bit Logic Pro 9.1 and later. New peak finding feature will automatically locate exact peaks in the Spe…

Rock Band 3 gets iZotope pitch correction

The forthcoming Rock Band 3 may be very much a game rather than a piece of serious music-making software, but thanks to respected music software developer iZotope, it’s going to have some powerful real-time pitch correction and pitch shifting in it. The company has licensed its technology to Rock Band creator Harmonix, and this should enable players of Rock Band 3 to sound like they’re hitting the right notes even if they’re not. “The ability to have pitch correction in real-time helps to enhance the vocal gameplay and players’ in-game performance in Rock Band,” reckons Eran Egozy, CTO and co-founder of Harmonix. “We’re excited to feature iZotope’s technology and this new middleware in Rock Band 3 so that our players can enjoy the type of vocal effects that professional rock stars utilise for live stage performances in their homes this holiday.” For his part, iZotope CEO Mark Ethier says: “Rock Band is an ideal platform for us to showcase iZotope’s technology so we can provide gamers with studio-grade audio effects that professional mixers, sound designers and others in the entertainment industry have relied on for years.” Related Stories AmpliTube iRig for iPhone: audio demo AmpliTube iRig for iPhone: audio demo FreePlayer motion-sensitive guitar FX accessory available for pre-order Free EP has iPhone app on every track In pictures: MOTU MicroBook audio interface

In pictures: MOTU MicroBook audio interface

Having been a major player in the up-market audio interface market for some considerable time, MOTU has now announced the MicroBook – a more affordable, pocket-sized USB model with balanced inputs and outputs. This 4-in/2-out device will cost $269 and is sure to appeal to laptop-based musicians when it’s released next month, so let’s take a closer look… Related Stories AmpliTube iRig for iPhone: audio demo AmpliTube iRig for iPhone: audio demo FreePlayer motion-sensitive guitar FX accessory available for pre-order Free EP has iPhone app on every track Rock Band 3 gets iZotope pitch correction

iZotope Technology Licensing for Mobile Devices

iZotope, Inc., a research-driven audio signal processing company based in Cambridge, Mass., is offering high quality DSP to mobile application developers through its extensive licensing program.

iZotope Licenses Signal Processing

iZotope, Inc., a research-driven audio signal processing company born out of MIT, is offering DSP to mobile application developers through their licensing program.

New Prize Added To KVR 10 Celebration: iZotope’s Mix, Master and Restore Bundle

7th June 2010: We are very pleased to announce that iZotope has generously offered a copy of the Mix, Master and Restore Bundle as a new prize addition to our KVR Ten Year Celebration. iZotope’s Mix, Master and Rest…

Tech Tip: iZotope Mac OS X 10.6 Patch

A note from our good friends at iZotope : Attention Mac OS X Users: We’ve recently learned that under rare circumstances, installing an iZotope product or demo and then applying any Mac OS X 10.6 update can cause some computers to experience problems booting. We have identified the cause of this issue and have provided a simple fix below. Please download and install this patch immediately, even if you have not experienced any issues at this time. Also, make sure you delete and re-download the latest iZotope installers for Mac OS X. Please note that as of today (May 7, 2010), all of the Mac OS X installers on the iZotope website have been updated so that they no longer cause this issue to occur. iZotope Mac OS X 10.6 Patch If you suspect your computer has already been affected by this issue and you are unable to boot your computer, please follow the steps to fix in the iZotope Knowledge Base . We apologize for any difficulty this has caused. Unfortunately, this issue was unpredictable and related to a rare interaction between the install process and security measures that Apple recently introduced in Mac OS X 10.6. We appreciate your understanding, and please don’t hesitate to contact us directly with any questions or concerns at support@izotope.com. Sincerely, The iZotope Team

iZotope – Critical Mac OS X 10.6 Patch

iZotope recently learned that under rare circumstances, installing an iZotope product or demo and then applying any Mac OS X 10.6 update can cause some computers to experience problems booting. We have identified the cause of this issue and have…

IZotope iDrum v1.73

IZotope has updated its virtual Drum Machine iDrum to version 1.73. Changes : • VST 3 support. • 64-bit iLok support on Windows. • 64-bit Audio Unit support. • Software update notification. • Min..

iZotope updates iDrum to v1.73 (incl. VST3 and Mac64)

6th April 2010: iZotope has updated iDrum to v1.73. Changes: VST 3 support. 64-bit iLok support on Windows. 64-bit Audio Unit support. Software update notification. Minor bug fixes. OS X 10.4 no longer supported.

iZotope, RZA Remixing Contest

iZotope and RZA are challenging you to use RZA’s music to create a brand-new beat! With the kits provided in the iDrum: RZA of Wu-Tang app, RZA wants you to mix your own beat and share it with friends. RZA will choose the winning beat to be featured in iDrum.

Idrum: Rza Of Wu-tang Duel Of Disciples Contest

RZA of Wu-Tang challenges iDrum users to remix his beats with the iZotope’s iDrum app. and utilize RZA’s music to create a brand new beat! With the kits provided in the iDrum: RZA of Wu-Tang app, RZA is encouraging you to mix your own beat and share it with friends. …

You think you can match RZA of Wu-Tang?

RZA of Wu-Tang challenges iDrum users to remix his beats with the iZotope’s iDrum app. and utilize RZA’s music to create a brand new beat! With the kits provided in the iDrum: RZA of Wu-Tang app, RZA is encouraging you to mix your own beat and…

Audiofile Engineering Wave Editor

The humble wave editor is rarely cause for much excitement, but when it comes to performing a quick edit, a bit of offline mastering or file conversion tasks, a DAW can be overkill – just loading the thing up can be a time-consuming distraction. This is where software like Wave Editor comes in. It hails from US developer Audiofile Engineering and is a Mac-only application built from the ground up in OS X’s Cocoa. Designed for file editing and CD mastering, Wave Editor has some pro features that you wouldn’t expect at this price point, such as DDP (more on which later), to name one example. But at the same time, although it supports the AU and VST formats, it isn’t packed with processing options of its own.

Section Meeting Recordings Now Available

The AES Regions & Sections and Membership Committees have been collaborating on a pilot project to make available recordings of section meetings to current AES members. The first six of these are now available, attached to meeting reports on the AES website. A brief summary is provided below. We are aware that some sections make recordings of their meetings available in various forms, on their own websites, but this is an attempt to bring selected meetings to the attention of the wider AES community. We hope to bring you further section meeting recordings over the coming months as more sections begin to take part in the project. Thanks are especially due to Theresa Leonard and David Bowles for their hard work during this pilot phase. Francis Rumsey , Chair, Regions and Section Vancouver: ‘ Education working with Industry panel discussion ’, with Theresa Leonard (Banff Center), Bob Grieve (VFS Sound Design), Chad York (Next Level Games), Frankie Mann (DTS), Mark Scott (Post Modern Sound), & Warren Brown. (Audio only) San Francisco: John Paulson and James Arntz discuss the documentary ‘Les Paul, Chasing Sound’ with David Bowles . (Audio only) Boston: ‘ Building an Audio Plug-in: From Concept to Release Date ’, Jeremy Todd – iZotope, Inc. (Audio and video) British: ‘ Maintaining audio-video sync in today’s broadcast environment ’ (Audio only) British: ‘ An interview with Neville Thiele ’ (Audio only) British: ‘ From hi-fi to PA: predicting and measuring what we hear ’, Peter Mapp. (Audio only) More recordings will be added to our podcasts page over the coming months

WNAMM10: iZotope Alloy Mix Plugin (8:34 mins)

iZotope Alloy channel plug-in (8:34 mins)

[WinterNAMM 2010] iZotope Alloy release update

iZotope will be demonstrating it’s newest award-winning plug-in, Alloy, at the NAMM show. iZotope Alloy combines six essential sound shaping tools into one integrated interface. For more information or a demo of Alloy, stop by NAMM booth 6920….

Sony Creative Software Sound Forge Pro 10

Many readers will no doubt be familiar with Sound Forge, at least in name. From more humble beginnings back when it was a Sonic Foundry product to the brand new Sound Forge Pro 10 from Sony Creative Software, this audio editor has long been a staple of many studios and editing suites thanks to its straightforward layout and solid functionality. In case you’re unfamiliar, Sound Forge is a standalone app that enables you to perform all the usual audio editing operations (cut, paste, trim, normalise, etc), add effects/fades, resample, record and even restore audio files, all through an intuitive interface. SF10 supports pretty much any audio file format, working at up to 64-bit/192kHz resolution, and it can host both DirectX and VST plug-ins, all while offering full Windows 7 compatibility – it’s certainly what you’d call comprehensive. In detail Firing up SF10, it looks and feels almost identical to the preceding version, which is actually reassuring. The menus and windows work in the same way, making experienced users feel instantly at home. Going a bit deeper, it’s evident that some niggles have been addressed: working with multiple files in v9 led to a baffling mess due to the use of Windows’ clunky multiple document interface, but they now appear neatly tabbed along the base of the work area. Sticking with the visuals, there are plenty of View menu options for customising the main work area to your heart’s content, and everything seems to dock together more neatly than before. Something we wish Sony had addressed this time, however, is that navigating the FX Favourites can be slow – if, like us, you have a multitude of plug-ins installed, the menu takes a very, very long time to scroll all the way to the bottom, which can be a pain

The free RTAS plug-ins list

I have compiled a list of all the free RTAS plug-ins I could think of. The list is nowhere near as long as a free VST list would be but nonetheless there are quite a few handy plug-ins here. Needless to say, while this is an RTAS plug-in list, most of them should be available in VST and AU as well. Blue Cat Audio – Freeware Plugin Pack – A little of everything. Brainworx – bx_cleansweep – Hi- and lo-pass filter. Brainworx – bx_solo – M/S tool. Digidesign – Structure Free – Free sampler. Digidesign – SignalTools – Metering and analysis. Digidesign – Xpand! – Sample-based instrument with tons of presets. Digidesign – D-Fi – Lo-fi and creative sound design. Digidesign/Bomb Factory – Free Bomb Factory Plug-ins – Old Bomb Factory plug-ins gone freebie. Digidesign/TL Labs – TL Utilities – Metering, metronome and tuning. Digidesign/TL Labs – TL AutoPan – Panning effects. Flux – BitterSweet II – Free transient designer. Flux – Stereo Tool – What the name says. FXpansion – Orca – Fishy synthesizer. Izotope – Vinyl – The tool for simulating vinyl. JK Plugs – JK-Pipe – Captures default Mac audio input set in System Preferences. Massey – Massey Tools – Various handy tools. Native Instruments – Kontakt Player – Sample player for use with Kontakt Powered instruments.

iZotope Partners with Sweetwater for New Product Delivery System

iZotope Alloy

The iZotope brand is synonymous with quality digital mastering, with the company’s Ozone 4 plug-in being one of the best finalisers we’ve ever come across. Many users also found Ozone to be a potent mixing tool, too, albeit a heavy-handed one. With this in mind, iZotope have come up with Alloy, a dedicated Ozone-esque ‘channel strip’ that’s geared towards everyday mixing. In detail The first module is an eight-band EQ with spectral analyser overlay. Filter types available per band are: bell, high/low shelf, and high- and low-pass, in normal and steep varieties. Aside from the steep filters, the EQ is much like using Ozone’s EQ in Analog mode – it’s nothing special, but it’ll cover the majority of EQ tasks. Next up is the Exciter, which is a dedicated saturation stage. You get Drive and Mix sliders, plus an X/Y pad with which to select a saturation style or blend thereof: smack in the centre is Tube, while going clockwise from top right we have Transistor, Tape, Warm and Bright. The overall effect can be subtle (we particularly liked it on basslines), though you can push it into overdrive by using the module’s input slider. There’s a simple stereo Width slider, too. Like the Transient and Dynamics sections, the Exciter can work in multiband mode, with up to three bands and adjustable crossover points. Thus, you can apply different saturation styles to each band, or drive the mid-range harder, etc. Moving along, we come to the Transient module, which can independently process the attack and sustain levels in a signal. Adjusting the attack works quite well, but the sustain portion can sound artificial and ‘forced’ – the transition from attack to sustain can be too obvious. It’s more useful in multiband mode – eg, to reduce low-end sustain on a kick drum to cure any rumble, enhancing the upper mid-range snap of the snare, or accenting elements of mixed loops. “Alloy is a dedicated Ozone-esque ‘channel strip’ that’s geared towards everyday mixing.” Far more impressive are the Dynamics modules – there are two of them, each containing a gate/expander and compressor. With minimal settings on the former, you get upward expansion, which makes sounds below the threshold louder – higher settings tend towards gating

iZotope Alloy: Essential Mixing Tools Now Shipping

iZotope’s latest effects suite featuring Dynamics, Transient Shaper, De-Esser, Exciter, Limtier, Equalizer and over 150 MacroPresets!

iZotope attending NAB Radio Show, Austin, TX Sept 17-18

See and hear iZotope ANR-B Adaptive Realtime Noise Reduction hardware at booth 226 at the NAB Radio Show in Austin. ANR-B was a hit at the recent NAB show in Las Vegas where it received two coveted industry awards: Broadcast Engineering’s Pick Hit award and Radio World’s Cool Stuff award.

iZotope Artist Interview: Dickie Chappell (Peter Gabriel, Real World)

As house engineer at Peter Gabriel’s Real World Studios Dickie Chappell has both an enviable and challenging job. Read our interview to find out why Dickie and Peter have been turning to iZotope RX not just to clean up noisy audio, but also for creative inspiration.