IZOTOPE Ozone 12 Advanced

Product overview

The iZotope Ozone 12 Advanced is an all-in-one suite of 20 professional mastering plugins designed for modern mastering, accelerated by a time-saving, AI-powered Master Assistant. Control previously unreachable aspects of your audio, work fast and deliver louder, cleaner masters that translate anywhere.

Ozone 12 Advanced covers every part of a modern mastering chain in a single mastering hub. Mix and match its 20 full-featured modules to design your own chain in the Ozone "mothership" plugin, or load each tool as its own component plugin on any track or bus. Build your chain from scratch, or let Master Assistant create a tailor-made preset for your audio and tweak from there.

Ozone 12 adds three brand-new plugins: Stem EQ to EQ the vocals, bass, drums and instruments inside a stereo bounce, Bass Control to lock in the low end in any listening environment, and the Unlimiter, which uses machine learning to bring back lost transients in overly compressed audio. The new IRC 5 limiting mode in the Maximizer delivers outstanding loudness with stunning clarity, even at high LUFS, and the new Custom Master Assistant flow keeps you in creative control.

Advanced is the most complete Ozone edition: on top of the modules of Ozone 12 Standard it adds Stem EQ, Unlimiter, Clarity, Impact, Low End Focus and Spectral Shaper, use of every module as a separate plugin, 3 add-on plugins and the Stem Focus workflow.

Key features

• Stem EQ: separately EQ the vocals, bass, drums and instruments in a stereo bounce, without the mix file
• Bass Control: add drive, punch and balance to the low end, regardless of the listening environment
• Unlimiter: an "undo" for overly compressed audio; set the threshold (or click Learn) and turn up the missing peaks
• Maximizer with IRC 5: the most advanced Ozone limiting algorithm yet, clean and open masters even at high LUFS
• Master Assistant with the new Custom flow: dozens of genre targets, your own references, a LUFS target, module toggles and processing strength
• Stem Focus with new neural nets: apply the full Ozone chain to a single stem of a mixed file
• Stabilizer with 25 new genre targets, Match EQ with over 8,000 bands, Master Rebalance for drums, bass or vocals in a bounced mix
• Delta buttons in all modules, Track Referencing, Transient/Sustain channel modes, Assistive Vocal Balance
• Codec Preview, Dither and the bonus plug-in iZotope Relay for Inter-Plugin Communication
• Fresh interface with a new design and colour palette

Made for

• Professional mastering engineers and producers who need the highest level of precision
• Complex masters that need individual stem control and advanced spectral shaping
• Mixing engineers who want Ozone modules on individual tracks and buses
• Musicians and producers mastering their own releases in any genre
• Reviving over-compressed mixes and fixing the balance of a bounced stereo file

What's included

• 20 mastering modules: Stem EQ, Bass Control, Unlimiter, Clarity, Maximizer, Equalizer, Impact, Stabilizer, Imager, Match EQ, Master Rebalance, Low End Focus, Spectral Shaper, Dynamic EQ, Exciter, Dynamics, Vintage Tape, Vintage Compressor, Vintage Limiter, Vintage EQ
• Every module also as an individual component plugin
• Master Assistant with Assistant View and the Custom flow
• Stem Focus, Track Referencing, Transient/Sustain modes, Assistive Vocal Balance, Dither, Codec Preview
• Bonus plug-in: iZotope Relay
• Ozone 12 Advanced software licence (download)

Licence options

• Full licence (34594): Ozone 12 Advanced for new users
• Upgrade from Ozone Elements or Elements Suite (34600)
• Upgrade from any previous version of Ozone Standard (34602)
• Upgrade from Ozone 12 Standard (34598)
• Update from any previous version of Ozone Advanced (34632)
• Crossgrade from any paid iZotope product (34604)
• Education licence (EDU) (34596): for eligible students and teachers

iZotope Ozone 12 Advanced: frequently asked questions

What is new in Ozone 12?

Three brand-new plugins (Stem EQ, Bass Control and Unlimiter), the Custom Master Assistant flow, the IRC 5 limiting mode in the Maximizer, new neural nets in Stem Focus, 25 new genre targets for Stabilizer and a fresh interface.

Which features are only in Ozone 12 Advanced?

Stem EQ, Unlimiter, Clarity, Impact, Low End Focus and Spectral Shaper, use of all 20 modules as separate plugins, Stem Focus, Codec Preview and the bonus plug-in Relay.

Can I use the modules as separate plugins?

Yes. Ozone 12 Advanced lets you use all 20 modules as individual component plugins, so you can put Ozone processing on any track or bus in your mix, or load them together in the Ozone hub plugin.

Does Master Assistant decide everything for me?

No. Master Assistant creates a custom preset for your audio, and with the Custom flow you pick the genre target or your own reference, set the loudness, choose the modules and the processing strength; then you tweak every module yourself.

Which plug-in formats are supported?

AAX, AU and VST3, 64-bit only. Full system requirements and supported hosts are confirmed with your quotation.

Where can I buy iZotope Ozone 12 Advanced in India?

iZotope Ozone 12 Advanced is available from Shivansh Electronics, Kolkata, West Bengal, India, delivered as a software licence anywhere in India.

Workflow 1: Fast start with the Custom Master Assistant flow

Producers and musicians who want a tailored starting point for a master.

Connections

Setup

1. Open Master Assistant and choose the Custom flow.
2. Pick a genre target or load your own reference, and set the LUFS target.
3. Toggle the modules to use and define the processing strength.
4. Fine-tune the result in Assistant View or in each module.

Tip: Master Assistant guides, it does not decide: every module stays editable.

Workflow 2: Fix the balance of a bounced mix with Stem EQ

Mastering engineers who receive a stereo file with thin vocals or overpowered drums.

Connections

Setup

1. Load Stem EQ in the Ozone chain.
2. Select the vocals, bass, drums or instruments.
3. EQ each part separately, without going back to the mix file.

Tip: Master Rebalance adjusts the level of the drums, bass or vocals in the same bounced mix.

Workflow 3: Revive over-compressed audio with the Unlimiter

Engineers handed a crushed mix that has lost its punch.

Connections

Setup

1. Load the Unlimiter in the Ozone chain.
2. Set the threshold, or click Learn.
3. Turn up the missing peaks to restore punch, then master as usual.

Tip: Restoring transients first opens up the track for easier, cleaner mastering.

Workflow 4: Loud, clean masters with the IRC 5 Maximizer

Engineers delivering competitive loudness without pumping or distortion.

Connections

Setup

1. Shape the low end with Bass Control and tame harsh frequencies with Spectral Shaper.
2. Select the IRC 5 limiting mode in the Maximizer.
3. Raise the gain towards your LUFS target and check with the delta button.
4. Finish with Dither for the delivery format.

Tip: IRC 5 is the most advanced limiting algorithm yet for the Ozone Maximizer.

Workflow 5: Ozone modules on tracks and buses

Mixing engineers who want Ozone processing during the mix.

Connections

Setup

1. Insert a single Ozone module as a component plugin on any track or bus.
2. Use Impact to shape microdynamics and Low End Focus for clear, punchy lows.
3. Keep the full Ozone hub on the mix bus for the final chain.

Tip: Component plugins are part of Ozone 12 Advanced only.

Workflow 6: Release check: references, codecs and dither

Anyone preparing a master for release.

Connections

Setup

1. Load reference tracks directly into Ozone and compare by ear.
2. Use Match EQ to match a reference with over 8,000 separate bands.
3. Hear the master as MP3/AAC in Codec Preview at 8 resolutions.
4. Set Dither for the final bit depth and export.

Tip: Manage the whole mastering session from a single plugin window.