General Controls

Overview

This chapter includes information about general controls and functions you can find in Ozone.

• Overview
• Resizing
• Header controls
• Undo History
• Signal Chain
• I/O Panel
  • Input/Output Gain and Meters
  • Global Processing and Auditioning

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Resizing

You can resize the window by clicking and dragging the bottom right corner of the Ozone interface.

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Header controls

The Ozone header area includes the following features:

1. Master Assistant: Opens the Master Assistant panel.
2. Presets Opens the Global Preset manager window.
3. Previous/Next preset: Loads the previous/next preset in the preset list.
4. Undo: Reverts the most recent parameter change.
5. Undo history: Opens the Undo History window. See the Undo History section below for more information.
6. Options: Opens the Options window.
7. ? (Help): Opens the installed Ozone help documentation in your default web browser.

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Undo History

The Undo History window allows you to view a list of recent parameter changes made in the current instance of Ozone, compare different parameter states in the history list, or reset Ozone’s settings to a given point in the history list.

• CLEAR: Removes all actions from the history list. Clearing the history list does not affect parameters, it simply removes existing entries from the list.
• CLOSE: Hides the Undo History window.
• A/B/C/D: Allows you to set four history snapshot states. Snapshots allow you to quickly toggle between different processing states to compare changes. Assign an event in the history list to a snapshot button by selecting the event in the list and clicking the “Set” button below a snapshot button.

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Signal Chain

The following image outlines the controls and features available in the signal chain area:

1. Power: Enables/disables processing for the associated module.
2. Solo: Disables all other module processing and isolates the associated module.
3. Module presets: Opens the module preset manager window for the associated module.
4. Difference meters: Displays the amount of gain change introduced by processing in the associated module.

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I/O Panel

The I/O panel is split into two main sections:

1. Input/Output Gain and Meters
2. Global Processing and Auditioning

Input/Output Gain and Meters

The following image outlines the input and output metering and gain controls available in Ozone.

1. I/O Meter Options
2. Input/Output level readouts: Shows the current or max input levels, according to the selected meter type.
3. Input/Output meters: Displays input/output level information according to the I/O meter option configuration.
4. Input/Output gain: Adjusts the amount of gain applied to the input/output signal.
5. Link: Links/unlinks adjustments of left and right I/O gain controls.
6. - | +: Decreases or increases the resolution of the meter scale.

Clipping Indicators

When the input or output signal exceeds 0 dBFS, the clipping indicator box and level readout text above the meters will be displayed in red.

You can click on the red readout text and/or clipping indicator box to reset the clipping indicator.

I/O Meter Options

Click on the I/O button above I/O meters to toggle the I/O Meter Options pop-over menu open and closed.

• Type: Selects the metering calculation used to display information in the input and output meters.
• Source: Selects between Stereo or Mid/Side metering displays the input and output meters.

Global Processing and Auditioning

The section located directly below the I/O meters and gain controls includes:

1. Bypass: Select to disable all processing in the current instance of Ozone.
2. Sum to Mono: Sums the stereo output channels into a mono signal. Useful for checking mono compatibility.
3. Gain Match: Toggle to enable/disable gain matching of the output signal. Behavior depends on the Enable legacy bypass gain match behavior setting in the Options window.
4. Swap channels: Swaps the left and right output channel assignments.