Ozone Application

Overview

The Ozone 9 application allows you to process up to 16 tracks per project using Ozone modules and VST/AU plug-ins.

Application Interface

The key areas of the Ozone application interface are outlined in the image below.

1. Application Menus
2. Application Header
3. Track Workspace
4. Signal Chain and Module Interface

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Application Menus

The file menu contains the different commands used to perform functions as described in the table below.

File Option	Description
Create New Project	Creates a new Ozone project directory.
Open Project	Opens a previously saved Ozone project.
Open Recent Project	Displays a list of any recent projects. If you want to clear this recent project list, click Clear List.
Save	Saves current project.
Save Project As..	Creates a copy of the current project directory with a new name.
Save (.OZN) As..	Saves a new copy of the session file within the current Ozone project directory. This is useful for versioning your Ozone projects over time. This saving method will NOT create copies of the imported audio files. Instead it will reference the files included in the Imported Audio Files folder of the current project directory.
Import Audio Files	Opens your file system manager and allows you to choose an audio file to import. See Importing Audio section for more information.
Export Audio Files	Opens the file manager and allows you to export an audio file to your computer. See Exporting Audio section for more information.
Close Project	Closes out of your current project. A dialog window will appear asking if you wish to proceed with/without saving your current project.

Importing Audio

You can import up to 16 audio files into an Ozone project using the following methods:

• Click on the File menu. Choose “Import Audio Files” from the File Menu options.
• Use keyboard shortcut Cmd+I or Ctrl+I; A standard dialog box will appear where you can navigate to the desired file, then click “Open” to import it into the project.
• Click on the + icon in the track navigation area.
• Drag and drop audio files into the Ozone interface.

Supported Import File Types

File Formats	Bit Depths	Sample Rates
.wav	16-bit	11,250 Hz
.aiff	20-bit	22,050 Hz
.mp3	24-bit	44,100 Hz
.aac		48,000 Hz
		88,200 Hz
		96,000 Hz
		176,400 Hz
		192,000 Hz

Exporting Audio

You can export processed audio files from the Ozone application using the following methods outlined in the table below.

• Click on the File menu. Choose “Export Audio Files” from the File Menu options.
• Use the keyboard shortcut Command+E (Mac) or Ctrl+E (Windows).

Exporting Audio Options

A dialog box will appear, offering various options for the files you are about to export as outlined in the table and images below.

Current Track vs. All Tracks

There are two tabs in the Exporting Audio Options window:

• Current Track: Used to export the audio file in the currently highlighted tab.
• All Tracks: Used to export separate audio files for each audio file loaded into the current project.

Option	Description	Current Track	All Tracks
Filename	Type the desired name into this field to label your exported file.	X
Append Text	Type in the desired text to append each track being exported. You can select to append either before or after the file name which is useful for “tagging” the titles of a group of audio files with a common label.		X
Add Track Numbers	Select the “Add Track Numbers” checkbox to add track numbers to your exports in the order they appear in your Ozone project.		X
Format	Select the format of the exported file(s): WAV, AIFF, MP3, or AAC.	X	X
Bit Rate	Sets the bit rate for compressed file formats. Audio quality improves with increasing bit rate. (Available on MP3 and AAC Only).	X	X
Save Path	Click on the Set Path button to open your File System window and to select where your exported audio file(s) will be saved.	X	X
Sample Rate	Sets the sample rate to export your audio file as. If you select a sample rate that differs from the original imported file, Ozone will apply a high-quality sample rate conversion to the file.	X	X
Bit Depth	Sets a Bit Depth value for your audio file.	X	X
Enable Dither	Check this box to apply high-quality dithering to the exported file, typically used when exporting to a bit depth lower than 32-bit. For more information, see Enable Dither section below.	X	X
Prevent Clipping	Check this box to prevent clipping through either the Normalize or Limit option.	X	X
Export	Click this button to begin the export process (or launch the Track Info screen for MP3 and AAC). A dialog box will appear that shows the progress of the export operation, which occurs faster than real time.	X	X
Track Info	Opens the Track Info window after clicking Export. Enter any metadata for the encoded audio file (used by MP3 & AAC players) to display information about the file. MP3 will be tagged using ID3v2.3, while AAC uses iTunes style tags. (Available for MP3 and AAC Only)	X	X

Enable Dither

Allows you to preserve the sound quality and dynamic range of a higher bit depth, when exporting the audio file to a lower bit depth. Ozone processes files at 32-bit so dither is desirable for files being exported to values lower than 32-bit.

• For example, a common workflow is to record audio at 24-bit resolution, then import and process the audio in an application such as Ozone, which will process at a higher resolution (32-bit).
• If you are releasing the audio material on a commercial CD, it must be converted to 16-bit audio, the required bit depth of the “Red Book” CD audio format.

Application Header

Most of the controls and features in the Ozone mothership plug-in are also available in the Ozone Application. Transport controls and readouts are unique to the Ozone Application since it is an audio workspace and not a plugin.

1. Master Assistant
2. Preset System
3. Transport Controls
4. Undo
5. Undo History
6. Options
7. Help

Transport Controls

Ozone provides Transport controls at the top of the interface, which allow you to easily navigate the playback functions of an imported audio file. The transport bar includes the functions outlined in the table below.

Icon	Description
	Skip Back: If the playhead is located more than two seconds into the audio file, clicking Skip Back invokes a “return to Zero” function, by moving the playhead back to the beginning of the current file. If the playhead is near the very beginning of the file, clicking Skip Back acts as a “skip back” button, skipping back to the previous audio file.
	Stop: Click to stop playback.
	Start: Click or press space bar to start playback.
	Pause: Click or press space bar to pause playback.
	Skip Forward: Click to skip to the next track tab in the project.
	Playback: Click to change the playhead behavior when playback is stopped. When enabled, the playhead will stop at its current location on the timeline.
	Loop: Click to loop a section of audio. For more information, see Enable Looping section below.

Enable Looping

To loop playback of a specific section of audio, click and drag on the mouse and highlight a portion of the audio file; the section will highlight in blue and the “loop” icon in the transport bar will also highlight.

When you next press Play, the transport will repeatedly loop playback for the highlighted section only.

To stop looping audio, click on the Loop button again. The button will de-illuminate and looping will no longer be active, even though the area of the waveform will remain highlighted. To start looping audio again, simply click the Loop button.

Transport Readouts

The transport readouts available in the Ozone 9 application are outlined in the image and table below.

1. Track Number: Displays the track number of the currently selected track.
2. Time Counter: Displays the current time position within the audio file, displaying in minutes/seconds/milliseconds.
3. Total Time: Displays the total length of all tracks in the project.

Track Workspace

You can load up to 16 audio files into the same Ozone project. You can interact with your tracks via the Track Tab bar or within the Waveform Display of the individual tracks.

Track Tabs

Each tab represents an audio file and its associated settings within the current Ozone project. You can navigate the Track tabs using the methods and controls outlined below.

1. Add Tracks: Click on the File menu. Choose “Export Audio Files” from the File Menu options.
2. Removing Tracks:
   1. Right-click on a track tab and select “Remove Track.”
   2. Click on a tab to highlight it, then click on the X button. You will be prompted with a dialog window to check if you want to remove the file (Delete), remove the track, but retain the file in the Imported Audio Files folder of the Ozone project directory (Keep), or cancel your decision.
3. Re-ordering Tracks: Click and drag track tabs to change the order of tracks in the project.

Waveform Display

Displays the entire audio file in a waveform format. You can select regions of your audio’s waveform to focus on using the various Waveform Display controls and features outlined below.

1. Region Selection: Click and drag in the Waveform Display to select a region that you want to loop and apply processing to.
2. Trim/Fade Handles: You can right-click between the trim/fade-start and trim/fade-end regions to access the fade type menu. The fade type menu includes the following options: Log, Linear, Cosine, Equal Power.
3. Segmentation Bars: Ozone will analyze your imported audio file and find similar song segments and automatically places those color bars. Click on the color bar to set a loop selection for that segment.

Signal Chain And Module Interface

The signal chain and included modules are the same across the Ozone 9 Application and Ozone 9 mothership plug-in. However, the Ozone 9 Application includes an extra module called the Plug-in module.

• Please see the General Controls chapter for more information on the Signal Chain.
• Navigate through the rest of the Help documentation for more information on the modules included in Ozone 9.
• See the Plug-in module section below for more information on how to utilize this module.

Plug-in Module

The Plug-in Module is special to the Ozone Application. The following workflow details how to access and use the Plug-in module:

1. Add the Plug-in module to choose an iZotope plug-in to add to your signal chain.
2. Once added to the signal chain, the module card will appear with the plug-in’s name in the signal chain. The Plug-in module card has the same basic Signal Chain controls as the Ozone application modules, but does not include a preset option.
3. When you click on the plug-in module, the Ozone application will open the plug-in in a new window, allowing you to begin use.

Plug-in Hosting Options

Click on the Options icon to open the Options window to the Plug-in tab. You can customize the following options:

• Enabled Plug-in Formats
• VST Plug-in Folders

When plug-in formats are enabled, the Ozone application will scan for new plug-ins in the background every time it is opened.

Plug-in Formats

Choose your Plug-in formats using the following options outlined below.

1. Scan Plug-ins: Click to scan your available plug-ins based on the format selection options: AU, VST, or both.
2. VST Checkbox: Click to include VST plug-ins when scanning.
3. AU Checkbox: Click to include AU plug-ins when scanning.

VST Plug-in Folders

Customize your VST plug-in folders using the following options outlined below.

1. Add: Click to add a VST plug-in file from your file directory.
2. Remove: Click to remove a VST plug-in file from your file directory.
3. File Path: Click on the the dialog box and type in the desired file path to add or remove your VST plug-in folders.