A Complete Guide to Achieving a Professional Master with Ozone 8 & Ozone 8 Advance

Izotope Ozone has long been the gold standard for in-the-box mastering. With the release of Ozone 8 and Ozone 8 Advance, it’s sure to remain the king of the mastering mountain.
In this 18-part video course, Echo Sound Works delivers a full and practical guide on how to how to master a track using all the features and benefits afforded by Ozone 8.

Course Overview

This course is divided into 18 individual lessons. Each lesson is focused on a different feature or function of Mastering to help you stay focused and learn at your own pace.

Echo Sound Works walks you through one of the world’s most recognized mastering suites including new intelligent signal processing, spectral shaping, Tonal Balance Control, and more.

The course will teach you everything you need to know about Ozone 8 and Ozone 8 Advance and how to use apply these to achieve a professional Master. At just over two and a half hours long, this is a laser focused course covering everything you need to know to maximise your time with Ozone 8.

Course Features

Don’t waste time with trial and error, arm yourself with the knowledge and skills to make the most of your Ozone Advance sessions from day 1

• 150+ minutes of professional video instruction
• 18 indepth videos each giving a thorough walkthrough of critical mastering skills and/or working with Ozone 8
• Understand both theory & practice with an accomplished Producer
• Learn at your own pace, watch as many times as you need to learn the lessons

About Your Tutor

Echo Sound Works is one of the lead tutors on the ADSR network.

He is also the sound designer behind the hugely popular sound design label Echo Sound Works as well as a producer in his own right.

With his years of experience as a producer, sound designer and tutor, ESW easily explains often complicated topics in a way that anyone can understand. By reinforcing everything he teaches with real world examples, you will come away fully understanding everything presented to you in this course.

If you’ve already got your hands on this Mastering Monolith or you’re keen to take it for a test drive then this is mandatory viewing.

Course Detail: Parts 1-9

Check out what you’ll learn in Parts 1-9:

• Introduction

This video frames the content of the entire course.

• Understanding Mastering

Just because you learn how to use the features in Ozone 8 doesn’t mean you will be able to master a track with relative ease. This video covers the ideas behind mastering music.

• What is Ozone

This section will teach what Ozone is all about and how it can help you get quality masters.

• Prepping the Mix for Mastering

A good master can’t fix a bad a mix. Learn how to set yourself up for success in Ozone 8 by prepping your mix the right way.

• GUI Overview

This video will show you a quick and easy to follow overview of Ozone 8 and it’s GUI.

• Metering and I/O

Part 6 will show you how to meter your tracks with Ozone 8. Metering is a huge part of mastering and knowing how to do it properly will help you achieve a quality final mix down.

• Reference Track and Assistant

These are two o the most useful features in Ozone 8 and learning how to use them will make your life a lot easier.

• EQ and Vintage EQ

Learn how to use and apply the EQ and Vintage EQ modules to your tracks.

• Vintage Tape

Learn how to use and apply the Vintage Tape module to your mix.