Table of Contents
Overview
You can adjust global and module-specific settings in the Options window. You can open the Options window by clicking the gear button in the upper right hand corner of the Ozone interface.
You can access different groups of options by clicking on a tab in the upper portion of the Options window. You can reset, save or cancel changes to options using the buttons in the footer area of the options window.
The bottom of the options window includes the following global parameters:
- ?: Opens the Ozone help documentation in your default web browser.
- Reset: Resets all Options in the currently selected options tab to their factory default values.
- Version information: Displays the current Ozone version and build number.
- Cancel: Closes the Options window without saving changes.
- Ok: Closes the Options window and saves changes.
General Options
The General Options tab allows you to adjust settings related to graphics, authorization, updates, usage tracking and undo history.
General: Graphics
- Show Tooltips: Enables the display of a descriptive text box when hovering your cursor over a control.
- Dim Controls When Bypassed: Enables an overlay that dims the appearance of controls in the module control panel when Ozone is bypassed.
General: Authorization & Updates
- Check for Updates: The Check for Updates button has the following states:
- Download Product Portal: To stay up to date with new versions of Relay, download the iZotope Product Portal application.
- Check for Updates: Manually check for available updates. Clicking this button will open the Product Portal application and check for updates.
- Download Update: If an update is available, a small blue dot will appear. Clicking the Download Update button in the options window will launch the Product Portal application and display the Updates page.
- Authorization:
- Current Authorization Status Text: Displays the current Ozone authorization state.
- Authorize: Opens the iZotope Authorization wizard.
- Remove Authorization: Removes the current authorization.
General: Other
- Enable Analytics: Enables anonymous usage data to be sent to iZotope to help improve Ozone in the future.
- History Depth: Determines the number of parameter change events to store in the Undo History list.
Spectrum Options
The Spectrum options tab allows you to manage options related to the Spectrum view in all Ozone modules.
- Type: Selects the type of spectrum display used by spectrum analyzer views in all Ozone modules. The following options are available:
- Linear: A continuous line connecting the calculated points of the spectrum.
- 1/3 Octave: Splits the spectrum into bars with a width of 1/3 of an octave. Although the spectrum is split into discrete bands, this option can provide excellent resolution at lower frequencies.
- Critical: Splits the spectrum into bands that correspond to how we hear, or more specifically how we differentiate between sounds of different frequencies. Each band represents sounds that are considered “similar” in frequency.
- Full Octave: Splits the spectrum into bars with a width of one full octave.
- Fill Spectrum: Allows you to display the real-time spectrum as a solid graph as opposed to a line graph. This option can be used to differentiate the real-time spectrum from the peak hold spectrum.
- Peak Hold Time (ms): Sets the length of time the peak hold display will hold before updating. You can choose between specific hold times (in milliseconds) or Infinite, where the peak display is held indefinitely.
- Show Peak Hold: Toggles whether Ozone displays and holds the peaks of the spectrum.
- Window Type: Sets the window type for the spectrum. In most cases the default window type will work well, but you can choose from a variety of window types. Each window type has different amplitude and frequency resolution characteristics.
- Window Size: Controls the tradeoff between time and frequency resolution in the spectrum analyzer. Higher values offer greater frequency resolution.
- Average Time: Averages the spectrum according to this setting. Higher average times can be useful for viewing the overall tonal balance of a mix, while shorter average times provide a more real-time display. Options include: Real Time, 1 sec, 3 sec, 5 sec, 10 sec, and Infinite.
- Frequency Scale: Modifies the distribution of frequencies along the frequency axis of the spectrum analyzer. The default frequency scale is Extended Log.
- Mel: Displays a frequency scale based on human perception of sound that visually corresponds to how we hear differences in pitch.
- Logarithmic (Flat, Extended) Logarithmic: Displays non-linear scales that offer detail on the low end and midrange, useful for the vast majority of EQ tasks.
EQ Options
The EQ tab includes EQ Spectrum and Performance options. These options affect Equalizer 1 and Equalizer 2 modules.
EQ: Spectrum
- Alt-Solo Filter Q: Sets the bandwidth (Q) of the Alt-Solo feature in the Equalizer module(s).
- Show Extra Curves: Toggles the display of Phase Delay, Phase Response, and Group Delay curves in the EQ spectrum.
EQ: Performance
- Soft Saturation: Select to enable soft saturation to in the EQ module. When enabled, signals that clip as a result of being boosted by the EQ will saturate with an analog character, rather than harsh digital clipping.
- Buffer Size: Select to adjusts the memory buffer size, measured in samples, when applying equalization to the signal.
- Frequency Resolution: Select to set the minimum resolution, in Hz, the Equalizer can be adjusted by. You can choose from: 3 Hz, 6 Hz, 12 Hz, 24 Hz, and 48 Hz.
- Filter Size: Displays the calculated steepness of the filter setting used in the EQ module.
Dynamics Options
This tab allows you to adjust multiband crossover settings and lookahead time for the Dynamics module.
- Crossover Type: Sets the type of crossover used for multiband processing in the Dynamics module.
- Analog: Provides a natural analog character.
- Digital: Provides a more transparent sounding crossover.
- Hybrid: A perfect reconstruction IIR analog crossover designed to reduce phase distortion and frequency distortion found in other analog crossovers while maintaining precise crossover points and the warm characteristics of analog crossovers.
- Crossover buffer size: Determines the digital audio buffer size that is used when the Digital crossover type is selected. Adjusting this value can affect CPU performance.
- Crossover Q: When using the Digital crossover type, you can manually set the bandwidth of the crossover points in the Dynamics module. A higher Q value results in tighter crossovers, while a lower Q provides a more gradual transition from one band to the next.
- Look ahead [ms]: Determines the look ahead time window for input level detection in the Dynamics module. Ranges from 0ms (instantaneous level detection) to 10 ms (level detection based on )
Imager Options
This tab includes options related to metering, processing, and crossovers in the Imager module.
- Prevent Antiphase: Select to automatically prevent any settings from being applied that would result in phase cancellation of the stereo signal, when summed to mono.
- Vectorscope Detection Method: Determines the type of amplitude detection method used by the Vectorscope.
- Peak: Uses the peak level of the incoming signal.
- RMS: Uses the average level of the incoming signal.
- Envelope: Similar to RMS, uses average level of the incoming signal evened out across all frequencies.
- Crossover Type: Sets the type of crossover used for multiband processing in the Imager module.
- Analog: Provides a natural analog character.
- Digital: Provides a more transparent sounding crossover.
- Hybrid: A perfect reconstruction IIR analog crossover designed to reduce phase distortion and frequency distortion found in other analog crossovers while maintaining precise crossover points and the warm characteristics of analog crossovers.
- Crossover buffer size: Determines the digital audio buffer size that is used when the Digital crossover type is selected. Adjusting this value can affect CPU performance.
- Crossover Q: When using the Digital crossover type, you can manually set the bandwidth of the crossover points in the Imager module. A higher Q value results in tighter crossovers, while a lower Q provides a more gradual transition from one band to the next.
Dynamic EQ Options
This tab includes general display options for the Dynamic EQ module.
- Show Musical Units: Select to display frequency points as musical notes (for example, A4) instead of measured in Hz.
- Alt-solo filter Q: Adjust to set the bandwidth (Q) of the Alt-Solo feature in the Dynamic EQ module. Ranges from 0.2 to 12.0.
Exciter Options
This tab includes options related to the multiband crossover in the Exciter.
- Crossover Type: Select from analog, digital or hybrid as the crossover type used for multiband processing in the Exciter module.
- Analog: Provides a natural analog character.
- Digital: Provides a more transparent sounding crossover.
- Hybrid: A perfect reconstruction IIR analog crossover designed to reduce phase distortion and frequency distortion found in other analog crossovers while maintaining precise crossover points and the warm characteristics of analog crossovers.
- Crossover buffer size: Determines the digital audio buffer size that is used when the Digital crossover type is selected. Adjusting this value can affect CPU performance.
- Crossover Q: When using the Digital crossover type, you can manually set the bandwidth of the crossover points in the Exciter module. A higher Q value results in tighter crossovers, while a lower Q provides a more gradual transition from one band to the next.
I/O Options
Enable I/O meters: Select to enable/disable the meters in Ozone’s master I/O section.
Detect true peaks: Select Detect True Peaks to accurately measure the signal that will result from digital to analog conversion. By default the Input/Output meters will only indicate clipping which occurs within the digital domain.
Enable legacy bypass gain match behavior: Determines the behavior of the Gain Match feature in the I/O auditioning section.
- Behavior when checked: Gain matching is applied to the bypassed output of Ozone and does not affect the I/O gain. The bypassed output level will be adjusted by the amount of gain introduced by Ozone processing. This allows you to A/B your processing without noticeable jumps in level between the bypassed and unbypassed signals. This gain adjustment is only applied to the output signal when Ozone is bypassed and Gain Match is enabled in the I/O auditioning section.
- Behavior when unchecked: Gain matching is applied to the processed output of Ozone. Ozone’s output gain will be automatically adjusted to match the unprocessed input level. The output level sliders will be colored blue when this gain matching is active. Unlike the legacy auto gain match behavior, we recommend turning Gain Match on and off as needed rather than keeping it enabled all the time. This behavior does affect the output level of Ozone.
Meter Type: Choose from one of the following options to set the meter type displayed in the I/O meters:
- RMS: RMS (Root Mean Square) is a software-based implementation of an analog-style level meter. Using different integration times, you can model popular VU or PPM meters. The RMS meter displays the average level calculated over a short window of time. The RMS meter readout will typically be lower than an equivalent PPM meter (Digital/Analog), since it is averaging peaks into the overall loudness.
- PEAK: The Peak meter is a fast meter that measures instantaneous maximum sample value or peak analog waveform values, depending on the “detect inter-sample peaks” checkbox. If you are tracking the peaks for possible clipping, the Peak meter is appropriate.
- RMS + PEAK: This is a combined RMS and Peak meter. This meter displays a lower bright bar representing the average level (RMS) and a higher dimmer bar representing peak level. There is also a moving line above the bar representing the most recent peak level or peak hold.
- K-SYSTEM: Ozone 9 supports Bob Katz’s K-System metering with simultaneous peak and RMS displays.
- MOMENTARY: This measurement is a calculation of loudness over the course of 400ms.
- SHORT TERM: This measurement is a calculation of loudness over the course of 3 seconds.
- INTEGRATED: This measurement is a calculation of loudness over the course of an indefinite period of time.
Meter Scale: Choose from one of the following options to set the range and scale of the I/O Meters:
- dB (Linear): Decibel scale presented linearly from -60 dB to 0.
- dB (Non-linear): Full decibel scale (dBfs) presented non-linearly.
- BS.1771: Loudness scale recommended by the ITU that spans from -45 LUFS to -14.0 LUFS.
- EBU +9: Loudness scale recommended as a default by the EBU that spans from -41.0 LUFS to -14.0 LUFS.
- EBU +18: Loudness scale recommended for material with a wide Loudness Range by the EBU that spans from -59.0 LUFS to -5.0 LUFS.
LUFS
LUFS is Loudness Units Full Scale and 1 LUFS = 1 dB.
Meter Source: The following meter source options are available: Stereo and Mid/Side. The I/O meters display Stereo information by default. When the I/O meters are in Mid/Side mode, the meter in the center represents the Mid channel level information and the meters on the left and right represents Side channel level information.
Gain sliders control Left/Right gain in Mid/Side mode
The input and output gain sliders always control the left and right input/output gain, regardless of the Meter Source selection.
Peak Hold Time (ms): Choose from the following options to set how many consecutive samples of audio must exceed 0 dBFS (full scale) before registering as a peak: 5 ms, 250 ms, 500 ms, 1,000 ms, 5,000 ms, and Infinite.
Integration time (ms): Choose from the following options to specify the integration time for the RMS calculation: 10 ms, 50 ms, 300 ms (VU), 1,475 ms, 2,650 ms, 3,825 ms, and 5,000 ms. In most RMS meters, the integration time is set to around 300 ms.
Readout: Selects whether the peak hold section of the meters displays the current peak status (current) or instead displays the highest peak that has occurred in the audio file (max peak).
Show Peak Hold: Displays peak hold bars in the I/O meters.
Ozone App Options
The Ozone application options menu includes tabs that are specific to the application. These tabs allow you to manage plug-in scanning and application specific behaviors.
Plug-in Options
- Enabled Plug-in Formats: Allows you to individually select which plug-in formats (VST and AudioUnit) will be automatically loaded into Ozone’s “Plug-ins” section.
- Scan Plug-ins: Click this button to re-scan the selected plug-in locations and load in any newly installed plug-ins.
- VST Plug-in Folders: Displays the currently monitored folder path of where your VST plug-ins reside that are loaded into the “Plug-ins” section of Ozone. Use in conjunction with the “Add VST Folder” to add a new location, or the “Delete VST Folder” to delete a currently displayed folder path.
App Options
- Enable Waveform Segments Overlay: Enables/disables a segmentation bar display below the track waveform display in the Ozone application. Every audio file imported into an Ozone app project is scanned for matching “segments” which are displayed as colored bars just below the waveform. The corresponding audio can be selected by clicking on the colored segment, this allows you to easily select a loop region or quickly jump to different sections of a file.
- Playhead Follows Playback: When this control is checked, the playhead will always stop at the location that the stop button is pressed, as opposed to returning to the start position.
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