iZotope

Industry Software industry/SIP licensing
Headquarters Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
Area served
 Worldwide
Products audio middleware
Website www.izotope.com

iZotope, Inc. is an audio technology company based in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States. iZotope develops professional audio software for audio recording, mixing, broadcast, sound design, and mastering which can be used in wide range of Digital Audio Workstation (DAW) programs. In addition, iZotope creates and licenses audio DSP technology including noise reduction, sample rate conversion, dithering, time stretching, and audio enhancement to hardware and software companies in the consumer and pro audio industries.

Software

Product name Release date Description
Alloy 2 August 14, 2012[1] channel strip plugin with EQ, Transient Shaper, Dynamics, Exciter, Limiter, and De-Esser[2]
ANR-B May 10, 2007[3] iZotope's only hardware unit — adaptive realtime noise reduction for broadcast audio[4]
BreakTweaker January 23, 2014[5] drum sculpting and beat sequencing machine that blurs the line between rhythm and melody[6]
DDLY Dynamic Delay February 9, 2016[7] responds to track musical dynamics to create unique delays[8]
Insight November 13, 2012[9] CALM Act compliant essential metering suite[10]
Iris 2 November 19, 2014[11] spectral sampling re-synthesizer featuring spectral selection tools[12]
Nectar November, 2010[13] vocal production suite
Nectar 2 October 18, 2013
Neutron October 5, 2016[14] audio mixing plug-in suite including advanced analysis and metering
Neutron 2 October 5, 2017[15]
Ozone 7 November 3, 2015[16][10] mastering suite with equalizer and dynamic eq, dynamics processing, exciter, spectral shaping processor, imager, maximizer, track referencing system and mastering assistant[17]
Ozone 8 October 5, 2017[15]
RX 6 April 20, 2017 audio restoration suite
Stutter Edit January 13, 2011[18] sample stutter effects and slicing[19]
Tonal Balance Control October 5, 2017[15] visual analysis tool measuring the distribution of energy across frequency spectrum, comparing audio to program-specific or custom-created targets[20]
Trash 2 November 19, 2012[21] 64-bit modeling of guitar amplifiers, distortions, delays and filters[22]
Vinyl February 1, 2001[23] record simulation and lo-fi effect[24]

Mobile applications

  • Spire — iOS recording app
  • iDrum and iDrum Mobile (acquired on December 4, 2006)[25] — virtual drum machine[26]
  • Music and Speech Cleaner — audio cleanup and enhancement suite[27]
  • Sonifi — mobile remix mobile application developed by Sonik Architects[28]
  • The T-Pain Effect (released July 20, 2011)[29] — beat and vocal recording software with pitch correction

Third-party plugins

  • Ozone Maximizer Rack Extension (released June 14, 2012)[30] for Reason — Reason 6.5 Rack Extension
  • Mastering Essentials (released January 20, 2012)[31] for Acoustica Mixcraft Pro Studio 6
  • Radius (released May 19, 2006)[32] — world-class time stretching and pitch shifting for Logic Pro and SoundTrack Pro

Discontinued products

  • Ozone MP — analog modeled audio enhancement for Winamp and Windows Media Player
  • pHATmatik PRO[33] — loop-based sampler
  • PhotonShow — photo slideshow software
  • PhotonTV — photo slideshow software
  • Spectron (released March 6, 2003)[34] — 64-bit spectral effects processor[35]

Compatible software

iZotope's software can be used with Pro Tools, Apple's Logic Pro and GarageBand, Cakewalk SONAR, Nuendo, Digital Performer, WaveLab, Adobe Audition, Magix VEGAS, Reaper, FL Studio, Ableton Live etc.

Hardware

Izotope recently launched an iPhone-driven physical recording device competing with Zoom and Tascam, branded Spire Studio. It works wirelessly with the Spire IOS app and includes a 4 gig hard drive and XLR/TS ports for instrument jacks and mics in addition to the on board, internal mic. It is small, portable and not rack mounted and appears to be targeted to smaller bands and single musicians as well as home studios, as well as the podcasting and meeting sectors.

Licensing

iZotope has recently branched out its business to include software and technology licensing after ten years of developing audio processing algorithms and tools for their own software. iZotope offers development of technology for Mac and Windows platforms, Mobile, Video Game, and Embedded DSP. Clients have included Sony, Adobe, Xbox, Harmonix,[36] Smule, Sonoma Wire Works, and most recently, Blue Microphones.[37] Algorithms are delivered as a plugin or SDK for easy implementation. To date, iZotope technology has shipped in nearly 68 million products worldwide.[38]

Licensed technologies

Mac/PC[39]

iZotope has audio technology readily available in the form of VST, DirectX, AudioUnits, RTAS or AudioSuite plug-ins. Typical uses for licensed technology for Mac or PC applications include audio finalizing, music production, audio for video, presentation audio, metering to address broadcast loudness standards, and media playback. Categories of available licensed technologies include audio enhancement, voice enhancement, audio repair tools, creative tools, DJ tools, audiophile tools, time manipulation and audio for video.

Video Games[40]

iZotope has developed plugins for use directly in Audiokinetic WWise for audio enhancement, voice effects occlusion and room modeling. In addition, iZotope has developed sound design tools and special effects for sound designers using the FMOD middleware engine. For middleware engines supporting XAudio and Multistream formats, iZotope has a collection of licensable DSP for use in music related games or karaoke.

Mobile SDKs[41]
  • Core FX
  • Audio Repair
  • DJ FX
  • Vocal FX
  • Trash FX
  • Fun FX
Embedded[42]

Noise reduction DSP is available for use in hardware using Analog Devices SHARC and Blackfin processors. In 2012, iZotope embedded Adaptive Noise Reduction and Keyboard Click Reduction technologies on Blue Microphones' Tiki USB Mic.[43]

Other
  • Omega — realtime time and pitch control
  • Radius — natural time stretching technology. Integrated into Digidesign's Pro Tools Elastic Time as well as Cakewalk SONAR. Available as a plug-in for Apple Logic Pro.
  • SRC — 64-bit sample rate conversion.

Notable licensing partners

Mac and PC Video games Mobile
  • Acoustica (Mixcraft)
  • Sony (Soundforge, ACID)
  • Avid (Pro Tools 10)
  • Adobe (Audition)
  • Serato (DJFX)
  • Image-Line (FL Studio)
  • Telestream (Screenflow)
  • Prism Sound (SADiE 6)
  • Akai (MPC Studio, Renaissance)
  • Audiofile Engineering (Fidelia, Triumph)
  • Cakewalk (Sonar X1)
  • Grass Valley (Edius)
  • Techsmith (Camtasia Studio)
  • Audio Hijack (Rogue Amoeba)
  • Microsoft (Halo 4, Forza 4, Forza Horizon)
  • Ubisoft (Michael Jackson: The Experience)
  • Harmonix (Rockband 3)
  • Smule (I Am T-Pain)
  • Sonoma Wireworks (GuitarTone)
  • Audiofile Engineering (FIRe 2)
  • Harmonix (VidRhythm)
  • Seven45 Studios (Soulo Karaoke)

Artist references

Awards and accolades

2013

References

  1. ↑ McConnon, Brian. "Alloy releases Alloy 2, Essential Mixing Tools". Music Marcom. Archived from the original on February 24, 2013. Retrieved July 11, 2012.
  2. ↑ "Alloy". iZotope, Inc.
  3. ↑ McConnon, Brian. "iZotope Unveils ANR-B Hardware for Broadcase". Music Marcom. Retrieved July 11, 2012.
  4. ↑ "ANR-B". iZotope, Inc.
  5. ↑ "iZotope Releases BreakTweaker". iZotope, Inc.
  6. ↑ "Vinyl". iZotope, Inc. Retrieved July 15, 2014.
  7. ↑ "iZotope Announces DDLY". www.izotope.com. Retrieved 2018-09-04.
  8. ↑ "iZotope release free DDLY Dynamic Delay |". Soundonsound.com. Retrieved 2017-12-16.
  9. ↑ McConnon, Brian. "iZotope Releases Insight™: Essential Metering Suite". Music Marcom. Archived from the original on February 24, 2013. Retrieved December 19, 2012.
  10. 1 2 "Ozone". iZotope, Inc.
  11. ↑ McConnon, Brian. "iZotope Releases Iris". Music Marcom. Archived from the original on April 25, 2012. Retrieved July 11, 2012.
  12. ↑ "Iris". iZotope, Inc.
  13. ↑ "iZotope Announces Nectar: Complete Vocal Suite". www.izotope.com. Retrieved 2018-09-04.
  14. ↑ "iZotope Announces Neutron Audio Mixing Plug-in". www.izotope.com. Retrieved 2016-10-25.
  15. 1 2 3 "iZotope Ushers in the Next Evolution of Mixing and Mastering with Ozone 8 and Neutron 2". www.izotope.com. Retrieved 2018-09-04.
  16. ↑ "iZotope Launches Ozone 7: Vintage-Inspired Mastering Tools" (Press release). Izotope. November 3, 2015. Retrieved 2016-03-31.
  17. ↑ "Ozone 8". www.izotope.com. Retrieved 2018-09-04.
  18. ↑ McConnon, Brian. "iZotope and BT Introduce Stutter Edit". Music Marcom. Archived from the original on February 24, 2013. Retrieved July 11, 2012.
  19. ↑ "Stutter Edit". iZotope, Inc.
  20. ↑ "Tonal Balance Control". www.izotope.com. Retrieved 2018-09-04.
  21. ↑ "iZotope Releases Trash 2". iZotope, Inc. Archived from the original on February 24, 2013. Retrieved November 19, 2012.
  22. ↑ "Trash". iZotope, Inc.
  23. ↑ "iZotope Releases Free Vinyl Plug-In". iZotope, Inc. Archived from the original on February 24, 2013. Retrieved July 11, 2012.
  24. ↑ "Vinyl". iZotope, Inc. Retrieved July 11, 2012.
  25. ↑ McConnon, Brian. "IZOTOPE ACQUIRES IDRUM AND PHATMATIK PRO". iZotope, Inc. Archived from the original on February 24, 2013. Retrieved July 11, 2012.
  26. ↑ "iDrum". iZotope, Inc.
  27. ↑ "Music and Speech Cleaner".
  28. ↑ "Sonifi iPhone App lets your fingers remix music". Los Angeles Times. November 17, 2009.
  29. ↑ McConnon, Brian. "T-Pain and iZotope Introduce The T-Pain Effect". Music Marcom. Archived from the original on June 1, 2012. Retrieved July 11, 2012.
  30. ↑ McConnon, Brian. "iZotope Releases Ozone Maximizer Rack Extension for Reason". Music Marcom. Archived from the original on February 24, 2013. Retrieved July 11, 2012.
  31. ↑ McConnon, Brian. "iZotope Introduces Mastering Essentials". Music Marcom. Archived from the original on May 7, 2012. Retrieved July 11, 2012.
  32. ↑ McConnon, Brian. "iZotope Releases iZotope Radius for Logic". Music Marcom. Archived from the original on February 24, 2013. Retrieved July 11, 2012.
  33. ↑ McConnon, Brian. "iZotope Acquires iDrum and pHATmatik PRO". Music Marcom. Archived from the original on February 24, 2013. Retrieved July 11, 2012.
  34. ↑ "Introducing iZotope Spectron". iZotope, Inc. Archived from the original on February 24, 2013. Retrieved July 11, 2012.
  35. ↑ "Spectron". iZotope, Inc.
  36. ↑ McConnon, Brian. "iZotope Technology Licensed for Inclusion in Rock Band 3". iZotope, Inc. Retrieved July 11, 2012.
  37. ↑ "tiki FAQ". Blue Microphones.
  38. ↑ "Powered By iZotope". iZotope, Inc. Retrieved June 6, 2012.
  39. ↑ "Mac/Win". iZotope. Retrieved June 6, 2012.
  40. ↑ "About iZotope | Audio Software, Plug-ins, VST". Izotope.com. Retrieved 2017-12-16.
  41. ↑ "Audio for iOS". iZotope. Retrieved June 6, 2012.
  42. ↑ "Embedded Audio Repair Tools". iZotope. Retrieved June 6, 2012.
  43. ↑ "AES12: iZotope Technology Embedded Into Microphones". Sonicstate.com. 2012-10-30. Retrieved 2017-12-16.
  44. ↑ "Year Zero". NinWiki. Retrieved 2017-12-16.
  45. ↑ "Red Bull Music Academy". Red Bull Music Academy. Retrieved 2017-12-16.
  46. ↑ "{title}". Archived from the original on May 31, 2012. Retrieved June 6, 2012.
  47. ↑ "{title}". Archived from the original on June 10, 2012. Retrieved June 6, 2012.
  48. ↑ "Winners Announced for the 65th Primetime Emmy Engineering Awards". Retrieved February 24, 2014.

Further reading

  • Frakes, Dan (October 7, 2008). "Editors' Notes – An array of audio offerings at AES – iZotope iDrum Hip-Hop Edition and iDrum Club Edition:". MacWorld. Retrieved October 28, 2008.
  • Rogerson, Ben (October 6, 2008). "iZotope Ozone 4 promises better mastering A pro sound from within your DAW?". MusicRadar.com. Retrieved October 28, 2008.
  • Alexander, Jason Scott (June 1, 2008). "Field Test: iZotope RX Advanced Restoration SoftwareEASY-TO-USE MODULES OFFER TRANSPARENT, MUSICAL RESULTS". Mix. Archived from the original on January 7, 2009. Retrieved October 28, 2008.
  • "IZotope Ozone 4 en janvier..." PC Music (in French). October 7, 2008. Retrieved October 28, 2008.
  • "iZotope Ozone 4 en enero de 2009". Hispasonic (in Spanish). Retrieved October 28, 2008.
  • "RX Review in Mix Magazine - June Issue". MixMagazine. Archived from the original on January 7, 2009. Retrieved October 28, 2008.
  • "ANR-B Review in Sound on Sound Magazine - April". SoundOnSoundMagazine. Archived from the original on September 30, 2015. Retrieved October 28, 2008.
  • "RX featured in Electronic Musician "Noises Off" - August". ElectronicMusician. Retrieved October 28, 2008.
  • "Ozone 3 review in Mix Magazine- Mar.2004". MixMagazine. Retrieved October 28, 2008.
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