Stem Focus and Master Rebalance
Lesson 4 from: Mastering Music with iZotope Ozone 11Tomas George
Stem Focus and Master Rebalance
Lesson 4 from: Mastering Music with iZotope Ozone 11Tomas George
Lesson Info
4. Stem Focus and Master Rebalance
Lessons
Introduction
1An Introduction to Ozone
04:46 2The Different Versions of Ozone 11
02:25Master Assistance, Stem Focus and Rebalance
3Master Assistance and Referecing
08:05 4Stem Focus and Master Rebalance
04:16Equalization or EQ
5EQ + EQ Theory - Spectral Shaper, EQ1, EQ2
08:20EQ - Match EQ, Stabilizer
09:17Limiting Tools - Maximizer Module
7The Maximizer Module
11:21Compression - Impact Module and Vintage Compressor Module
8The Impact and Vintage Compressor Modules
11:00The Imager Module
9Imager Module's Features and Controls
09:50The Clarity Module and Low End Focus Module
10The Clarity Module and Low End Focus Module
07:46Saturation - The Vintage Tape Module and Exciter Module
11Saturation - Vintage Tape Module and Exciter Module
12:47Vintage Modules vs Modern Modules
12Vintage Module vs Modern Modules
06:05Delta Button, Mid/Side, Codec, Dither, "Learn" and Gain Match
13The Delta Button, Gain Match and Mid/Side
09:43 14Codec and Dither
07:16Thanks and Bye
15Thanks and Bye
00:12Lesson Info
Stem Focus and Master Rebalance
Hi there and welcome to this lesson where we're going to delve into the world of stem focus and master rebalance. The purpose of stem focus stem focus is a new feature in Ozone 11 that uses A I to isolate and manipulate individual elements within your mix. Imagine you have your mix and you want to make subtle adjustments to specific elements without affecting the entire balance. Stem focus is your solution. It empowers you to get surgical with your mastering, making enhancements or corrections precisely where they're needed. This has been a recent practice among mastering engineers. Stem focus is where the mastering engineer has access to the sun stems of the mix. For example, all of the guitars or all of the drums as individual files. This can give them more control over the elements of the mix. Sometimes the engineer will work simply with a vocal stem and instrumental stem and other times it may be split into vocals, bass, drums, et cetera. Stem focus is Ozone's introduction to stem ...
mastering. When you select one of the stems, it isolates that stem and applies every module in the plug in to that stem alone. The if you wanted to affect multiple stems separately, then you would need multiple instances of Ozone in your mastering chain using master and rebalance. Now let's dive into how to use the master rebalance module effectively to access master rebalance. Locate it on your toolbar. Once you click on it, you'll see a simple and intuitive interface. Simply choose which element you want to change the balance of bass, drums and vocals and adjust the game by changing the focus stem. You adjust the balance of the main elements in your track. It's like having individual volume controls for each element of your mix within your mastering session. You can then see the effects of your changes on the frequency analyzer within the module. So also don't forget to check your changes against your reference track. Practical examples. Let's go through some practical examples of when to use stem focus and master rebalance, balancing lead vocals. Suppose you have a mix where the lead vocals aren't quite cutting through. By using mastery balance. You can boost the vocals volume without affecting other elements. Achieving better clarity, kick drum enhancement in a dance track. You may want to emphasize the kick drums impact with stem focus. You can pump up the kicks presence given your track more energy. Remember the beauty of stem focus and mastery balance is their precision. You can make subtle or dramatic changes in your mix depending on your creative intent. The difficult part of designing a plug in with this capability is being able to isolate the stems within the mix well, without causing unwanted artifacts or negatively influencing the sound of the master Ozone 11. However, does this very well? These tools put you in control of your mix elements like never before, whether you need to fine tune your vocals, elevate your drums or sculpt your mix's balance ozone 11 has you covered? Ok. So that's the end of this video all about stem focus and Mastery Balance. Thanks for watching and I'll see you in the next one.
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