Comments on: iZotope Releases FREE Ozone Imager V2 Stereo Widening Plugin https://bedroomproducersblog.com/2019/12/12/izotope-ozone-imager-v2/ Freeware for music producers! Fri, 28 Oct 2022 22:47:54 +0000 hourly 1 By: rek https://bedroomproducersblog.com/2019/12/12/izotope-ozone-imager-v2/comment-page-1/#comment-301668 Fri, 28 Oct 2022 22:47:54 +0000 https://bedroomproducersblog.com/?p=34350#comment-301668 it would be really great if this plugin did not require activation through izotope. this is because in linux, under wine and yabridge, the authorization does not work.

]]> By: Michal https://bedroomproducersblog.com/2019/12/12/izotope-ozone-imager-v2/comment-page-1/#comment-232899 Tue, 17 Dec 2019 06:46:20 +0000 https://bedroomproducersblog.com/?p=34350#comment-232899 I tested Ozone Imager v1 against recently released v2. Unfortunately version 2 introduces unwanted lag in reaction time. Version 1 was able to follow signal more precisely. I mean e.g. when a drumloop was playing, it was possible to distinguish which sound was wider and which wasn’t. In version 2 this lag is annoying, because it forces user to guess, which sound in a signal chain is actually too wide. Stereoize and Width options are still very good in this VST. However I wanted to use this plugin strictly to analyze audio. Simply put – I prefer version 1.

By the way, if anyone was aware of the bug in version 1, it’s still present in version 2. I mean situation in which sequencer isn’t playing and no sound source is present. Ozone Imager will display a “ghost” signal, slightly panned to the right. To this day I still can’t figure out why this hasn’t been fixed.

]]> By: Roman https://bedroomproducersblog.com/2019/12/12/izotope-ozone-imager-v2/comment-page-1/#comment-232869 Mon, 16 Dec 2019 16:55:52 +0000 https://bedroomproducersblog.com/?p=34350#comment-232869 In reply to Ble3azy.

Thanks. I’ll stick with Sidewidener ‘cos I own it :-)

]]> By: Ble3azy https://bedroomproducersblog.com/2019/12/12/izotope-ozone-imager-v2/comment-page-1/#comment-232865 Mon, 16 Dec 2019 15:27:32 +0000 https://bedroomproducersblog.com/?p=34350#comment-232865 In reply to Roman.

Sidewidener has more control, and is truly mono compatible, it’s already one of the best. the other being voxengo’s equivalent; stereo touch. which is actually free, if you don’t want to jump through CM’s sign up hoops).
I think I can also detect this ozone one is slightly raising the output but 0.3db or so to fool you into the thinking it’s always an improved result.

]]> By: Ble3azy https://bedroomproducersblog.com/2019/12/12/izotope-ozone-imager-v2/comment-page-1/#comment-232864 Mon, 16 Dec 2019 15:16:13 +0000 https://bedroomproducersblog.com/?p=34350#comment-232864 If you want true mono compatible width (still valuable in this age of phones, laptops, and clubs), there’s only 1 way in reality , that is to delay the source (within Haas range), and invert polarity on 1 side of that delay. There’s already a free plug by Voxengo called Stereo Touch. It also gives you more tonal control than the izotope one too.

]]> By: Roman https://bedroomproducersblog.com/2019/12/12/izotope-ozone-imager-v2/comment-page-1/#comment-232728 Fri, 13 Dec 2019 12:54:03 +0000 https://bedroomproducersblog.com/?p=34350#comment-232728 How does it compare to JST Sidewidener?

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