Hello! So i'm running into this massive issue with Izotope Ozone 7's maximizer. Same with Izotope 5. Please help me with this as i am losing my frigging mind over it.
Say my mix is peaking at around -6 dbfs. I open izotope ozone 7 and the input level is -6 dbfs, and the output is usually different because of the eq, compression, excitation going on.
Now, when i'm limiting using the maximizer, there is a massive problem, and i've only realized this yesterday, and i've only just understood why my masters always sound super groutchy and screetchy, almost clipping:
Why the hell is the actual maximizer meter, the meter that has the ceiling and the threshold, not at the same level as the output? For example, i'd have my threshold around -7 dbfs on the maximizer, but it wouldn't even be touching the signal, EVEN THOUGH my mix is peaking at -6 dbfs and that is clear on the output meter on the right and on the master fader. But on the actual maximizer visuals, the bit with the ceiling and threshold controls, the signal is always lower. always. i have no idea why.
Why is this a problem? because ozone's limiter is an autogain limiter. which means if i drag my threshold way down to touch the signal, my mix will already be peaking at 0 dbfs, before i had done any actual gain reduction. i then proceed to do 3 db gain reduction and my master sounds horrible and i wonder why. I am forced to have no headroom for limiting by this.
now i know why. so please help. Sorry for the intensity; its 7 a.m and i've spent 6 hours trying to fix this issue, going through my gain staging and everything ... nothing seems to be it. My master fader is at 0.0, so is my output fader.
I'm using logic X, by the way.
Thank you!
TL;DR ---> maximizer input signal is totally different from the actual level of the mix. For example mix peaking at -6dbfs but maximizer doesn't do any gain reduction at -6dbfs, only at like .. -11dbfs or -12. All headroom is lost.
-Elian
Submitted March 01, 2017 at 02:24AM by Elian17 https://www.reddit.com/r/edmproduction/comments/5wtent/serious_problem_with_izotope_ozone_7s_maximizer/?utm_source=ifttt
Javier Rodriguez
Tuesday, February 28, 2017