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IZotope
IndustrySoftware industry/SIP licensing
Founded1 January 2001 Edit this on Wikidata
Headquarters
Cambridge, Massachusetts
,
United States
Area served
Worldwide
Productsaudio middleware
Websitewww.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.

Pro-Audio Tools and Virtual Instrument Software

  • Alloy 2 (released August 14, 2012)[1] — channel strip plugin with EQ, Transient Shaper, Dynamics, Exciter, Limiter, and De-Esser[2]
  • ANR-B (released May 10, 2007)[3] — iZotope's only hardware unit — adaptive realtime noise reduction for broadcast audio[4]
  • BreakTweaker (released January 23, 2014)[5] — drum sculpting and beat sequencing machine that blurs the line between rhythm and melody[6]
  • DDLY Dynamic Delay — responds to track musical dynamics to create unique delays[7]
  • Insight (released November 13, 2012)[8] — CALM Act compliant essential metering suite[9]
  • Iris 2 (released November 19, 2014)[10] — spectral sampling re-synthesizer featuring spectral selection tools[11]
  • Nectar 2 (released 11/2013) — vocal production suite
  • Neutron and Neutron Advanced (released October 5, 2016)[12] — audio mixing plug-in suite including advanced analysis and metering
  • Ozone 7 and Ozone 7 Advanced (released November 3, 2015)[13][9]
  • RX 6 and RX 6 Advanced (released April 20, 2017)— complete audio restoration suite
  • Stutter Edit (released January 13, 2011)[14] — sample stutter effects and slicing[15]
  • Trash 2 (released November 19, 2012)[16] — 64-bit modeling of guitar amplifiers, distortions, delays and filters[17]
  • Vinyl (released February 1, 2001)[18] — record simulation and lo-fi effect[19]

Mobile and Consumer Audio

  • Spire — iOS recording app
  • iDrum and iDrum Mobile (acquired on December 4, 2006)[20] — virtual drum machine[21]
  • Music and Speech Cleaner — audio cleanup and enhancement suite[22]
  • Sonifi — mobile remix mobile application developed by Sonik Architects[23]
  • The T-Pain Effect (released July 20, 2011)[24] — beat and vocal recording software with pitch correction

Third Party Plugins

  • Ozone Maximizer Rack Extension (released June 14, 2012)[25] for Reason — Reason 6.5 Rack Extension
  • Mastering Essentials (released January 20, 2012)[26] for Acoustica Mixcraft Pro Studio 6
  • Radius (released May 19, 2006)[27] — world-class time stretching and pitch shifting for Logic Pro and SoundTrack Pro

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 onboard, 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.

Discontinued Products

  • Ozone MP — analog modeled audio enhancement for Winamp and Windows Media Player
  • pHATmatik PRO[28] — loop-based sampler
  • PhotonShow — photo slideshow software
  • PhotonTV — photo slideshow software
  • Spectron (released March 6, 2003)[29] — 64-bit spectral effects processor[30]

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,[31] Smule, Sonoma Wire Works, and most recently, Blue Microphones.[32] Algorithms are delivered as a plugin or SDK for easy implementation. To date, iZotope technology has shipped in nearly 68 million products worldwide.[33]

Licensed Technologies

Mac/PC[34] 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[35]

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[36]

  • Core FX
  • Audio Repair
  • DJ FX
  • Vocal FX
  • Trash FX
  • Fun FX

Embedded[37]

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.[38]

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. [3]
  • SRC — 64-bit sample rate conversion.

Compatible software

Pro Tools, Apple Logic Pro and GarageBand, Cakewalk SONAR, Nuendo, Digital Performer, WaveLab, Adobe Audition, Magix VEGAS, Reaper, FL Studio, Ableton Live and others.

Notable Licensing Partners

Mac & Windows 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. 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 release free DDLY Dynamic Delay |". Soundonsound.com. Retrieved December 16, 2017.
  8. ^ McConnon, Brian. "iZotope Releases Insight™: Essential Metering Suite". Music Marcom. Retrieved December 19, 2012.
  9. ^ a b "Ozone". iZotope, Inc.
  10. ^ McConnon, Brian. "iZotope Releases Iris". Music Marcom. Retrieved July 11, 2012.
  11. ^ "Iris". iZotope, Inc.
  12. ^ "iZotope Announces Neutron Audio Mixing Plug-in". www.izotope.com. Retrieved October 25, 2016.
  13. ^ "iZotope Launches Ozone 7: Vintage-Inspired Mastering Tools" (Press release). Izotope. November 3, 2015. Retrieved March 31, 2016.
  14. ^ McConnon, Brian. "iZotope and BT Introduce Stutter Edit". Music Marcom. Archived from the original on February 24, 2013. Retrieved July 11, 2012. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  15. ^ "Stutter Edit". iZotope, Inc.
  16. ^ "iZotope Releases Trash 2". iZotope, Inc. Retrieved November 19, 2012.
  17. ^ "Trash". iZotope, Inc.
  18. ^ "iZotope Releases Free Vinyl Plug-In". iZotope, Inc.
  19. ^ "Vinyl". iZotope, Inc. Retrieved July 11, 2012.
  20. ^ McConnon, Brian. "IZOTOPE ACQUIRES IDRUM AND PHATMATIK PRO". iZotope, Inc. Retrieved July 11, 2012.
  21. ^ "iDrum". iZotope, Inc.
  22. ^ "Music and Speech Cleaner".
  23. ^ "Sonifi iPhone App lets your fingers remix music". Los Angeles Times. November 17, 2009.
  24. ^ McConnon, Brian. "T-Pain and iZotope Introduce The T-Pain Effect". Music Marcom. Retrieved July 11, 2012.
  25. ^ McConnon, Brian. "iZotope Releases Ozone Maximizer Rack Extension for Reason". Music Marcom. Retrieved July 11, 2012.
  26. ^ McConnon, Brian. "iZotope Introduces Mastering Essentials". Music Marcom.
  27. ^ McConnon, Brian. "iZotope Releases iZotope Radius for Logic". Music Marcom. Retrieved July 11, 2012.
  28. ^ McConnon, Brian. "iZotope Acquires iDrum and pHATmatik PRO". Music Marcom. Retrieved July 11, 2012.
  29. ^ "Introducing iZotope Spectron". iZotope, Inc. Retrieved July 11, 2012.
  30. ^ "Spectron". iZotope, Inc.
  31. ^ McConnon, Brian. "iZotope Technology Licensed for Inclusion in Rock Band 3". iZotope, Inc. Retrieved July 11, 2012.
  32. ^ "tiki FAQ". Blue Microphones.
  33. ^ "Powered By iZotope". iZotope, Inc. Retrieved June 6, 2012.
  34. ^ "Mac/Win". iZotope. Retrieved June 6, 2012.
  35. ^ "About iZotope | Audio Software, Plug-ins, VST". Izotope.com. Retrieved December 16, 2017.
  36. ^ "Audio for iOS". iZotope. Retrieved June 6, 2012.
  37. ^ "Embedded Audio Repair Tools". iZotope. Retrieved June 6, 2012.
  38. ^ "AES12: iZotope Technology Embedded Into Microphones". Sonicstate.com. October 30, 2012. Retrieved December 16, 2017.
  39. ^ "Year Zero". NinWiki. Retrieved December 16, 2017.
  40. ^ "Red Bull Music Academy". Red Bull Music Academy. Retrieved December 16, 2017.
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  42. ^ [2][dead link]
  43. ^ "Winners Announced for the 65th Primetime Emmy Engineering Awards". Retrieved February 24, 2014.

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External links

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