Controls two track EQ curves simultaneously.It may not be as flashy as the Mix Assistant, but it’s one of the most powerful tools in the whole suite for experienced producers. While it’s technically possible to do this the hard way by toggling back and forth between two EQ curves, Neutron 3 makes it intuitive and quick. Subtle changes can yield incredible results and allow you to carve space for two parts that might otherwise compete for sonic space. Neutron 3 also lets you see which frequencies are crossing over between your instruments (also called “masking”), making it easy to tell where to cut or boost. This enables you to make cuts or boosts to one EQ curve while Neutron 3 automatically adjusts the other curve in the opposite direction. It’s as simple as loading an instance on two tracks, like a bass and kick drum, and clicking the “inverse link” button at the bottom of the window. Much has been made of Neutron 3 Advanced’s powerful equalizer options, but the ability to link two instances of EQ together in an inverse relationship is an incredible tool that often goes overlooked. Neutron 3 – Inverse Linking and Masking Neutron 3 – Inverse Linking and Masking Automatically adjusts levels via Balance Assistant.Automatically suggests and applies presets via Track Enhancer.Importantly, this feature is only available in the Advanced software. This effectively acts as a crash course in mixing for newcomers, but veteran engineers will find it useful for getting a quick rough mix and tweaking from there, especially if you’re working on a project with a lot of moving parts. Similarly, the Balance option employs the AI to auto-mix your tracks relative to one another, giving you a great starting point from which to tweak your mix. You can, of course, apply presets yourself, but novice producers who don’t know where to start will find this feature especially useful. The Track Enhancer is applied to individual tracks and uses it’s AI to analyze your track and automatically apply presets based on the track type. Neutron 3 Advanced’s Mix Assistant feature is subdivided into a Track Enhancer and Balance Assistant. Neutron 3 – Mix Assistant Neutron 3 – Mix Assistant Paired together, the two suites will see you through from the beginning of the mixing process to the end of the mastering process, yielding stream or CD ready master files that can be sent directly to their final destination. Less experienced engineers will likely find more utility in the artificially intelligent assistant features, but the ability to use individual modules as separate plug-ins (a feature available only in the Advanced tier) can keep sessions quick and efficient for more experienced users. Seriously-both Neutron 3 and Ozone 9 offer powerful sculpting tools that can be used by newcomers and veterans alike. Overallīest for: Any producer in need of a comprehensive mixing and mastering solution. Since we’ve already reviewed each of the programs separately, we’ve tried to focus the scope of this review to highlight some of the best features as well as some less well-understood capabilities like inverse linking and masking analysis.
We were particularly interested in the mixing and mastering assistant features, so we relied heavily on their suggestions to see what they were capable of, feeding Ozone 9 multiple reference tracks for the same session and exporting the results for comparison. The ability to separate your “mixing engineer” and “mastering engineer” minds is crucial to paying attention to the right elements of the process, and working with Ozone 9 on its own allows you to focus on what’s happening in front of you without cluttering your workflow. Ozone 9, on the other hand, we used in “mothership mode,” as a standalone application.
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This workflow allows full access to any of your other plug-ins, so you’ll be able to tweak things to your preference if you already have some favorite plug-ins. We applied instances of Neutron 3 to a multi-track mixing session inside of Reaper, alternating between applying plug-ins to each track and the master bus. Try Ozone 9 + Neutron 3 How We Reviewed the Ozone 9 + Neutron 3 Advanced Bundle