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Message: [QUOTE="Scorpio, post: 15818, member: 4"] Something like this: [TABLE] [TR] [TH]Percentage[/TH] [TH]Ozone Maximizer's Transient Emphasis Amount[/TH] [/TR] [TR] [TD]100%[/TD] [TD]200 (this setting obviously sucks but it exists for noobs who may otherwise need it)[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]61.8%[/TD] [TD]81 (don't do this please, abeg)[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]23.6%[/TD] [TD]47 (sounds horrible at -8 LUFS/LKFS)[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]14.6%[/TD] [TD]29 (sounds terrible at -8 LUFS/LKFS)[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]9%[/TD] [TD]18 (sometimes good at -8 LUFS/LKFS; it depends on the mix; turn it off if distortion is apparent)[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]5.6%[/TD] [TD]11 (sometimes great at -8 LUFS/LKFS; it depends on the mix; turn it off if distortion is apparent)[/TD] [/TR] [/TABLE] [TABLE] [TR] [TH]Percentage[/TH] [TH]Ozone Exciter's Amount:[/TH] [/TR] [TR] [TD]100%[/TD] [TD]15 (I dunno why on earth someone would use this, but hey, to each his own)[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]38.2%[/TD] [TD]7.2 (not ideal for mastering, can be used for mixing e.g., 808s, kick drums, bass, etc)[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]23.6%[/TD] [TD]3.5 (not ideal for mastering, can be used for mixing e.g., 808s, kick drums, bass, synths, keys, etc)[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]14.6%[/TD] [TD]2.2 (not ideal for mastering, can be used for mixing e.g. vocals, synths, keys, snares, etc)[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]9%[/TD] [TD]1.35 (somewhat ideal for mastering e.g., a dull mix or if you don't care about changing the spectral balance)[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]5.6%[/TD] [TD]0.84 (subtle and ideal for mastering purposes; set the dry/wet to your liking e.g., 61.8% or 38.2% depending on the[I] mode[/I])[/TD] [/TR] [/TABLE] The percentages listed above on the left-hand side of the table have got nothing to do with Ozone Exciter's dry/wet. It's just a scale of the overall amount. If y'all want to get more into this check out the table below: [TABLE] [TR] [TH]Intention[/TH] [TH]Ozone Exciter's Mode[/TH] [TH]Ozone Exciter's Amount[/TH] [TH]Ozone Exciter's Dry/Wet[/TH] [TH]Oversampling[/TH] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Mastering[/TD] [TD]Tape[/TD] [TD]0.84[/TD] [TD]91%[/TD] [TD]ON[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Mastering[/TD] [TD]Tube[/TD] [TD]0.84[/TD] [TD]14.6%[/TD] [TD]ON[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Mastering[/TD] [TD]Warm[/TD] [TD]0.84[/TD] [TD]9%[/TD] [TD]ON[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Mastering[/TD] [TD]Analog[/TD] [TD]0.84[/TD] [TD]38.2%[/TD] [TD]ON[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Mastering[/TD] [TD]Retro[/TD] [TD]0.84[/TD] [TD]5.6%[/TD] [TD]ON[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Mastering[/TD] [TD]Triode[/TD] [TD]0.84[/TD] [TD]5.6%[/TD] [TD]ON[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Mastering[/TD] [TD]Dual Triode[/TD] [TD]1.35[/TD] [TD]38.2%[/TD] [TD]ON[/TD] [/TR] [/TABLE] Pro Tip: iZotope Ozone Exciter module is great for adding subtle amounts of harmonic distortion but if you overdo it you may end up with too much sibilance assuming vocals are present or a piercing mix if it's only an instrumental. Another trick is to only saturate from 80 Hz to 320 Hz as a means to make the bass more audible on small Bluetooth speakers, etc. [TABLE] [TR] [TH]Intention[/TH] [TH]FF Saturn's Mode[/TH] [TH]FF Saturn's Drive[/TH] [TH]FF Saturn's Dry/Wet[/TH] [TH]FF Saturn's HQ[/TH] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Mastering[/TD] [TD]Gentle Saturation[/TD] [TD]38.2%[/TD] [TD]9%[/TD] [TD]ON[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Mixing[/TD] [TD]Gentle Saturation[/TD] [TD]61.8% or 76.4%[/TD] [TD]9%[/TD] [TD]ON[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Mastering[/TD] [TD]Clean Tube[/TD] [TD]14.6%[/TD] [TD]9%[/TD] [TD]ON[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Mixing[/TD] [TD]Clean Tube[/TD] [TD]38.2%[/TD] [TD]9%[/TD] [TD]ON[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Mastering[/TD] [TD]Warm Tube[/TD] [TD]23.6%[/TD] [TD]9%[/TD] [TD]ON[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Mixing[/TD] [TD]Warm Tube[/TD] [TD]66.6%[/TD] [TD]9%[/TD] [TD]ON[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Mastering[/TD] [TD]Clean Tape[/TD] [TD]38.2%[/TD] [TD]9%[/TD] [TD]ON[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Mixing[/TD] [TD]Clean Tape[/TD] [TD]61.8% or 76.4%[/TD] [TD]9%[/TD] [TD]ON[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Mastering[/TD] [TD]Warm Tape[/TD] [TD]38.2%[/TD] [TD]9%[/TD] [TD]ON[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Mixing[/TD] [TD]Warm Tape[/TD] [TD]61.8% or 76.4%[/TD] [TD]9%[/TD] [TD]ON[/TD] [/TR] [/TABLE] Obviously, FabFilter Software Instruments' Saturn has other saturation and distortion algorithms but those aren't styles you'd want to put on your main channel e.g., styles like heavy saturation, old tape, smooth amp, etc. Yes, there are good for other things i.e. on individual tracks but will make an entire mix suck so bad and that should be common sense to anyone who has a brain. [TABLE] [TR] [TH]Percentage[/TH] [TH]FF Pro-L Attack[/TH] [TH]FF Pro-L Release[/TH] [TH]FF Pro-L Look ahead[/TH] [/TR] [TR] [TD]38.2%[/TD] [TD]212.9 ms[/TD] [TD]382 ms[/TD] [TD]1.49 ms[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]23.6%[/TD] [TD]123.4 ms[/TD] [TD]90 ms[/TD] [TD]1.18 ms[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]14.6%[/TD] [TD]4.5 ms[/TD] [TD]21 ms[/TD] [TD]0.73 ms[/TD] [/TR] [/TABLE] For some reason, 0.73 ms look-ahead time on FabFilter Pro-L works tremendously well, especially for that Dynamic style. Y'all should check it when y'all got time with an attack time set to 123.4 ms and a release time set to 90 ms. Of course, fully unlinked limiting. [/QUOTE]

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