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 Digital Audio Workstation programs including Pro Tools, Apple Logic Pro and GarageBand, Cakewalk SONAR, Nuendo, Digital Performer, WaveLab, Reaper, FL Studio, Ableton Live and others. 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.
Alloy 2 (released August 14, 2012) — channel strip plugin with EQ, Transient Shaper, Dynamics, Exciter, Limiter, and De-Esser
ANR-B (released May 10, 2007) — iZotope's only hardware unit — adaptive realtime noise reduction for broadcast audio
BreakTweaker (released January 23, 2014) — drum sculpting and beat sequencing machine that blurs the line between rhythm and melody
Insight (released November 13, 2012) — CALM Act compliant essential metering suite
Iris 2 (released November 19, 2014) — spectral sampling re-synthesizer featuring spectral selection tools
Nectar 2 (released 11/2013) — vocal production suite
Neutron (released October 5, 2016) — audio mixing plug-in suite including advanced analysis and metering
Ozone 7 and Ozone 7 Advanced (released November 3, 2015)
RX 4 and RX 4 Advanced (released November 9, 2014)— complete audio restoration suite
Stutter Edit (released January 13, 2011) — sample stutter effects and slicing
Trash 2 (released November 19, 2012) — 64-bit modeling of guitar amplifiers, distortions, delays and filters
Vinyl (released February 1, 2001) — record simulation and lo-fi effect
Mobile and Consumer Audio
iDrum and iDrum Mobile (acquired on December 4, 2006) — virtual drum machine
Music and Speech Cleaner — audio cleanup and enhancement suite
Sonifi — mobile remix mobile application developed by Sonik Architects
The T-Pain Effect (released July 20, 2011) — beat and vocal recording software with pitch correction
Ozone Maximizer Rack Extension (released June 14, 2012) for Reason — Reason 6.5 Rack Extension
Mastering Essentials (released January 20, 2012) for Acoustica Mixcraft Pro Studio 6
Radius (released May 19, 2006) — world-class time stretching and pitch shifting for Logic Pro and SoundTrack Pro
Ozone MP — analog modeled audio enhancement for Winamp and Windows Media Player
pHATmatik PRO — loop-based sampler
PhotonShow — photo slideshow software
PhotonTV — photo slideshow software
Spectron (released March 6, 2003) — 64-bit spectral effects processor
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, Smule, Sonoma Wire Works, and most recently, Blue Microphones. Algorithms are delivered as a plugin or SDK for easy implementation. To date, iZotope technology has shipped in nearly 68 million products worldwide.
Mac/PC 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
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
Core FX
Audio Repair
DJ FX
Vocal FX
Trash FX
Fun FX
Embedded
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.
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. [5]
SRC — 64-bit sample rate conversion.
Awards and Accolades
2013
Emmy Award Technology & Engineering Emmy — RX 2
2012
Computer Music (magazine) Editor's Choice and Performer's Choice — Ozone 5 Advanced
Music Tech (magazine) Music Tech Choice — Ozone 5 Advanced
Pro Audio Review PAR Excellence Award Nomination — Ozone 5
2011
Musik Messe International Press Award — Nectar
TEC Award Nomination Musical Instrument Tech/Software — Stutter Edit
Cinema Audio Society Awards Post Production Technical Achievement Nomination — Ozone 5
2010
TEC Award Nomination Signal Processing/ Tech/Software — Alloy
Pro Audio Review PAR Excellence Award — Nectar
Audiomedia Magazine Product of the Year — Ozone 4
Electronic Musician Editor's Choice Award — Ozone 4
Cinema Audio Society Awards Post Production Winner — RX 2
2009
Mix Magazine Certified Hit — Alloy
Pro Audio Review PAR Excellence Award — Alloy
TEC Award, Signal Processing Technology/Software — Ozone 4
Bestcovery.com Best Pick Award — Ozone 4
Electronic Musician Editor's Choice Award — RX
2008
Radio World Cool Stuff Award — ANR-B
Broadcast Engineering Award — ANR-B
Pro Audio Review NAB Hot Gear List — ANR-B
Remix Magazine Technology Award — RX
Computer Music (magazine) Editor's Choice — RX
Computer Music (magazine) Performance Award — RX
Beat Magazine Editor's Recommendation — RX
2006
Anderton Award — iZotope, Inc.
Cardinal Richelieu Memorial Power Behind the Throne — iZotope, Inc.
Future Music Magazine' Ace Award — Ozone 3
Guitar One Mark of Excellence — Trash
2005
Hitsquad.com Editor's Choice Award — Vinyl
2001
Freedownloadmanager.org User's Choice Award — Vinyl
Misc. It Enquirer Mac OS X Software of The Past Decade — iZotope, Inc.
