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.
In 2023, iZotope was acquired by Native Instruments. In 2026, after Native Instruments was acquired by InMusic, iZotope was acquired by Boris FX.
Software +Product nameRelease dateDescriptionAlloy 2 August 14, 2012channel strip plugin with EQ, Transient Shaper, Dynamics, Exciter, Limiter, and De-EsserANR-BMay 10, 2007iZotope's only hardware unit — adaptive realtime noise reduction for broadcast audioBreakTweakerJanuary 23, 2014drum sculpting and beat sequencing machine that blurs the line between rhythm and melodyDDLY Dynamic DelayFebruary 9, 2016responds to track musical dynamics to create unique delaysInsightNovember 13, 2012CALM Act compliant essential metering suiteInsight 2September 13, 2018Iris 2November 19, 2014spectral sampling re-synthesizer featuring spectral selection toolsNectarNovember, 2010vocal production suiteNectar 2October 18, 2013Nectar 3October 16, 2018NeoverbOctober 2, 2020reverb plug-in that combines industry-leading Exponential Audio technology with an intuitive, AI-powered workflowNeutronOctober 5, 2016audio mixing plug-in suite including advanced analysis and meteringNeutron 2October 5, 2017Neutron 3June 6, 2019Neutron 4June 2, 2022Ozone 7November 3, 2015mastering suite with equalizer and dynamic eq, dynamics processing, exciter, spectral shaping processor, imager, maximizer, track referencing system and mastering assistantOzone 8October 5, 2017Ozone 9October 3, 2019Ozone 10September 13, 2022RX 6April 20, 2017audio restoration suiteRX 7September 13, 2018RX 8September 2, 2020RX 9October 14, 2021RX 10September 7, 2022RX 11May 14, 2024Stutter EditJanuary 13, 2011sample stutter effects and slicingStutter Edit 2June 24, 2020Tonal Balance ControlOctober 5, 2017visual analysis tool measuring the distribution of energy across frequency spectrum, comparing audio to program-specific or custom-created targetsTonal Balance Control 2May 5, 2020Trash 2November 19, 201264-bit modeling of guitar amplifiers, distortions, delays and filtersVinylFebruary 1, 2001record simulation and lo-fi effectVocalsynth 2May 23, 2018Color and shape vocals to the point of unrecognizable, using vocoder, talkbox, and other features. Includes a full suite of stompbox-style studio effects.
Mobile applications
Spire — iOS recording app (released July 24, 2015) 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
Third-party plugins
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
Discontinued products
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
Compatible software iZotope's software can be used with Pro Tools, Logic Pro, GarageBand, Cubase, Nuendo, WaveLab, Studio One, Adobe Audition, Reaper, FL Studio, Ableton Live, Reason etc. iZotope is compatible with most software that use VST or VST3 files.
Hardware iZotope introduced an iPhone-driven physical recording device, branded Spire Studio. The small, portable device works wirelessly with iZotope's Spire iOS app and includes 4GB of storage and an internal microphone, as well as audio inputs for connecting external instruments or microphones. Spire Studio is targeted to musicians, small bands, and home recordists, as well as the podcasting and meeting sectors.
Licensing
iZotope licenses its software and technology licensing, offering 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.
Licensed technologies
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. SRC — 64-bit sample rate conversion.
Notable licensing partners
Mac and PC Video games MobileAcoustica (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 (Rock Band 3) Capcom (Resident Evil 2, Resident Evil 3, Resident Evil Resistance)Smule (I Am T-Pain) Sonoma Wireworks (GuitarTone) Audiofile Engineering (FIRe 2) Harmonix (VidRhythm) Seven45 Studios (Soulo Karaoke)
Artist references Musician Andrew Katz of Car Seat Headrest mentions using Ozone on 1 Trait Danger's cover of CAKE's "Friend is a Four Letter Word". iZotope receives credit from Trent Reznor and Nine Inch Nails on the album credits of Year Zero. American record producer Just Blaze mentions using Ozone on his latest project with Jay-Z. Rock band from the US Garbage refers using Stutter Edit, Ozone, and Trash. American DJ Skrillex discusses about using Ozone on his tracks.
Awards and accolades
Emmy Award Technology & Engineering Emmy (2013) — RX 2
The Cinema Audio Society Outstanding Product Post Production (2021) — RX
References
Further reading
External links Official website