IZotope
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 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.
Software
Mobile applications
- Spire — iOS recording app
- iDrum and iDrum Mobile — 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 — beat and vocal recording software with pitch correction
Third-party plugins
- Ozone Maximizer Rack Extension for Reason — Reason 6.5 Rack Extension
- Mastering Essentials for Acoustica Mixcraft Pro Studio 6
- Radius — 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 — 64-bit spectral effects processor
Compatible software
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/PCiZotope 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
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
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