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.
WWW izotope.com

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

Discontinued products

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

Notable licensing partners

Mac and PCVideo gamesMobile

  • Acoustica
  • Sony
  • Avid
  • Adobe
  • Serato
  • Image-Line
  • Telestream
  • Prism Sound
  • Akai
  • Audiofile Engineering
  • Cakewalk
  • Grass Valley
  • Techsmith
  • Audio Hijack
  • Microsoft
  • Ubisoft
  • Harmonix
  • Capcom
  • Smule
  • Sonoma Wireworks
  • Audiofile Engineering
  • Harmonix
  • Seven45 Studios

    • Artist references

    Awards and accolades