iZotope changed hands, and I'm happy
OK,
So I have a bit to bring forward here, so sorry for the long post
#1 - I quit upgrading my iZotope everything bundle sometime after NI took over because of the stupidity that NI exercised
#2 - I'm concerned that in 5 years or so, Boris will retire, and we go thru stupid stuff again
#3 - I really only use Rx.
#4 - My cat can master better than Ozone10
#5 - I have other high quality tools that help me down the path
But when it was announced that Boris FX was buying iZotope, I reconsidered purchasing the update to my everything bundle. When I saw that it was $269 to upgrade, I pulled the trigger
My initial impressions
- Now $269 is not chump change, but I thought it a reasonable cost for what I was getting. The reasonable part is what has been missing form iZotope in the NI days. I'm just glad I could get the upgrade, and NOT have to use Native Access.
- Ozone 12 Ai actually does a decent job, and my cat is a bit weary.
- I just started doing audio books, and the little I did with Nectar is promising
- When I walked away from NI, I created mastering chains in Fabfilter. But it looks like my workflow will change again. I'm liking Ozone12 results
So, this is my $0.02