Dither

• proprietary MBIT+ noise-shaped dither
• DC offset, auto-blanking, peak limiting and harmonic suppression
• bit meter and DC offset meter for visual feedback and troubleshooting your mix

Smooth Dynamic Response

Ozone allows you to effectively convert and dither to 24, 20, 16, 12 or 8 bits. This is useful for mastering a track for CD (16 bit) from a 24 bit source, for example.

• Choose from three types of noise shaped dither algorithms.
• Integrated DC offset filtering, auto-blanking and dither harmonic suppression for dynamic and transparent conversions.
• Unique set of bit scopes and DC level meters provide a complete view of the digital bitstream and conversion process.

Ozone 3 introduces our proprietary MBIT+ dither algorithm that reduces quantization distortion with minimal perceived noise. While this might sound like a paradox, this additional dither algorithm is a very smooth, quiet and almost "analog sounding" technology.

For those who know dither, this is an evolution of the ExtraBit/MegaBitMax algorithm developed by Alexey Lukin (who is now a part of the iZotope team). If you're not familiar with this technology, the ExtraBit/MegaBitMax algorithm has received considerable attention from an online listening test put together by 24-96 Mastering Studios. You can try it out or view the results on their site.