{"id":22324,"date":"2022-07-27T14:07:53","date_gmt":"2022-07-27T18:07:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/splice.com\/blog\/?p=22324"},"modified":"2022-07-30T11:03:46","modified_gmt":"2022-07-30T15:03:46","slug":"izotope-neutron-mixing-5-minutes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/splice.com\/blog\/izotope-neutron-mixing-5-minutes\/","title":{"rendered":"Creating the world\u2019s fastest mix with iZotope\u2019s Neutron and Ozone"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Mixing is one of the most important steps in making a track, but it can take hours just to get to a decently leveled starting point.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Thankfully, this is where some AI-powered tech from iZotope\u2019s flagship mixing and mastering tools\u2014<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Neutron (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/splice.com\/plugins\/39106010-neutron-4-au-by-izotope\" target=\"_blank\">Neutron<\/a> and <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Ozone (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/splice.com\/plugins\/38765941-ozone-9-advanced-vst-au-by-izotope\" target=\"_blank\">Ozone<\/a>\u2014can help. While these tools aren\u2019t necessarily designed to mix and master your tracks <em>for<\/em> you, they can certainly get you to a great starting point by taking care of tedious level setting and rough EQing. This lets you focus as much of your mixing time as possible on creative mixing decisions (ex. \u201cShould the guitar actually become the focal point for this section of the song?\u201d) rather than tedious setup tasks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the video above, watch Splice\u2019s own <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Max Nepa-Rewak (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/splice.com\/blog\/author\/maxrewak\/\" target=\"_blank\">Max Nepa-Rewak<\/a> put iZotope\u2019s assistive audio tech to the test, trying to mix and master a track in as little time as possible. Then, watch Max compare the results to his own rough mix and reflect on what each plugin contributed to the track.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>How do you think the Mix Assistant did? What other topics in <a href=\"https:\/\/splice.com\/blog\/an-introduction-to-mixing\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"mixing (opens in a new tab)\">mixing<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/splice.com\/blog\/mastering-101-what-is-mastering\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"mastering (opens in a new tab)\">mastering<\/a> would you like to see us explore on <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"the Splice YouTube channel (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/c\/splice\" target=\"_blank\">the Splice YouTube channel<\/a> next? Let us know in the comments section of the video.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Want to test it out yourself? Try iZotope\u2019s Neutron 4 for free, and then Rent-to-Own it for $19.99\/mo until it\u2019s yours. 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