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It's an offer for Ozone users.




non-Ozone users can buy it too, but they don't get the 50% off "customer reward price"

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There is a pretty good discussion on the SONAR forum (except for one snarky poster). You should be able to read it (but not comment) here:

http://forum.cakewalk.com/tm.aspx?m=2757280




thanks for the link! I'll check it out! Speaking of Sonar, have you used your $20 Sonar bucks yet? If so, how? I'm at a loss as to figuring out a way of spending just $20 (or even of working it into a larger purchase)

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The bottom line is that Alloy is similar in function to Ozone but is easier on the CPU so it is intended to be used in mixing and can be applied to each track, as opposed to Ozone that is intended to be used for mastering on the final stereo mixdown.

I have Ozone and love it. I do not have Alloy but am considering it at this price.




your observation is exactly what I was thinking, almost word for word Matt. I respect your opinion, so this is a serious consideration.

IMO, one of the main inadequacies of the average track plugin is lack of visual guidance when you use it, and sometimes even lack of ability to hear more than a snippet of sample before you commit to it. Izotope's strength (well, one of them anyway) is that they have done an EXCELLENT job of providing the user audio and visual guidance when using their products. By the time you commit something to your project, you have a pretty good idea what effect it will have... and I like having that kind of control.

Yes, I have other EQs, limiters etc... but none of them are the all-in-one, small footprint, and intuitive solution this appears to be.