14 Feb iZotope Neutron 5 — A Mix Real-World Review
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| MIX VERDICT: IZOTOPE NEUTRON 5 |
| THE TAKEAWAY: “Considering all you get, it’s an excellent value. If you already own a version of Neutron, the upgrade is well worth it.” |
| COMPANY: iZotope • www.izotope.com PRICE: $249 PROS: • Density module provides upward compression. • Phase offers waveform rotation and phase alignment. • Clipper provides dynamics control. • Module Channel Modes. • Mix Assistant. • Assistant View streamlined. • Delta buttons added throughout. CONS: • Mix Assistant can be heavy-handed with saturation. |
Neutron 5 (Mac/Win) is the latest incarnation of iZotope’s integrated mixing-processor suite. It includes a modular “Mothership” plug-in incorporating all of its processors, plus individual plug-in versions of each and several separate utility plug-ins.
iZotope has also added three new processors, bringing the total to 10. The lineup includes: Compressor (multiband, up to two instances in a signal…