The world of DAWs doesn't need another channel strip. What it needs is a better way of working with the essential tools you need for all of your tracks and busses. That's why we designed Alloy. Alloy provides the key dynamics and sound shaping effects you'll use again and again, in a self-contained and completely configurable interface.

Add iZotope Alloy to your tracks and busses and bring them to life with six processors designed to add character to every element of your mix. Alloy gives you exceptional sound quality, vintage emulation balanced with digital precision, time-saving presets and workflow features, and a forward-thinking interface that puts just the controls you need at your fingertips.

Tech Features

Equalizer
As essential as EQ is to mixing, why do so many EQs force you to work with tiny graphs or clumsy knobs? Alloy's powerful 8-band EQ combines exceptional sonic quality with precise controls and a large spectrum overlay that gives you the best visual feedback of any EQ available.

• Enter EQ settings visually or with precise numerical values
• Choose from Low Shelf, High Shelf, Peak, Lowpass, Sharp Lowpass, Highpass and Sharp Highpass modes for each band
• Soft-saturation emulates analog EQs for a natural sound when pushed hard
• Alt-click and use your mouse to solo and zero in on problem frequencies
    

Exciter
Alloy's Exciter features new Harmonic Scaling technology that lets you add gentle saturation to your tracks by emulating the sounds of tube pre-amps, tape, and other hardware devices in a unique new way. It's perfect for adding subtle character to everything from vocals to strings to drums.

• Blend between different Harmonic profiles including Tube, Tape, Transistor and more with an XY pad
• Switch to Multiband mode to apply color to different frequency ranges independently
• Unique spectrum meter shows you which frequencies are being affected by the Exciter
• Integrated stereo width control allows you to narrow or widen different frequency bands
   

Transient Shaper
Shape percussive sounds and more with Alloy's simple and powerful Transient Shaper module. Add more “stick” to a snare, make a kick drum less boomy, or even apply Transient Shaper to hammered or plucked instruments to fine tune their attack character. Try Multiband mode for unmatched shaping of more complex material like drum loops and busses.

• Perfect for shaping drums and other percussive sounds
• Concise controls let you boost or cut the attack and sustain portions of transients with adjustable time values
• Adjust sounds in different frequency ranges with powerful Multiband mode
   

Dynamics
Smooth out vocals or slam your drum buss with a Dynamics module that combines the best characteristics of analog and digital compressors. While many “vintage emulated” dynamics plug-ins are useful on only some material, Alloy can switch between tasks with ease. And with advanced sidechaining and a multiband mode this is sure to become one of the most versatile mixing tools in your arsenal.

• Vintage mode combines a forgiving multi-stage release curve with program dependent characteristics; Digital mode provides clean, linear compression
• Gate/Expander provides gating and even upward compression effects
• Sidechaining lets you trigger the Compressor or Gate from external sources– even to individual frequency bands in Multiband mode
• Crosschaining lets you trigger dynamics processes on one band with audio from another, for completely new gating and ducking possibilities
• Two dynamics stages for parallel compression effects
• Soft Knee, RMS, and Auto-gain modes; single or multiband operation
   

De-Esser
Tame vocal sibilance and harsh high frequencies in other instruments. Alloy's De-Esser lets you zero in on sibilant frequencies with a simple-to-use spectrum graph. It's perfect for transparently reining in vocals, cymbals and other high frequency problem spots.

• Spectrum meter with solo control helps you set the De-Esser quickly and easily
• Multiband mode affects just the sibilant frequencies; Broadband mode affects the whole signal based on the sibilant band.
• Control over De-Ess attack and release times
   

Limiter
Alloy's Limiter module acts as a zero latency loudness maximizer for busses and tracks, automatically adding gain as you pull down the threshold. Or use it to keep a lid on your levels with a simple and efficient Brickwall limiter.

• Brickwall mode for keeping peaks under zero at all times; Soft mode for more forgiving, smooth limiting
• Phase Tools panel lets you optimize the symmetry of vocal and instrument waveforms to get more overall loudness
• Zero-latency mode ensures your tracks and busses stay in sync, even in hosts without effective latency compensation
   

MacroPresets
Some plug-ins come with five or ten presets. Alloy comes with over 150 presets designed to give you the perfect starting point for a broad range of mixing tasks. MacroPresets customize Alloy's display to show you just the sliders and meters you need for the task at hand, giving you powerful preset signal chains with simple controls, making each preset feel like its own custom-tailored plug-in.

• MacroPresets combine the most useful parameters and meters for a preset into one useful view.
• Over 150 presets included covering individual instruments, ensembles, busses, utility tasks, broadcasting & podcasting, post production and more.
• Create or customize your own MacroPresets that show custom configurations of controls in Alloy's Macro screen.
   

Who is it for?

Engineers

• The best sound quality available
• Six versatile mixing effects you'll use in every project
• MacroPresets give you fast starting points and simple control layouts
• Build your own custom plug-in layouts and signal chains
• No-hassle authorization
   

Home Recordist

• The most useful tools for mixing combined into one simple, integrated interface
• Upgrade your DAW with iZotope's renowned sound quality and useful workflow tools
• Over 150 MacroPresets give you the perfect starting point for any track or bus
• An amazing value—takes the place of channel strips and suites of plug-ins costing far more
   

Producer/Remixer

• Top quality tools for mixing with forward thinking features, interface and visual feedback
• Add character to all of your tracks with analog emulated Dynamics, EQ and Exciter
• Add life to drum samples with the Transient Shaper module
• Make the track pump with versatile sidechaining
   

Post and Broadcast

• Time saving MacroPresets give you starting points for voiceovers, foley, FX, music beds and more
• Flexible EQ, dynamics and sound shaping tools integrated together in one simple interface
• Useful Phase Tools including variable phase rotation to improve the loudness of voiceovers
• Use sidechaining to duck music beds with voiceovers and more
   

Ozone and Alloy

Ozone and Alloy are designed to complement one another perfectly. Ozone is designed for adding the final layer of polish to a completed mix, while Alloy is designed to shape and enhance individual tracks and busses during the mixing process. If you love Ozone as a mastering tool, you're going to love Alloy in your mix. Alloy introduces an efficient, zero-latency alternative to Ozone that streamlines the mixing process and provides many unique new features designed specifically for mixing as well as over 150 useful presets designed for mixing. Here are a few key features of Alloy that will greatly benefit Ozone users:

• Dynamics: new Vintage-modeled compressor with soft knee is perfect for shaping vocals, guitars, drums and other individual tracks
• Sidechaining: lets you control Alloy's dynamics modules from other tracks in your mix
• Dual Dynamics stages: full-featured flexible parallel compression and more
• Transient Shaper: enhance percussive sounds for creative control, in single or multiband mode
• Zero-latency mode: for ease of use on multiple tracks in a session—no concerns about delay compensation or tracks getting out of sync or phase
• De-Esser: an essential tool for taming sibilance on vocals and more
• Exciter: a new XY-pad based exciter lets you blend between different saturation types for new creative possibilities
• Limiter: includes zero latency operation, and a variable phase rotation control for optimizing vocals and other instruments
• Equalizer: exceptional sonic quality, precise controls, new steeper low and high pass filters
• MacroPresets: over 150 professional presets with custom layouts that show you simplified controls for the task at hand. Like customizing things? Make your own custom plug-in layouts with this unique feature

System Requirements

Operating System:

• Windows (XP, x64, Vista, 7)
• Mac OS X 10.5 or later (Universal Binary)
   

Plug-in Formats:

• Pro Tools 7+ (RTAS/ AudioSuite), VST, MAS, Audio Unit, DirectX

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