Change The Color Of Your Mix With Saturation
Unlock the true potential of your mix with Ozone 11! By utilizing saturation, you can effortlessly change the color of your mix, adding tonal balance, harmonics and enhanced loudness. Dialing in the right saturation not only shapes the character, but also helps widen your mix, giving it that polished professional sound. A subtle touch can bring out warmth and clarity. Experiment with these tools and listen to your mix come alive!
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Change The Color Of Your Mix With Saturation
Unlock the true potential of your mix with Ozone 11! By utilizing saturation, you can effortlessly change the color of your mix, adding tonal balance, harmonics and enhanced loudness. Dialing in the right saturation not only shapes the character, but also helps widen your mix, giving it that polished professional sound. A subtle touch can bring out warmth and clarity. Experiment with these tools and listen to your mix come alive!
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Luca Pretolesi
Luca Pretolesi is a world-renowned mixing and mastering engineer with a wealth of professional experience and a reputation as one of the best in the industry. With multiple Grammy nominations and wins, as well as Platinum, Diamond, Billboard, and Golden Melody awards, he has mixed and mastered some of the most streamed songs of all time. He is also the founder and creator of Studio DMI, a state-of-the-art facility in Las Vegas, Nevada. Luca has worked with top artists such as Drake, Skrillex, Diplo, Chiquis, Major Lazer, Alan Walker, Dillon Francis, David Guetta, J Balvin, and many more. Luca’s Grammy nominations include Chiquis “Abeja Reina” for Best Regional Mexican Music Album, Diplo “Diplo” for Best Dance/Electronic Album, Diplo & Miguel “Don’t Forget My Love” for Best Dance/Electronic Single, J Balvin & Willy William’s “Mi Gente” for Record of the Year, Steve Aoki’s “Wonderland” for Best Dance Album, Snoop Lion’s “Reincarnation” for Best Reggae Album.
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