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iZotope

Logo: iZotope Inc., Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons3

American audio technology company

iZotope, Inc. is an audio technology company based in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States. iZotope develops professional audio software for audio recording, mixing, broadcast, sound design, and mastering which can be used in wide range of digital audio workstation (DAW) programs. In addition, iZotope creates and licenses audio DSP technology including noise reduction, sample rate conversion, dithering, time stretching, and audio enhancement to hardware and software companies in the consumer and pro audio industries.2 It is part of Boris FX.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

Jan 1, 2001Founded1
  • Industrysoftware industry1
  • HeadquartersCambridge1
  • Websiteizotope.com

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iZotope, Inc. is an audio technology company based in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States. iZotope develops professional audio software for audio recording, mixing, broadcast, sound design, and mastering which can be used in wide range of digital audio workstation (DAW) programs. In addition, iZotope creates and licenses audio DSP technology including noise reduction, sample rate conversion, dithering, time stretching, and audio enhancement to hardware and software companies in the consumer and pro audio industries.2

Corporate structure

iZotope is part of a group headed by Boris FX. 2 entities, 1 country on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

Built from subsidiaries, stakes and holdings from Wikidata (CC0); major holders from Schedules 13D and 13G. Each entity in the chart links to its source.

Products and brands

Software

Mobile applications

Spire — iOS recording app (released July 24, 2015)

iDrum and iDrum Mobile (acquired on December 4, 2006) — virtual drum machine

Music and Speech Cleaner — audio cleanup and enhancement suite

Sonifi — mobile remix mobile application developed by Sonik Architects

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The T-Pain Effect (released July 20, 2011) — beat and vocal recording software with pitch correction

Third-party plugins

Ozone Maximizer Rack Extension (released June 14, 2012) for Reason — Reason 6.5 Rack Extension

Mastering Essentials (released January 20, 2012) for Acoustica Mixcraft Pro Studio 6

Radius (released May 19, 2006) — world-class time stretching and pitch shifting for Logic Pro and SoundTrack Pro

Discontinued products

Ozone MP — analog modeled audio enhancement for Winamp and Windows Media Player

pHATmatik PRO — loop-based sampler

PhotonShow — photo slideshow software

PhotonTV — photo slideshow software

Spectron (released March 6, 2003) — 64-bit spectral effects processor

Compatible software

iZotope's software can be used with Pro Tools, Logic Pro, GarageBand, Cubase, Nuendo, WaveLab, Studio One, Adobe Audition, Reaper, FL Studio, Ableton Live, Reason etc. iZotope is compatible with most software that use VST or VST3 files.

Hardware

iZotope introduced an iPhone-driven physical recording device, branded Spire Studio. The small, portable device works wirelessly with iZotope's Spire iOS app and includes 4GB of storage and an internal microphone, as well as audio inputs for connecting external instruments or microphones. Spire Studio is targeted to musicians, small bands, and home recordists, as well as the podcasting and meeting sectors.

Licensed technologies

Mac/PC

iZotope has audio technology readily available in the form of VST, DirectX, AudioUnits, RTAS or AudioSuite plug-ins. Typical uses for licensed technology for Mac or PC applications include audio finalizing, music production, audio for video, presentation audio, metering to address broadcast loudness standards, and media playback. Categories of available licensed technologies include audio enhancement, voice enhancement, audio repair tools, creative tools, DJ tools, audiophile tools, time manipulation and audio for video.

Video Games

iZotope has developed plugins for use directly in Audiokinetic WWise for audio enhancement, voice effects occlusion and room modeling. In addition, iZotope has developed sound design tools and special effects for sound designers using the FMOD middleware engine. For middleware engines supporting XAudio and Multistream formats, iZotope has a collection of licensable DSP for use in music related games or karaoke.

Mobile SDKs

Core FX

Audio Repair

DJ FX

Vocal FX

Trash FX

Fun FX

Embedded

Noise reduction DSP is available for use in hardware using Analog Devices SHARC and Blackfin processors. In 2012, iZotope embedded Adaptive Noise Reduction and Keyboard Click Reduction technologies on Blue Microphones' Tiki USB Mic.

Other

Omega — realtime time and pitch control

Radius — natural time stretching technology. Integrated into Digidesign's Pro Tools Elastic Time as well as Cakewalk SONAR. Available as a plug-in for Apple Logic Pro.

SRC — 64-bit sample rate conversion.

From Wikipedia’s article on IZotope, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.4

Subsidiaries and ownership

Parent company

Former owners and parents

From Wikidata.1

Timeline

  1. Jul 2, 2026Acquired Acquired by Boris FX1
  2. Jun 14, 2023Acquired Acquired by Native Instruments1
  3. Jan 1, 2001Founded Founded1

Sources

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