Next Level AI Mastering with Ozone 10 Advanced
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- Äas pĆidĂĄn 12. 09. 2022
- In this tutorial, we'll master a mix start to finish with Ozone 10! Featuring the updated Master Assistant, new Stabilizer Module and Impact Module + powerful mastering tools exclusive to the latest version.
iZotope Ozone 10 Advanced (Full Version): sweetwater.sjv.io/NKn9RO
Music: K-HA - 'Uptown Saturday Night' (Prod. by Bach Beats): bit.ly/kha-usn-hyperfollow
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NEW Divine Mixing Vocal Chains Ultimate (StudioRack): bit.ly/vocal-chains-ultimate
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UPDATED Divine Mastering Chains SR (StudioRack): bit.ly/mastering-chains-sr
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Divine Mixing Vocal Chains - Logic Edition (Logic Pro X): bit.ly/vocal-chains-le
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These tools will really help to put mastering engineers out of business as every engineer in his studio can offer a master in capabilities after he has finished mixing.
Yep... I'll be upgrading over the weekend! Thanks so much for the demo content!
Thanks for this review. Always enjoy hearing some "actual" info from folks who understand the craft. Your SSL overview vids have been great to understand each app, which I use a lot also.
Appreciate that Gregory!
Sure, Got about 7 min into this but getting my wife out the door and her breakfast to her clinic. All good man! Loving my Atmos room here btw. and looking at some audio post work and scoring I do in that when I get done with this bear I am into now which goes away Friday.
It looks good however I was hoping in version 10 you could give it a song title and BPM and it would deliver a hit song mastered and with 1M views on CZcams
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LOve âRecover Sidesâ!
Beautiful.
I love how you get straight to the point
Bought it, love it. Saves so much time.
Great video Sean. This looks great, the soft clip on the Maximizer module is sweet -- I'll be upgrading from Ozone 9 to 10 sometime soon. Thanks!
This is definitely next level! Amazing content Sean love you for showing me this!
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Yup, It's as good as advertised. Working on a series and was worried to jump mixing it from 9. Unlike RX10, which is fine, Ozone 10 Advanced is much improved. Will finish the final EPI with this today on first round of reviews with client.
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i love that plugin! its awesome Awesome video!
Im letting you know I am picking it up. It makes me more comfortable knowing it's part of your musical repertoire. Thank you, so much, for sharing. đđđżđȘđż
Hi Sean. Great explanation. Thank you for the video đ
I jumped in to 10 yesterday with the last EPI of this series her I'm doing and it was a big difference in my opinion. Much smoother mixes. Less harsh I would say to my ears. I heard another review that was not very good and sort of talking about analog gear they were using and also other products. It was obvious he was not into it. I like the reviews he does, but not that one. He never reads instructions either. Sort of just slams into it and misses a lot of "why" things work and the subtleties, which is what you did Sean. That's the detail I look for in reviews. Also your walkthrough was essential in getting me going quicker, as I am on the clock here and had no time to really speak a lot of time with it. Thanks again for the help-:)
Appreciate the kind words, Gregory! Glad to hear the video was helpful đ
Great video! Thx for sharing
Izotope never disappoints.
Awesome plugin.
Thank you !!!!Very helpful tutorial!!!đ
Nice one matey
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Hey man I used to use your instrumentals all the time when I was in highschool!!! Furious flow lol
OG fan heređ
Definitely makes me want it
I honestly love the new versions izotope is making. Ai has come along way and the algorithms are definately top notch as far as in the box quick masters go..
Looks good but was hoping with the master assistant it could now analyse the whole track instead of just the loudest part
true I think they are just upgrading how its looks,Not hating I have ozone 9 advance neutron 4, RX etc the whole bundle but I see my self using more PA to master my tracks...
@@silveramateur571 what's your favorite PA plugins for mastering/mixbus?
@@lordberly depends on the song i usually use, Bettermaker,Blackbox,bx_digital v3, vertigo,Knif soma, elysia,townhouse, love the iron and testing the lindell sbc so powerful but I tend to go first for the vsc-2
Mixbus i will say
Bx_ amek 9099
Bx_Ssl 4k
Elysia mpressor,
Maag eq4
Xla-3 sometimes love the texture of this compressorâŠ.
All ways depend on what im looking for or the client, If theyâre looking something more vintage,clear,bright,darker
The PA fx are really good to Delay2500,Bluechorus2
@@silveramateur571 gotta demo some of those plugs.. thanks man!
Game changer as always
Astonishing
Thanks for this review. Iâm not happy with the missing stand-alone version!
Your sound packs are DOPE! Can we expect any in the future. The 808 sound pack is đ„
Thanks! You mean for Serum? :)
Yes, Urban Dreamscape and 8oh!8 are sick!
thanks for sharing these informations with us!!
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Great Vid
game changer for me
Definitely the best witchcraft of this year from Izotope.
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hey Sean, thanks for the tutorials, can you also do vocal chain using plugin alliance software
wow, nice track, add to favorite :)
I've been using Toontrack EZMix, EZBass, Superior drummer 3, fabfilter, sonible, neutron and Ozone
Love your content bro. Been a fan for yearsâŠ. Jus wondering if You can make a tutorial video of ozone 10 on a mix n how u would use it in Logic
Also can u make some presets with slate digital if possible ?
Thanks
Ozone 10 + god particle are my go to
what is god particle
@@cole9646a plugin designed by Jaycen Joshua and sold by Cradle Audio
Just bought it, Then came to see if you used it and well, of course you did! lol Thanks for this bro!
Sure thing! Have fun with it... very powerful tool đ
@SeanDivine I just mastered a track yesterday with your old techniques very lightly, then dropped ozone 10 on it afterward, went in, and tweaked it.. Holy!!! It sounds incredible! Like a cherry on top.
Great video! Looks like Iâll be upgrading from 9 lol.
Ozone 10 integrates with iZotope Audiolens. Great info, cheers.
A few issues...I recently got Ozone 10 advanced to complete my mission of mastering the four albums I have recorded. Needless to say I am just scratching the surface of all the capabilities at my fingertips. But I have to say...coming from the analog world of the sixties, seventies, & eighties, I keep wondering what guys like Steely Dan were doing in the 70's pre-digital with tape decks making award winning engineered albums like Aja? Yes...I'm old, but there's that! I love that digital tech has now given me the chance to now do what was a world away 30 years ago! But as I delve into this software I can't help but think at some point where's the overkill! I've already experienced how massaging one track with one plugin completely throws off these master fxs. It's nice to have all these options and such, but again...flash back 30 years...how many ways can you split a hair? And at what point does a song come to be over engineered? I still can't help but reflect on digital tech going thru the growing pains and now twenty some years later they're writing software to emulate that warm "Analog" sound. That's my world...but I do like what "I" can do to improve on a nearly 40-year old album recorded on a good old Tascam 8 track tape machine! One other thing...I've been trying to get info from Izotope to upgrade from 10 to 11 and their site sucks. No way to contact them either. Your thoughts?
What engineers were able to do with the analog tools available back then was remarkable, no doubt. Aja is a classic album for a reason. I also believe there are engineers in 2023 using new digital tools like Ozone to do equally remarkable things⊠are they the same? No. Both capable of great results, nonetheless. That being said, if the old way is your preference there are still ways to use Ozone in a similar fashion using the vintage modules i.e. Vintage Tape that can sound quite convincing. You donât have to use all the modules, even the master assistant is optional. Anyway, appreciate you sharing your experience and feedback! My understanding is you can sign into your iZotope account for special upgrade pricing from 10 to 11.
@@SeanDivine Didn't expect such a timely reply...thanks. I really never gave mention of a preference so much as just retrospective and reflection of the times. No disputing engineers of yesterday & today. My only point really was the overkill/over engineering factor. But the bottom line is results. Really glad to hear your acknowledgement of Aja...masterpiece for sure...and the band wasn't too shabby either. One of my fav's. Good luck getting in contact with Izotope...been trying for a few days now. I just went thru the same thing with IK Multimedia and their customer support really sucks! Thanks
@@stevend984 agreed! I'm sure you'll hear back from iZotope soon... kinda surprised, they've been very responsive in my experience.
@@SeanDivine I can only hope...Thanks. BTW...meant to ask before, I've been using Samplitude forever and now that I'm delving into rare charted mastering realms...[for me], I've noticed in some cases using the De-Esser can really help, since I like my vocals really crisp. Now that I'm branching out to other plugins I've been looking to try something other that the "basic" Samplitude offering in hopes of even a slight improvement quality wise. I recently popped for an upgraded plugin package with IK, but after the fact found it wasn't included in my package, but of course I can buy it for an additional $50! I spent some time on the Izo site looking for De-essers but came up blank. Just wondering if there is something in the OZ-10 advanced package I have that addresses this? Thanks again.
If you're a mastering beginner (especially without trained ears) who wants to master songs herself the assistant of Ozone 10 Advanced is a lot better than that from Ozone 9 Advanced. The upgrade it worth every penny.
From what I've been hearing about people that are getting signed, they all end up having somebody that really knows what they're doing, the person I was listening to I believe they had a couple of people from the prototypes, do the mixing and mastering. I'm just beginning my production journey, but from what I'm seeing I would focus hardcore on your creating the songs itself creating your amazing loop, arranging it, picking up the most amazing off the wall high quality sounds you could possibly find each instrument whether it's your violin or your hi-hat or kick drum make sure it's the absolute highest quality you could get. And they were also saying that a lot of the mixing can be done on that level anyways just making sure you have the absolute right sounds, super super high quality stuff is what you want to focus on, even if you have to put in some extra money to get, the best vsts like sooth2 addictive drums, serum native instrument packs are amazing from what I can see, landr there's a bunch of other real high quality sample creators, / vsts that will take it to the next level. From what these people were saying any mixing and mastering, in the end if you get signed it's going to go into the hands of somebody that's been doing it for 20-30 years anyways
wow! This is amazing. Is the Izotope Shared link Free?
Song sounds like a blend between Nelly & Hannah Montana.
Great, ez to understand tutorial - good deal đ. You asked if we wanted to see another video (& I hate to sound greedy lol) I'd like to see you use this ozone with Tonal Balance Control. I've seen a video & it was decent but the young lad didn't get too indepth (but I do understand the process a little so no biggie if u can't do a vid)
I've acquired a bunch of old video concerts from the 80s. Everything is in tinny Mono. I've stripped multiple frequency groups into stems such as 10k to 15 into a separate track but it's time consuming. What does this software offer suite wise in this regard with respect to making this lone mono track come alive outside of compression, gating and EQing. Anything specific in this suite for Mono masters?
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i felt that the jump from ozone 8 to 9 wasnt that huge. ive stopped using ozone outside of occasionally using select modules like the maximizer and the imager when it feels needed. (maximizer has a good color but isnt always what i want) but this is really good
Agreed. I was using select modules as well... Stabilizer, Recover Sides and Soft Clipper alone are worth this update imo.
@@SeanDivine I wish the Clipper could be used by itself as well tho and not only in the maximizer
â@@kyledenmead_ just leave the maximizer bypassed basically and soft clip
Could you do a breakdown of those vocals including the FX etc?
I'll see what I can do!
Great video breakdown. You never disappoint. I value your opinion on which is the best fit for my question. I produce my own music (rap) as well as my wife's (neo-soul). Which program would you suggest for a beginner for mastering their own music? 1. Ozone 10 | 2. SSL Fusion (Using your StudioRacks preset) | 3. Waves (Using your StudioRacks mastering presets) . Thanks!
I know you were asking Sean, but if you havenât already chose one Iâd definitely go with Ozone 10. It pretty well has everything you need for mastering in one plugin suite and you can rent to own it through splice from $10 a month. If you decide its not for you, you could always cancel instead of spending hundreds of dollars on plugins right off the bat
Sean we would love to watch a video series of your whole process from recording, composing to mixing mastering please.
Iâll see what I can do!
@@SeanDivine Thanks a lot, Sean. It would be lovely to know your process and the plugins or hardware you always use in your day to day production.
this is sweet, I use ozone 11 advanced, amazing program - BTW what type of monitor is that ? I want one !
These are the Event 2030. They don't make them anymore :/
Nice video on Ozone. I have 8 still but this upgrade looks feature-rich. BTW, do I spy a RND Portico?! đ
Thanks! ...and yep, good eye :)
How would you swap the audio left input to show âIRâ instead Of âRIâ so peak levels can turn red for vocals ?
Good video! How do you master for the different streaming sites since some have different loudness requirements?
I don't :) At least at this point, loudness standards are intended to create consistency for listeners not a requirement for delivery - czcams.com/video/NNCylx61yRM/video.html
Would you please show your gears . I just want to know what is the top of rme rack
Could you say me the room I have to leave in the mix before starting mastering in ozone 10, please !? Thanks !
My mastering assistant is showing up
It sounds really good!đ„ Do you use the goniometer when mixing?
I do... although a correlation meter / monitoring in mono is more helpful imo!
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Thank you, Sean! I just noticed ozone has a neat vectorscope and was wondering how you catch phase/polarity issues. For you...Iâm guessing you can probably trust your ears more than anything. Thanks! đđ»đđ»
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Great tutorials, man! I'm using Studio One for film score stuff. How do I get my music to sound as close to how it does in my Sony MDR-7506 headphones (my main listening tool) on different systems? For ex: it always sounds more bass heavy in the car. Thanks.
Practice and knowing your monitors / how they translate! It's much less of a headache to use a few different monitors you know very well to reference on before the song leaves the studio - could be another pair of headphones or something like Waves Nx. I mixed on the MDR-7506 when I started and they can be difficult to mix / master with... very hyped in the top end and don't reproduce anything below 50hz well, in my experience.
@@SeanDivine OK; thanks!
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Dear Mr. I would like to ask you, what can I do today 2022 with an analog gate? an audio logic AL440, 4x4 in/out, what do you suggest? do i keep it? I'm selling it? I'm looking for new valid creative uses for pieces of hardware already disincorporated, in the style of alesis adat, or tascam da88, etc. thanks in advance
Does Ozone 10 Standard have most of these features?
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Thanks for the video. Is it a good idea to use the Width Match instead of fixing Width in the mix?
It's best to do it right in the mix first... I wouldn't suggest leaving anything to "fix" in the master if you don't have to :) That said, width match and the other controls can definitely help afterwards.
@@SeanDivine Thanks - agree
Hi when I want to mix it asks me to upgrade how do I do that?
Looks god and you can rent to own it from Splice.
I have downloaded ozione via native instrument. When I open it in cubase it doesn't work. what could be the reason?
hey Sean, thanks for this video, I have a question
do you think I should upgrade from ozone 9 advanced to 10 advanced? i mostly just do acoustic music (1 vocal + a few instruments, not much more) and some covers ....
Master assistant has improved A LOT in my opinion and also with Audiolens, thatâs very useful for matching references. I also have been using the soft clipper on the maximizer. If those sound important to you, I think itâs definitely worth it.
@@SeanDivine Thanks for your response Sean ! wish you a creative and inspiring 2023!
Nice video so when u move the width match what visual am i looking for to see it move
Well, it's better to just listen :) It will widen / narrow the stereo image
@@SeanDivine ok understood but can it be seen thanks for ur help
so will you still keep your outboard gear for mastering? ssl fusion. ? etc great video
Yep! I still use the Fusion in my mastering chain :)
@@SeanDivine got it , I also own the Neve mbp..do you use the Neve before ssl or after
Can you make pop or rock vocal chain?
I canât find the speakers you use any wear..
Track sounds like: Nelly and Georgia Florida Line got together.
Good beat.
Thanks you!
Sean, whatever happened to your old song, âit was never meant to beâ?
Hi Sean. I am working on my Bucket List. I am still learning how to use Cubase 12 efficiently. The only person that I know personally that knows anything about mastering is Greg Ondo and he is a Specialist for Steinberg. I donât know anything about mastering at all. I am a retired. I am also a former Choir Director/Musician. I majored in voice when I was in college. I want to release my own music to the world soon. I am asking you this question? Will Ozone 10 be something that a beginner can use to make CD or Steaming quality songs? Or will Ozone 10 be something that will be extremely way over my head? I would appreciate your advice if you could tell me what programs or plug-ins that I could buy that would give me a great starting point to learn how to master my own music. Would you also give some pointers as to where to seek information that would also be a great starting point for learning how to master my own music? I need to learn as much as I can and fast. I want my music to sound as professional as possible. I have watch a few of your videos on using the Harmony Engine and the New Waves Harmony plug-in and I have enjoy them all very much. Any consideration given to my request would be greatly appreciated. I wish you continued success with all of your music videos and all of your future musical endeavors. Plus I also wish you continued financial success as well. Have a wonderful day and thank you for making this video on Ozone 10.
Hi Greg! Ozone Master Assistant is a quick way to get you close to a professional result, however, purchasing the plugin with no intention of tweaking the settings and modules seems overkill to me. Itâs a very capable mastering suite on itâs own and youâll get the most out of it with some experimentation and knowledge of the included modules. Another option would be a plugin suite like Waves Gold (thatâs what I started with) and I offer simplified StudioRack presets with only the most important adjustment controls available to tweak. Lastly, here is my free mastering tutorial playlist, hope it helps! czcams.com/play/PLQwluYHw-cPFKmlcfU7TfQw52ZFjd5JnY.html
@@SeanDivine thank you Sean for getting back to me so fast. I really enjoyed your video on the Harmony Engine. I bought it but, I didnât
get to use it very much because Cubase came out with something new with Vari-Audio Scale Assistance thatâs is working a little better for me right now. But you really work the Harmony Engine to the Max.
The original file that you dropped into Ozone is at -3db or -6 or it doesn't matter?
It was closer to -6. I prefer to have at least 6dB but technically, as long as you have some, it works just fine :)
Hi Sean,
I bought an Ozone 10 Advanced after talking to a friend in Whole Foods!đź
Iâm new to mastering and I have a few questions.
Is there a manual?
Is there a sequence to the order I do things?
Is it correct to think that using just the Master assistant and no other tools, the song is mastered? Everything else is improving on the basic master?
Iâve got 6 songs professionally recorded and mixed in need of mastering. In the past Iâve used a mastering house, but was having a hard time reaching them. So when my friend went off on how cool Ozone was. I jumped. After just using the assistant, I was impressed. Thatâs why Iâm trying to see if there is a suggested order to using the EQ, maximizer, impact etc. whatâs first?
Thanks much! Your video was great!
Don
Thanks Don! I wouldn't necessarily say the Master Assistant is "set it and forget it"... it can get you very close. I still recommend taking time to use your ears and tweak accordingly. There is an optimal order for the modules and it's consistent with general mastering practice. I have many mastering tutorials on the channel where I build chains from scratch to demonstrate.
There is a manual, you can open it by hitting the ? Button in the upper right of ozone
Thanks! Iâll check it out tomorrow!
Thanks Bill!
Wnays up sean, little off topic but what's the new neve piece I see in your setup on the left?
Portico II Channel
@@SeanDivine I used to have one.. I need to get one again but Neve stopped manufacturing them .. I found one on Reverb but they want 4,000 for it lol
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@@SeanDivine yea I wish I never sold the one I had .. great for mixing and front end .. I'm going to get it again somehow .. how did you get yours?
Hey Sean, any thoughts on thisâŠwhy does ozone 10 widen everything so much? I even took the biggest rap song of the year(rich flex), ran it through Ozone and it widened every band to the maximum! What is going on here?? It also boosts a lot of highs and mids where it shouldnât with the hiphop setting. Maybe the other settings are true to the genre but for hiphop/trap it seems to be way off. What do you think about this?
Rich Flex has very little stereo information in the mix, so that would make sense why Ozone would try to widen it as much as possible :) I know there was a bug in the first version that over-widened the low band every time, that's been fixed though. Otherwise, it's not going to get it 100% every time as every mix is different. Some modern mixes are VERY wide and then there's the trend in rap for the song to be mixed almost entirely in mono.
@@SeanDivine ok cool, appreciate your reply. Even with little stereo information it seems surprising to max out on the stereo imaging of the lowest band.
Question: Ozone's 10 mastering assistant doesnt use a compressor on its AI mastering chain. why? should i use a compressor on my master bus before i open ozone 10?
Dynamic EQ and the maximizer is the better option IMO - I'm not big on compression in the mastering process. It should be done in the mixing process and used sparingly in mastering (bus compression).
How is it sound in car after using Presets in ozone 10?
If your mix is good, the ozone master will sound good in the car, too :)
Right now I am using LANDR and cloud bounce with relatively good results. I also tried ozone. Surprisingly Ozone was not better!
bro i want to ask you about mastering, should i do it on final song file (1 file like mp3 or wav) or while mixing? sorry for my bad english
Always bounce it out to a wav file when mastering
Hi,
What monitors are you using ?
Event 2030
Will this help the struggle to get my song louder than -14? I have tried everything with stock and I am stuck
It should! Set your target loudness on the maximizer to the desired LUFS and it will adjust automatically. Of course, if the mix isn't balanced well the results will vary.
Sean, I have a sincere question. How did you learn all this? Just by playing around and with experience youâre here
Or
You did some course in mixing/mastering?
probably both, I have a BA in recording arts and learned more by just experimenting and reading, the course taught the fundamentals, you learn by doing
Yep! No substitute for experience. I didn't go to a formal school for audio / music - soaked up knowledge from every resource I could find i.e. books, magazines, seminars, tutorials, podcasts, etc... Logging actual hours at the craft, collaborating in a studio environment and having great mentors along the way has been most helpful.
@@SeanDivine you've helped me so much just by analyzing your presets on how to handle low mids in a baritone rap vocal, you were essentially the final piece of my deep dive into achieving a quality sound I'm 100% proud of, and I've been making music for almost 15 years
@@SeanDivine you've helped me so much just by analyzing your presets on how to handle low mids in a baritone rap vocal, you were essentially the final piece of my deep dive into achieving a quality sound I'm 100% proud of, and I've been making music for almost 15 years
@@LukrativeTheMan that's awesome man, the feedback is much appreciated and glad it helped get you the sound you were looking for đ
I am so bummed I upgraded to MacBook Pro but I can't get the same dock that you have....
It's a Caldigit TS4
@@SeanDivine Looks like its not available to purchase anywhere
@@SoniqSounds Ah I see. They are still working out some stability issues and an updated firmware for the TS4. I would still recommend the TS3 Plus - that's what I had before and it was much more reliable than the TS4 so far.
any chance of making mix or master templates for sale?
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Great video ! but I think the imager is off, you have to click the little button below the width match thingy to activate it.
Great work teacher.. But dang man, This will kinda take away from all the other plugins jokas PAID for.. lol.. Im a call this plugin Buddy.. lol.. That nerd joka.. lol
Thanks JT! I hear ya lol... definitely will still be using all the other fav mastering plugins. This landed in my go-to's now though, especially stabilizer and maximizer w/ soft clip.
How about Mastering some MeTaL ?
There is an option in this case where you can upload your own reference target mastered track.
It's a huge disappointment that Ozone 10 is no longer a standalone like the previous versions. It saves so much time by dragging and dropping audio files into the Ozone from desktop instead of creating a new session inside the DAW to master.
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Okay the stabiliser module seems a copy of Oeksound's spiff
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It doesnât have a âbro-countryâ preset? ;)