The spectrum provides a real time display of the frequencies of the mix. This display helps with EQ'ing and adjusting the band cutoffs for multiband dynamics. Ozone 5 shows two spectra, so users can see both peak and average spectra simultaneously in the display.
Options
You can set options for the spectrum by accessing the Spectrum Options tab or right-clicking (under OS X you can also ctrl-click) the spectrum and selecting "Spectrum Options" from the context menu.
Snapshots
A powerful feature in Ozone is the ability to take up to eight "snapshots" of the spectrum. You can access this feature by clicking on the "Snapshots" button. This reveals a strip of controls related to taking and displaying snapshots. To close the snapshot window click the "Snapshots" button again.
To take a snapshot of the spectrum
Select the Snapshots Tab in the menu under the EQ window. Click on Start Capture. This will take a snapshot of the spectrum, add it to the list on the right, and display it. You can toggle showing or hiding a snapshot by clicking on the corresponding checkbox labeled "Show". Snapshots are remembered when you unload Ozone, so you can access snapshots in later sessions.
To assign a short name to a snapshot
Click the default snapshot name in the list of snapshots. You can now type a label for the snapshot.
To adjust the color of a snapshot
Click the default color of a snapshot to open a color picker menu and select a new color.
To adjust the transparency
Click and drag or double-click and manually enter the default transparency of a snapshot to adjust it.
To delete snapshots
You may delete snapshots by clicking the Delete button on the right of each individual snapshot.
Additional Snapshots
Additional curves that may be displayed are the "6 dB Guide" and "Pink Guide". These snapshots represent the high frequency decay found in many commercial recordings. You can use this as a guide to compare to your own spectrum. In general, many recordings follow the "6 dB" slope, while some newer recordings are tending towards a brighter "Pink Guide" or 3 db slope. To toggle the display of one of these guides, select 6dB or Pink from below the Capture settings.
Note: You can not adjust the overall level or position of these guides, but instead use it as a representative slope for your spectrum. It is the slope of the spectrum (as opposed to the absolute level of the mix) that defines the tonal balance.
Saving and Loading Snapshot Sets
In Ozone, you can save and load snapshots as files, allowing you to easily access different sets of snapshots. To save a set, click on the Save button, enter a file name and click the Save button. A set may contain between one and eight snapshots. To load snapshot files, click on the Load button and select the snapshot set you wish to load. The selected snapshots will then be loaded into the Snapshot list in Ozone.
Ozone will not overwrite currently loaded snapshots when loading a new snapshot set. If you currently have snapshots loaded into Ozone and are attempting to load a new set, you may need to delete some snapshots currently in Ozone before loading your snapshot set. However, if you have one snapshot currently in Ozone and load a set containing two snapshots, all three will then be loaded into Ozone.