iZotope has announced AAX Native support for Nectar, iZotope' complete vocal suite, and Ozone 5, their complete mastering system. These free updates will enable Pro Tools users to enjoy iZotope plug-ins in the latest format developed by Avid for Pro Tools 10. iZotope also continues to support RTAS and AudioSuite plug-in formats for previous Pro Tools versions.

Ozone 5 (including Ozone 5 Advanced) and Nectar join RX 2, Alloy 2, Trash 2, and Insight as AAX-compatible plug-ins from iZotope. In addition, iZotope plans to announce AAX updates to two additional products in 2013: Iris, iZotope' spectral-based visual instrument, and Stutter Edit, iZotope' real-time remixing plug-in.

Nectar v1.13 Enhancements:

• Adds AAX Native support for Pro Tools 10.

Ozone 5 Advanced v5.03 Enhancements and fixes:

• Plug-in formats: Added AAX Native support for Pro Tools 10.
• Operating systems: Added Windows 8 support.
• Operating systems: Added OS X 10.8 support.
• Feature enhancement: Changed wording of "Match From" to "Reference" for the Matching EQ.
• Fix: Improved Host Bypass communication for component plug-ins (Advanced feature only).

Ozone 5 v5.03 Enhancements and fixes:

• Plug-in formats: Added AAX Native support for Pro Tools 10.
• Operating systems: Added Windows 8 support.
• Operating systems: Added OS X 10.8 support.
• Feature enhancement: Changed wording of "Match From" to "Reference" for the Matching EQ.

Pricing & Availability

Nectar is currently available for $299 MSRP. Ozone 5 Standard is available for $249 MSRP, and Ozone 5 Advanced (now including Insight) is available for $999 MSRP.