He shows you how to de-clip, de-plose, de-ess, de-click, de-crackle audio in every possible way. Joe then dives into the heart of iZotope's RX with a thorough description and practical demonstration of every module and the new features in RX9. He explains how to load the RX modules right within your DAW, and how to transfer audio back and forth between your DAW and RX via the convenient RX Connect plugin. Joe starts the course with an in-depth look at the standalone RX 9 application where you learn to navigate and customize its unique spectrogram view and user interface. In this Video Manual, Joe Albano, leads the way by explaining what each module does best, how they operate, and most importantly how you can get the most out of RX 9! This cutting-edge spectral processing suite is by far the best solution for fixing frequent audio issues such as low-end rumble, intermittent background noises, sibilance, mouth clicks, and more. IZotope RX is the industry standard for audio repair. Here is an example of a track I recently mixed for a client called Lovin’ Spoonfuls, a food rescue organization based in Boston, MA.IZotope's RX 9 is here and so is audio expert Joe Albano with this Video Manual! Learn to repair, enhance, and restore damaged audio with this in-depth course.
The latest update for RX 9 is a huge leap forward in the quality of noise reduction performed by this module.Īs mentioned in their demo, iZotope uses machine learning trained on speech and noise data. I’ve actually switched to using Dialogue Isolate approximately 90% of the time rather than the more standard Spectral De-Noise module simply because of how good and fast it can be.
The reason Dialogue Isolate is so useful is that it allows you to process noise reduction on your dialogue tracks without needing to “learn” first with clean noise, as is standard in a traditional offline noise reduction module, such as Spectral De-Noise. Since then, Dialogue Isolate has become a staple of my everyday workflow. I first covered the Dialogue Isolate module in 2017 for my review of RX 6. “In this case, being able to revert back to the original De-Hum module did the trick, and once again I was glad I had the option and flexibility to choose.” This came in very handy on a documentary scene featuring old archival news footage that had nasty hums running through it but also didn’t have any good spaces or handles or gaps big enough to select for the new module to properly learn. “To iZotope’s credit, they also kept the original De-Hum module available to switch back to as well, allowing users to toggle between them. “It is shockingly good, clean, and useful.
“No more fiddling with band counts or anything like that,” he said. My friend and colleague, sound mixer Lawrence Everson, also gave RX 9 a test drive. Here is the raw clip as it was sent to me by the editor:Īs you can hear, RX 9 helped me tackle an extremely challenging piece of audio and tamed it into something stunningly clean and listenable. We can solve all of these problems in RX, but the hum is where I want to start because it really makes this clip sound gnarly. There’s hum, background noise, rustles, mouth clicks, etc. In this clip, the speaker’s voice is marred by all sorts of problems. I recently mixed a short video from a client for Franciscan Children’s Hospital. Let’s check out some examples of this module in action.
Dynamic mode solves this problem by allowing you to sample an isolated bit of the hum in your audio and create a noise-profile that allows you to quickly and easily remove the hum (and only the hum) from your tracks without artifacts. In the past, static filters simply never worked that well. The new and improved de-hum module included in RX 9 is by far the biggest leap in this specific area of noise reduction.ĭe-Hum now comes with a dynamic mode for “learning” the hum profile of your specific sound. Even the best de-hum plugins at the time would introduce sonic artifacts and leave guitar tracks sounding watery. The reason behind this is due to the complex tonal nature of hum. It’s been that way as far back as I can remember.
Removing or reducing background hum from guitar amps, air conditioners, and refrigerators has always been one of the most challenging tasks.