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Re: iZotope RX6

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Mike Stranks wrote: Is there a trial version of RX6 you could play with?

Only problem is that I'm still running Windows XP on my music computers which won't run RX6. A new laptop is under consideration - but I'd like one that would work with my Focusrite Firewire interface so it would probably have to be a refurbished model rather than brand new. I'm still trying to work out the best way to upgrade without breaking too many things that work fine at the moment.
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Re: iZotope RX6

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Hugh was, of course, right with regard to the Spectral view editor in Elemnts. Once you've highlighted the dodgy area you can then use the limited range of tools available to ameliorate the problem sound. Still not as good for full repairs as the Spectrum Editor available in the cheapy Magix Audio Lab 15... and later versions of that don't have it either...
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Re: iZotope RX6

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;-)

While Elements is a lot more powerful than the previous RX5 plug-in pack, it is clearly designed to tempt you into upgrading to the Standard edition which opens the door to a far more sophisticated raft of spectral editing tools... and actually, I reckon the standard edition is pretty good value for money if you find yourself needing to fix things (for other people, naturally... :-) ) fairly regularly.

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Re: iZotope RX6

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Hugh Robjohns wrote:.... if you find yourself needing to fix things (for other people, naturally... :-) ) fairly regularly.

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Sadly, I find, even for people who should know better!
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Re: iZotope RX6

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Hugh Robjohns wrote:;-)

While Elements is a lot more powerful than the previous RX5 plug-in pack, it is clearly designed to tempt you into upgrading to the Standard edition which opens the door to a far more sophisticated raft of spectral editing tools... and actually, I reckon the standard edition is pretty good value for money if you find yourself needing to fix things (for other people, naturally... :-) ) fairly regularly.

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Point well-made...

I'm on the cusp of needing the Standard version. I'm using de-click and de-clip a lot these days when dealing with material from others and the voice denoiser is pretty powerful. But I'd find it hard to justify the upgrade unless I move to more commercial status on projects. Stuff recorded here, in the 'studio' is, of course, pristine. :lol:

It's not helped by following someone on YouTube who keeps demonstrating the wizzy things you can do with the Standard version when live recordings have unexpected 'noises-off'! :)
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Re: iZotope RX6

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Just had an email offering Elements for $29. As I've just bought myself a fairly powerful refurbished laptop I went for it. Just tried the de-click on an old vinyl transfer and, while initially impressive, I realised that I was also losing some of the life out of the recording. Reducing the strength helped but it then started to let through too many clicks. I tried the same recording with Audition and felt, that while it sounded a little rougher, it also kept more of the high frequencies. I only had 3 or 4 clicks to remove manually after the Audition process.

I'm going to try a few more side by side comparisons - just to see whether it was that particular track that gave problems - maybe RX doesn't like punk rock!
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Re: iZotope RX6

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James:

I've found that playing around with the parameters in 'de-click' helps - as well as previewing in 'clicks only'. As you've discovered, you can end up with a technically perfect recording from a noise perspective which sounds totally lifeless from a musical perspective.

I'm currently doing some production work on a specialist jazz radio programme. Some of the raw material I get needs very careful handling to retain a true representation. The 30s stuff is easier as people expect an authentic sound; some of the late 50s and 60s vinyl albums are more challenging with their numerous clicks, pops, distorted highs etc from multiple plays, poor handling and (probably) dodgy styli...
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Re: iZotope RX6

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James Perrett wrote:... Just tried the de-click on an old vinyl transfer and, while initially impressive, I realised that I was also losing some of the life out of the recording. Reducing the strength helped but it then started to let through too many clicks. I tried the same recording with Audition and felt, that while it sounded a little rougher, it also kept more of the high frequencies. I only had 3 or 4 clicks to remove manually after the Audition process.

I'm going to try a few more side by side comparisons - just to see whether it was that particular track that gave problems - maybe RX doesn't like punk rock!

My 15 year old Steinberg Declicker when pushed would start to add a "furry" distortion to wanted content, so I backed it off until the distortion just disappeared. I also found that in quiet passages I could apply Declicking more heavily without the same onset of distortion.

In my experience when someone claims a tool "sucks the life out of the track" they are usually referring not to a Declicker but a broadband Denoiser (spectral subtraction).

A year or so ago I bought an Acon basics package with Declick, Denoise, Dehum and Declip. The Declick is split into two sections, a Declick and a Decrackle. I found that while the Declick worked well, the Decrackle added watery artifacts, usually associated with a Denoiser. Does the RX6 Declicker possibly contain both Declick and Decrackle? If so, it maybe worth temporarily disabling the Decrackle to see if that is causing the problem.

Interestingly well regarded 78RPM reissue engineers Ward Marston and Mark Obert Thorn freely use Declickers but appear to draw the line at Denoisers, which may also include Decracklers.
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Re: iZotope RX6

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Mike Stranks wrote:
Hugh Robjohns wrote:;-)

While Elements is a lot more powerful than the previous RX5 plug-in pack, it is clearly designed to tempt you into upgrading to the Standard edition which opens the door to a far more sophisticated raft of spectral editing tools...

Point well-made...

I'm on the cusp of needing the Standard version.

Indeed, and as a new purchaser of RX6 Elements those nice folks at Izotope have just sent me an email that says in part: "Special Loyalty Savings! As an RX owner, you can save $200 when you upgrade to RX 6 Standard. $199".

Isn't that nice of them? And yes, I am tempted. I've got until September 29th to decide.

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PS Not quite sure whether 10 days of ownership really justifies the loyalty tag, but whatever floats their boat ...
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Re: iZotope RX6

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We've recently started doing a lot more video stuff at work but one of the things I'm struggling with is air-conditioner noise. It sounds like this is the kind of thing that this should help with, does anyone have any experience of using it in this way?
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Re: iZotope RX6

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blinddrew wrote:We've recently started doing a lot more video stuff at work but one of the things I'm struggling with is air-conditioner noise. It sounds like this is the kind of thing that this should help with, does anyone have any experience of using it in this way?
Thanks
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Check out the videos/demos on their website and elsewhere... I'm sure there's one about using one of the modules available in Elements to deal with this.

Also check out the YouTube videos by Curtis Judd. He's a videoman who takes sound very seriously and has posted several vids about using RX6 to deal with issues.
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Re: iZotope RX6

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Thanks Mike, i shall do that very thing.
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