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Available for download, iZotope RX 8 Standard is the latest update to iZotope's audio repair software, which is considered a staple for recording, mastering, and audio-for-video post-processing. The software can operate either as a standalone application or as a plug-in for both Mac- and Windows-based DAWs and NLEs. From fixing common audio problems like noises, distortions, and inconsistent recordings, to repairing severely damaged audio using Spectral Repair, RX can transform previously unusable audio into something usable.
The standard edition of RX 8 takes nearly all the modules provided in RX 7 Standard and implements a graphic overhaul more in line with iZotope's current aesthetic. You'll also find helpful new functions, such as horizontal scrolling with compatible mouses and touchpads, as well as the ability to edit 32 tabs at once. You'll also find new and powerful modules, including Guitar De-noise and Loudness Control.
Guitar De-noise implements powerful processing to get rid of annoying fingerboard and pick noise that can distract from performances. It also offers the ability to eliminate the undesirable hum and buzz associated with amplifiers and/or pickups. Loudness module helps you meet your specific loudness standards with greater ease.
Variable Time lets you change the time stretch of an audio selection without affecting its pitch. Variable Pitch does the opposite, allowing you to adjust the pitch of an audio selection without negatively impacting its duration. Previously, these processes were combined into one module.
The De-hum module has been improved, as has Music Rebalance, which has undegone a signficant upgrade in RX 8. You'll find a simpler interface that gives you better, more natural results, as well as a built-in stem isolator, which allows you to export isolated vocals, bass parts, percussion, and more within the program itself. Music Rebalance sounds better than before, nulling with the original source file to a far greater degree than the previous version.
Previous features are in place, including the Repair Assistant, multichannel support, high-quality resampling, dithering, and the Module Chain. In fact, the Module Chain now works hand in hand with an overhauled Batch Processor to make treating multiple files a painless, easy endeavor. As always, RX 8 can be used as a standalone audio editor (but connected to your host via RX Connect or as your DAW's audio editor, in the case of Logic Pro) though much of it can be used as a suite of plug-ins.
- De-plosive eliminates every plosive from any dialogue track with transparency
- Leveler smooths any volume inconsistencies with an automatic clip gain envelope; leveler optimized for dialogue using intelligent De-breath and De-ess algorithms
- Instant Process tool is a one-click eraser for removing unwanted coughs, scene-interrupting sirens, etc.
- Module Chain can process multiple modules at once, save your customized chains as presets, and execute them all with a single click, enhancing workflow and reducing mouse clicks
- Sync and integrate the RX Audio Editor with any DAW or NLE timeline using RX Connect
- Corrective EQ for removing harsh high frequencies, whines, rumbles, resonances, and distortion artifacts, and for accurately honing in on any problem frequency areas
- Multiple problem-oriented presets across several modules
- Signal Generator creates accurate test tones, calibration tones for post-production delivery specs, bleep tones for eliminating obscenities in dialogue
- Markers and regions (search) provide greater flexibility for those longer edits, with the ability to perform text based searches of any markers, regions, and comments in the metadata of the audio
- Turn flawed audio into usable material by removing noises, distortions, and more
- Edit audio with visual editing techniques using precision drawing tools, such as a brush and magic wand
- Salvage unusable material by filling in audio gaps instantly with Spectral Repair
- Seamlessly integrates with audio or video editing software, both as a standalone application or plug-in
- EQ Match allows for quickly learning the EQ of a source audio clip and applying that EQ curve to a target audio clip, enabling sonic balance and smooth transitions between multiple audio sources with different EQ qualities
- Ambience Match for matching the environment noise of two different audio recordings
- Learn the ambient noise from a source audio clip and apply it to another audio clip, and create long sections of constant ambient noise to insert under inconsistent dialogue recordings
- Loudness module processes whole program mixes or segments to comply with international industry standards, ensuring mixes never fail network specifications
- High-quality resampling using the SRC sample-rate conversion algorithm
- Reduce bit resolution for final delivery of a project without sacrificing quality with the MBIT+ Dither algorithm
- Rebuild distorted audio caused by analog and digital overload and get through projects faster with the automatic Suggest feature
- Spectrum Analyzer delivers a detailed spectral display that detects peaks automatically
- Adaptive Hum Removal notches out fundamental hum frequencies that may change over time, like when recording a shot in multiple locations
- Nondestructive Clip Gain allows for easily adjusting and balancing the volume of vocals and instrumentals
- Export marker regions as files
- Metadata display (ID3 tags and broadcast WAV metadata like source Timecode, etc.)
- Time-reverse audio
- Updated timeline ruler that displays original recorded source Timecode
- Movable tabs
- Full-screen support for Mac