I’m coming to it with knowledge of iZotope RX, which shares a lot in common with it, but I think that even new users would find Acoustica pretty easy to get to grips with. Impressions Of AcousticaĪfter using Acoustica for a few days now, I’ve found it very user friendly. It’s a good idea to make a duplicate playlist before doing this so you can easily revert back to the original, unprocessed audio if needed.
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The audio is then rendered into your Pro Tools session in place of the original. Check out the video below to hear the results.Īfter processing your audio in Acoustica and applying the processing, it’s easy to send it back into your Pro Tools session by clicking the Render button at the top left hand side of the interface. I tested this out properly along with DeWind: Dialogue, DePlosive: Dialogue, DeBird and Extract: Dialogue. This didn’t do the plug-in justice and I’ve since found that this output gain control is critical to achieving the best result. I should point out at this point that in our recent low cost noise reduction shootout, I slightly misunderstood the Acon Digital DeClip2 plug-in and didn’t turn down the output gain sufficiently to completely eliminate the clipping. I tried out a number of these tools and was able to get good results without much effort.
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Noise Reduction ToolsĪs a newcomer to Acoustica Premium Edition I was quite impressed to see such a comprehensive set of tools available for noise reduction, especially given that the software only costs £169.90. There’s also an output level fader and a Processing Chain area where multiple processors can be added for a variety of tasks including dynamic control, time based effects such as reverb, echo and chorus and of course noise reduction. Other useful things shown in the default view include a BS.1770 loudness meter, spectrum analyser, stereo correlation meter and output level meter with true peak indication. The interface is customisable and things can be shown, hidden or resized as you prefer. Processing can then be applied to selections as needed. Spectral editing allows for selections to be made in the time-frequency domain. In the Premium Edition this can be switched to a spectrogram view. This seemed familiar to me as it’s a very similar workflow to what I’m used to when using RX, with the RX Connect plug-in.Īcoustica has an easy to understand layout, with the clip editor being the most prominent part of the interface. Just select your audio in Pro Tools, open this plug-in and the audio is sent straight there. Acoustica 7.4 includes ARA2, so if you use virtually any major DAW other than Pro Tools, the integration with Acoustica is very tight and changes made in Acoustica are immediately carried over to your DAW.įortunately, we can still send stuff to Acoustica from Pro Tools using the Transfer to Acoustica AudioSuite plug-in which installs with it. It eliminates the need for audio material to be transferred to and from plug-ins and provides better integration between software. ARA2, or Audio Random Access version 2 is a technology which allows plug-ins and other software to exchange a greater amount of data with DAWs, including information such as audio data, tempo, pitch and rhythm. One thing which Pro Tools still desperately needs is ARA2 support. This does exactly what the name suggests and reduces bird noise in recordings. Another new feature in the Premium Edition is DeBird. As you can tell by their names these processors are intended with post production workflows in mind. The Premium Edition of course brings several additional features over Standard, including multi-channel support up to Dolby Atmos 7.1.2, spectral editing and more comprehensive noise reduction tools including Extract: Dialogue, DeWind: Dialogue, DeRustle: Dialogue, DeBuzz Dialogue, DeClick: Dialogue and the new DePlosive: Dialogue. It comes in two versions the Standard Edition priced at £49.90 and the Premium Edition priced at £169.90. Of course, there are plenty of other noise reduction solutions out there and one which I was interested in trying out is Acoustica from Acon Digital.Īcoustica is an audio editor designed for recording, editing, restoration work, mixing and mastering. In this article and video, he uses Acon Digital’s Acoustica audio editor for the first time to see how it compares…Īs a long term user of iZotope RX, it’s now become standard practice for me to transfer noisy audio from Pro Tools to RX, process it and send it back again. Paul Maunder has used iZotope RX for many years in his post production work.
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