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Table of Contents
Introduction ............................................................................................................ 1
iZotope RX Plug-ins ............................................................................................... 1
Authorization ........................................................................................................ 2
Customer Support ................................................................................................. 3
Plug-Ins ................................................................................................................. 4
Standard Controls ................................................................................................. 4
Declip .................................................................................................................. 7
Declick ................................................................................................................ 9
Decrackle ........................................................................................................... 11
Remove Hum ...................................................................................................... 12
Denoise ............................................................................................................. 15
Spectral Repair ................................................................................................... 22
Working with Spectral Repair ................................................................................ 24
Workflow ......................................................................................................... 24
Editor ............................................................................................................. 25
Spectrogram Settings ....................................................................................... 30
Reference ............................................................................................................. 32
Options .............................................................................................................. 32
Keyboard Shortcuts ............................................................................................. 35
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Introduction
iZotope RX Plug-ins
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Authorization
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Introduction
Customer Support
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Standard Controls
From the Presets drop down menu, you can select from default presets and presets you
have saved.
Add - Clicking this button adds the current RX settings as a new preset. You can type a
name and optionally add comments for the preset. Note that a few keys such as * or /
cannot be used as preset names. If you try to type these characters in the name they will
be ignored.
Note: This is because presets are stored as xml files (for easy backup and transferring).
Their file names are the same as the name you give the preset (for easy reference) and
therefore characters that are not allowed in Windows file names are not allowed in preset
names.
Remove - To permanently delete a preset, select the preset from the list and click the
Remove button.
Update - When you click the Update button your current settings are assigned to the
selected preset (highlighted). This is useful of course for selecting a preset, tweaking it,
then coming back to the preset system and clicking Update to save your changes to the
existing preset.
Cancel - The Cancel button simply closes the preset system dialog and reverts the settings
back to the previous Current Settings, which would be either the settings when you entered
the preset system or the settings of the last preset you created or updated while the preset
system was open.
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Note: You cannot "Cancel" an update of a preset. That is, adding, removing, and updating
presets are done "in place" and are not reverted when you Cancel the preset system dialog.
OK- Closes the preset system, but unlike the Cancel button, clicking the OK button loads
the last preset you selected from the preset list.
Renaming Presets - You can double click on the name of a preset to enter the "edit" mode
and then type a new name for that preset.
Change Folder - click the Change Folder button and browse to the folder that contains the
presets you want to use.
More Presets - If you're connected to the internet, clicking this button will take you a page
on iZotope's site that contains additional user submitted presets.
Your presets are located at the directories below:
Windows Users
C:\Documents and Settings\<your username>\My Documents\iZotope RX 2 Presets
Mac Users
<username>\Documents\iZotope RX 2 Presets
History:
Selecting the History button opens the History window. This view gives you a list of all of
the actions you've performed inside the plug-in, allowing you to step back to previous
settings and undo changes.
Compare Buttons - The buttons marked A, B, C and D can be linked to different steps in
the history list (using the Set buttons. This allows you to compare different settings
by switching back and forth between the compare buttons.
Clear - Resets the History list.
Input/Output:
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Each plug-in features an input and output gain control and input and output metering.
Link - the link buttons below the input and output faders allow you to unlink the left and
right controls. When the switch is engaged, the left and right faders will move together,
when disengaged they will move independently.
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Declip
Declipper repairs digital and analog clipping artifacts that result when A/D converters are
pushed too hard or magnetic tape is over-saturated. Declipper can be extremely useful for
saving recordings that were made in a single pass, such as live concerts or interviews, and
any audio that cannot be re-recorded.
Using the Histogram to set the Clipping Threshold
The histogram meter in the Declipper module allows you to set the Clipping Threshold
control by finding the audio level where the waveform's peaks are concentrated. This
usually indicates at what level clipping is present in the file.
Select a section of the recording where clipping is prominent, then click the Compute
button. This will analyze the levels of the program material. If clipping is present in the
selection, it will usually appear as a horizontal line in the histogram that extends all the way
across the meter.
To set the module's threshold, move the red line in the histogram, or the Clipping Threshold
slider, until the red line in the histogram is just below the line where clipping is
concentrated.
Adjusting the Clipping Threshold will display a red line within the histogram and the
waveform itself. This red line shows the level on the waveform above which the declipper
algorithm will process the audio file. All sections of the waveform above this level will be
regarded as clipping. Within the histogram itself the elements of the file that will be
processed (above the red line) will appear white.
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Note: if the clipping point is below -8 dB FS, the histogram will be empty. Your file may
need to be normalized. You can also raise the overall gain of the file using RX's Gain
module.
Declipper repairs digital and analog clipping artifacts that result when A/D converters are
pushed too hard or magnetic tape is over-saturated. Declipper can be extremely useful for
saving recordings that were made in a single pass, such as live concerts or interviews, and
any audio that cannot be re-recorded.
Using the Histogram to set the Clipping Threshold
The histogram meter in the Declipper module allows you to set the Clipping Threshold
control by finding the audio level where the waveform's peaks are concentrated. This
usually indicates at what level clipping is present in the file.
As you play a selection of your recording with Declipper active, the histogram will analyze
the levels of the program material. If clipping is present in the selection, it will usually
appear as a horizontal line in the histogram that extends all the way across the meter.
To set the module's threshold, move the red line in the histogram, or the Clipping Threshold
slider, until the red line is below the line where clipping is concentrated.
Makeup Gain
Start by setting make-up gain at around -6.0 dB. This control accommodates the increased
peak levels caused by the declipping process. If you're removing clipping during a short
selection of a file, you may want to set this control higher to prevent a noticeable volume
drop in the program material during the declipped section.
Choosing a quality mode
There are three quality modes in RX's Declipper: Low, Medium, and High. Low quality mode
processes very quickly; High quality mode processes slowly but in some cases can achieve
better results. In many cases you will find that "Low" quality mode gives you great results.
Depending on the power of your computer, you may only be able to use the higher quality
modes offline (when you bounce down or apply effects to a track or file). If this is the case,
try using Low quality mode to preview in realtime, then when rendering use a higher quality
mode.
Declip Controls:
· Quality - controls the interpolation processing quality.
· Clipping threshold (dB FS) - selects the clipping level used for detection of clipped
intervals. User should set it to be just below the actual level of clipping.
· Makeup gain (dB) - selects the gain to be applied to the selection after declipping.
· Histogram - a graphical display of waveform levels over time.
Clipping Threshold Resolution - The Clipping Threshold’s range can be scaled to fit your
audio application. Use the (+) and (-) buttons to scale your display and value resolution for
your declipper module. These buttons reduce (+) and/or expand (-) the range of the
threshold slider and histogram. You may want to extend the histogram range when your
clipping point is lower than what you can see on a histogram.
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Declick
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· Multiband (random clicks) - Works well with wider vinyl clicks and thumps
and has a protective algorithm for preserving periodic audio elements
characteristic to certain instruments such as Brass or Vocals.
· Multiband (periodic clicks) - Most suitable for removing periodic clicks with
a wider spectrum
· Strength- controls the amount of clicks that are detected and repaired. Low values
of this parameter will remove fewer clicks, while higher values can repair too many
intervals which can result in distortion.
· Output clicks only - outputs the difference between the original and processed
signals (suppressed clicks)
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Decrackle
Decrackle
Typically, the duration of a single click and pop will not go beyond 10 ms. Decrackler is
designed to handle a more continuous stream of irregularities in your audio that become
blended together at lower amplitude levels, resulting in what we hear as crackle.
TIP: Decrackle is not designed to be used instead of Declick. On the contrary, the best
results can be had by first running the Declick module, and afterward, processing with
Decrackle.
Controls:
· Quality - controls the interpolation processing quality
· Strength- controls the amount of crackle that is detected and repaired.
· Amplitude bias - Allows for greater or lesser processing to be applied to higher or
lower amplitude signals. Values above 0 dB will apply more processing to high-
amplitude signals vs. lower amplitude signals. This can be an effective tool at
removing traces of clipping that may not be repairable by the Declip module.
· Output crackle only - outputs the difference between the original and processed
signals (suppressed clicks)
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Remove Hum
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higher frequencies (often described as "buzz"), try using RX's Denoiser plug-in. For tricky
hum and buzz problems the Denoiser features "Tonal Noise" suppresion controls under its
Advanced tab.
Previewing the Hum
To begin, select a section of the recording where the hum is prominent. Sometimes there
will be silence (or near silence) at the beginning or end of the program material that will
contain noise but not any other audio. Otherwise, try choosing a quiet passage of
the recording where hum is obvious.
Next, set a loop points in your host program around a section of audio where the hum is
most clearly audible. This will allow you to set Hum Removal's parameters as audio plays
back.
Finding the Hum's frequency
When attempting to remove hum, you first need to find the hum's primary frequency. The
two most common base frequencies that cause hum are 50 Hz (Europe) and 60 Hz
(U.S.). Under the Frequency Type field in the Hum Removal module, choose the appropriate
frequency and listen to hear if this has an effect.
In some cases, for example a recording made from analog tape that is not precisely at its
original recorded speed, you may need to choose the "Free" Frequency Type. Selecting this
option unlocks the Base Frequency control and allows you to manually find the Hum's root
note. With audio playing back, move the slider up and down until you find the point where
the hum lessens or disappears.
Learn
The Remove hum module can also automatically locate the root fundamental of any hum in
your audio. Simply make a selection containing the trouble frequencies, and click the
"Learn" button. This will automatically change the mode to "Free" and set the Base
Frequency to the result of the "Learn" calculation. If the hum continues throughout the
entire audio file, clicking on "Learn" without previously selecting any audio, RX will analyze
the entire audio file in order the find the Base Frequency of the Hum.
Attenuating Hum's Harmonics
Because higher frequency harmonics often result from hum, RX's Hum Removal module has
control for attenuating these overtones. Using the Number of Harmonics control, you can
select up to 7 harmonics above the primary hum frequency. Again, the spectrogram display
in many cases makes it easy to identify the number of hum harmonics in your project. After
selecting number of harmonics, use the Harmonic Slope control to how aggressively the
higher harmonics are being cut. The Filter Q control adjusts the width of the hum filters.
Using Output Hum Only
By selecting the Output hum only checkbox, you can also hear only the hum that is being
removed. This is useful for fine tuning your settings. Play through a section of your file
where the hum is mixed with other material, and select Output hum only mode and then hit
Preview.
Now you can adjust parameters like the Filter Q (width) control and the Harmonic Slope
control to maximize hum removal while minimizing the affect on the program material.
Hum Removal Controls:
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· Residual output - outputs the difference between the original and processed signals
(suppressed hum)
· Frequency Type - sets the base frequency of the hum to be removed. The two most
common base frequencies that cause hum are 50 Hz (Europe) and 60 Hz (U.S.).
Other base frequencies can be selected by choosing the 'Free' option.
· Learn - analyzes the current audio selection in order to automatically locate and set
the base hum frequency.
· Linear-phase filters - enables linear phase filtering mode
· Base frequency (Hz)- this slider is only enabled when the Frequency Type is set to
Free
· Filter Q - controls the bandwidth of filters for base frequency and harmonics
· Enable highpass filter - allows high frequencies to pass while attenuating lower
frequencies.
· Highpass frequency(Hz)- sets the cutoff frequency for the filter
· Highpass Q - sets the bandwidth of the highpass filter
· Enable lowpass filter - allows low frequencies to pass while attenuating high
frequencies.
· Lowpass frequency(Hz)- sets the cutoff frequency for the filter
· Lowpass Q - sets the bandwidth of the lowpass filter
· Num Harmonics - select the number of harmonics that need to be removed (1-8)
· Linking Type - here you can choose to link the gain/suppression of all of the filters,
none of the filters, or odd/even filters
· Harmonic slope - when harmonics are linked, this controls the slope of the
gain/suppresion. As the harmonic order increases the gain/suppresion level resolves
closer to 0 dB.
· Harmonic even/odd slope - when linking type is odd/even, this allows you to
control the amount of gain/suppression for both odd and even harmonics
· Filter DC Offset - this removes the DC (direct current) offset that is caused by the
imbalance that sometimes occurs in A/D converters. DC offset is exhibited by the
waveform appearing above or below 0 dB.
· Harmonic gains (dB): gives numerical readout of gain settings in dB. You can also
manually type in your gain settings for any of the harmonics.
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Denoise
Denoise is designed to reduce stationary noise, including broadband noise, in audio signals.
Stationary noise can include tape hiss, microphone hum, power mains buzz, camera noise
and other types of noise that do not change in level or spectral shape throughout the
recording.
Training Denoise
Denoise can learn the type of noise you want to remove from the recording to give you the
best results. To train Denoise, identify a section of the recording that contains only noise,
without any useful audio signal. Often these places are at the beginning or end of a file, but
may also be during pauses or breaks in speech.
Select the longest section of noise you can find. Using the tools in your host program, you
may want to loop a selection of noise-only signal and let it play. Hit the Learn button as the
noise plays back, then click the button again to finish capturing the noise. This will "teach"
Denoise the noise profile of your file. In some cases you may not have a section of just
noise, in this case try to find the quietest section possible to train the Denoise.
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Denoising
As audio is playing back, adjust the Noise Reduction slider and Smoothing controls until you
get the result you want.
Note: the B and C Algorithms are quite processor-intensive, so you may wish to preview
noise reduction in the A (realtime) mode, and then switch Algorithms when bouncing down
or rendering the effect.
Output Noise Only
It is usually a good idea to find a balance between a lot of noise being removed, and
maintaining the natural sound of the original source material. Using the Output Noise Only
checkbox allows you to preview just the noise that is being removed. If when this box is
checked you hear audio you want to keep being removed, you may want to set the Noise
reduction controls less aggressively.
If you are using the Simple panel, you can adjust the desired amount of Noise suppression.
If you are using Advanced panel, you can separately adjust amount of noise reduction for
tonal and broadband parts of noise, and fine tune the noise reduction process with some
additional parameters. To read more about Advanced parameters see the Control Reference
section below.
Smoothing
The Smoothing (Simple tab) and Global and Fine Smoothing (Advanced tab) controls
suppress artifacts that result from removing broadband noise.
Fine Smoothing controls the reduction of these artifacts which can be a result of heavy
denoising. Musical noise is caused by random statistical variations of noise spectrum that
cause random triggering of sub-band gates. These artifacts are sometimes described as
"chirpy" or "watery" sounds left behind during the noise reduction process.
Global Smoothing determines how much noise reduction will depend upon wide band gating
or spectral subtraction. With higher values, the noise reduction will rely more heavily upon
wider band gating which can produce less artifacts than a spectral noise reduction.
With lower values, noise reduction will rely upon spectral subtractions which can more
accurately separate noise from the desired audio signal.
Choosing an Algorithm
RX's Denoise module offers four algorithms that range in processing time.
· Algorithm A is the least cpu intensive process and is suitable for realtime operation.
It reduces musical noise artifacts by time smoothing of the signal spectrum.
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Scrolling and Zooming - by grabbing and moving the horizontal and vertical rulers, you
can adjust what part of the graph is shown. In addition, holding the pointer above a ruler
and using your mouse wheel will zoom the display in and out.
Simple Mode Controls:
· Algorithm - affects the quality and computational complexity of the noise reduction.
This selection directly affects CPU usage.
· Noise Reduction (dB) - controls the desired amount of noise suppression in
decibels.
· Artifact Suppression - helps minimize "musical noise" artifacts introduced during
the noise reduction process.
· Residual output - outputs the difference between the original and processed signals
(suppressed noise)
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Global Smoothing - Determines how much noise reduction will depend upon wide band
gating or spectral subtraction.
With higher values, the noise reduction will rely more heavily upon wider band gating which
can produce less artifacts than a spectral noise reduction.
With low values, noise reduction will rely upon spectral subtractions which can more
accurately separate noise from the desired audio signal.
Fine Smoothing - controls the reduction of artifacts known as "musical noise" that can
result from heavy denoising. Musical noise is caused by random statistical variations of
noise spectrum that cause random triggering of sub-band gates.
TIP: Bring this to a low value where artifacts become apparent and then raise the control
just to the point where artifacts disappear.
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that are only slightly below the threshold. This may result in a lower depth of noise
reduction, but can also have fewer artifacts.
Suppression Masking - enables a psychoacoustic model that dynamically controls
suppression amount to facilitate the use of softer suppression where noise is subjectively
inaudible. When noise in certain regions is calculated to be inaudible, this feature prevents
any signal processing in these regions. This potentially reduces amount of processing done
to the signal and may positively affect overall signal integrity. The position of the slider
controls the influence of psychoacoustic model on suppression levels.
Note:When this slider is set to 0, the feature is turned off, and the amount of noise
suppression is uniformly governed to the white curve in spectrum analyzer (more precisely -
by the difference between the white curve and blue curve).
Additional Denoise Features:
· Noise Suppression Envelope - This feature allows for fine tuning of the noise
suppression envelope with up to 26 edit points. This enables the user to customize
the amount of noise reduction being applied across different frequency regions.
· Add an edit point - Left-click, displayed as gray box along envelope curve
· Remove an edit point - Right-click (CTRL click on Mac) or drag it outside the
screen
· Envelope Show - This controls whether or not the suppression envelope points are
visible or hidden. The modified envelope will always be applied even when edit points
are hidden.
· Envelope Reset - This will remove all edit points.
· Envelope Smoothing - This controls the amount of interpolation between your
suppression envelope points, allowing for sharper or more gradual envelopes.
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Spectral Repair
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Multi-Resolution
The Multi-resolution mode enables multi-resolution mode when better frequency resolution
is used for interpolation of low-frequency content and better time resolution is used for
interpolation of high-frequency content.
The Multi-Resolution processing options is available for each of the Spectral Repair modes
individually.
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Workflow
Welcome to the iZotope Spectral Repair plug-in. Please note that Spectral Repair is very
different from most other audio plug-ins. It first needs to Capture audio from the host, then
you can Repair the audio, and finally you must Commit your edits back to the host.
For Spectral Repair to work, it requires a host which supports offline processing. If yours
does not, we recommend that you use Spectral Repair in the iZotope RX application which
was installed when you installed the RX plug-ins.
Capture
From Sequencer view, select up to 10 seconds of audio to be captured by Spectral Repair.
Open the offline version of Spectral Repair via the menu "Audio > Audio Plug-ins > iZotope
RX Spectral Repair.
Click the "Capture" button at the bottom of the Spectral Repair window.
Press the Digital Performer plug-in "Apply" button. The Spectral Repair window will close.
Reopen Spectral Repair and click the "Editor" button at the bottom of the Spectral Repair
window.
Repair
Now you can use the Spectral Repair Editor window to repair your audio. Please click the "?"
button in the upper-right corner of this window for more details about repairing your audio.
You can click Digital Performer's "Preview" button to preview your edits.
Commit
Press the Digital Performer plug-in "Apply" button.
Note: If you capture audio using Digital Performer's "Preview" button, it will introduce
silence at the beginning and the end of the selection and you won't be able to properly
apply processing. This is why we recommend that you use the above method for perfect
edits with Spectral Repair.
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Editor
Clicking the "Editor" button in the Spectral Repair plug-in will open the Editor window. The
editor window allows you to analyze a captured piece of audio with the spectrogram then
select by time and/or frequency to apply Spectral Repair processes.
Overview
The spectrogram and waveform display window combines an advanced spectrogram with a
transparency feature to allow you to view both the frequency content and amplitude of a file
simultaneously.
Transparency
The transparency of the waveform and spectrogram can be adjusted with the transparency
slider to the lower left of the display.
Repair
After choosing a Spectral Repair mode and settings in the main plug-in window, click
process to apply Spectral Repair to the selected region.
Undo/Redo
The arrow buttons below the Spectrogram Display allow you to undo or redo edits made in
the editor window.
Zoom
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To the lower right of the display, you will find horizontal and vertical sliders. The horizontal
slider will affect how much of the time ruler is represented on the screen. The vertical slider
controls the frequency range shown in the spectrogram.
You can also zoom by clicking on a ruler and moving your mouse wheel.
Selection Tools
Below the Spectrogram display is a Selection Tools menu that gives you several options.
One of the key benefits of RX is that it allows many options for selecting audio not just by
time, but also by frequency. This allows you to do work with sounds that fall in only part of
the frequency range at a given point in your project. This is very helpful for isolating and
repairing a variety of audio problems including intermittent background noises.
Above image shows election by time and frequency isolating a background noise for
processing
The Time Selection tool allows you to select a segment of your project along the time
line.
The Time-Frequency Selection tool allows you to make rectangular selections in the
Spectrogram Display to isolate sounds by time and frequency.
The Frequency Selection tool lets you select by just frequency (vertically in
the Spectrogram)
The Lasso Selection tool lets you use your mouse to outline any selection you wish in
time and frequency in RX's Spectrogram
The Brush Selection tool lets you draw any selection you wish using a defined brush
size in time and frequency in RX's Spectrogram.
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The Magic Wand Selection tool will cause RX to automatically select similar harmonic
content surrounding the selected material
· Single Click - The Magic Wand tool will automatically select the desired harmonic
· Double Click - The Magic Want tool will automatically select the desired harmonic,
as well as all overtone harmonics or related audio components.
The Zoom Selection tool, when enabled, zooms into time and frequency selections as
you make them.
The Grab and Drag tool allows you to move around your view of the spectrogram
when zoomed in.
Keyboard Modifiers (PC/Mac)
Shift
Hold down shift after making one selection in order to add another separate selection. If any
part of the new selection overlaps any other, the selections will be grouped into one.
This can be especially powerful when combining multiple selection tools to create multiple
selections of different size and shape.
Alt/Option
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Holding down Alt/Option will allow you use the currently chosen selection tool to remove or
erase any portion of an existing audio selection. This can be especially useful with the
"Lasso" or "Brush" tools, allowing you to edit or refine any piece of an existing selection.
Control/Command
Hold down Control/Command to move the transport's playhead to any position without
erasing your current audio selections. This can be especially useful with previewing or
comparing complex audio selections without having to remake these specific audio
selections.
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Note: Using Control/Command - Z to undo any particular process will also bring back the
previous audio selection exactly as it was before applying any processing. In order to make
use of this feature, be sure that the "Store Selections with Undo History" option is turned
ON inside of RX's "Preferences -> Misc." menu.
Mouse Over
After using any of RX's tools to select a portion of your audio, when the mouse is
subsequently placed on top of any selection, a Grab and Drag hand cursor will be displayed
automatically, allowing you to change the position of that selection.
Channel Selection
When working with a stereo file, it can be necessary to only process the left or right channel
of your audio file. To do so, simply make the selection that you wish to process, and click on
either of the channel selectors to the left of the spectrogram/waveform main display.
This can also be used during playback in order to preview either the left or right channel.
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Spectrogram Settings
Our spectrogram has been designed to provide more sharpness and detail than other
spectrograms. The Spectrogram Settings menu allows you to adjust advanced settings like
FFT size (frequency resolution), window and colors. Try starting with the provided presets to
see how the settings affect the display.
Spectrogram Settings:
· Type - select the type of spectrogram calculation algorithm
· Enable reassignment - enables reassignment technique for spectrogram
sharpening, use together with time and frequency overlap controls
· FFT size - sets FFT size for spectrogram calculation in samples
· Window - sets FFT weighting window, which addresses frequency smearing
· Frequency overlap - sets FFT zero padding, which enhances frequency resolution
· Time overlap - sets overlap of FFT windows, which enhances time resolution
· Frequency scale - sets frequency scale type for spectrogram display
· Color map - allows for different color choices in spectrogram color map
· Show spectrogram color map - this will display the spectrogram color map bar
· High quality rendering - accurate max-bilinear interpolation of a spectrogram
(recommended)
· Amplitude range (low) - sets spectrogram amplitude range, lower bound (dB)
· Amplitude range (high) - sets spectrogram amplitude range, upper bound (dB)
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Options
General
Graphics:
This group of options allows you to enable or disable meters and animation
effects. Disabling these options saves system resources for better performance on slower
computers.
Performance:
· Delay Compensation - Some of the processing modes in the RX plug-ins are very CPU
intensive and result in a delay of the signal. That is, RX needs some time to "work on" the
audio before it can send it back to the host application. That time represents a delay when
listening or mixing down. Fortunately, many applications provide "delay compensation" - a
means for RX to tell the application it has delayed the signal, and the host application
should "undo" the delay on the track. If your host application supports delay compensation,
select this option. If your application doesn't support it, or skips/stutters with this option on,
you can always manually correct the delay offset in the host application (i.e. manually edit
out the short delay of silence). To help you perform manual correction, the delay RX
introduces is shown below "Total System Delay" in both samples and milliseconds.
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Metering:
This is a combined RMS and Peak meter. This meter displays a lower bar representing the
average level (RMS) and a higher bar representing peak level. There is also a moving line
above the bar representing the most recent peak level or peak hold.
· Enable I/O meters - Turns on or off the level meters
· Show peak hold - Turns on or off the peak hold display for the level meters
· Peak hold time - If peak hold is on, clicking this button allows you to cycle through
different peak hold times. The choices are 250 msec, 500 msec, 1000 msec, 5000
msec and infinite. If set to infinite, the peak value will be held until you double click
on the meter.
· Integration time - This setting only applies if the level meter is set to RMS. It lets
you specify the integration time for the RMS calculation. In most RMS meters, the
integration time is set to around 300 msec.
· Readout - Allows you to control what is displayed by the numeric display on top of
the meters: peak or actual (real time). If set to Max Peak, the display will reflect the
meter's current value. If there are two levels displayed (Peak+RMS) we read the
RMS value.
Authorization
Use the authorization menu to remove your current RX authorization, for example if you
have upgraded to RX Advanced and have already installed the basic version. You may also
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need to de-authorize RX if you are using the RX trial version and wish to try the RX
Advanced trial version.
After removing your authorization, RX's authorization screen will pop up when you restart
the program. Now you can re-authorize the application using your new serial number.
Updates
RX can check the iZotope download servers for program updates by clicking on the 'Check
Now' button or automatically upon launch of the application.
Denoise Plug-in Options:
Max processors to use for Algorithm C - If your computer has one or more processor or
processing core, you can set RX to process Denoiser Algorithm C more efficiently. Setting a
higher number spreads the processing out over multiple cores/processors.
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Reference
Keyboard Shortcuts
Keystroke (Windows/Mac)
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