...and to think how cool RX will be once it is a plugin....

Pete! It's a bit bloody good - Digger!!

The slickness and user user-ability is astounding. Have you "tripped" over the UNDOs?!?? You get a "what you did" and option to undo from a list AND replace too.

The gap thing is immense. Look, to my eyes it was too simple to use that I had to go further with it. Meaning, it was the ease of use that pulled me in. Now, to an experienced Muso, I accept you had to be initially "skeptical" - but now? Well you did as I did - you bought it!

There is a lot of finesse within this s/w. Maybe "others" should take a leaf outta this iZo book. I'm really glad that iZo have worked closely with the Sound Forge people to do the iZo plug-ins, which in turn poke up in Vegas too! Now using the iZo packages within the new Mixer Console. Far too easy!

I'd like to share iZo RX experiences. Anybody KNOW of a Forum?

Grazie

Keep in mind guy's that you can cut a one frame gap in Forge and never no the difference.
JJK

To be frank when I first wtched the demo vid I wasn't going to even mention this new tool. My reaction was much the same as when I watched Audition, sure it looked cool but I could do all the same things in SF. But some of the iZo stuff seemd to work a bit better so I thought it worth a mention.

Judging by the reaction from many here what I'd completely ignored was how much friggin around I do in SF to get the same result!

Even if the final outcome was the same using SF and RX there's simply a HUGE difference in ease of use, you don't need to put in some serious hours learning about audio and how to use the tools in SF, RX gives you the visual tools to see what you're doing, most here are visual people so maybe that's a clue to where SCS need to take SF.

Bob.

Peter,
one trick I learned a long time ago and has saved several tapes with audio dropouts.
Capture the tape from the analogue outputs of a VCR / camera, you can ditch the vision, just use it to sync the DV capture with the audio track.
I know, I know, I thought this was Area 51 stuff too and arrogantly told a few old hands how stupid they were until I actually tried it. I've never had any explaination as to why this works but it does. This isn't something unique to Vegas, every NLE seems to have the same problem.
Maybe for some reason no NLE is doing any error correction on the audio data coming down the firewire port of the VCRs like the VCRs themselves do on the analogue outputs.

Bob.

No time to read every entry, but is this app better than Sound Soap?

For more advanced work on soundtracks, yes.

It is at least one generation ahead of Sound Soap for this purpose, making it easier to remove gunk without making the desired remains sound damaged.

Thanks Bob, and for the email.

I'll certainly try that - could save a lot of time however good RX is - the client has the tape but I'll get it back next session.

Hi,

Thank's. Rx is a really fantastic piece of software. And that is an understatement!

Finally, after many failed tests with other audio cleaning software, I am now able to listen to and enjoy a 30-years old phone conversation recording (with my old flame - nowadays my wife :).

No other software I have tested has been able to bring up the conversation from within the high overall noise, hum and pulse dialling clicks. Awesome. Almost magic. It is on my want-to-have list :)

Christian

Not something that I need everyday but it sure does deliver when you need it. I bought it after watching the demo and can you believe it, I had some distorted audio the very next day that izo cleaned up nicely.

It's a great tool for the toolbag.

JAB

Thanks for the find... it's a great piece of software; I can do much more in it than with anything else I've tried, including plugins and standalone audio apps... very well coded, tight program, well done... looks super. Tested out to do much better re NR than anything else I've used so far.

It's one of those programs that when you launch it and use it, you say to yourself "hey wow someone got it right - sharp job on this app!"

-k

As of this point, rather limited documentation. I've had stellar success and dismal failure...because I'm not sure how to use parts, like the pattern restoration.

Getting ready to play with the software this weekend - at home instead of work though.
Therefore I wondered what their policy was about installation on multiple computers.
Looks like they borrowed from Sonic Foundry/Sony.
Way to go folks!!
I get to play after all :-)

From the iZotope FAQ:

Problem:
Can I install and authorize my plug-in on more than one computer?

Solution:
Under iZotope's single license agreement, you are able to run your plug-in on one computer you own at a time.

This means that it's OK to re-install and re-authorize your plug-in on two different machines you own (for example, your studio workstation and your travel laptop), as long as you run the plug-in on one system at a time.


edit: there have already been two updates for it with the most recent being today (Oct. 26) so, if you've already bought it, grab the patch. BTW, just like Vegas, it's a full download.

Mike! Thanks for that!

Downloaded update, and just installed-over. Done!

So far, everything about this company, iZotope, I like.

* Straightforward. Email responses and comms have been "on-the-1".

* A new update, a week after I installed - done!

* A very clear/directed/succinct understanding of just WHAT a visually aware editor could need in AUDIO software. Now THAT is truly valuable.

I'm already using the iZo plugs that came with SF9 in SF9 and VP8 - and via the new Mixer Console. Can't wait to use the iZo-Rx plugin option when it comes out.

Grazie

Bob, thanks for the tip.

I downloaded the demo and compared its denoiser to SF9's Noise Reduction using the same noise sample and using the default settings for both programs (Mode 3 in SF9). I found Rx took out more noise with less affect on the voice. I suppose I could tweak SF9 settings to get there, but not being an audio guru, it would have meant a lot of trial and error.

Despite the ease of use, and quality result, I was holding off buying it given the hefty $349 price. Then I discovered last night that it's being offered at an introductory price $199 until Oct. 31. For me, that clinched the sale.