Izotope RX vs Bias Soundsoap?

It's superb, like most iZotope stuff. Works brilliantly, although it's not an immediately intuitive program - you have to be willing to experiment and get an understanding for what processes work and when to use them.

Go grab the demo and give it a whirl...

I've used SoundSoap, SoundSoap Pro and the de-noiser in Soundtrack Pro. RX puts them to shame. I would go so far as to say there's no comparison. Definitely grab the demo, but make sure to know what you're doing. There was an introductory discount period, during which I tried out the demo...incorrectly. I passed it off as just another product that didn't live up to the audio demonstrations on the website. I then had a job that required de-noising and the aforementioned tools weren't cutting it. I tried the RX demo again, but read the manual beforehand. After a "doh," and a few clicks, I had a wonderfully cleaned-up piece of audio. Unfortunately, the intro discount period was well over, so I paid full price. Looking back, I don't mind so much, since it has paid for itself many times over.

That all sounds like a fake testimonial, but it's genuine.

I also wholeheartedly recommend the Blade Runner set in HD, but that's for another forum. 😉

It really is a great product. But having tried it out extensively during it's initial release, unless I do a lot of restoration (which I don't), Soundtrack Pro's restoration tools have proved entirely useful and more than adequate.

It's too bad the the version with iZotope's legendary Sample Rate Conversion costs upwards of $1100.

But at $399 for the "regular" version, if the need arises consistently (and with a plugin on the horizon) it's really a no-brainer.

I like it a lot too. I think Adobe Audition gives you more control over selecting areas in the spectral view as you can use the pen tool to draw any shape, not just a box. Perhaps this functionality is possible but I've just not used it enough yet!

Forgot to say Wave Editor and Sample Manager (Audiofile Engineering) have iZotope's SRC and MBIT+ dither for not much money.

rrrobo wrote:
Forgot to say Wave Editor and Sample Manager (Audiofile Engineering) have iZotope's SRC and MBIT+ dither for not much money.

AFAIK Izotope SRC only comes in the "RX Advances" which, @$1199 is A LOT of money IMO.

That being said, if you need it, it's worth every penny.

Wave Editor and Sample Manager have iZotope SRC and MBIT+ dither. I use them all the time as my main SRC/dither. See below (click 'Powered by iZotope' on the right).

http://audiofile-engineering.com/waveeditor

R

I'm curious if anyone has compared RX to Waves Z-noise. For me Z-noise has been the best so far at noise and hiss reduction. Much better than Soundsoap.

hmm, seems that the regular verion of iZotope RX has the "MBIT+" dithering in it
as found in the save as and export selection dialogs pictured...



I am using iZotope RX (not the advanced), it's fantastic.
Much better than BIAS SoundSoapPro that I was using prior to RX.