![]() ![]() ![]() Other tools require a bit more finesse to use than the spectral denoise, but are equally powerful: De-ess and De-plosive to cut down harsh “s” sounds and loud “p” or “b” sounds, 4 Mouth De-click to deal with overly aggressive smacking and clicking noises Breath Control to cut down the volume of those sharp intakes of breath that can sound odd in a discussion… there’s a lot here, and they all work extremely well if you deploy them judiciously and use them when you need them. It consistently removes all the noise matching the profiles you give it, and-more impressively, if you’ve used Audacity or even Audition-it does it without destroying the quality of the actual audio! iZotope’s Spectral De-noise tool is not like those. I’ve used those, and they were okay for certain kinds of noise, but I ultimately found them wanting and never much used them. Many people interested in basic audio post-production have likely experimented with the denoising functionality in Audacity, or even used a better tool like the one in Adobe Audition. And for all of those, iZotope RX is just astoundingly good. (I was living in seminary housing when I picked up iZotope: I literally didn’t have room for sound treatments on the walls in my recording area!) You may have times when there are unexpected noise inputs. You may have limitations on how much you can change your recording environment. Your recording environment: changing the sound dynamics of your space is often easier and certainly cheaper than investing post-processing software-and, just as importantly, it will dramatically reduce the need for post-processing software.Īll of those things being true, there are still times when post-processing software is useful! If you’re recording interviews 3 in particular, you can have the best control over your own sound in the world and still need post-production software. However, picking up something decent-like the Audio Technica ATR2100-USB-and combining that with good technique will make a massive difference over recording into your earbuds or your ![]() Your microphone itself: you probably don’t need to spend $600 on a microphone for podcasting, and if you’re just starting out, you definitely shouldn’t. You microphone technique: consistently staying at an appropriate distance from your microphone will make far more difference than all the post-processing in the world in terms of the quality and consistency of your sound. You will see far more improvement by investing first of all in your microphone technique, secondly in your microphone itself, and third in your recording environment.įeel free to skip this aside if you’re already in the know about these basics! It is an absolutely astounding piece of software, and if you’re at the point in your podcasting work where it makes sense-and if you have the budget for it!-I very, very highly recommend it.įirst, let’s me say something really important, though: for most podcasters, this is not where you should be spending your time or money. Assumed Audience: people interested in audio post-production for podcasts.įor the last I’ve been using iZotope RX 1 to post-process the audio for the various podcasts I produce. ![]()
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