iZotope RX 4 Explained

iZotope RX 4 is here and iZotope guru Mike Thornton (Mr RX It) delivers everything you need to know to jump into RX 4 and harness its full potential! Get detailed information using real-world examples and clean up your recordings making them sound better than ever. No matter what DAW you use, iZotope RX 4 Explained provides expert knowledge that allows you to reduce unwanted noise and eliminate damage to your precious audio.

Introduction

• Introduction (04:49) - In this video Mike outlines why applications like iZotope RX 4 are needed in an increasing noisy world with examples of the kinds of problems iZotope RX can be used for. He also covers the different formats RX 4 comes in, RX 4 or RX 4 Advanced; plug-in or Stand Alone.

• User Interface (10:53) - In this video Mike goes through the key parts of the graphical user interface and tool in iZotope RX 4.

• Waveform and Spectrogram Display (13:08) - In this video Mike explains how to understand and interpret the waveform and spectrogram display in iZotope RX 4.

• Settings (12:36) - In this video Mike shows how to configure RX 4 with your interface and how to use and reconfigure keyboard shortcuts in iZotope RX 4.

• Recording into RX 4 (03:55) - In this video Mike takes you through a new feature in RX 4 where you can ingest audio direct into RX 4.

• Saving Files (07:35) - Mike demonstrates using the new RX 4 document format, the new Export menu added in RX 4 and the RX 4 Advanced feature to export history as an XML file.

• Creating and Using Markers and Regions (05:24) - In this video Mike shows how to use markers and regions in RX 4 to help navigate around projects.

• RX Monitor and Connect Plug-Ins (05:14) - In this video Mike shows how you can use the new RX 4 plug-in to monitor the standalone RX from within your DAW and you can get the best of both worlds with the new RX 4 Connect plug-in to export audio from your DAW out to RX 4, work on it in the standalone app and then bring it back into your DAW.

Treating Noisy Audio

• Denoise Pt. 1 (15:10) - In this video Mike explains and demonstrates the Denoise module in action by cleaning up a hissy recording.

• Denoise Pt. 2 (10:58) - In this video Mike explains and demonstrates the features of the Denoise module that are only available in RX 4 Advanced including the Adaptive mode and the Advanced Settings.

• Denoise Pt. 3 (06:35) - Mike shows how to use the Denoiser as a plug-in in Pro Tools.

• Dialogue Denoiser (05:49) - Mike shows how to use the new Dialogue Denoiser which is now included in RX 4 to treat audio in real time with no latency as a plug-in in Pro Tools.

Treating Distortion

• Distortion Pt. 1 (06:56) - In this video Mike explains and demonstrates the Declip module in action with an overloaded recording on a speedboat.

• Distortion Pt. 2 (07:33) - Mike shows how to use the Declick and Deconstruct modules to reduce other kinds of distortion.

Treating Hum and Buzz

• Remove Hum Pt. 1 (11:50) - In this video Mike explains and demonstrates the Remove Hum module in action with a file that has nearly as much hum as wanted signal including the adaptive hum feature.

• Remove Hum Pt. 2 (05:36) - In this video Mike explains and demonstrates using the Denoise module to clean up the same recording he used with the Remove Hum module.

Spectral Repair

• Spectral Repair Pt. 1 (12:51) - In this video Mike gives an overview of how to use the Spectral Repair module.

• Spectral Repair Pt. 2 (13:54) - In this video Mike demonstrates the Spectral Repair module in action treating sudden sounds like whistles in a concert, bike bells, camera shutter sounds and mic pops.

• Spectral Repair Pt. 3 (05:50) - Mike shows how to use Spectral Repair in Pro Tools using RX 4 Connect.

Restoring Vinyl Records and Magnetic Tape Recordings

• Vinyl (09:29) - In this video Mike explains and demonstrates the Declick and Decrackle module in action with a very scratched vinyl record.

• Tape (14:11) - Mike shows how to use the Channel Operations module and the Denoise module to fix a poor quality recording with azimuth and noise problems.

Other uses for the Declick Module

• Other uses for the Declick Module (05:20) - Mike shows other uses for the Declick module removing mouth clicks, and clicks from excessive use of a plectrum on Bass and acoustic guitar.

The Dereverb module

• The Dereverb Module (11:15) - Mike shows how to use the new RX 4 Advanced Deverb module to treat recordings made in different reverberant spaces.

Leveler

• Leveler (11:29) - Mike shows how to use the new Clip Gain feature to help manage levels within a file right inside RX 4 and how to use the new Leveler module in RX 4.

Loudness

• Loudness (12:01) - Loudness normalization is being adopted across the world and in this video Mike will show how to use the new loudness module in RX 4 Advanced to keep get you content to comply with the new loudness standard. See how the Batch Processor in RX 4 can help you make all your files loudness compliant.

EQ Match

• EQ Match (03:01) - We often need to match the EQ of two clips with the same voice. Mike shows how to use the new EQ Match module in RX 4 Advanced.

Ambience Match

• Ambience Match (05:04) - How many times have you needed some ambiance ‘fill’ to cover some gaps in you dialog tracks? In this video Mike shows how to us the new Ambience Match module in RX 4 Advanced to extract the ambience from one track and add it to another, or create a clean matching fill track.

The Deconstruct module

• Deconstruct (05:35) - In this video Mike explains and demonstrates that the RX 4 Advanced Deconstruct module is great for sound design as well as restoration by separating the breath and wind sounds from the tonal sounds in a flute recording and then separating the different components in a clock chiming.

Signal Processing Modules

• Gain (03:32) - In this video Mike explains and demonstrates the Gain module in action adjusting the gain of a clip and adding a fade in and fade out too.

• EQ (09:19) - In this video Mike explains and demonstrates the EQ module in action showing the different types of EQ and how they affect the sound.

• Channel Operations Pt. 1 (09:39) - In this video Mike explains and demonstrates the Mixing and Phase tabs in the Channel Operations module.

• Channel Operations Pt. 2 (06:32) - In this video Mike explains the RX 4 Advanced feature for Center Channel Extraction.

• Spectrum Analyser (09:47) - In this video Mike explains and demonstrates the Spectrum Analyser module in action in their different modes.

• Plug-In Hosting (09:35) - In this video Mike explains and demonstrates the Plug-in Hosting module in action by processing a file using Nectar inside iZotope RX.

• Time and Pitch (13:37) - In this video Mike explains and demonstrates the RX 4 Advanced Time & Pitch module in action by pitch shifting a male voice and how to change the intonation and create vari-speed effects with the Time & Pitch module.

• Resample - Advanced Only (05:40) - In this video Mike explains and demonstrates the Resample module in action by taking a 192 KHz sample rate file and down sampling it down to 44.1KHz and handling the aliasing.

• Dither (07:34) - In this video Mike explains and demonstrates the Dither module in action, why Dither is important and how to reduce the bit depth of a file correctly.