iZotope RX Changelog

What's new in iZotope RX 4.00.435

Sep 11, 2014
  • Visualize Your Audio:
  • Discover and identify audio problems using the visual spectrogram display, which reveals inconsistencies and problematic areas that a waveform can’t illustrate. Using Spectral Repair, you can paint those problems away using familiar visual editing tools like a brush, lasso, and magic wand.
  • Reduce Background Noise:
  • Mics used in exterior shots often pick up too much background noise. Although some background noise is natural, and sometimes even preferable, you can transparently reduce unwanted and ambient noise with the automatic, real-time Dialogue Denoiser. Not only will it save you potentially hours of time, it will save you money, too, by replacing the need for costly ADR.
  • Seamlessly Match Audio (RX 4 Advanced):
  • Ensure steady, uniform vocal takes and seamless transitions with EQ Match. You can enable sonic balance between multiple audio sources even with different EQ qualities. Simply learn the EQ of a source audio clip, and easily apply that EQ curve to a target audio clip.
  • Fill Gaps and Dropouts (RX 4 Advanced):
  • Easily edits free of awkward cuts and transitions with Ambient Match, which matches the environment noise of two different audio recordings. You can learn the ambient noise from a source audio clip and apply it to another audio clip. Or, create long sections of constant ambient noise to insert under inconsistent dialogue recordings.
  • Automatically Level Audio (RX 4 Advanced):
  • Non-destructive Clip Gain is a feature in both RX 4 and RX 4 Advanced. You can draw your ideal volume curve on individual clips with node-based Clip Gain, and use instant visual feedback to balance levels against surrounding vocals or other sounds. In RX 4 Advanced, the intelligent Leveler sets your Clip Gain to a target level automatically—freeing more time for creative mix decisions.
  • Meet Loudness Standards (RX 4 Advanced):
  • The Loudness module quickly makes any mix compliant with the latest network standards across the world, so you can export and deliver your mix to multiple networks. Simply enter the desired True Peak and LKFS values, and click Process. The module will indicate what the loudness measurements are for your audio (integrated, shorterm, momentary, range loudness, and true peak); you can then select a preset or set a desired target Integrated Loudness and True Peak value for the program audio.
  • The Complete Audio Repair Toolkit:
  • With innovative tools like Dereverb, Declip, and a roundtrip workflow that integrates directly with your host, RX is your ultimate companion for audio repair and enhancement.

New in iZotope RX 3.02 (Dec 20, 2013)

  • Fix: RX 3 plug-ins can now be used within Digital Performer 7.24.
  • Fix: Addressed several rare crashes reported by users.
  • Fix: Other minor fixes and enhancements.

New in iZotope RX 3.00 (Sep 17, 2013)

  • Redesigned user interface:
  • A brand-new look for RX brings enhanced workflows and intuitive controls, allowing you to work more quickly and efficiently than ever before.
  • Multi-file workflow:
  • Open, edit and process multiple files at once—bringing true multi-tasking to your audio repair work.
  • Multicore processing:
  • Take advantage of your computer’s power when performing intense audio processing. Optimized to use every CPU core available, the RX 3 standalone application allows you to process audio faster than ever before, with the highest possible quality.
  • Flexible denoising:
  • Identify and treat any noise profile with flexible selection techniques. Build a strong noise profile by making multiple noise selections, anywhere there’s noise in your file, with the time-and-frequency, lasso and brush selection tools.
  • Enhanced declipping:
  • RX 3 has been redesigned to integrate the Declip workflow directly into the waveform display, allowing for more intuitive processing. And with an automatic mode that suggests a suitable threshold, it’s a time-saver too.
  • RX Documents:
  • Easily revisit past edits in a portable, archive-ready format. Store unlimited undo history, audio data and markers for all your projects with the powerful new RX Documents.
  • Plug-in hosting:
  • Formerly a feature limited to RX 2 Advanced, plug-in hosting is now included as a standard feature in RX 3. Use 3rd party plug-ins to apply audio processing to frequency selections. Use your favorite VSTs and AUs within RX to open limitless creative possibilities.
  • Selection refinements:
  • RX 3 adds three new selection tools to make audio repair even faster. Invert Selection and Invert Selection Frequencies make honing in on problematic audio more precise, and Select Harmonics allows you to choose exactly which harmonics of the current selection will be treated.
  • Detect optimal phase rotation:
  • Balance asymmetric waveforms by precisely rotating signal phase. Suitable for dialogue, voice and brass instruments, it increases the headroom of a signal, allowing the mix more room to breathe.
  • Audio recording and monitoring:
  • Cut down on additional software and save time by recording directly into RX 3. With input metering and input monitoring, RX 3 allows you to audition audio in real time—assisting you with setting the right levels.
  • Waveform statistics:
  • View helpful stats on the current selection of audio to make more informed edits, including true peak level, RMS level, loudness range and more.
  • Scrub audio:
  • Speed up your workflow by quickly auditioning different regions of an audio file. Use the new Seek handle at the top of the playhead cursor, or hold Control/Command while clicking in the spectrogram display.
  • Declick presets:
  • Easily target and repair thumps and discontinuities with new Declick presets.
  • Parametric EQ refinements:
  • Enjoy a wider range of FFT sizes, and get closer to real analog filters with non-warped frequency responses.
  • Improved MBIT+ quality:
  • Formerly a feature limited to RX 2 Advanced, MBIT+ dither is now included as a standard feature in RX 3, and now also includes an extended range of noise shaping curves.
  • SRC sample rate conversion:
  • Formerly a feature limited to RX 2 Advanced, SRC is now included as a standard feature in RX 3.

New in iZotope RX 2.10 (Jul 6, 2012)

  • AAX support, Windows 64-bit support, and more.

New in iZotope RX 2.02 (Nov 16, 2011)

  • New Features:
  • New ability to import and export markers from the standalone app
  • Compatibility Changes:
  • Fixed issue between RX plug-ins and Pro Tools 9.0.5 under OS X
  • Added iLok support for all apps and plug-ins (32 and 64-bit, Win & OS X)
  • Added support for many Audio Units under OS X when hosted by RX Advanced
  • Many fixes to improve stability and performance in both RX plug-ins and the standalone apps

New in iZotope RX 2.0 (Oct 4, 2010)

  • New Denoiser Algorithms
  • New Global Smoothing control reduces the distracting, watery artifacts introduced by most denoiser algorithms and a high-frequency enhancement avoids the dullness commonly associated with noise suppression.
  • Improved Declick & New Decrackle
  • Declick features improved click detection and new Decrackle algorithm designed to treat continuous background crackle from vinyl and older media.
  • Freehand Selection & Magic Wand
  • New Lasso, Brush and Magic Wand tools allow natural, freehand selections of problem sounds. Additionally, the Magic Wand can automatically select a sound and its harmonics for incredibly fast editing.
  • Improved Batch Processing
  • Updated batch processor streamlines your workflow by letting you chain multiple modules, process multiple files and use multiple CPUs.
  • Intelligent Hum Module
  • Automatically identify the base frequency of hum for precise removal. The module will even recommend when the Denoiser should be used to more effectively treat certain kinds of hum.
  • Session Support
  • Your edit history is automatically saved when you quit and reloaded when you restart. The entire state of the program including your selection is saved. This new feature also works in the event of a computer crash or power outage, so you can get back up and running immediately.
  • Channel and Phase Operations
  • New Channel Ops module features left/right channel mixing and arbitrary phase rotation operations, both of which are crucial when restoring audio transferred from tape.
  • Pre-roll and Post-roll Support
  • Customize the amount of audio played before and after an edit for context when previewing edits.
  • Fade Support
  • The Gain module now includes support for fades with several fade types.
  • RX Advanced only new features:
  • Adaptive Denoiser Mode
  • Denoise now features an adaptive mode to automatically adapt to a changing noise profile, especially important for video-post and others who deal with dynamic background noise.
  • Deconstruct
  • This new class of audio manipulation tool intelligently separates audio into tonal and noisy components allowing independent control over each.
  • 3rd Party Plug-in Support
  • Host your DirectX, Audio Unit and VST plug-ins inside of RX taking advantage of RX's spectral selection to process only parts of an audio file. Also, extremely useful when using the Batch Processor and Compare features.
  • Zotope Radius
  • Radius® is iZotope's world class time-stretching and pitch-shifting algorithm. Change the tempo without affecting the pitch or tone of the performance. Instrument attacks, percussive hits, and the sound stage remain untouched, even at extreme stretches.
  • Export History as XML
  • Save a time-stamped history documenting all processing and edits made to a file from the time it was opened. This feature is invaluable for archiving and forensic work.
  • Azimuth Alignment
  • Both automatic and manual azimuth alignment are available for correcting misaligned tape heads in tape restoration.