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Post by Johnkenn on Oct 30, 2024 10:34:07 GMT -6
Does one do more than the other? They're basically both repair tools with similar features, right? SL is $199 right now
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Post by Tbone81 on Oct 30, 2024 11:07:46 GMT -6
I think RX is kinda meh. It’s pretty good at some stuff but ime you have to use it very lightly and carefully. I’m liking Acon way better, although they both excel at different things and are both useful for serious noise reduction and restoration work.
I’m just getting into SL so I don’t an opinion yet on it.
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Post by drumsound on Oct 31, 2024 22:02:12 GMT -6
I really wish the guy who mixed the new Chicago 1971 Kennedy Center concert had ANY of them...
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Post by mcirish on Nov 1, 2024 8:20:29 GMT -6
I have SL, RX and Acon Acoustica. For quick editing, Acon is great. I work in Nuendo so SL is always available to me right from inside Nuendo. No need to open another app. I used it extensively on a recent project and it was great. RX is also great, but exporting and re-importing audio wastes too much time. I'd rather just stick with Spectralayers. If you do get it, get the pro version.
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Post by Johnkenn on Nov 3, 2024 11:54:43 GMT -6
I have SL, RX and Acon Acoustica. For quick editing, Acon is great. I work in Nuendo so SL is always available to me right from inside Nuendo. No need to open another app. I used it extensively on a recent project and it was great. RX is also great, but exporting and re-importing audio wastes too much time. I'd rather just stick with Spectralayers. If you do get it, get the pro version. I haven’t had to use it for clicks or hum or anything. How well does it work? I have the waves x series stuff that seems to get the job done. I need to look again, but maybe the free avid version gives you a few of those simple ones. When I’ve had a vocal I wanted to separate out - room noise, etc. it didn’t really work well at all. |
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Post by christophert on Nov 3, 2024 15:07:42 GMT -6
I'm keen to try Spectral Layers.
I have RX, and it is great on some tasks (amp noise - hum) but it feels like it has not really improved much over the last decade as far as more complex noise removal.
I always find the sound is like underwater.
We are well overdue for the next level of AI smart noise reduction.
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Post by the other mark williams on Nov 3, 2024 16:58:12 GMT -6
There are some very very good plugins to remove room or reverberation sounds from speaking vocals, that is, dialogue. Singing can be considerably more difficult, of course. Two of the best for speech/dialogue that I haven't ever tried on sung vocals: - Accentize dxRevive Pro (or any of their other plugins, honestly)
- Hush (has a standalone app, or can work as a plugin in Pro Tools)
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Post by bgrotto on Nov 3, 2024 19:02:54 GMT -6
SL if you'd like to stay in Pro Tools and use ARA.
If you're bouncing between your DAW and the standalone app, it's a bit more of a tossup.
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Post by mcirish on Nov 3, 2024 21:52:10 GMT -6
John, I had the opposite experience. SL saved some pretty rough recordings that had to go on an anthology. I was able to separate stems a bit and do slight rebalancing that saved a few songs. Another session was a mix where the vocal was recorded in an empty room on a cell phone mic. I had to do a lot of doctoring to remove the room sound and all the horrible artifacts.
Acon deverberate helped on that as well. It's a plugin so it was not destructive
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