Clean Dialogue in Acoustica — Rotate Phase for Loudness and Extract:Dialogue for Noise Reduction
In this week’s episode we start our multi-part series on Acoustica, a digital audio editor made by Acon Digital. Besides being a lower-cost alternative to iZotope RX, Acoustica is an interface for all your ‘audio editing, podcast creation, mastering, and audio restoration’ needs. With such features as spectral editing and retouch, multi-channel support up to Dolby Atmos 7.1.2, and ARA 2 integration capabilities, Acoustica is a compelling editor to add to your workflow. In this series, we walk through and test Acoustica’s Premium Edition feature set and compare it to industry standard suite iZotope RX 9.
In this installment of the series, we try out Acoustica’s Extract:Dialogue and Rotate Phase functions. First we’ll show you how to rotate phase on a recording in order to reclaim headroom during the loudness normalization process. Then, we test out the Extract:Dialogue plugin and compare its results to those from RX’s Dialogue Isolate. Let’s take a closer look!
Try out the full Acoustica Premium or Standard suite free for 30 days directly from Acon Digital (not sponsored).
If you’d like to learn how to make great dialogue audio for your film and video projects, please have a look at my courses including processing dialogue audio in Adobe Audition and DaVinci Resolve/Fairlight, recording sound, how to use the Zoom F4, F6, F8, and F8n, and how to get the most from the Sound Devices MixPre series of recorders. Our latest courses cover Sound for Live Streaming with the ATEM Mini and an Intro to Izotope RX.
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