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Table Of Contents

1: INTRODUCTION
Intended Audience for this Guide
About the 2014 Edition
Additional Resources
About iZotope
2: WHAT IS AUDIO REPAIR AND RESTORATION?
3: AUDIO REPAIR AND RESTORATION BASICS
- Defining the Outcome
- Repair and Restoration Tools
- General Recommendations when Repairing or Restoring Audio
- Restoration Quick Tips
- The Tools of the Trade
4: Understanding Spectrograms / Identifying Audio Problems
- What’s the Goal of Using a Spectrogram?
- Principles of Spectrogram Displays
- Spectrogram Types
- Using a Spectrogram to Identify Audio Problems
5: WHAT IS RX 4?
- What Can RX 4 Do?
- Where Can I Use RX 4?
6: DENOISING
- What’s the Goal of Denoising?
- Principles of Denoising
- Using the Denoiser and Hum Removal in RX 4
7: TIPS AND TRICKS FOR EDITING DIALOGUE
- WHAT’S THE GOAL OF DIALOGUE EDITING?
- TIPS FOR TACKLING DISTORTION
- TIPS FOR TACKLING BACKGROUND NOISE (STEADY STATE)
- TIPS FOR TACKLING PLOSIVES AND MOUTH SOUNDS
- Plosives
- Mouth Noises
- TIPS FOR TACKLING MATCHING
8: BROADBAND NOISE REDUCTION
- Hum and Tonal Noise Reduction
- Tonal Noise
- Dialogue Denoising
- General Denoising Tips
9: REMOVING INTERMITTENT NOISES AND GAPS
- What’s the Goal of Audio Repair?
- Principles of Audio Repair
- Using Spectral Repair in RX 4
- Intermittent Noises
- Audio Dropouts
- General Audio Repair Tips
10: REMOVING CLICKS AND POPS
- What’s the Goal of Removing Clicks and Pops?
- Principles of Removing Clicks and Pops
- USING DECLICK IN RX 4
- Analog Clicks
- Digital Clicks
- General Tips for Removing Clicks and Pops
11: REMOVING CLIPPING
- What’s the Goal of Removing Clipping?
- Principles of Removing Clipping
- Using Declip in RX 4
- General Tips for Removing Clipping
12: REMOVING REVERB
- What’s the Goal of Removing Reverb?
- Principles of Removing Reverb
- Using Dereverb in RX 4
- General Tips for Removing Reverb
13: EXPORTING AND DELIVERING AUDIO
- What’s the Goal of Exporting and Delivering Audio?
- Principles of Exporting and Delivering Audio
Exporting and Delivering Audio in RX 4
- GENERAL TIPS FOR EXPORTING AND DELIVERING AUDIO
14: SUMMARY
15: ABOUT THE AUTHORS
APPENDIX A: GETTING SET UP TO REPAIR AND RESTORE AUDIO
- Equipment
- Monitoring Audio
- Transferring Media to the Computer
- Recording from Analog Formats
APPENDIX B: GENERAL RX 4 TOOLS
- Comparing Settings
- Batch Processing
- Waveform Statistics
- EQ
- Presets
- Keyboard Shortcuts
Appendix C: REPAIRING THE INCLUDED AUDIO FILES
- Example 1: Removing Broadband Noise from a Concert Recording
- Example 2: Restoring an Historical Speech: Making Voice More Intelligible
- Example 3: Cleaning up a Phone Interview with Declick and Spectral Repair
- Example 4: Removing Clicks and Pops from a Concert on Record
- Example 5: Removing Clipping from a Phone Interview
- Example 6: Removing Guitar String Squeaks with Spectral Repair
Appendix D: Tips from the Pros
- Bill Jackson
- Steve Levine
- Chris Shaw
- Mike Thornton
- Jason Graves
- Adam Ayan
- Bob Bronow

AUDIO REPAIR

AND ENHANCEMENT

Step 1:

For broadband noise problems, always use a Denoiser. The ﬁrst step is always to create a noise proﬁle.

This may be done manually by isolating the noise, or automatically. A good denoiser oers both manual

and automatic modes.

Automatic modes—such as Adaptive in the RX 4 Advanced Spectral Denoiser—listen to the audio and learn

the noise proﬁle on your behalf. These modes are most suitable for speech and scenarios with a changing

noise proﬁle, or when you want a faster workﬂow.

Some dedicated Dialogue Denoisers (such as RX 4 Advanced’s aptly named Dialogue Denoiser) typically

work in automatic mode, and may sound better when used on dialogue. For now, we’ll focus on manual

learning, as it’s the best solution for a wider variety of audio, including music. We’ll also be using the

Spectral Denoiser in RX 4.