iZotope RX 9: From 0 to Hero

Navigate the iZotope RX 9 interface from the top panel to the right modules, using tabs, repair assistant, and module chains, while switching views and playing back audio.

Explore iZotope RX 9's audio visualization, blending waveform with a three-dimensional spectrogram, switch frequency scales (linear, Mel, Bach), and use magnitude and zoom tools to analyze loudness and frequency content.

Master zooming and selection methods in iZotope RX 9, including zoom to selection, zoom to fit, pan, and lasso, brush, and magic wand tools for whole-range, frequency-range, or frequency-only selections.

Explore the RX top panel, including file operations, markers and regions, and paste special options; learn to batch process and export multiple files with module chains.

Explore iZotope RX 9 settings, from audio driver and latency to multichannel playback, keyboard shortcuts, plug-ins, and spectrogram presets, tailoring repair assistant suggestions for precise sound editing.

Explore ambience match in iZotope RX 9's repair module to align background ambience between recordings by learning target ambience, selecting static or complex modes, and using presets.

Apply the breath control module to reduce breaths with gain or target modes, default -30 decibels, while recognizing that breaths can add color and that manual editing offers surgical precision.

Center extract isolates the center from stereo to capture vocals and reduce center instruments. Use reduction strength, artifact smoothing, and dry mic slider, with true phase and pseudo pan algorithms.

Learn to perform de-bleed in iZotope RX 9 using the db lead module, syncing a clean and an unwanted track to reduce vocal snaps and artifacts.

Navigate iZotope RX 9 click removal using the collection module, compare clean and clicked dialogue, and tune four algorithms with sensitivity and frequency skew for optimal results.

Open the de-clip module to fix clipped sine waves by adjusting the threshold around the clip, using makeup gain, and enabling post limiter to keep headroom.

Reduce crackles with de-crackle, balancing cpu usage and processing quality, using amplitude skew to locate crackles on the top edges or low range of the amplitude.

Explore how a de-esser uses a smart algorithm to target only sibilance, with classic and spectral modes, thresholding, and frequency controls for natural results.

Remove 60 hertz hum from recordings with iZotope RX 9 de-hum, using static and dynamic modes, harmonic cuts, and adaptive learn previews for precise noise reduction.

Apply the de-plosive module to reduce harsh plosives, adjust sensitivity and suppression, and set a frequency limit around 200 Hz to preserve useful information while improving spoken clarity.

Learn to de-reverb with iZotope RX 9, adjusting reduction strength, tail length, and frequency-range controls to reduce room reverberation while preserving dry signal.

Master De-rustle by balancing removal of multi frequency dynamic type of noise with preserving the main information, using reduction strength, ambient preservation, and channel independent or joint channel processing options.

Learn to reduce wind noise using the de-wind module in rx 9, focusing on low-frequency suppression, harmonics recovery, and artifact smoothing, while comparing default and highest reduction settings.

Deconstruct splits the audio into tonal, noise, and transients, and lets you balance these components with artifact smoothing to preserve dialogue while reducing ambience.

Explore how dialogue contour manipulates intonation by bending the pitch curve with up to 25 dots, using formant scaling to shape natural voices, and smoothing artifacts for real-time results.

Dialogue D reverb removes reflections from the human voice with an adaptive machine learning algorithm and a simple interface, offering separation algorithms: channel independent, joint channel, and advanced joint channel.

Isolate dialogue in iZotope RX 9 separates speech from background noise, using gain, ambience preservation, and noise gain, with good or best algorithms for speed or quality.

Learn to use iZotope RX 9's guitar de-noise module to reduce buzz, squeaks, and pick noises with the amp, squeak, and pick sections, adjusting sensitivity and resolution for natural results.

Learn to repair clicks and crackles with the interpolate tool in iZotope RX 9 by recreating the waveform from surrounding content, with adjustable detail and instant results.

Adjust mouth de-click settings to remove mouth-born clicks from close-mic recordings. Compare with general de-click, adjust algorithm, frequency skew, and click widening, then polish with the crackle module.

Separate a track into vocal, bass, drums, and others, adjust their volumes, and solo components for karaoke-ready editing using the best quality mode.

Master spectral de-noise to reduce background noise using threshold and reduction controls, adaptive learning, and a tunable blue curve, with synthesis, enchantment, masking, whitening, and artifact management.

Learn to remove dynamic noises during recording with iZotope RX 9 spectral repair by using its four tabs: Antennagate attenuate, replace, pattern, and partials and noise, while preserving ambiance.

Explore how the voice de-noise module detects voice versus noise with 64 band pass filters, spectral display, and six adjustable points to set a threshold in learn/adaptive modes.

Learn to fix pitch variations with wow and flutter in RX 9, using fast, medium, and slow modes to emulate vinyl and lo-fi sounds, and apply global pitch offset.

Use the azimuth tool to quickly balance stereo channels by adjusting left and right volume and relative delay, improving synchronization with optional suggestions and a two-pass render.

Master the X equalizer by adjusting six bands and two filters to boost or cut frequencies from 20 to 20,000 Hz, with digital and analog modes and precise monitoring.

Use IQ match to learn the equalizer settings from a reference audio and apply them to another track, by analyzing the frequency spectrum and comparing results.

Use the fade module to smooth vocal beginnings and endings with fade in/out and shapes like log. Pair with the gain module to decrease breaths by decibels without altering timing.

Master the leveler to finalize loudness using root mean square (rms) statistics, with dialogue or music modes, and control clip gain, responsiveness, and preserved dynamics; use Ozone for mastering.

Learn to use the loudness control to set true peak and integrated loudness targets, visualize measurements over time, and avoid clipping for platforms like YouTube and Spotify.

Use the mixing module to adjust left and right channel presence in a stereo file, swapping and inverting channels between the left and the right outputs to shape stereo image.

Apply the normalization tool to raise or lower the audio so the highest peak hits a target, such as -6 dBFS, unlike the fixed-amount approach of the gain tool.

Rotate left and right channel phases with the face tool to 180 degrees to align them, using the suggest option to guide adaptive phase rotation and prevent clipping with gain.

Learn to use the plug-in module in iZotope RX 9 by adding folders for GST and EU plugins, rescanning, and then previewing, comparing, and rendering inside the RX shell.

Explore the signal generator in iZotope RX 9 to create tones, fix DC offset, and shape waveforms with frequency slides, modulation, and noise options for precise sound design.

Master time and pitch in iZotope RX 9, stretching tempo and raising or lowering pitch with semitones, choosing algorithms, and exploring adaptive window and format shifting for vocal timbre.

Fix pitch issues with variable pitch on a zero-centered line up to 25 points. Adjust semitone shifts, preserve timbre with pitch coherence, and tune transients with transit sensitivity.

Use variable time to fix timing issues in acoustic guitar recordings by placing control points, smoothing speed to 90% across the range, and reducing transient sensitivity.

Explore the four measurements tools to find similar audio sections, adjust similarity thresholds, and use markers and regions for export; review spectrogram and waveform details for channel levels and peaks.

Practice episode shows rx 9 audio repair, clipping, hum, and spectral repair, applied to a guitar masterclass. Learn module chaining, instant processing, and balancing dialogue and music for YouTube loudness.