Waves X-Click vs RX 11 Elements vs SpectraLayers elements

[Amine Dubs]

if you'd like, send me an audio sample that you'd like to clean up and I can make a comparison for you. I have all the software your looking at.

What do you think about Acon https://www.pluginboutique.com/products ... 4wLjAuMA.. for 30$ (with edu discount), I think it has a mouth de clicker for dialogue.

Or should I add 6$ and buy the restoration suite?

[t.o.t.s.]

I think you might actually be better off with the Restoration Suite. I have the Acoustica Post Production Suite so it's hard to tell from this end because I have all of it but I think the baseline Standard Acoustica has a lite version of their Noise reduction module whereas the Restoration Suite has the full version. I know that's not the primary plugin/function yer looking for but it's worth noting. Additional, the dialog specific restoration modules like "de-click dialog" are only in the Premium Edition, not the standard one. Take a look at the comparison chart here: https://acondigital.com/products/acoustica

My gut says go with the Restoration Suite. Maybe you could upgrade that later to the Post Production Suite or the Premium edition both of which offer way more than the standard edition.

[ramseysounds]

Just open the wav form on an audio channel in your daw and do it manually. Don’t be lazy

[t.o.t.s.]

Just open the wav form on an audio channel in your daw and do it manually. Don’t be lazy

Yes, if you are never worried about time and money ever again. Some of these tools are used by people everyday for high volume production work. Manual, as you are describing, could never be an option. I can't attest for the original posters situation but that's certainly my life. It's far from lazy.

[Amine Dubs]

I think you might actually be better off with the Restoration Suite. I have the Acoustica Post Production Suite so it's hard to tell from this end because I have all of it but I think the baseline Standard Acoustica has a lite version of their Noise reduction module whereas the Restoration Suite has the full version. I know that's not the primary plugin/function yer looking for but it's worth noting. Additional, the dialog specific restoration modules like "de-click dialog" are only in the Premium Edition, not the standard one. Take a look at the comparison chart here: https://acondigital.com/products/acoustica

My gut says go with the Restoration Suite. Maybe you could upgrade that later to the Post Production Suite or the Premium edition both of which offer way more than the standard edition.

Thank you very much for your insight, I'll try the demo version more along with other free de clickers and see if I really need it, idk why but I couldn't get good results with the demo version; the clicks are still there until I crack the sensitivity to 100%..

[kidslow]

Rather than 100% sensitivity, try two passes at 66% or two different declickers in series. Multiple passes with the Acon declicker might get better results. Or use multiple declickers and see if you can find a combination that works in serial. Typically how these things are done anyway.

[Amine Dubs]

I'll try this, thanks for the suggestion.

[kidslow]

I just looked at what I have installed, so Acon has Declick 2 and Declick Dialogue. I think they both come in the restoration suite. Try both one after the other. In my experience Acon uses less CPU and can be inserted into tracks more than Izotope. Izotope Rx Mouth Declick is the gold standard, so if you haven't yet, trial a version of RX that gets you that and then compare side by side. Then you'll know if a better option exists and can make an informed decision. Is it part of RX Standard now?

Another secret is spend most of your time in delta mode, Acon's "Solo noise", and adjust until you get as near to only clicks as you can without bleed through of the other audio you don't want to lose. Then un-solo and dial in from there if it sounds off. Try 3, 4, 5 de-clickers in series. At some point you'll encounter spectral artefacts so it's good to be able to identify them by ear to recognize when you've gone too far. Mostly going too far ends up in removing what you want to remain which is why delta mode is so useful.

[t.o.t.s.]

Declick Dialogue isn’t part of the restoration suite or Acoustica Standard. It’s only in the premium suite or higher. mouth declick is in all versions of RX. it’s also part of elements but not as a single module.

[TS-12]

I tried demos of all 3 plus the acousonics, they remove clicks but not mouth / lip / tongue noises especially when the mouth / lip noise is in the middle of the word
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[kidslow]

They probably lower their detection capabilities over what they perceive to be words. If it's material you can't re-record, you might find the noise can be excised manually with a spectral editor or maybe with tactical lowering of clip gain.