Can someone school me on single coil hum denoiser plugins?

[jmm22]

I am struggling with getting noiseless recordings of a well overdriven Strat in bridge position. I really don't like the sound of positions 2 and 4, and I've done all of the things that can be done in the room to reduce hum. I've just started trying to learn something about whether there are plugins that can automatically deal with 60 cycle guitar hum. One that came up in a google search was Isotope Denoiser, but I thought I'd also see if I could get an opinion or two from others who have been down this road.

I'm not opposed to buying a plugin, but might like to try something free or as a demo first, to see how well these things work. Any insight would be greatly appreciated.

[plexuss]

I've seen a lot of plugins and so far I've only seen one that is specific to hum and that is DeHum as part of the izotope RX product. Their DeNoiser is also good for the kind of noise you are talking about. But there are other options for general purpose denoisers - I like McDSP DN800 as well as izotope - they all do similar things but in different ways - I've found having some options for denoisers is useful to find the right one for the specific job. In general the RX series are a good choice for many manner of denoising. Too bad we don't have a denoiser for the forum.

[JerGoertz]

Too bad we don't have a denoiser for the forum.

I've decided it's part of the charm.

[kidslow]

Acon Restoration Suite also has a DeHum module. The iZotope RX De-hum module is included even in the Elements version, so may be the cheaper option and can often be found for free.

[andrelafosse]

Experiment with where you're sitting/standing when you play! Slight differences in angle or position can make HUGE changes in how much hum comes through.

And/but, iZotope RX FTW.

[jamcat]

Acon Digital noise reduction. It’s the most transparent denoiser on the market and is low enough latency you can use it in real time, unlike other noiseprint denoisers.

[donkey tugger]

RX stuff is top notch so another vote here.

For doing offline or not latency critical stuff, give ReaFir a go too - free, and you can draw in the curve etc;

https://www.reaper.fm/reaplugs/

[Daimonicon]

Do you have something else in your room that cause the noise? Or the place where you live? Is the hum only from the strat? Have you considered noiseless pickups?

[jmm22]

Thanks for all the replies. On a whim I just bought a set of Fender Gen 4 Noiseless pickups which I should have installed in a few days. I've always been leery of noiseless pickups as those I tried many years ago were sterile and clinical to my ear, but I'm trusting the technology is better today. The Gen 4's have good reviews.

Will still study the replies and incorporate all suggestions to get as close to noiseless as possible.

[The Main Event]

Probably also the position of the guitar is too close or in a "wrong" angle to the computer.
Also conider using humbuckers. Plugins only make it worse...

[jamcat]

On a whim I just bought a set of Fender Gen 4 Noiseless pickups which I should have installed in a few days. I've always been leery of noiseless pickups as those I tried many years ago were sterile and clinical to my ear, but I'm trusting the technology is better today.

That’s probably a good call. I know putting EMGs in my Strat gave it a new lease on life. I used to only play in position 2 and 4 because those were the only positions that were tolerable. Now those are the positions I don’t use because I have the luxury of choosing my PU position based on tone instead of noise.

[clone culture]

Can't a good equalizer knock out hum? It's a frequency

[jamcat]

RX stuff is top notch so another vote here.

The problem with RX is it is overkill for this task. You need at least RX Standard to get the Spectral De-Noise and Guitar De-Noise plugins, and that will cost you $300.

The RX Guitar De-Noise looks pretty gimmicky, and I doubt it would do a better job than spectral de-noising with a precise noiseprint of your PU’s noise profile.

And the RX Spectral De-Noise doesn’t do anything special that Acon Digital Denoise 2 doesn’t do. Denoise 2 actually seems to have a few more features than RX Spectral De-Noise, and the price of entry is definitely a lot nicer.

[jamcat]

Can't a good equalizer knock out hum? It's a frequency

You can but your tone will suffer considerably compared to spectral denoising.

[The Main Event]

Can't a good equalizer knock out hum? It's a frequency

Yes, i mean, a mute button would do the same...