sonible has announced the release of prime:vocal, an AI-powered solution for cleaning-up and enhancing vocal audio. prime:vocal is available as standalone software as well as an ARA plug-in (Beta) and has been developed to make vocals sound as though they were professionally recorded in a studio, even if they were created under less-than-ideal conditions.
Today's producers, aspiring creatives and artists have more opportunity for recording than ever before, but an imperfect setup makes for an imperfect result. With prime:vocal, every vocal can be easily treated in post-production to sound like it was recorded professionally, by using a combination of intelligent clean-up and enhancement processes that are simple to apply.
Vocal enhancement with prime:vocal includes noise reduction, room reduction and clean-up stages, each correcting problems in the source audio and removing unwanted elements like background noise, crosstalk or hum, properly balancing reverb, and intelligently taming sibilants and plosives.
Taking things further, a dynamics feature controls average and peak levels, while a balance parameter processes the signal for spectral balance and tone.
Unlike sonible's other software products, prime:vocal can be used as a standalone application and an ARA plug-in. In both versions of prime:vocal, an offline analysis process is started automatically when an audio file is loaded. As soon as a section is analyzed, instant enhancements are applied and users can start tweaking in that area.
Use Cases
- Turn a loose vocal recording into a professional-sounding one.
- Remove reverb after recording in an untreated space.
- Salvage a recording that suffers from electrical or mechanical noise.
- Record vocals on-the-go and then raise them to a professional standard.
- Damp down sibilance using AI-powered de-essing.
- Control plosives to remove overly loud or boomy "Puh" sounds.
- Achieve the spectral profile of professional vocals.
- Save time and money on ADR by repairing the original vocal recordings.
Building on our experience as a leader in AI-enhanced audio processing, prime:vocal has been expertly built with only vocals in mind. By focusing all our technological advancements on the specific characteristics and processing needs of a vocal track, prime:vocal delivers target vocal material results that maintain the natural tone of the voice but eliminate all of the noise.
Ralf Baumgartner, sonible co-founder and CEO
Key Features
- Noise reduction – no matter whether it's constant, changing or intermittent.
- Room reduction for eliminating echoes and room reflections.
- De-essing and de-plosive for a smooth listening experience.
- Dynamics controls for intelligent level riding and compression.
- Balance parameter for achieving a professional spectral profile.
Pricing & Availability
prime:vocal is now available at an introductory price of € 119 (reg. € 179) until January 20, 2025. Personalized cross-grade pricing is available for existing sonible customers.
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