Tape It has introduced Denoiser, a fully automatic, studio quality noise reduction tool for audio.
Denoiser automatically removes background noise, such as hums and hisses, and can produce studio-quality results on voice, full songs, single instrument tracks, and field recordings.
Denoiser is the result of over two years of research on how to combine traditional signal processing with modern AI algorithms, to get the best of both worlds: the studio quality results from the former and the automation and ease of use of the latter.
Coinciding with the launch, the company has released an academic study with a comprehensive scientific listening test, which they say show that the software’s quality competes with industry-leading denoisers.
The developers say that they focused on three main areas:
Immediate results that would otherwise require expertise and complex software.
Accessibility by making it as simple as possible, with just one slider to set the strength of reduction.
Protecting the original sound by keeping instruments’ and vocals’ unique character, with no harsh processing.
Denoiser will be officially presented at the Audio Engineering Convention in New York from October 25th to 27th, and is available to use for free at the Tape It website.
Cockos Incorporated has introduced Reaper 7.0, a major update to its digital audio workstation (DAW) for Linux, Mac + Windows.
Reaper – an advanced multi-track audio, MIDI and video production and recording environment.
Reaper is designed to support a vast range of hardware, digital formats and plugins, and can be comprehensively extended, scripted and modified.
Here’s what’s new in Reaper 7.0:
Track Lanes: Use lanes to manage takes, layer sounds, assemble alternate track versions, or store playlists. Track lanes can be used as a creative tool, an organizational aid, or both at the same time.
Swipe Comping: Select the best parts of multiple takes to create one ideal composite take, or multiple alternative composites. A highly flexible new system that supports one-click A/B comparison, customizable crossfades, recording and editing media while comping, and even building comps from other comps.
FX Containers and Parallel Routing: Build, store, and recall self-contained FX chains, including complex routing and configurable parameter mapping. Route multiple plug-ins (including FX containers) in parallel.
More Track Channels and MIDI I/O: Tracks support up to 128 channels each; MIDI routing supports up to 128 buses; hardware support for up to 128 MIDI input and 128 MIDI output devices. As always, there are no limits on track counts, sends/receives, FX, ReaScripts, etc.
Keyboard/Mouse Overrides: Switch between multiple sets of fully customizable keyboard shortcuts and/or mouse modifier behaviors. Instantly change keyboard and mouse setups for different workflow contexts for simplicity and efficiency.
Usability Improvements: Customizable track spacers; arrange view zoom/scroll improvements; MIDI editor CC lane vertical zoom/scroll and pitch wheel snap; MIDI editor coloring improvements; customizable animated toolbar buttons; configuration import/export improvements.
Miscellaneous changes: Plug-in gain reduction metering; ARA edit pooling; video support in background projects; video colorspace improvements; import/export support for raw PCM (.sd2) file formats; up to 48 customizable floating toolbars; JSFX compile-time macros and configurable parameters; and hundreds of other refinements and improvements.
Features:
Efficient, fast to load, and tightly coded. Can be installed and run from a portable or network drive.
Powerful audio and MIDI routing with multichannel support throughout.
64-bit internal audio processing. Import, record to, and render to many media formats, at almost any bit depth and sample rate.
Thorough MIDI hardware and software support.
Support for thousands of third-party plug-in effects and virtual instruments, including VST, VST3, LV2, AU, CLAP, DX, and JS.
Hundreds of studio-quality effects for processing audio and MIDI, and built-in tools for creating new effects.
Automation, modulation, grouping, VCA, surround, macros, OSC, scripting, control surfaces, custom skins and layouts.
Reaper 7 is available now for $60 and $225 for commercial use. The update is a free upgrade for existing license owners. A free demo is also available.
Audio Modeling has announced SWAM String Sections is out now. It’s a suite of four plug-ins, corresponding to the orchestra sections Violins, Violas, Cellos, and Double Basses, based on physical modeling synthesis.
SWAM String Sections are capable of emulating orchestras of various sizes, from small chamber ensembles to large symphonic groups. SWAM technology provides access to natural orchestral articulations, and sections can be placed together in a virtual room to achieve authentic, blended acoustics.
Room Modeling Technology
SWAM String Sections feature choices of room size and absorption materials, allowing users to transition seamlessly from a controlled, highly absorbent recording studio to the grandeur of a spacious cathedral. You can fine-tune sounds by adjusting the microphone’s proximity, either drawing it closer for intimacy or pushing it farther for a richer reverb effect.
The Room Simulator can be controlled from any SWAM String Sections plugin in a setup. Whether adjusting section placement, room size, or absorption materials, it’s all controllable within any SWAM String Sections plugin, thanks to communication between individual plugin tracks.
Next Level Production Workflow Benefits:
Realistic: Individual section plugins provide separate control of each section’s expressivity, by automating expression, vibrato, bow pressure, and bow position, tremolo, etc.
Efficient: The creative workflow is not broken by searching for an articulation or the right sample.
Fast: With physical modeling technology, recreate any musical style, controlling velocity, expression, playing staccato/legato, and experimenting with the sound just by playing.
Smart: The room simulator communicates between the multiple tracks on the DAW, with a centralized UI to position all sections at once instead of opening each plugin to tweak room settings.
Features:
Comprehensive Suite: SWAM String Sections includes four essential plugins—Violins, Violas, Cellos, and Double Basses.
Expressive Modeling: Harness the power of physical and behavioral modeling for limitless articulations and musical styles.
Spatial Control: Take charge of room modeling and section placement, tailoring your desired sound and spatialization. With our Room Simulator, you can choose the room absorption and size and move each section to any position, resulting in an accurate acoustic response based on the geometry and characteristics of the room.
Creative Workflow: Play and control real-time parameters to achieve the perfect expressive attack, sustain, and articulation, without the need to pause and search for the desired samples in a library.
Realistic Monophonic Section Programming: Capture the authenticity of a live orchestra by programming each monophonic section individually in your DAW, complete with its unique performance characteristics. Just as real orchestras have sections that play individual parts, SWAM String Sections allows you to replicate this realism in your compositions, thereby avoiding the dreaded “organ” effect when playing chordally. Bringing physical and behavioral modeling to ensembles means not having to compromise on authentic, precise control for orchestral arrangements.
Seamless Communication: String Sections plugins work together, allowing seamless management of multiple sections without phase cancellation.
Orchestral Flexibility: Build a custom orchestra, from small ensembles to grand symphonies. As you add more sections, they intelligently communicate, automatically placing themselves in a user-selected room with anti-phasing settings for exceptional sound quality.
