Bias SoundSoap Pro Restoration Plug-In (Macintosh and Windows)
Whether you're archiving from vinyl, transferring studio and live analog recordings, performing forensic audio analysis, or battling a noisy recording environment, SoundSoap Pro scrubs away problems - leaving nothing behind but sparkling clean results.
SoundSoap Pro offers unparalleled noise reduction and audio restoration - with a minimum of tweaking, and greatly reduced chances of undesirable sonic artifacts. Competing high-end solutions may do a decent job, but are typically complex, costly, and cumbersome - in some cases forcing you to tweak hundreds of controls before you can get close to your desired results.
SoundSoap Pro combines, all in a single plug-in, three restoration tools - BroadBand, Click & Crackle, and Hum & Rumble - plus a sophisticated Noise Gate, for that final polish. A unique, fully integrated interface means you're only one click away from a complete arsenal of tools.
SoundSoap Pro - it'll leave your tracks sparkling. Without taking you to the cleaners.
Features
Fastest, most advanced noise reduction & audio restoration solution available
Compatible with most plug-in hosts from Adobe, BIAS, Cakewalk, Digidesign, Emagic, MOTU, Sonic Foundry and others
Supports VST, RTAS, DirectX & Audio Units plug-in formats
Mac OS X & Windows XP compatible
Unsurpassed combination of performance, speed, & control -- all with minimal unwanted sonic artifacts
Integrated approach offers four noise reduction & audio restoration tools in a single plug-in; interface suggests order of operations to achieve optimal results
Total store/recall of all parameters
ABCD Compare function offers instant comparison of up to four different settings
Hum & Rumble tool effectively eliminates buzzing & hum from RFI, EMI & other sources; 20 - 500 Hz w/Q (Hum & Rumble), and up to 10 harmonics (Hum); also reduces low-frequency & subsonic rumble
Click & Crackle tool is ideal for digital transfers of vinyl records; also a great problem solver for pops & other brief, transient problems
Broadband provides deep, sonically transparent elimination or suppression of tape hiss, tire noise, wind, HVAC noise, fluorescent lighting noise & other continuous broadband problems; operates across 512 distinct audio bands (controlled by 12 Threshold & reduction sliders with grouping capability); also features attack, release, & tilt knobs for greater control
Noise Gate effectively silences noise that falls between desired program material; also useful for creating a variety of extreme special effects
Real-time spectrogram provides constant, global visual monitoring of spectral noise; color coding lets users discern problem areas & make required adjustments, while listening to and watching the immediate results
"Noise Only" button allows the user to hear, on a global level, only what is being removed
Bypass function bypasses processing either globally or for each tool
Thumbnail view shows each tool's parameters with a minimum of screen real estate
Technical Info
Macintosh Requirements
G4 or G5 desktop Apple Macintosh or PowerBook (>500MHz processor recommended)
Macintosh OS 10.2 minimum
Compatible RTAS, AU or VST host application
Windows Requirements
Pentium III or Pentium IV desktop or laptop (>800mhz processor recommended)
Windows XP Home or Professional
Compatible RTAS, DirectX or VST host application
Both
128MB RAM minimum
20MB available disk space
Free USB Port
iLok compatible