- #BIAS SOUNDSOAP FOR TWISTED WAVE PRO#
- #BIAS SOUNDSOAP FOR TWISTED WAVE SOFTWARE#
- #BIAS SOUNDSOAP FOR TWISTED WAVE WINDOWS#
Each is designed to remove some unwanted element from an audio signal. The Restoration Toolkit comprises four individual utilities: X-Click, X-Crackle, X-Hum, and X-Noise.
#BIAS SOUNDSOAP FOR TWISTED WAVE SOFTWARE#
In multi-track software environments, all features of the plug-ins can be automated. Settings can be saved, presets can be loaded, and A/B comparisons can be quickly accessed. The various parameters are labeled and can be adjusted, either by clicking, dragging, or typing in numerical values. Suffice it to say that each interface presents a graphic display of the signal (where appropriate), often with input and output signals both being represented in order to see how the processor affects the signal. Waves plug-ins all conform to a similar interface design that works well and will likely be familiar to many readers.
#BIAS SOUNDSOAP FOR TWISTED WAVE PRO#
Different plug-ins can be applied simultaneously, either by selecting them through the BIAS Vbox application for loading a chain of VST effects, or by loading them as Inserts under the Plug-ins menu in Peak (in multi-track applications such as Pro Tools, Digital Performer, Cubase, etc., plug-ins are normally loaded as a chain of Inserts in the Mix window). If accessing them through Audio Units format, the list of individual plug-ins is immediately available for selection. If loading the software as VST plug-ins, one accesses the toolkit by opening the WaveShell and selecting individual applications from the menu of available utilities (each is given with the option of choosing mono or stereo formats). Authorization can be undertaken either by means of a challenge-and-response process or by registering the software to an iLok key. Installation of the software is straightforward, with the installer placing the plug-ins into the appropriate folder to be recognized by host applications. For this review, the software was tested on a Macintosh G4 Power Book (1 GHz CPU, 1 GB RAM), running Peak 4 as the host application.
#BIAS SOUNDSOAP FOR TWISTED WAVE WINDOWS#
The host requirements are not particularly intensive: The software will run on Macintosh G3 computers or on Windows Pentium machines (266 MHz or faster).
The Waves Restoration Toolkit comes in two versions: for TDM (designed exclusively for Digidesign Pro Tools systems, including the new HD standard), where the signal processing is carried out on dedicated DSP chips and for Native systems (Macintosh or Windows, in conjunction with any audio editing software supporting RTAS, AudioSuite, VST, MAS, or DirectX plug-in protocols), where the signal processing is carried out on the host computer. This review is not intended as a point-by-point shoot-out, but given the close match of features, it is impossible to avoid comparison. As it happens, BIAS SoundSoap Pro and Waves Restoration Toolkit are quite similar (aside from the price): Both suites contain four individual plug-ins de signed to reduce various kinds of noises. To complement these products, both companies have released restoration and noise reduction software suites.
Waves has concentrated on signal processing suites of plug-ins and stand-alone applications, and BIAS has developed what has become the primary audio editor for the Macintosh, Peak, along with Deck, a multi-track audio recording/editing application (and, to be fair, signal processing utilities to go along with these, such as equalizers and compressors). Both Waves, Inc., and BIAS, Inc., are companies known for producing high-quality audio software.
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