"As for my collection of carefully stored master tapes recorded years ago, SoundSoap Pro remains the wisest choice cleaning tool."
— Composer/Keyboardist Wendy Carlos
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SoundSoap Pro™ —
Audio Units, RTAS and VST plug-ins for compatible Mac and Windows hosts.
SoundSoap Pro Feature Overview
- Compatible with most plug-in hosts from Adobe, BIAS, Cakewalk, Digidesign, Emagic, MOTU, Sonic Foundry and others
- Supports VST, RTAS & Audio Units plug-in formats
- Mac OS X & Windows XP/Vista 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 & 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
Global Tools
- Spectrogram
- Global Presets
- Noise Only Mode
- Default View Checkbox
- Processing Bypass Buttons
- Automation (parameters automatable within compatible host applications)
- Numerical Value Entry
Hum & Rumble Tab
- Hum Frequency Slider
- Q (Bandwidth) Slider
- Depth Slider
- Harmonics Slider
- Harmonics Tilt Knob
- Hum Meter
- Rumble Slider
Click & Crackle Tab
- Sensitivity Slider
- Click Threshold Slider
- Crackle Threshold Slider
- Click Indicator
Broadband Tab
- Threshold/Reduction View Slider
- Threshold Sliders
- Reduction Sliders
- Threshold/Reduction Lock Buttons (Slider Grouping)
- Meters
- Learn Noise Button
- Attack Knob
- Release Knob
- Attack Tilt Knob
- Release Tilt Knob
Noise Gate Tab
- Attack Knob
- Release Knob
- Threshold Slider
- Reduction Depth Slider
- Visual Waveform Display
- Left, Right, & L+R Waveform Display Button
System Requirements
Macintosh
- G4, G5, or Intel-based Macintosh (>500MHz processor recommended)
- Macintosh OS 10.3.9, 10.4.3, 10.5.1 or higher (10.4.3 or higher recommended)
Windows
- Intel P3/P4, Athlon w/SSE Instructions (>800MHz processor recommended)
- Windows XP Home/Professional or Windows Vista
Both
- Compatible RTAS/AudioSuite, Audio Units or VST host application
- 128MB RAM minimum (256 MB recommended)
- 20MB available disk space
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SoundSoap is available in 2 editions: SoundSoap 2, for entry level users, and SoundSoap Pro for professional users.
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Oscar-winner Frank Serafine talks about SoundSoap Pro

"SoundSoap just says, 'Oh, yeah, tape hiss. I know what to do with this.'"
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More Information:
- SoundSoap Pro Home
- Hum & Rumble
- Click & Crackle Removal
- Broadband Removal
- Noise Gate
- Global Tools
- SoundSoap 2
- Compare to SoundSoap 2