Izotope RX is one of the top two or three most useful software applications that I own, so I immediately went to buy the upgrade and their online merchant server said:

"The order page you are trying to reach is currently unavailable.
You may click here to manually search for the item in the Plimus shop,
or contact the originating website's webmaster for help."

I was trying to do a particularly difficult audio restoration job this afternoon using the original Izotope RX when I noticed your post about RX2. I guess I'm going to have to call someone to see what the deal is and find out how I can purchase it right now.

Best of all is the VERY LOW introductory price of $149 (regularly $349) for RX 2 or $499 (regularly $1199) for RX 2 Advanced.
Offer valid until October 31, 2010.

edit: those are upgrade prices if you already own the software.
If you're buying it brand new, prices are as follows (still a darn good deal!!).
RX 2 for $249 (reg. $349)
RX 2 Advanced for $749 (reg. $1199)
The same time limit applies.

Mike

OK, the merchant server is working now.

I own Izotope RX

Wondering if I should go with Izotope RX 2 or RX 2 advanced?

Rob

Wondering if I should go with Izotope RX 2 or RX 2 advanced?

The link that Grazie posted has a comparison between the two.
After that, it depends on how much spare cash you have lying around :-)

Mike

Wow! I thought the noise reduction algorithm in Izotope RX was the best I had ever heard, it's absolutely stunning how much better the new "D" algorithm in RX2 works. Best $149 I've spent recently.

Sounds good John - just bought the update - look forward to playing with it later.

Talking of Izotope - the MasteringFX bundle that came with Sound Forge 9 also works in Vegas, and one musician client insists on using their Compression on everything. The trouble is they don't seem to work with 64 bit, so I've had to instal the 32 bit Vegas again to be able to use the FX. I can't find any info re updating - anyone heard anything?

"one musician client insists on using their Compression on everything."

I'm a pro musician and producer with four decades in the biz.

Say "yes" to the request, do what is right, and hand them the product with a smile.
Trust me on this.

This feature in the Advanced version seems cool especially for someone who sometimes fumbles with audio, until a fix is found.

Export History as XML

Could be useful way to see what you're doing wrong and what you're doing right.

John (Cline) - Have the transport Functions been improved? Have they included any Contour functions? Have the keystrokes been extended? This last request I made to them directly, 'bout 2 years back, was for me the "must-have" that I could see I would have been wanting.

TIA John,

Grazie

( . . apparently their server went into melt-down . . hehehe . . wondering if it was the the Good News I posted here that did it? I DO hope so! - They have a truly wonderful product in iZoRX and deserve all the attention they are getting.

'fraid not Grazie - at least, I can't find any such function, and my CSP certainly has no effect. Still no "pause" function either.

A bit puzzling, but I must admit I don't use these much - generally it's a quick Open wav file in Audio Editor from Vegas - select a bit of noise to sample then apply whichever tool to the whole file .... sounds like you use it for more than this.

.... sounds like you use it for more than this.

On the occasions I do use it I am left fumbling over my KB or CSP and then realise that it's a no-go.

Huh . . . thanks Peter . . . pity really.

Grazie

I sure hope everyone is this excited and positive when Pro 10 and DVDA 5.2 get released.

Mike

"I sure hope everyone is this excited and positive when Pro 10 and DVDA 5.2 get released."

I will be, I'm always excited when a new version of Vegas gets released.

Yeah, no worries mate, I'll be wearing double thick diapers for the occasion.

Grazie

Grazie & John, I'm looking forward to it as much as you guys are.
I can see huge benefits with some of the new tools that have already been announced.
What I'm not looking forward to are the "why doesn't it have ..." comments that are guaranteed to surface as fast as the praise.

Mike

Continous improvement is continuos. And the only people capable or having an urgent need for better are us Users.

In this creative environment I love it all.

Grazie

In this creative environment I love it all

So do I, Grazie!

Piotr

PS. If only the budget for all the technology art pieces were not shared with my Family support needs....

This thread is very timely. I had another audio restoration job walk in the door today. Thanks to our mining boom and iZotopes special offer I can finally justify buying it.
Sad to say the same tools in SF are byzantian by comparison, time to move up.

Has anyone bought the Advanced version?
Hard to fathom if I'd get value for money out of it. Most of my clients aren't after the 14th coat of wax.

Bob.

Has anyone bought the Advanced version? Hard to fathom if I'd get value for money out of it.

Sometimes I struggle with this. My rational self keeps me in check.
I've had mostly wonderful results with plain version. When not, I look again at the Advanced features to see whether Advanced will solve my problem.
So far, I have not found a critical situation in which Advanced would justify its cost. It needs to pay for itself.

>Wow! I thought the noise reduction algorithm in Izotope RX was the best I had ever heard

I thought too, until I got this one:
http://www.voxengo.com/product/redunoise/

iZotope RX has some nasty artefacts that never go away completely, Voxengo not. But it depends on the source. Sometimes I have used RX, most of the times I end up using Voxengo Redunoise, after first trying RX. Well, I will definitely have a look at the new Rx2!
Ingvar

Ingvar, it seems that Voxengo only runs in 32 bit Windows. Is this correct?

http://www.voxengo.com/product/redunoise/features/

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