For the letter Z in the final instalment of our A to Z of Waves series we have chosen Z-Noise. Z-Noise is a real-time broadband noise reduction plug-in by Waves that enables users to quickly remove the following artefacts from noisy audio:

• Tape hiss & vinyl
• Wind
• Air conditioner noise
• Ground hum
• Computer fan noise

The Z-Noise denoising process is a straight-forward two-step process:

1. Users must first create a noise profile of the troublesome audio by enabling "Learn" and then playing the audio through the plug-in
2. Users can then embrace the de-noising tools within Z-Noise to fix noisy audio. 

If the characteristics of the noise changes over the course of the audio clip then Z-Noise has an "Adaptive" mode that changes the noise profile along with the changes of the noise in real-time.

Z-Noise also features a de-noise monitor section that enables users to hear either the de-noised results or the difference. This is a very useful feature as it enables users to hear if areas of the denoised audio are being harmed during real-time denoising - a great feature for fine tuning the controls.

For more information about Z-Noise please visit the Waves website.