Acon Digital has announced the release of version 7.5 of their powerful audio editor Acoustica adding automatic speech recognition, new processing tools and usability enhancements. We have the details…
Acoustica is an audio editor designed for recording, editing, restoration work, mixing and mastering. It comes in two versions – Standard and Premium, with the latter bringing several additional features over Standard, including multi-channel support up to Dolby Atmos 7.1.2, spectral editing and more comprehensive noise reduction tools including Extract: Dialogue, DeWind: Dialogue, DeRustle: Dialogue, DeBuzz Dialogue, DeClick: Dialogue and the new DePlosive: Dialogue.
Last year, Paul Maunder, who has historically been a big iZotope RX fan, took it for a spin. You can read and see how he got on in his article iZotope RX User Tries Acon Digital Acoustica.
New in Acoustica v7.5
The new Automatic Speech Recognition feature enables users to effortlessly add captions, with the ability to export them in various formats. With the introduction of the Edit History pane, users can easily track all changes made within the clip editor, offering a seamless way to revisit prior editing states, inspect processor settings, and revert selections. In the Premium Edition, you can even export complete audit trails in HTML format.
The new Tab-to-Transients feature simplifies audio editing by allowing users to swiftly navigate to transient points, streamlining the editing process for enhanced efficiency and precision. Additionally, a highly requested feature for freehand waveform editing has been introduced.
In addition, Acon Digital has introduced the all-new DeEss:Dialogue tool, designed to effectively reduce or eliminate excessive sibilance in vocal recordings, targeting harsh "s" and "sh" sounds. The inclusion of a Tame control addresses resonant frequencies in sibilant sounds. The Remix tool has been updated to incorporate the same algorithms as the recently released Remix plug-in and can now be used in Processing Chains and the Batch Editor. Lastly, the built-in Extract:Dialogue tool has been upgraded to version 1.5.
Pricing & Availability
Acon Digital Acoustica 7.5 is available in a Premium Edition ($199.90 USD) for advanced users and a feature limited Standard Edition ($59.90 USD) for beginners. The upgrade is free for Acoustica 7 customers and owners of Acoustica 5 and 6 are entitled to reduced upgrade prices.