Extract:Dialogue
Separate dialogue from common types of background noise such as wind, rustle, traffic, hum, clicks and pops.
The new Extract:Dialogue 1.5 — now with Phase Correction
Extract:Dialogue is a plug-in that separates dialogue from common types of background noise such as wind, rustle, traffic, hum, clicks and pops. The algorithm works in real time and is based on deep learning. It has been trained on thousands of high-quality voice recordings and an equally extensive set of common noise sources. The extensive training enables the artificial intelligence to automatically distinguish dialogue from noise without user interaction. This makes Extract:Dialogue extremely easy to use – just add it to your dialogue bus and let it do its magic.
Version 1.5 requires less CPU and introduces a novel artificial intelligence model that can correct phase distortions and destructive interference between the dialogue and the noise signal. This improves the naturalness of the voice, especially when dealing with noise that overlaps with the dialogue in the frequency spectrum.
Even though the noise reduction is fully automatic, the plug-in interface does offer simple controls to adjust the sensitivity of the noise detection and the maximum noise attenuation. The sensitivity can even be adjusted independently in up to three frequency bands. The maximum attenuation control is very handy when you only want to reduce the noise without removing it completely. All the parameters are fully automatable as you would expect.
Acon Digital Extract:Dialogue is available as VST, VST3 or AAX for both Windows and Mac or as AU plug-ins for Mac. There are 32 and 64 bit versions for Windows. The Mac version is 64 bit and runs natively on both ARM (such as Apple M1) and Intel processors.
Reviews
"I’m very impressed. Acon Digital’s Extract:Dialogue is absolutely worth adding to the discerning sound engineer’s quiver of noise-slaying plugins....
I fiddled with the controls for a few seconds and immediately found a setting I liked, and it sounded great. The AC was gone, and it happened quickly. It was very impressive in terms of maintaining vocal quality."
PostPerspective.com (full review here)
“This is a remarkably powerful piece of Neural Network-inspired software. It has an uncanny ability to do just what its name suggests… Extract:Dialogue was able to remove the ridiculously loud noise from a powerful lawn mower…
I strongly suspect that this will become an essential part of my audio toolkit, along with my other Acon Digital favourite, Deverberate 2.”
creativecontent.au (full review here)
“In use, I found Extract:Dialogue version 1.5 to give remarkable results, notably improving on the previous version and achieving a greater amount of effecting noise reduction whilst leaving the dialogue intact.
The improvements Acon Digital have made are evident in the quality and naturalness of the processed voice, and the new AI model can correct for phase distortions and destructive interference.”
Production Expert (full review here)
"Extract:Dialogue' has become a tool that I rely on at the end of my spectral editing pass when cleaning up dialogue. It's excellent at providing a very transparent reduction in overall noise. Additionally, the ability to adjust the sensitivity based on specific frequencies has proven incredibly useful"
"Extract: Dialogue has quickly proven itself to be an essential tool for cleaning Dialogue in Post. Its easy-to-use interface eliminates the need for time-consuming presets and menu navigation, allowing for efficient, streamlined work. The results are consistently impressive, making it a standout option. Acon Digital has truly delivered with this tool—highly recommended!"
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