Acon Digital Releases Acoustica 7.5 Adding Speech Recognition and New Processing Tools

November 6 2023, 00:35
Acon Digital has released version 7.5 of their powerful audio editor Acoustica for Windows and Mac. One of the most powerful and versatile software tools for all types of audio editing and processing, Acoustica is available in a Premium Edition and a lower cost Standard Edition. Version 7.5 adds automatic speech recognition, new processing tools and usability enhancements. The update is free for existing Acoustica 7.x customers.
 

According to the Norwegian software company, the automatic speech recognition lets users add captions fully automatically. Once generated, captions can be exported in a variety of formats. The new Edit History pane keeps track of all the changes made in the clip editor. And it is easy to go back to earlier editing states, check processor settings or revert selections. The Premium Edition even exports complete audit trails as HTML documents.

Full of valuable features for those cleaning up audio interviews, dialogue and any type of field recordings, in Acoustica 7.5 the new tab to transients feature simplifies audio editing by allowing users to quickly navigate to transient points, streamlining the editing process. This feature not only saves time but also ensures a more accurate editing experience.

A long requested new feature is freehand editing of waveforms. When it comes to audio processing tools, Acon Digital has added a brand new tool called DeEss:Dialogue. De-essing is an audio processing tool designed to reduce or eliminate excessive sibilance in vocal recordings such as harsh "s" and "sh" sounds. There is also a Tame control to reduce resonant frequencies in the sibilant sounds. The Remix tool has been updated to use the same algorithms as the recently released Remix plug-in and can now be used in Processing Chains and the Batch Editor. The built-in Extract:Dialogue tool was upgraded to version 1.5.
 

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 and those that just need to edit interviews or voice-overs. The Premium Edition adds advanced features such as spectral editing with powerful retouch algorithms and multi-channel support up to Dolby Atmos 7.1.2.

The upgrade is free for Acoustica 7 customers and owners of Acoustica 5 and 6 are entitled to reduced upgrade prices. The software is available with user interfaces in English, German, French, Spanish, Italian and Japanese languages. The PC version runs on Windows 10 or 11 and the macOS version runs on 10.13 or later, with very light requirements.

Acon Digital is a Norwegian company that develops cutting edge audio editing software and processing tools. The wide range of products covers audio editing, restoration, mastering and effects processing — all conceived with ultimate audio quality and usability in mind. 
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Both the Standard and Premium Editions include the Remix tool based on deep learning. Remix can split a complete mix in up to five stems, and users can adjust the stem levels independently in real-time. It's also possible to import a complete mix into a multitrack session and let Acoustica create separate tracks for each stem automatically.
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