BIAS SoundSoap Pro - 2.0 User Manual

SOUNDSOAP PRO 2

PROFESSIONAL AUDIO RESTORATION & NOISE REDUCTION

SOFTWARE USER GUIDE

SOUNDSOAP PRO 2

PROFESSIONAL AUDIO RESTORATION & NOISE REDUCTION

SOFTWARE USER GUIDE

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Credits:

SoundSoap Pro software: David Tremblay, Guillermo Garcia, David Ralley, Andrew Kimpton, Wayne Jackson, Steve Berkley, Eric Eizenman, Rick Sustek, Eric Johnson.

BIAS Authorization Manager software: Ben Ventura, Dan Spirlock

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User’s Guide:

Zac Wheatcroft

Special Thanks to:

Christine Berkley, Ben Hester, Jason Davies, Paul Knowles, Dan Spirlock, Gabe Khofri, Ben Ventura, Lisa Stefan, Victor Cebreros, Cory Stück, Melissa Farinha, Trillian Schroeder, Andrew Stone, Brent Hurtig, Seamus Walsh, Gary Hobish, Jeramy Basserman, Rafael Kassier, Matt Murray of Linside Productions, Ronald Hall, Ray Legnini, Tom Pearson, "Dr. Fred" Bashour, James Barber, Drew Lavyne, Joris Holtackers, Glenn Lorbiecki, Marc Rosenberg, Scott Jaworski, Barry Higgins, Anthony Iannucci, Fernando Manuel Rodrigues, Evan Salke, Barry Diament, Steve Levine, and all the other hard-working SoundSoap Pro beta testers.

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BIAS Product Support:

Unlimited Complimentary Self Help

Options

If you have questions about installing or using your BIAS products, please check the manual or user guide first, you will find answers to most of your questions there. If you need further assistance, please check:

http://www.bias-inc.com/support.html

for frequently asked questions, an extensive database of related articles, troubleshooting tips, and more.

Limited Complimentary Technical

Assistance

Ninety days of technical support assistance for up to three incidents is available with the initial purchase of Type 1 BIAS products (Peak Pro, Peak Pro XT, Master Perfection Suite, Deck, SoundSoap Pro).

Ninety days of technical support assistance for a single incident is available with the initial purchase of Type 2 BIAS products (Peak LE, Deck LE, SuperFreq, SoundSoap 2, individual Master Perfection Suite plugins). Type 3 products (OEM versions) are excluded.

Thirty days of technical support assistance for a single incident is available with the purchase of paid upgrades to Type 1 and Type 2 BIAS products. The support period begins when the product authorization code (PAC) is initially issued following the product registration. To receive e-mail or telephone technical support, you will

need a valid serial number and must be registered for a current BIAS product. Please keep your original product serial number and PAC in a safe place as it will be required for support. For customers preferring e-mail assistance, please use the email form available on our web site at:

http://www.bias-inc.com/support.html

Or, email:

[e-mail]

For customers preferring telephone assistance, (connect and toll charges apply), please have your computer running and close by the phone and call us at:

[phone]

9AM-5PM Monday-Friday PST – excluding BIAS holidays

Fee-based Technical Support Options

Fee-based Support is available for those customers whose support period has expired or for Type 3 (OEM version) customers. Please call:

[phone]

9AM-5PM Monday-Friday PST – excluding BIAS holidays

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For customers living outside of North America, please contact your local BIAS distributor, or contact BIAS directly. A list of BIAS distributors may be found at:

http://www.bias-inc.com/distributors.html

BIAS Support Policy and Hours

BIAS support policy and hours are subject to change without notice.

Sales and Non-Technical Customer Service

For product information, sales, and other non-technical customer service, please email or call:

[e-mail]

US Toll-free:	1-800-775-BIAS (2427)
International:	[phone]

9AM-5PM Monday-Friday PST – excluding BIAS holidays No technical support is available at the numbers or email address above.

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Contents
Chapter 1: Introducing SoundSoap Pro
Welcome!.....................................................................................................................................................................................................	15
SoundSoap Pro Features............................................................................................................................................................................	15
Who Is SoundSoap Pro Designed For?......................................................................................................................................................	16
What’s New in Version 2?............................................................................................................................................................................	17
Minimum System Requirements................................................................................................................................................................	17
About Your User Guide............................................................................................................................................................................	17
Help with SoundSoap Pro..........................................................................................................................................................................	18
Conclusion..................................................................................................................................................................................................	18
Chapter 2: Installation, Registration, and Authorization
Installing SoundSoap Pro..........................................................................................................................................................................	21
Registration and Authorization..................................................................................................................................................................	23
Deauthorizing a Computer.........................................................................................................................................................................	25
Conclusion.................................................................................................................................................................................................	25
Chapter 3: SoundSoap Pro User Interface & Controls
Introduction...............................................................................................................................................................................................	29
A Brief Explanation of Noise Types..........................................................................................................................................................	29
Getting Started with SoundSoap Pro.........................................................................................................................................................	30
SoundSoap Pro Controls Explained..........................................................................................................................................................	30
Global Controls...........................................................................................................................................................................................	31
Overview of Launch Area User Interface...................................................................................................................................................	33
Launch Area.................................................................................................................................................................................................	34
Hum & Rumble Tool...................................................................................................................................................................................	34
Overview of Hum & Rumble Tool User Interface......................................................................................................................................	35
Click & Crackle Tool....................................................................................................................................................................................	37
Overview of Click & Crackle Tool User Interface......................................................................................................................................	38
Broadband Tool...........................................................................................................................................................................................	39
Overview of Broadband Tool User Interface......................................................................................................................................	40
Noise Gate Tool...........................................................................................................................................................................................	44
Overview of Noise Gate Tool User Interface......................................................................................................................................	45
Conclusion.................................................................................................................................................................................................	46
Chapter 4: Using SoundSoap Pro
Introduction...............................................................................................................................................................................................	49
Evaluating Noise Content...........................................................................................................................................................................	49
Tips for Learning Noise..............................................................................................................................................................................	49
Using SoundSoap Pro................................................................................................................................................................................	51
Applying SoundSoap Pro Settings.............................................................................................................................................................	55
Using Presets...............................................................................................................................................................................................	55
Using A/B/C/D Comparisons (“Snapshots”).............................................................................................................................................	56
Parameter Automation................................................................................................................................................................................	57
Conclusion..................................................................................................................................................................................................	57

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CHAPTER 1:

INTRODUCING SOUNDSOAP PRO

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Chapter 1:

Introducing

SoundSoap Pro

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Welcome!

Thank you for purchasing BIAS SoundSoap Pro! SoundSoap Pro is a professional noise reduction plug-in for Audio Units, RTAS/AudioSuite, and VST host applications. It features tools for removing hum, rumble, clicks, crackle, and broadband noise – and also includes a noise gate. SoundSoap Pro is a “universal restoration solution” – as it contains all of these powerful noise reduction tools within a single interface – and it can be “plugged-into” virtually any host application that supports the aforementioned plug-in formats.

SoundSoap Pro shares some of the same technology that has made the original SoundSoap such a popular application/plug-in – tools such as the intelligent noise learning algorithm and Noise Only mode are also a part of SoundSoap Pro.

SoundSoap Pro adds the ultimate in parameter control – as well as new Click & Crackle removal tools, a global spectrogram, and many other visual feedback tools that help in the audio restoration process. This powerful collection of controls requires a totally different user interface, which allows access to these many parameters in a logical and easy to use manner. SoundSoap Pro features a tab-based user interface, with dedicated tools for specific noise types. These tabs are arranged to suggest an order of processing to the user that produces optimal results. There is no restriction however, on using these tools – individual tools may be toggled on or off, depending on the types of noise present in the digital media file at hand, and they may be used in any order desired. SoundSoap Pro also offers advanced preset control – the settings for all four tools are saved into a preset, but individual tool settings may be loaded at will.

SoundSoap Pro can be used within practically any Audio Units, RTAS/AudioSuite, or VST host – on both Mac and Windows platforms. Users of Peak, Pro Tools, Logic, Cubase, Nuendo, Premiere, WaveLab, Sonar, Sound Forge, and many other applications that support plug-ins may easily add SoundSoap Pro’s powerful noise reduction technology directly into their application of choice.

SoundSoap Pro is the perfect solution for removing unwanted hiss, room noise, rumble, electrical hum, click & crackle, and other background noise from almost any digital media file – including digital video (DV), digital audio workstation tracks, cassette/analog tape recordings, vinyl LP recordings, and other sources.

We’re sure you’ll find SoundSoap Pro to be a powerful and useful tool, allowing you to enhance the quality of your digital audio and video projects.

SoundSoap Pro Features:

•Powerful, professional noise reduction

•Convenience – includes AudioSuite/RTAS, Audio Units, and VST format plug-ins

•Easy-to-use tab-based user interface with dedicated tools for specific noise types

•Launch Tab – Contains Getting Started information to help you quickly get up to speed with SoundSoap Pro’s controls

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Global Tools (available within each tab):

•Spectrogram

•Global Presets

•Noise Only mode

•Processing Bypass Buttons

•Automation (parameters automatable within compatible host applications)

•Numerical Value Entry

•Floating Tool Tips/Broadband Slider Values

Hum & Rumble Reduction Tab:

•Hum Frequency Slider

•Q (Bandwidth) Slider

•Depth Slider

•Harmonics Slider

•Harmonics Tilt Knob

•Hum Meter

•Rumble Slider

Click & Crackle Tab:

•Sensitivity Slider

•Click Threshold Slider

•Crackle Threshold Slider

•Click Indicator

Broadband Tab:

•Threshold/Reduction View Slider

•Threshold Sliders

•Reduction Sliders

•Threshold/Reduction Slider Grouping

•Meters

•Learn Noise/Extract Button (Snapshot/Timed)

•Adaptive Button

•Adaptive Speed Knob

•Adaptive Offest Knob

•Attack Knob

•Release Knob

•Attack Tilt Knob

•Release Tilt Knob

•Slider Values Checkbox

•Preserve Attacks Checkbox

Noise Gate Tab:

•Attack Knob

•Release Knob

•Threshold Slider

•Reduction Depth Slider

•Visual Waveform Display

•Left, Right, & L+R Waveform Display Buttons

•Freeze Waveform Display Button

Who is SoundSoap Pro designed for?

SoundSoap Pro is designed for the demanding audio professional who requires high-quality noise reduction/removal, coupled with the convenience of using their editing environment of choice. SoundSoap Pro uses advanced noise reduction technology and an

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innovative user interface to provide access to a wide array of controls – allowing incredible noise reduction in a minimal amount of time, with minimal artifacts.

With access to virtually any imaginable noise reduction parameter, SoundSoap Pro offers powerful tools that are easy to use, and should allow anyone to achieve amazing results.

What’s New in Version 2?

SoundSoap Pro 2 offers several updates, enhancements, and new features, which are described below:

•Adaptive Noise Reduction – Automatically reduces

broadband noise in cases where the noise floor’s RMS level and spectrum change slowly over time.

•Adaptive Noise Extraction – A semi-automatic learn

mode that does not require an isolated section of noise in order to create a noise profile.

•Floating Tooltips/Parameter Values – Floating

windows containing helpful tips and/or paramenter values now appear when the mouse cursor passes over knobs, sliders, and other interface elements.

•Preserve Attacks Checkbox – Preserve Attacks is an

option designed to minimize the application of broadband noise reduction in audio material containing many transients.

Minimum System Requirements

To use SoundSoap Pro on a Mac – you will need:

•G4, G5, or Intel-based Mac (≥800 mHz processor recommended)

•Mac OS 10.4, 10.5

To use SoundSoap Pro on a Windows PC – you will need:

•Intel P3/P4, Athlon w/SSE Instructions (≥2 GHz processor recommended)

•Windows XP Home/Professional or Windows Vista (SP2 or higher required for Windows XP)

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•Compatible Audio Units, RTAS/AudioSuite, or VST host application

•512 MB RAM

•40 MB available hard drive space

For the most up-to-date info, please visit:

http://www.bias-inc.com/soundsoappro/

About Your User Guide

SoundSoap Pro is designed to be simple and intuitive. Your User Guide is designed to help set up and use SoundSoap Pro for noise reduction/removal as quickly as possible.

This User Guide assumes that you are familiar with standard Mac and/or Windows operating techniques, including:

•Setting up, starting, and using your computer

•Choosing commands from menus

•Double-clicking, selecting, shift-selecting, and dragging with the mouse

•Opening, copying, saving, and deleting files

•Opening, closing, scrolling, moving, re-sizing, and selecting windows

If you don’t know how to perform these tasks, please refer to the documentation that was included with your computer, and spend a little time learning about your operating system before going any further. This will make using SoundSoap Pro much easier and effective.

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The chapters in your SoundSoap Pro User Guide are arranged in the order in which you would typically perform tasks when the need arises to remove unwanted noise from your media.

•Chapter 1 introduces you to SoundSoap Pro and explains some of the requirements for using it

•Chapter 2 explains how to install, register, and authorize your computer to run SoundSoap Pro

•Chapter 3 explains the various features in SoundSoap Pro and how they are used to reduce/remove noise

•Chapter 4 demonstrates how to use SoundSoap Pro

Look for important tips and notes whenever you see this exclamation mark

Help with SoundSoap Pro

SoundSoap Pro offers two types of help. The first type, appears in the Launch Area of the SoundSoap Pro interface.

Clicking the See More button displays more of the Getting Started Tips, or more of the Launch Screen info (version number, etc)

This type of help contains quick getting started tips. You can vary the amount of text shown at any time by clicking the “See More” button.

The second, and more comprehensive type of help is the SoundSoap Pro User Guide. Clicking the Help (“?”)

Button opens a PDF version of the user guide, which is installed in the following locations:

SoundSoap Pro’s Help button

On Mac systems:

/Macintosh HD/Library/Documentation/BIAS/SoundSoap Pro/

On Windows systems:

C:\Program Files\BIAS\SoundSoap Pro\

Conclusion

Now that you know a little about SoundSoap Pro, proceed to the next chapter to learn how to install and start using it.

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