The latest version of iZotope’s flagship restoration suite is now available, and now offers over 50 tools designed to tackle flawed recordings. RX 12 introduces two entirely new modules, Stems View and Scene Rebalance, and boasts a number of improvements to its existing tools thanks to some behind-the-scenes tweaks.
What’s New?
The first of the new additions is Scene Rebalance, a module that’s capable of separating audio from film and TV scenes into distinct dialogue, music and effects stems, allowing users to quickly adjust the balance of key elements within a single recording. Stems View then works alongside the new Scenes Rebalance module — and the existing Music Rebalance and Dialogue Isolate modules — and offers a way to apply any of RX’s other tools to each individual element before recombining and exporting them.
As well as bringing some new modules to the table, RX 12 also delivers a range of improvements to its existing line-up. De-bleed, for example, has been treated to a complete rebuild, and thanks to the latest machine-learning technology, is now capable of isolating instruments without the need for a reference track. It’s also now available as a real-time tool.
Music Rebalance and Dialogue Isolate have also been updated. The former is now available as a real-time process, and promises cleaner-sounding separation thanks to improved neural nets. The latter benefits from similar enhancements, and is said to deliver improved performance in both offline and real-time modes.
Along with the headline features, the latest update also introduces some general improvements. A new trim silence tool allows RX 12 to automatically detect and delete regions of silence in long audio files, speeding up editing for podcasts, audio books, dialogue and so on. The interface has been updated, too, and now features a larger spectrogram, a new module search and a resizable History panel.
Three Tiers
As before, RX 12 comes in three variants. Here’s what iZotope have to say about them:
- RX 12 Advanced: The industry standard for post-production. Fix the unfixable with the complete 50+ tool suite, blending surgical precision with lightning speed to meet every deadline.
- RX 12 Standard: The music producer's partner for flawless audio. Packaged with an intelligent suite of modules and plug-ins designed to rescue takes, rebalance mixes and deliver impactful, high-quality music for streaming.
- RX 12 Elements: a collection of six essential plug-ins, centred around the intelligent Repair Assistant. Perfect for content creators and musicians looking to clean up sound and fix audio flaws in seconds.
Compatibility
RX 12 is supported on PCs running Windows 10 or higher, and Macs running macOS 14.7 or higher. VST3, AU, AAX and AAX Audiosuite plug-ins are available. AU and VST3 ARA plug-ins are available in supported DAWs — a full compatibility list can be found on the iZotope website.
Pricing & Availability
RX 12 is available now, priced as follows:
- RX 12 Elements: $99
- RX 12 Standard: $399
- RX 12 Advanced: $1399
- Music Production Suite 9: $799
- (includes RX 12 Standard)
- Post Production Suite 9: $1799
- (includes RX 12 Advanced)
The following update discounts are available for users of RX 11:
- Update from RX 11 Advanced: $269
- Update from RX 11 Standard: $129
