A Deep Dive Into Using RX to Repair Your Audio

Plus, a *free* mentorship to take your mixing skills to the next level

Happy July, Besties! I hope everyone is having a great summer so far. I’m calling an audible and delaying our Dolby Atmos introduction. (For those that like to work ahead, check out the podcast Solar.) Instead, first, I want to share how I clean audio using Izotope RX. This is a software I’ve mentioned in the past, but I want to take some time to explain what it does and how it can help your podcast sound better.

First, the obligatory disclaimer: I’m in no way affiliated with Izotope or their parent company, and I’m by no means saying this is the only audio restoration software available.

Luckily for us, it’s never been easier to record audio, but that also means that it’s never been easier to record bad audio — and as we’re all painfully aware, a lot of podcast audio is bad. Most DAWs provide us with tools designed for musicians, not for spoken word. The only DAW that I’m aware of that has built-in audio cleaning/restoration tools is Adobe Audition, and from what I understand, that software is licensed from Izotope, but most of us will have to purchase this software separately.