Large virtual knobs for Noise Tuner and Noise Reduction can be turned to tweak what’s being filtered, and there are sliders to restore life to the clean audio (Enhance) or eliminate pops and clicks (Declick) from analog recordings. While SoundSoap’s automatic noise detection alone is impressive, those willing to experiment a little more can produce even more impressive results. SoundSoap+ 5 adds preset control to the Enhance slider for improving the low, mid, and/or high ranges of any audio file. The software intelligently analyzes the unwanted sound and removes it without requiring the end user to have a degree in audio engineering. While playing a section of audio containing the noise you’d like to eliminate, click the Learn button.
No matter which one you choose, SoundSoap 5 is remarkably easy to use, and fairly automatic in typical use.
Last but not least, there’s a new high-end offering called SoundSoap+ 5 ($249), which is the version I’ll focus on. There’s also a version priced at $149 available directly from the company’s website which adds the ability to use SoundSoap inside other applications that support AAX (64-bit only), AudioUnit, or VST plug-ins popular host software includes Final Cut Pro X, Logic Pro X, Adobe Premiere CC, and Pro Tools. A standalone Mac App Store version ($100) performs the core task of eliminating background noise, clicks, pops, hum, and hiss from popular audio file formats like AIFF or WAV the latest version adds MP3 and FLAC to the mix. SoundSoap 5 marks the third major release from new owner Soundness, and the first to introduce a three-tier strategy for cleaning up noisy audio files. SoundSoap 5 retains its familiar user interface, but adds support for MP3 and FLAC, audio metering, and improved hum removal. One of my longtime go-to favorites is SoundSoap, which was resurrected in 2013 after original developer Bias went out of business a year earlier. It’s also why an entire cottage industry has sprung up to create software products that help reduce or eliminate these kinds of unwanted noise.
As anyone who’s attempted to record sound outside of a controlled studio environment will tell you, that’s nearly a daunting, if not downright impossible, task. Regardless of how far audio bitrate depths climb in the future, the far greater challenge is creating a recording free of defects in the first place. While video quality has improved dramatically over the years from standard-definition to high-definition and now 4K Ultra HD, digital audio effectively peaked with the introduction of 24-bit, which most experts agree matches or exceeds the limits of what human beings are capable of hearing.
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