Izotope RX De-click & Mouth De-click Demo

I think if you can't run this on the entire audio, then it makes the whole thing pointless. Because replacing the clicks with silence or dragging their volume down or cutting them out entirely would be my preference if I have to manually select them anyway.

Wouldn’t it be simpler to just wipe those areas clean? I could not hear anything worth preserving there. Not even ambient sounds.

Whether or not you process your audio manually vs. automatically also comes down to budget and delivery. Example, for music recordings I'll remove all the clicks manually but if it's a social media post or Facebook ad I'll just give it all a gentle pass with the algorithm.

Dude some people use those sounds for ASMR videos. 😀

Pretty wild how well this works. About 15 years ago, long before anything like this existed, I had to record and edit a series of meditation CDs (at least 50 full-length CDs). Mouth clicks are especially noticeable with softly spoken dialog like that, and they're distracting, so we had to carefully remove them all using micro-edits. It's funny to think those hundreds of hours of painstaking editing I did would be needless with this software, although we did charge by the hour and make a lot of money on that project.

Have to say that Izotope RX is an amazing product... saved our project when we had RF interference on a shoot... loaded up Izotope RX7 and within minutes, the RF problem was removed. save the whole project!

Now, if only izotope could restore compatibility with FCP. I’m no audiophile but simple clean up in edit is helpful. I had to return Rx8.

Excellent video again Curtis. I have RX8 Elements installed. I was wondering about the presets that come out of the box (Mouth Noise single and multi-band)? How useful are those?

Thank you very helpful.

I have a question on file management with Davinci and RX 8. When I round trip an edited audio clip the RX 8 file using 'save' it is stored in the users/video/capture folder. Is it not better to use 'save as' and place these .wav files inside the Davinci project folder to ensure it is stored in the database?

Yeap. Horrible sounding ASMR mate, lol 🤣😉🙃

@Curtis Judd Any chance for getting the Plugins work from inside premiere natively some day?... I own the RX bundle and doesn't use it as often, since i find the controls outside of premiere pretty cumbersome and annoying...

That was extremely helpful, Curtis! Thank you! I had assumed that the Mouth De-Click was hands-down the better tool over all, but your walk-thru saved me a ton of frustration, since it's most often between the portions of dialogue where I'm hearing mouth noises. It does look like it's still better done -- as a default -- selectively, rather than just processing the track as a whole.
Your thoughtful analysis is greatly appreciated.

Cool trip here. After I purchased your F6 course, I've actually learnt a lot. So I wonder if there's any chance that you might put the "izotope rx" course on the shelf.

Im currently using the trial version of the software, anyone knows how can I export my audio file without purchasing the full version?

Been watching your videos for over 5 years. So happy to see you doing izotope tutorials. I never felt like I figured out the best workflow with these plugins. Thank you!

Strange. When I run the plug-in on my entire recording, I don’t get ANYTHING like the destruction yours got. And I struggle with mouth noise a lot, even though I’m constantly drinking a ton of water throughout the day.

Is this something that can work with Garageband as a plugin as well or is there an option that you would recommend to meet the same need in Garageband? If you have already have a video on that, please feel free to send the link. Thanks!

Что блять за идиотизм в начале видео, если бы у меня были клики вне голоса я бы просто их вырезал, на кой черт мне этот плагин нужен если он не мождет вырезать клики из положительного сигнала

Can i use Mouth De-Click to make my rap vocals sound better? Or is it too aggressive.. I mean does the sound engineers things like this to clean up the vocal?

This was not helpful at all!

Great tutorial. Thank you, Curtis. I need to process a few audiobooks with RX 9 (Mouth-De-click, Breath Control, De-Ess, and Spectral De-noise), plus an EQ, a compressor, and a limiter. Would you do the RX work at the beginning or at the end of the chain? My thinking: If I first clean the files in RX and then EQ, compress, and limit, I might amplify low level noise and remaining artifacts again. Does it make sense to EQ and compress, maybe even limit at the beginning, and then clean up the result in RX? Love and appreciation — Viola.

I've been giving the trial a go and just did the de-click to my entire 30 minute audio file and thought it was ok, bit sad now after hearing multiple suggestions that it's not recommended. My mouth makes way too many random noises while recording and doesn't seem worth it to manually go through and find each one 😅 now to find out if I can just use this as a plugin with Studio One so I can apply it prior to other plugins like EQ

Possibly the most disturbing audio sample I’ve listened to recently lol. But thanks for the video. Very helpful :)

Curtis, I really enjoy your informative videos. I have used iZotope RX Advanced for years, but I find de-clickers to be frustrating because of artifacts. I narrate and produce a lot of long-form narration and audiobooks. I record and edit in Vegas. When a track is split (simply hit the S key), Vegas does a 10 millisecond fade-out and fade-in on the track. This is perfect for clicks. It doesn't affect room tone. Also, for an audio track on video, it doesn't affect sync. I've even used it on sticky N's in speech, and in most cases, it's unnoticeable. Another peeve of mine is D's that sound like T's, and it works quite well. The workflow is quick and simple.

Sorry, when i use the mouth clicker snd render it i only hear the clicks, but i cant hear my voice anymore, how can i fix that?

It took me a while to figure out the right settings for my particular mouth clicks. But now I would not want to miss it anymore as it saves me a lot of time and nerves.

Is there a difference between mouth clicks and other random digital clicks? There's a clicking sound that RX 9 can't seem to detect and I can't spot them in the spectral graph sometimes. Sometimes I find it better to just re-record certain sections instead of wasting time trying to fix these issues. I don't believe in "fix it in post." When you learn to do it right during the recording process, it'll save a lot of time in the long-run.

Whenever I use this plugin it causes a lot of latency and I don’t know why :(

Hi Curtis. Great video. I edit video that is just dialog. For decades I've been applying a gate to remove room noise and then manually lowering the level for each click or excessively loud breath. I absolutely hate this process. It is tedious and takes so long to do. I know that this RX plug in doesn't work in video editors. Is there a plug in that you are aware of that works in Resolve or Premiere Pro that would make this process easier? This video leads me to believe that there probably isn't a one-button solution anyway. You're still locating the problem areas manually.

mine doesn't have a render button. I bought Rx8 back in 2020. it never worked, maybe I should contact them. I use logic. it didn't work on my intel Mac nor the m1 silicone Mac I'm using now.

Super helpful, thanks so much!!

can this be used with audacity? Thanks.

Curtis, Have you had a chance to evaluate the RX10 Elements version of the software? They are marketing the elements as for creators. It is on sale at a really great price but does't mean anything if it is not effective, inadequate or lacking needed functality. What is your preferred software? Also is there a software solution you suggest for removing ums and uhs or other such things? I have heard of DeScript but not sure if there are better or non-subscription solutions available. Thanks for any input.

can i use this to declick my CPU 🤣

Revisiting this a year later and I have to say that your tutorials are pretty much the best on YT. You vary one setting at a time and clearly show its effect, then show us, essentially, how you would use it in practice. At least for me, that's the way my mind works and the most effective way to teach the tool. And your graphics & process are clear and easy to see.
Thank you again for your excellent work, Curtis!

I am wondering if I can use the mouth de-click our rx- declick on long audio tracks like an audiobook. Is it safe to run those plugins on long tracks ( 30 min. tracks approximative). Thanks a lot !

Great video, thank you

Hi Curtis! Do you happen to know how to make this work when using it as a plugin? I just got the RX Elements 10 and was trying to use it on LogicPro but the clicks won’t go. When I run it, it states it has “repaired (x number) of clicks” but when I replay the audio in Logic or bounce it, the clicks are still there. Any help would be appreciated. Thank you.

So what I'm getting is 'mouth de-click' is better for when clicks pop up when speaking. And any clicks that pop up in gaps between dialogue , should use the 'De-click' option?

i have a question. So If I get this demo do I get to keep it or is it like a limited time sort of thing? Because I really don't feel like paying over $100 just to remove some month noises.

how do you get the programme working?! I bought it downloaded it, opened the izotope portal, and thats it. I try to open it in my daw and it doesn't do anything. but outside of logic on my computer the only file I have is for the portal?? help needed please, surprisingly nouns done a video on how they open the programme on their comp lol

This was very helpful! I played around with the Frequency scale zoom and see that I have a steady orange bar of noise in the upper 22k range, across my entire audio clip. I can't hear it when I highlight it, but can see the meter that is -68dB. How would you recommend tackling this?

great tutorial thanks, very detailed. totally appreciate your work. just a lil perplexed why you would work so hard on frequencies n pitch when judicious, carefully configured strip silence / remove silence would have caught 95% of the artefacts anyway...?

This isn't meant as a jab, bit it's really strange that most of the issues you're teaching people to fix in this video, are present in your voiceover explaining it. Do you not apply these same tips to your own audio?

I'm looking for some suggestions on other De-Click plugins. I'm using mac oS Catalina with Ableton 10... and it looks like Izotope RX 11 is not compatible. I have the Waves De-Click plugin, but am looking for something more effective. Does anyone know of any other de-click plugins that could be compatible?

NOTE: A lot of people have asked, "Why can't I just cut out the clicks or use the "Silence" option in Audition or use a noise gate?" There are a few reasons why I do NOT generally recommend any of those. For video work, you cannot just ripple delete a portion of audio or the rest will be out of sync. Additionally, if you "silence" or use an extreme gate, you create an audio dropout that will leave the audience wondering if there's something wrong with the audio playback system. Even using an expander or gate will affect things like breaths and room tone, making them sound weird and resulting in a room tone hit as soon as the dialogue starts again.

Very importantly, saliva or moisture noises which occur in the midst of dialogue CANNOT be fixed by any of the methods listed above. That's where Mouth De-click becomes useful.