It’s like photoshop for audio. When you use super-detailed mics like the Sony C800G or the Manley Ref C, they capture every nuance – mouth noises included. It tends to be why some people avoid those mics. Personally, I love the sonic aesthetic of these microphones and don’t mind manually removing noise and de-clicking.
I have hotkeys set in Pro Tools to quickly open and process clips via the Audiosuite RX plugins (De-click, Mouth De-click, De-Plosive, etc.). It’s a key part of my workflow for cleaning up noises while I’m comping vocals. I try to comp as we record, so by the time the artist leaves the booth, we know we’ve nailed every line. Melodyne ARA also comes into play here for tightening pitch.
I use RX to remove clicks and noises that can surface during the mastering process. For this kind of work, I’ll dive into specific frequency areas within the standalone RX app. The Music Rebalance tool has been especially helpful when we’ve needed to bring up a vocal feature on a master right before release. I mastered a hip hop project where the vocal level was super inconsistent. They’d lost the project files and only had a stereo wav, so they couldn’t remix it. I used Music Rebalance to adjust the vocal level in small sections (a few words at a time), in combination with the usual mastering tools. The ‘before and after’ difference was incredible.
The Phase Rotation feature is also fantastic. It’s subtle, but it can help me squeeze extra volume out of a mix. It can also make a single element, like a guitar, feel more dynamic and responsive.
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