When you zoom in on spectrograms, it can be hard to make out the details, but the latest version of Acoustica helps out here by way of new temporal-resolution enhancement technology. There’s also a fancy retouching tool that removes noise based on a freely selectable reference from the surrounding audio (and operates a bit like PhotoShop’s Clone Stamp tool).

Freehand and magic wand-style brushes help you select individual buttons and holding Alt while hitting the Up arrow on your keyboard highlights the relevant harmonics. When it comes to spectral editing, Acoustica allows you to select and process specific frequency regions. These separate windows can be conveniently hidden and resized so you can fine-tune the layout for particular tasks. Alongside its central waveform/spectrogram visualiser, Acoustica’s standard layout features individual media-file-browser, processing-chain and spectrum-analyser panels, as well as loudness, correlation and level meters. You can start a new project by dragging an audio file into the software or by creating a new Recording, Multitrack Session or CD Project from within it. These plug-ins alone add up to more than £260 – double the price of Acoustica 7’s Premium Edition – so this seems like superb value. The Premium Edition, which we’re reviewing here, also features the self-explanatory Extract Dialogue tool and precise spectral editing, as well as a host of Acon Digital effects that also come as their own plug-ins, which include the Restoration Suite (DeClick 2, DeClip 2, DeHum 2, and DeNoise 2), the Mastering Suite (Dynamics, Multiband Dynamics, Limit, Equalize 2, and Dither) and Verberate 2. Acoustica comes in standard and premium versions, both of which include a standalone editing app with built-in effects and Remix, a new stem-separation tool.

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