iZotope Photon VST3 AU AAX STANDALONE
Driven by custom-trained machine learning models, iZotope Photon delivers powerful audio enhancement and stem separation. Best of all, unlike many similar applications, Photon runs locally on your computer — no cloud uploads required. Alongside potent noise removal and restoration modules, this software allows you to split stems, balance levels, and isolate vocals, even in conversations with up to six voices. You’ll appreciate how fast and intuitive this application is, enabling you to achieve a stellar outcome in just a few clicks. In fact, thanks to Photon’s tailor-made models, you’ll hear immediate results by clicking anywhere in an audio clip and adjusting the Strength slider. Moreover, the Photon ARA plugin brings the full engine straight to your DAW’s timeline, with perfect synchronization. With this cutting-edge software, you’ll avoid decision paralysis; instead, you’ll simply drag, drop, dial, and deliver. Modern post-production workflows are extremely demanding, especially when you’re working with content captured under less-than-ideal circumstances. Photon makes short work of these kinds of problems, making it a formidable tool that every engineer needs in their arsenal.
Stem-separation modules
Among Photon’s most compelling features are its AI-powered stem-separation modules. Seven modules in total handle isolating vocals, separating drum components, isolating sound bites from soundtracks, and much more.
- Demix: Drop in any audio or video file and split it into separate parts — music, voice, sound effects, individual instruments, and individual speakers — that you can edit without opening a session
- Music 4 Stems: Separates a stereo mix into individual voice, drums, bass, and other elements — great for tweaking a finished song
- Music 4 Stems Ultra: Designed for applications where you need a stem to stand alone rather than just sit in a mix; splits any mix into voice, drums, bass, and other instruments with finer precision
- Voice Separator: Split up to six voices into individual stems while also isolating room tone and background noise
- Cinema 4 Stems: Splits any video or audio file into voice, music, sound effects, and other elements; ideal for separating soundbites from soundtracks
- Drums 5 Stems: Splits your kit into kick, snare, hi-hat, toms, and cymbals, whether you’re working from a drum bus or a full mix
- Voice 2 Stems: Ideal for crafting a quick a cappella track, splits any track into voice and music elements
Restoration tools from the makers of RX
Here at Sweetwater, we’ve been using iZotope’s RX since before its public unveiling. As you’d expect from the developer of that game-changing software application, Photon’s audio restoration modules deliver spectacular results quickly and easily. A potent antidote for echoey rooms, loud background traffic, and excessive wind noise, the Denoise module harnesses Photon’s cutting-edge machine learning models to detect noise and eliminate it while balancing levels and enhancing vocal clarity. Just select the model that matches your environment, adjust the Strength slider, and take your recordings to pro-level production quality. You also get a dedicated Voice Restore module with Strength, Level, Mic Tone, Remove Room, and Remove Noise parameters, helping you to enhance speech with a few straightforward adjustments.
Fast solutions for common audio problems
Along with its comprehensive enhancement tools, Photon also includes an array of modules designed for fast, point-and-click solutions to common audio restoration scenarios. The Indoor module offers a lightning-quick way to clean up dialogue using the Strength slider, while the Indoor Noisy module delivers similar performance, tailored specifically for indoor noise that exceeds typical levels. Likewise, the Outdoor modules provide a straightforward way to remove general background noise, traffic, and wind from recordings captured out in the open.
Features:
- Audio enhancement software with powerful stem separation capabilities
- Driven by 12 custom-trained machine learning models
- Runs locally on your computer — no cloud uploads required
- Splits stems, balances levels, and isolates vocals
- Achieves results in just a few mouse clicks using intuitive parameters
- ARA plugin brings the full engine straight to your DAW’s timeline with perfect synchronization
- Supports WAV, MP3, FLAC, AIFF, AIF, AAC, M4A, MP4, MKV, MOV, MXF, and MPG files
- Exports WAV, FLAC, MP3, or same-as-source video files; MXF audio is written
