iZotope Releases RX Loudness Control Plug-in

Loudness control is becoming part of the daily routine in any recording, pos-production, mastering, and broadcast studios. An automatic loudness compliance tool, processing files faster than real-time, RX Loudness Control helps meeting the requirements for different distribution channels, with slightly different standards worldwide.


As previously announced and as promised (see here), iZotope released its RX Loudness Control plug-in to enable transparent, broadcast-compliant audio that automatically meets global loudness standards. This offline plug-in, part of the RX family of post-production products, efficiently analyzes and renders a mix for loudness compliance in faster than real-time, while transparently preserving the dynamics of the mix.
 
RX Loudness Control automates an historically tedious workflow with the fastest, most transparent, and most accurate processing available today. Audio or video post production professionals working for broadcast can now access intelligent, automatic loudness compliance with just two clicks: one click to analyze audio and one click to comply.

Built for broadcast facilities across the globe, RX Loudness Control encompasses extensive presets for the latest and most significant loudness standards-including BS.1770-1-3, EBU R128 s1, and ATSC A/85. Users also have the ability to create and save their own presets for a unique television spec, if needed.

A history graph and loudness report inform the user whether audio is within the appropriate tolerance, and if not, illustrates where overflows may be occurring. In order to both document and prove loudness, loudness history can be exported as a CSV spreadsheet.

As a plug-in, RX Loudness Control is a more comprehensive tool than the Loudness module in RX 4. Features include support for surround sound (up to 5.1) and the EBU R128 s1 standard, the ability to generate a .CSV loudness report, availability on the Adobe CC platform and as an AudioSuite DPM/AAX plug-in, and a new and faster loudness algorithm with industry-leading accuracy.

The audio technology in RX Loudness Control is available via an AudioSuite plug-in for Avid’s Pro Tools 10-12, Avid’s Media Composer 7 (7.0.4), and 8 (8.3.1); as an Adobe Extension for Adobe’s Premiere Pro CC 2014 and Media Encoder CC 2014; and on both OS X (10.7+) and Windows (7+). RX Loudness Control is available for $349 or €325.
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