Mac Sonoma, Voice Isolation

Fantastic! I have been testing several VST plug-ins and so far, Goyo has been the best. ( Windows 11) I guess I am going to have to get a Mac and Marcus's software to give this a try.

The best noise reduction I have tested is RM Noise ( not a VST plug-in) . But, the author doesn't want to make it a standalone application that doesn't need to connect to the internet for audio processing by a remote server using AI software for processing. Goyo uses AI as well and gets better the longer it runs. And, it's all client side processing. No off site processing needed.

Fun stuff!

Thanks for sharing.

James

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Alan, thanks for the update. Still that's good news for Mac users wanting to improve their audio in SmartSDR for the Mac. Maybe Microsoft will release something similar for Windows some day. For now, plug-ins and other audio processing tools help improve SmartSDR's Noise Reduction. I wish that Flex Radio was willing to improve the audio at the source in SmartSDR instead of leaving Noise Reduction half baked like it is.

One can always dream!

James

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Oh dear .. I am so old school, in that I preferred the QSO without any noise cancellation. It keeps me in check with the salient fact that I am listening to the 'Airwaves' and not on my cellphone. 🙄

W7NGA

hi Alan

went ahead and tested using a loopback config on my mac book air M1

seems to work the same way with loopback too

Paul K3SF

Alan, I have been testing Goyo and while it does work pretty well, it doesn't seem to be as good as RM Noise. And just like RM Noise, it depends on an internet connection to send the audio to a remote server for processing. I tried an experiment yesterday. I disconnected my switch from the router on my home network, removing the internet connection. Goyo when activated in VSTHost changes its interface to a stack of slider controls ( most are disabled) instead of the nice knob interface it normally uses. Reconnecting the router so Goyo can communicate with the server again, doesn't change the interface. But, it does activate nearly all the slider controls.

I received an email from the developers of Goyo announcing the upcoming release of the new program as well. For those that have been testing Goyo, it will be $29 for the software. It's $99 otherwise.

I also downloaded a beta update to RM Noise. It seems to have problems the earlier version didn't have. I am going to roll it back to see if it fixes the problem.

As for Voice isolation in Sonoma, I still plan to find a good deal on a used Mac and give it a try with SmartSDR from Marcus.

My one question is, since you mentioned AI processing for Voice isolation, is it processed locally or does it require a network connection to the internet for audio processing?

It seems to me that nearly every application or plug-in I have ran across, that uses AI for processing, requires an internet connection to send the audio to a remote server for processing.

James

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I guess I jinxed things. Goyo is back to the slider interface with the limited controls. I guess the server is offline or something. RM Noise on the other hand, is working great. It would be nice if Flex Radio would fix their Noise Reduction and Automatic Notch Filter so one doesn't have to mess with 3rd party tools to fix basic features. If I was more conversant in audio processing, I would write an application to use with DAX and Warren Pratt's WDSP library ( NR0V) to process audio locally. I may still give it a try. It's not like I have a job now that I am retired. But, I know there are developers out there who are much smarter than I am and probably could build an app much easier than I can.

James

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