Our friends at Accusonus have just announced some exciting news that we thought would be of interest to those in the Production Expert Community who require easy to use audio repair plug-ins. Accusonus have just released a new ERA Bundle which includes updated and renamed versions of their popular ERA-N and ERA-R plug-ins along with two brand new single knob plug-ins:

• De-Esser

• Plosive Remover

The purpose of these plug-ins is to provide users with high-quality audio repair processing in seconds with just a turn of a single dial. We believe these plug-in are targeting more at non-post production experts such as videographer enthusiasts on a budget, content creators, podcasters, musicians, all these types of users who may need at some time or other high-quality audio repair plug-ins. That said, don't doubt the capabilities of these plug-ins as they may appear simple, these are very powerful plug-ins, well suited for post-production and recording professionals who work to tight deadlines and demand great sounding results with fast workflows.  

Two ERA Bundles Available

The ERA Bundle Standard includes:

• ERA Noise Remover (formerly ERA-N - Updated)

• ERA Reverb Remover (formerly ERA-R - Updated)

• ERA De-Esser (New)

• ERA Plosive Remover (New)

The ERA Bundle Pro includes:

• ERA Noise Remover (formerly ERA-N - Updated)

• ERA Reverb Remover (formerly ERA-R - Updated)

• ERA De-Esser (New)

• ERA Plosive Remover (New)

• ERA-D

Testing ERA Bundle Standard Plug-ins On Poorly Recorded Audio

In this video we test the audio repair performance of all four ERA one-knob plug-ins featured in the ERA Bundle Standard. You can hear uninterrupted "before and after" audio examples that were featured in this test video below

Verdict

I was a big fan of Accusonus' original ERA-N and ERA-R plug-ins. These plug-ins provided me with a simple solution to both reduce noise and reverberation. Truth be told though, reducing the level of reverb in recorded audio is not a process I've needed that much in my work, never the less I was impressed by what ERA-D could achieve. From what I can tell the updates from ERA-N to ERA Noise Remover and ERA-R to ERA Reverb Remover are small. Apart from the obvious renaming of the products, Accusonus have added a plug-in resize feature that I'm sure those who use 4k displays at high resolutions will find useful. In performance, ERA Noise Remover and ERA Reverb Remover both perform just like the original versions, they are easy to set, sound great and get the job of audio repair completed seconds.

The two new audio repair plug-ins in this Accusonus one-knob style series are very powerful. In testing I was pleasantly surprised at how well both performed across a variety of poorly recorded audio examples. ERA Plosive Remover does a great job of attenuating pesky low-end thumps in Ps common in spoken word recordings. To my ears the results of ERA Plosive Remover never sounded touched or mangled. I can report similar findings with ERA De-Esser. This plug-in seems to automatically detect where the problematic sibilance is in the frequency range and by use of the single dial enables me to push down the sibilance in very transparent ways.

What I love about all these ERA one-knob audio repair plug-ins is that they all, in their own way, force me to use my ears. These audio repair tools make it very easy for me to hear when I'm overcooking any one of the processes which enable me to work quickly to get troublesome audio into shape. ERA Noise Remover and ERA Plosive Remover are my top picks from this suite only because I can imagine several applications where both of these will be extremely useful in both mixing voice-overs in post-production and mixing vocals in music production. 

Accusonus offer two bundles. The ERA Standard Bundle features all the audio repair tools that someone like myself would ever need. I'm a DSLR content creator and a music producer who occasionally needs to fix poorly recorded audio quickly. For the price, especially at the time-limited introductory price, you will get a fantastic set of tools.

Accusonus also offer a Pro bundle which includes their flagship ERA-D audio repair tool. This is a seriously powerful tool that's worth checking out if you are the type of audio professional that demands the best results from noise removal technologies. Watch our free tutorial video below to hear ERA-D in action.

Price & Availability

ERA Bundle Standard

Intro price (valid until 31/7/2018): $99 ($236)

ERA Bundle Pro

Retail price: $129

Intro price (valid until 31/7/2018): $299 ($535)

The ERA single-knob plugins (not ERA-D) can be purchased separately for $59

Visit the Accusonus website for more information and to download demos of each plug-in for you to test for yourself.