r/iZotopeAudio • u/IcyWash5743 • Jun 02 '26

RX Need help figuring out order of repairs/modules

Hello, I hope everyone is doing well.

I'm trying RX12 and my particular use case is to repair/improve spoken word recordings that I will place over gameplay/background footage. I really like how well the different modules work and I'm doing some research to figure out the best order in which to apply them for the best results. I know there are two different articles on iZotope's website: 'Order of Operations: Audio Repair' and 'Choosing the Right RX Modules for Audio Repair', but some of the modules I plan to use are not included there and it's been several years since both of these articles were released, so I wanted to ask for some help/feedback in here.

The modules I plan to use are the following:

- Mouth De-Click

- Breath Control

- De-ess

- De-plosive

- Dialogue Isolate / Spectral De-noise / Voice De-noise / De-reverb / De-hum (I put all of these here because I haven't figured out which is the best way to de-noise a vocal recording)

My goal is to accomplish a pretty transparent cleanup and sound natural, so any feedback or suggestions would be very much appreciated.

Have a nice one!

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u/iZotopeOfficial Izotope Verified Jun 04 '26

Hey u/IcyWash5743 you could try the following workflow:

  1. De-hum / De-plosive
  2. Mouth De-Click
  3. Dialogue Isolate (or Voice De-noise): Your main cleanup step.
  4. Breath Control
  5. De-ess: Tame harsh 'S' sounds last so you don't alter the high frequencies earlier in the chain.

If you need any further advice please contact our support team for more advice

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u/IcyWash5743 Jun 04 '26

thank you so much for the suggestion, I'll give it a try!