Quick follow up with the OP. When you say "Izotope RX-Noise" are you referring to "iZotope RX 5 Dialogue De-noise" plugin? The reason I ask is because I got the RX Plugin Pack is part of software I am evaluating this weekend, and the "iZotope RX 5 Dialogue De-noise" is part of that.
If this is the plugin, it is definitely
not one I would ever run end-to-end on any track. Once noise and intended audio overlap, there is no way to differentiate the two, and no way to determine the assumptions it is making internally. Removing noise as surgically as possible requires the noise alone to be analyze (captured), and then removed from the track. This is a very manual and intentional process that should be done on a raw audio track (no other FX whatsoever), and requires the audio to have an isolated "noise only" portion (either a lead, tail, or section between phrases).
From the perspective of noise removal,
*if* noise is consistent and can be isolated, you can take a sample of that to remove it from the entire track. This plugin can come very close to how I do it, but requires use in "Manual" mode on an isolated noise portion. This is also something I would definitely do to a raw track (no other effects whatsoever), and then bake in (i.e. bounce to a new track) once done.
Assuming you have a lead/tail/section of "just noise," you can:
- Insert iZotope RX 5 Dialogue De-noise on a raw track
- Position the now time so the transport will *only* pass over the isolated noise
- Set up the plugin to "Manual" and click "Learn"
- Start the transport and either stop the transport or disable "Learn" before audio hits the plugin (this way only the noise is analyzed)
- Bounce the track to a new track with the embedded FX being processed
The above process comes as close as possible to the "Capture Noise Print"/"Remove Noise Print" that I do on a regular basis, but is rather clunky, takes 5 times longer to process, and requires the transport to be running to do the capture. However, it is a good option for removing noise, but not something to insert and run end-to-end in "Auto" mode.