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This x noise Black Friday deal from Waves takes 76% off the X-Noise noise reduction plugin, so it costs $29.99 until Nov 26, 2026.
X-Noise is a broadband noise reduction plugin that works from a noiseprint. You pick a stretch of audio that contains only the noise, hit Learn, and the plugin subtracts that noise wherever it shows up in the audio.
The maker pitches it at the problems that usually mean a re-record: preamp hiss on a vocal, room rumble leaking into a ribbon mic, computer noise on a guitar track, and the extra noise that high-gain amp sims push up.
The process is three steps. Isolate a section with the noise you want gone, click Learn, then make a few tweaks to optimize the result.
The controls are familiar if you've used a dynamics processor. Threshold and Reduction set how much reduction is applied and where, while Attack and Release smooth the processing over time.
A spectral display shows the noise by frequency, so you get visual feedback while you dial it in.
Difference mode is worth a mention for sound design. It plays back only what's being removed, and the maker suggests trying it for that purpose.
The two profile slots are handy when the noise changes between sections. Store one profile for each, then flip between them to hear which does the job better.
On Mac, X-Noise supports macOS Monterey 12, Ventura 13, Sonoma 14 and Sequoia 15, in VST, AU and AAX formats.
On PC, it needs Windows 10 or later and comes as VST and AAX.
Because it works on single tracks and full mixes, you can slot it on an individual channel or across a bus, wherever the noise lives in your signal chain.
Yes. The X-Noise Black Friday deal takes 76% off this Waves noise reduction plugin, which brings it to $29.99. The offer runs until Nov 26, 2026.
Isolate a section of audio that contains the noise, then click Learn. X-Noise builds a noiseprint and subtracts that noise wherever it appears. After that, tweak Threshold, Reduction, Attack and Release to optimize the sound.
On Mac it comes as VST, AU and AAX, supporting macOS Monterey 12, Ventura 13, Sonoma 14 and Sequoia 15. On PC it needs Windows 10 or later and comes as VST and AAX.
It offers dynamics-style controls, a spectral display, a high-shelf filter, two saved noise profiles, adjustable frequency or time-domain resolution, and a Difference mode that monitors only the noise. There are also 13 factory presets.
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