Whether it’s to create a new immersive version of a master track or soundtrack, to extract stems for creative or UGC projects, to swap in a new musical moment or simply to get the vuvuzelas out of a sports broadcast, sound separation software and services provider Audionamix has done it.
Using AI-backed sound isolation technology, the LA/Paris-based company began with a seemingly impossible problem – how to separate a fully mastered audio file into individual sounds, turning a mono or stereo recording into manifold stems.
‘Audionamix started as a research-only company in Paris, obsessed with the idea of how you unbake the cake – unmix the pieces,’ says LA office General Manager Ellie McNeil. ‘At the time, it was seen as the Holy Grail of the audio world. The research was a scientific endeavour, a practically impossible feat.’
Years of building and improving the tech gave rise to real-world uses in film and television. Audionamix’s first true test came on an international stage – the 2010 Men’s World Cup in South Africa, where the buzzing drone of thousands of vuvuzelas often drowned out the voices of the broadcasters on television. Audionamix licensed its tech to remove the distracting sound from Canal+ coverage of the matches that summer.
Since those early days, the utility of isolating and removing stems has infiltrated in just about every entertainment medium – the need to remove songs with expired licenses from old TV shows, mute the vocals for a master-based karaoke catalogue, isolate dialogue for an upmix, and remove dialogue for international dubbing. Audionamix has technology that can handle these seemingly impossible tasks in mere minutes.
The top-of-the-line audio separation tech is reserved for major film studios, television networks, and music labels via the Audionamix Professional Services division. The Professional Services team takes on unique audio challenges with a fully individualised approach, offering custom solutions that are uniquely tailored to each project.
‘We are always adjusting our AI and services based on the industry’s needs,’ says Stephen Oliver, Senior Engineer of the LA Professional Services team. ‘Early on, we’d met with studios who were asking, “can you please take this music out?” and the team in Paris found a way.’
Audionamix’s aims not only the global leader in customised unmixing, but also the proprietor of products that are accessible and affordable. The company has achieved this with software, Xtrax Stems and IDC: Instant Dialogue Cleaner and is now expanding the accessibility and flexibility of its Professional Services division, offering a new On-Demand Web App, API, and unlimited, on-site Enterprise licence for the highest level of IP security.
These products and expertise provide an invaluable service to entertainment and media companies all over the world. ‘What makes Audionamix unique is the quality of our proprietary tech, our intuitive products, and our white glove Professional Services team that reserves state-of-the-art solutions for our industry clientele,’ McNeil says.
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