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Acon Digital Acoustica 8 Ultimate (Digital Download)


Acon Digital Acoustica 8 Ultimate is the complete audio post-production and restoration suite from Acon Digital. It includes everything in Acoustica 8 Premium, then adds AI reverb removal, automatic corrective EQ, an immersive reverb built for Dolby Atmos, and multichannel editing up to 9.1.6. It's the edition for re-recording mixers, dialogue editors and immersive music engineers who need every tool, in the editor and in the DAW.

Perpetual licence, no subscription. The step up from Premium costs less than buying the three extra plug-ins separately.

What Ultimate adds over Premium

  • DeVerberate 3. AI reverb removal for dialogue, plus a manual mode for music.
  • DeFilter. Automatic corrective EQ that fixes room colouration and matches one recording to another.
  • Verberate Immersive 2. Algorithmic surround and 3D reverb for formats up to 9.1.6.
  • Up to 16 channels (9.1.6). Premium stops at 10 channels (7.1.2).
  • Six months of Soundly Pro. Access to the Soundly sound effects library and search tool.

DeVerberate 3: remove reverb from dialogue and music

Dialogue recorded in a hard, echoey room used to mean ADR or a reshoot. DeVerberate 3 uses a neural network trained on thousands of voice recordings to separate dialogue from reverb automatically, and it adapts as the room sound changes. For music and other sources, a manual mode lets you set the original reverb's level and decay time. Both modes split the signal into direct sound and reverb, so you can reduce the room or bring more of it back. An Early Reflections Filter tackles the boxy resonances common in small rooms.

DeFilter: automatic corrective EQ

DeFilter analyses a recording and evens out tonal problems that are slow to fix by hand: standing waves from untreated rooms, comb filtering and resonant peaks. Match a recording to a speech or music profile, or learn the tone of one clip and apply it to another. That makes it a fast way to get ADR or voiceover sitting naturally against production sound.

Verberate Immersive 2: reverb for Dolby Atmos and surround

An algorithmic reverb designed for immersive formats up to 9.1.6. You can pan the dry signal, early reflections and reverb tail independently in 3D space. The time-variant Vivid Hall algorithm produces dense, natural tails without the metallic ringing of static reverbs. EUCON support maps the controls to Avid S6, S4, S3 and Dock surfaces. Use it for film and TV mixes, Foley and Atmos music production.

Everything in Acoustica 8 Premium

Ultimate includes the full Acoustica 8 Premium toolkit. That covers the standalone editor with spectral editing, multitrack editing and batch processing, and ARA2 integration with Pro Tools, Logic, Cubase, Nuendo and other ARA2 hosts. It also includes AI noise reduction with DeNoise 3, dialogue isolation with Extract:Dialogue 2, real-time stem separation and a complete mixing and mastering chain.

All 26 plug-ins included (VST3, AU, AAX)

Restoration: DeNoise 3, DeHum 3, DeClick, DeClip, DeBird, Vitalize, DeVerberate 3, DeFilter.
Dialogue: Extract:Dialogue 2, DeEss:Dialogue, DeWind:Dialogue, DeRustle:Dialogue, DeBuzz:Dialogue, DeClick:Dialogue, DePlosive:Dialogue.
Drums and stems: DeBleed:Drums, Remix:Drums, Remix.
Mix and master: Dynamics, Multiband Dynamics, Equalise 2, Limit, Dither, Convolve, Verberate 2, Verberate Immersive 2.

Technical specifications

Edition Acoustica 8 Ultimate
Licence Perpetual (no subscription)
Windows Windows 11; Intel Core i5 or AMD Ryzen 5 or faster; 1920 x 1080 display
Mac macOS 12 Monterey or later; native on Apple Silicon and Intel
Memory and storage 4 GB RAM minimum; 10 GB free disk space
Plug-in formats VST3, AU (Mac), AAX (Pro Tools 2021 or later), ARA2
Channels Up to 16 (9.1.6 immersive)
Sample rate Up to 384 kHz
Control surfaces EUCON support in Verberate Immersive 2
Bonus 6 months Soundly Pro
Delivery [CONFIRM: e.g. licence code emailed within X business hours]

Standard, Premium or Ultimate?

Standard Premium Ultimate
Channels Stereo Up to 7.1.2 Up to 9.1.6
Tools as DAW plug-ins No 23 26
DeNoise 3 Lite Full Full
Dialogue cleaning suite No Yes Yes
Drum Production Suite No Yes Yes
DeVerberate 3 No No Yes
DeFilter No No Yes
Verberate Immersive 2 No No Yes
6 months Soundly Pro No No Yes

Working in stereo or up to 7.1.2 and don't need reverb removal? Acoustica 8 Premium may be all you need. For stereo editing only, see Acoustica 8 Standard.

Frequently asked questions

Is Acoustica 8 Ultimate worth it over Premium?

If you regularly deal with reverberant dialogue, deliver immersive mixes beyond 7.1.2, or mix in Dolby Atmos, yes. DeVerberate 3, DeFilter and Verberate Immersive 2 would cost more bought separately than the difference between the two editions. If you work in stereo and your recordings are mostly dry, Premium covers you.

Can Acoustica remove reverb from a recording?

Yes, in the Ultimate edition. DeVerberate 3 removes reverb from dialogue automatically using AI, and offers manual control for music and other material. It works in the Acoustica editor and as a plug-in in your DAW.

Does Acoustica 8 Ultimate support Dolby Atmos?

Acoustica 8 Ultimate edits multichannel audio up to 16 channels (9.1.6). The included Verberate Immersive 2 reverb is designed for Dolby Atmos and other immersive formats up to 9.1.6, with full 3D panning.

Is Acoustica 8 Ultimate a subscription?

No. It is a perpetual licence. You pay once and keep using it.

Can I try it before I buy?

Yes. Acon Digital offers a fully functional 30-day trial with no credit card required.

Does it work with Pro Tools?

Yes. All 26 plug-ins are available in AAX. The ARA2 plug-in lets you edit clips inside Pro Tools, and an AAX transfer plug-in moves clips to the standalone editor and back.

How will I receive my licence?

Your licence code is emailed to you after purchase. Register it in your Acon Digital account and download the installer

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