RipX

RipX DAW is desktop music production software from Hit'n'Mix Ltd, a London company founded in 2009 to develop source separation and audio editing technology. It takes a finished, fully mixed recording and breaks it down to individual notes, so the audio can be edited much as a MIDI file would be. The vendor describes it as going beyond stem separation. It extracts vocals and instruments as separate stems, with six or more stem types listed, and then exposes the notes inside each one for editing, along with harmonics and sound replacement. Typical uses are remixing, isolating hidden elements of a track, pulling clean vocals from a mix and reworking samples so they sit well together. It is aimed at producers, remixers and sound designers who want note level control over existing audio. A PRO edition adds plug in integration. The RipLink plug in works with Pro Tools through AudioSuite, and with Studio One, Cubase, Nuendo, Reaper and Cakewalk through VST3 or ARA. Logic Pro, Ableton Live, FL Studio and several other workstations can use RipX as an external sample editor. It runs on macOS 10.15 or later and 64 bit Windows. The vendor recommends four or more CPU cores and 16 GB of RAM, and lists Nvidia GPUs for much faster ripping on Windows. A license can be installed on two computers belonging to the owner and needs an internet connection to activate and to recheck periodically. Purchase is a one time license starting at $99, with a 21 day free trial of RipX DAW PRO offered. Upgrades are handled from the Help menu inside the application.