Split songs and conversations into parts: Photon launches with a perpetual-licence offer

Need a vocal from a finished song, a different drum balance, or separate voices from an interview? Photon, released by iZotope on November 3, 2026, combines separation and noise cleanup in a standalone application and ARA2 plugin.

Choose a model for the material

Split music into four stems, or isolate kick, snare, hi-hat, toms and cymbals with the drum model. Voice Separator handles up to six speakers, while Cinema separates dialogue, music, effects and other sound from a finished file.

Voice Restore and models for indoor recordings, traffic and wind provide speech-cleanup options. Choose the relevant model, then adjust the separated parts or the cleanup settings.

Process audio on your own GPU

The 12 trained models run locally without uploading audio for processing. Preview from a point within a long clip and use Model Manager to add or update models. The standalone app exports formats including WAV, FLAC and MP3; supported video exports preserve the original video stream while replacing the processed audio.

Inside a DAW, you need an ARA2-compatible host. The official list includes Pro Tools, REAPER and Cubase. Photon works with whole clips rather than behaving like a conventional real-time insert.

Check hardware before installing

Use the purchase instructions to download Boris FX Hub. Sign in with your iZotope account and set up a Boris FX account, then install the standalone application and ARA plugin and activate your paid licence. The official download guide explains the account flow.

Mac requires macOS 14 or later and Apple Silicon M1 or later; Intel Macs are not supported. Windows requires 64-bit Windows 10 or later, an Intel Core i5 5th generation or better, and a GPU with at least 4 GB VRAM. RAM is 8 GB minimum, with 16 GB recommended. Model Manager needs internet access. The listed offers are for the full perpetual licence, not an ownership-based crossgrade or subscription.