Neural Analog

Neural Analog is an audio restoration and mastering service for cleaning and reshaping audio. It can restore compressed MP3 audio to WAV, clean noise, separate stems, and master tracks. Its plugin adds audio upscaling, direct URL imports, stem separation, Match EQ, and mastering. SAM Audio separation lets users describe sounds to extract, such as instruments, vocals, or effects. The browser mastering workflow targets -14 LUFS. Public import sources include Suno, Mureka, YouTube, Spotify, SoundCloud, TikTok, Twitch, Reddit, and others. A developer API supports music-link downloads, file uploads, restoration, mastering, stem splitting, audio-to-MIDI conversion, and signed downloads. The downloadable plugin is available in VST3, AU, and AAX formats for Windows, macOS, and Linux. The free trial requires no credit card and includes every model for audio up to 30 seconds. Processing minutes vary with input duration and selected model, and each job has a 15-second minimum charge. Users retain ownership of uploads and outputs, subject to applicable law and third-party rights.

Neural Analog brings restoration, separation, and mastering workflows together with plugin and API options. The free plan has short input, upload, import, and processing limits, so check plan details against expected workloads.

Neural Analog may suit musicians and audio creators who want restoration, stem separation, or mastering tools. Developers can use its API, while plugin users can work through VST3, AU, or AAX formats.

Overview

Neural Analog is an audio restoration and production service for people who need to clean, separate, or master audio across a browser, DAW plugin, or API. It is best suited to creators and developers who benefit from combining those workflows; its short input limits on lower tiers make it a less natural fit for long recordings.

Key features

• Restoration: It restores compressed MP3 audio to WAV and can upscale audio and clean noise, making it relevant for repair as well as enhancement work.
• Separation: Stem splitting is joined by SAM Audio prompts, which let users describe the sound to isolate, such as vocals, an instrument, or a sound effect. That gives users a way to target a component rather than request only a generic split.
• Mastering: Browser mastering automatically targets -14 LUFS. The plugin adds Match EQ and mastering, useful for users who want these processes within their DAW workflow.
• Imports and automation: Public links can be imported from sources including Suno, Mureka, YouTube, Spotify, SoundCloud, TikTok, Twitch, and Reddit. Batch processing and downloads are included on Hobby and higher tiers. The API supports link downloads, uploads, restoration, mastering, stem splitting, audio-to-MIDI conversion, and signed downloads.
• Plugin and data handling: The downloadable VST3, AU, and AAX plugin supports Windows, macOS, and Linux. Users retain ownership of uploads and outputs, subject to law and third-party rights. Neural Analog says it does not train generative models on users' music, though anonymized technical data may improve utility models. It uses encryption in transit, access controls, and logging; deleting a track or account flags source audio for removal from active storage, though some logs and metadata may remain.

Pricing

The free plan costs nothing and includes two online or AI-platform imports a month, playlists of up to five items, 50 MB uploads, six processing minutes a month, and inputs up to 30 seconds. It excludes batch processing and downloads, and tracks are deleted after one week. The no-card trial includes every model on audio up to 30 seconds, making it useful for trying the model range before committing, but not for longer source material.

Hobby costs €8.25 a month, billed €99 billed yearly. It raises the allowance to 300 imports a month and 100 playlist items per import, allows 256 MB files and five-minute inputs, and includes 30 processing minutes a month plus batch processing and downloads. This is the entry point for regular short-form work, but its annual billing and modest minute allowance matter if usage varies or jobs are frequent.

Pro costs €29 a month, billed No commitment, cancel anytime. Its 30,000 monthly imports, 100-item playlists, 512 MB files, 30-minute inputs, and 2,000 processing minutes suit heavier production, with batch tools and long-term storage. Max costs €49 a month, billed No commitment, cancel anytime; it raises imports and playlist items to unlimited, file size to 1,024 MB, input duration to 120 minutes, and processing to 6,000 minutes, also with long-term storage. Max is for sustained high-volume use; Pro retains substantial capacity at a lower monthly price.

One-time extra-minute packs cost €20, paid once for 1,000 minutes, €50, paid once for 3,000, €100, paid once for 7,000, or €500, paid once for 40,000. Each has no subscription, supports inputs up to 30 minutes and 256 MB uploads, and includes restoration, mastering, stem-splitting, and transcription models plus batch processing and downloads. Tracks are deleted after one week. Processing charges depend on input duration and model, with a 15-second minimum per job, so short jobs still consume at least that minimum. Hobby and the add-on packs share a five-minute or 30-minute input cap respectively; the published general maximums of five minutes and 0.256 GB likewise describe a narrower ceiling than Pro and Max tiers provide.

Platforms

Neural Analog offers a web workflow, an API, and a downloadable plugin for Windows, macOS, and Linux. This range suits both individual DAW users and teams integrating audio processing into software, though browser and API use should be matched to the relevant plan's quotas and limits.

Who it's for

Choose Neural Analog if restoration, prompt-directed stem separation, mastering, and automated integration belong in one toolkit. It is less compelling for occasional users handling longer recordings, since the free plan stops at 30 seconds and Hobby at five minutes; Pro or Max is needed for longer inputs and long-term storage.

Pros and cons

Pros

• Combines restoration, sound-specific separation prompts, and mastering rather than focusing on a single repair task.
• DAW plugin and API options extend use beyond the browser, including audio-to-MIDI conversion through the API.
• Pro and Max offer long-term storage and materially higher input and processing allowances.

Cons

• The free tier's 30-second input limit, six monthly processing minutes, and one-week deletion window restrict sustained evaluation.
• Hobby requires annual billing and caps input at five minutes, which can rule it out for longer recordings.
• Extra-minute packs still cap inputs at 30 minutes and delete tracks after one week.

Alternatives

Denoise is the simpler mobile choice for Android or iOS users who want to import and denoise for free; saving or exporting requires Pro, and it lacks Neural Analog's broader restoration, separation, and mastering workflow in the stated plan facts.

MusiCraft AI Audio Enhancer is a web alternative with a free plan, worth comparing if a browser-based enhancer is the priority.

Decrackle Audio AI offers web, API, and self-hosted options, so consider it when deployment flexibility matters; its free plan has 10 MB storage, 30 processing minutes monthly, basic denoising, EnhanceNet v2, and MP3-only output.

Selekt Audio Restoration is another web option with a seven-day trial that requires a payment method and renews at $5/month or $50/year unless canceled, a less suitable trial for readers avoiding renewal risk.

PD Cleaner is a free, open-source Windows 64-bit option with no account or trial, while Cathar is free on Linux and macOS. CEDAR Cambridge is a paid macOS and Windows modular system with custom pricing, and Cine Sound is a paid web alternative.

For a broader shortlist, browse AI Audio Restoration Software.

Verdict

Neural Analog is a strong fit for creators and developers who need restoration, targeted separation, mastering, and multiple ways to integrate them. Its breadth is the reason to choose it; its restrictive free tier, annual Hobby billing, and tier-specific duration and storage limits are reasons to look elsewhere if workloads are sporadic or regularly involve long recordings.