Auto-Align Post Gets An Update

US Sound Radix announce Auto-Align Post 2 29/10/21

Sound Radix has announced Auto-Align Post 2, an upgrade to the Emmy award winning Auto-Align Post plug-in. Here's their press release with the full details...

Since its introduction in 2018, Auto-Align® Post has helped deliver outstanding sounding dialogue in countless award-winning film and TV shows, saving editors days of tedious work. It has become an essential tool for many audio-post professionals.

By enabling dynamic time-alignment correction of moving location microphones, Auto-Align® Post makes it possible to effectively mix the boom and lav microphones by eliminating comb-filtering and phase artifacts caused by the time-of-arrival differences, with just a few clicks. Auto-Align® Post 2 takes a major step further by introducing a new Spectral Phase correction module, bringing further improved algorithms and UI, adding ARA2 support for compatible DAW's such as Nuendo and Studio One, and more.

Features At A Glance

Microphones time-alignment of up to ±100ms or distances of up to ~112 feet/~34 meters

Spectral Phase Correction Module corrects phase-shift caused by electronic and acoustic filters

Dynamic mode enables continuous phase/time correction for moving actors or cameras

Static mode enables fixed phase/time correction for stationary microphones

Transparent

Multi-channel support

Spectral Phase Correlation Meter

Highly optimized for CPU efficiency and operation speed

Easy to operate - no manual adjustments required

What's New in Version 2

Spectral Phase Correction Module

In an effort to deliver a clean recording from a location set, a recorder may engage a high-pass filter on the boom mic to filter out low-frequency rumbles such as street or AC noise. However, electronic high-pass filters induce a phase shift to the signal, which can result in a significant loss of low-end and 'body' of the dialogue when mixed with a non-filtered mic. The new Spectral Phase Correction module detects and dynamically corrects frequency-dependent phase shifts to achieve significantly improved spectral alignment and richer sound.

ARA2 Compatibility

Long in the making, Auto-Align® Post 2 brings VST3 support for ARA2 compatible DAW's such as Nuendo and Studio One.

Spectral Correlation Meter [AAX]

Provides a detailed multi-band frequency correlation view.

Improved Algorithm

Auto-Align® Post's core algorithm was further refined to deliver better overall results.

System requirements:

MAC:

Intel Core 2 Duo CPU or greater (Apple Silicon Supported under Rosetta2)

4 GB RAM or higher

macOS 10.9 or higher

iLok License Manager 5.4 or newer

WINDOWS:

Intel Core 2 Duo CPU or greater

4 GB RAM or higher

Windows 7 or higher

iLok License Manager 5.4 or newer

PLUG-IN FORMATS (64 BIT ONLY):

AudioSuite AAX

VST3 ARA2

Authorization:

Free iLok account and iLok License Manager (iLok USB key is not required)