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Worx4 X is a new application for users of Apple Final Cut Pro, which solves the problem of needing to consolidate, and trim media used in a project. Worx4 X takes an FCP XML that contains one or more projects. It works through the XML finding all the media references, adds handles, joins any overlapping references and then copies just the used portions to a new directory. Finally it writes the XML back out, into the same directory, but having adjusted the media references to point to the new media, and all the start times of the references to reflect the new trimmed lengths of the media.

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Marquis’ new X2Pro5 software has been designed to integrate Final Cut Pro projects into a professional audio workflow, enabling Avid Pro Tools to be used for audio finishing. It works by converting the exported Final Cut Pro XML into an AAF file, which Avid Pro Tools can then open as a session, delivering seamless integration between the two applications.

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The DNS 8 Live is the first dialogue noise suppressor designed specifically for live use. With eight simultaneous channels of dialogue noise suppression (formatted as AES3 on XLR sockets plus DB25 using the AES59 pin-out) it hosts a new DNS algorithm boasting a simplified '2-knob' approach as well as a detailed editing mode that offers more control than any previous dialogue noise suppressor. Nonetheless, it retains the near-zero latency of all its predecessors, making it suitable for use in all live situations - not just live-to-air broadcasting, but also live sound in venues such as theatres, concert halls, conferences venues, and places of worship.

But that's not the limit of the features offered by the DNS 8 Live. Recognising that many people will want to use it where there's no ready access to mains power, we have added a standard 4-pin 12VDC input.

The DNS 8 Live also offers fail-safe audio bypass implemented in the form of hardware relays that immediately connect the inputs to the outputs in the event of a power failure or other significant disruption. This means that the DNS 8 Live can now be installed with confidence in critical paths within the broadcast chain.

We have anticipated the needs of users who will want to control the DNS 8 Live using modern methods such as laptops, iPads and many other (perhaps as yet unseen) devices, so we gave it the ability to respond to a simple, web-based remote control interface. With its bundled DNS 8 RC software, the DNS 8 Live will work with almost any web browser.

The DNS 8 Live has now been superseded by the DNS 8D with Dante®.

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Available as a range of AAX, VST2, VST3 and AU plug-ins (as well as offering a standalone version of Retouch™) for Windows 7 onward and OS X 10.9 onward, CEDAR Studio comprises eleven advanced processes that allow you to eliminate a wide range of common problems and significantly improve the sound quality of your audio. Each CEDAR Studio process has been derived from our multi-award-winning CEDAR Cambridge™ flagship, and provides unsurpassed results, quickly, and with the minimum of fuss and user intervention.

Four packages are available:

CEDAR Studio DNS

Including both DNS One and DNS Two, this is perfect for all of your dialogue noise suppression requirements in post and elsewhere.

CEDAR Studio Restore

Comprising no fewer than eight advanced algorithms, Restore is ideal for all of your audio restoration needs.

CEDAR Studio Retouch

The product that changed the face of the audio industry by introducing spectral editing to the world, Retouch™ remains the most effective way to deal with otherwise intractable audio problems.

CEDAR Studio Complete

Containing all eleven processes from the three CEDAR Studio packages, CEDAR Studio Complete is the unsurpassed plug-in suite for audio restoration and noise suppression.

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CEDAR's Dialogue Noise Suppression technology is the standard for removing background noise from dialogue in studios. With near-zero latency, high-resolution processing, and a fast, intuitive user interface, it eliminates traffic noise, air conditioning, wind, rain, babble and general background noise from audio signals. It will also help to compensate for unfavourable acoustic conditions and poor microphone placement, and will even suppress excessive reverberation.

The CEDAR DNS 8D has been designed specifically for broadcast and live sound. With eight channels of noise suppression, it hosts a new algorithm that marries the best of the machine learning and signal processing on which the DNS 8 Live and the DNS 2 dialogue noise suppressors are based. With its slick user-interface that includes standard and detailed modes of operation it offers better control than any previous dialogue noise suppressor, both from the front panel and from almost any web browser that can access its internal remote control software. With its near-zero latency and standard 4-pin 12VDC input in addition to universal mains power, it's suitable for use in all live situations - not just broadcasting, but also live sound in venues such as theatres, concert halls, conferences venues, and places of worship.

Dante® is the de-facto standard for media networking, distributing uncompressed, multi-channel digital audio via standard Ethernet networks with near-zero latency and perfect synchronisation. The DNS 8D is the first DNS with a Dante interface in addition to its AES3 audio connections (DB25 using the AES59 pin-out). With fail-safe AES3 audio bypass implemented in the form of hardware relays that immediately connect the inputs to the outputs in the event of a power failure or other significant disruption plus support for Dante's redundant mode of operation which helps to protect against network failure, it can be installed with confidence in critical paths anywhere within the audio chain.

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It’s been a fraught year for the creative industries, and the huge changes we’ve seen over the past five months are likely to have repercussions long past the end of lockdown. So how can you shore up your remote and distributed workflows long term? And can the need to stay remote be reconciled with the growing demand for full-blown Atmos mixes? Our experts have the answers.

 

Remote recording: The future of audio?

 

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Custom signal architecture

Instantly enhance the functionality of your plug-ins and DAW with thirteen different signal modification units. Explore new creative possibilities and quickly add missing features. Each module can easily be inserted, swapped and moved around making new options to correct, convert or tweak your audio.

Combine these thirteen single-process modules in any order to design the precise routing you require. Auto-resizing keeps the signal flow and functionality clear at all times.

Use stereo plug-ins in mid/side mode

Use the Mid/Side module to add mid/side functionality to classic stereo compressor and EQ emulations, or get creative with mid/side delays, distortion and many other effects by inserting the mid/side encoder/decoder either side of any left/right plug-in instance. On top of this, the Split module allows you to set up an entirely different signal chain for each channel for even more flexibility.

Protect speakers, ears & sanity

Insert the Protect unit across your output bus and this safety module will automatically cut in to prevent bursts of noise or feedback howls due to system errors, saving both your nerves and your speakers. Manual or auto reset options give you the level of protection you need - a real gift when working with headphones!

Tap and crossover

Want to try some parallel processing? Drop in the Tap module and you are good to go. Use the Crossover module to split the highs from the lows and apply different effects to different frequency ranges - great for avoiding muddying up the low frequencies or getting creative with automation and sweep effects.

Expand your system

• Master & channel strip features


• Signal monitoring & routing options


• Mid/side conversion


• Output level protection


• Frequency banded splits


• 1000's of possibilities...

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EXEcutor™ Sync Master is a professional hardware-independent software tool used to slave video materials to a variety of external software and hardware devices used in professional music, entertainment, audio and video production, events management and multimedia production and post-production industries. User-friendly and easy to install, it saves money and time. It can be used as a slave video player to professional audio systems such as Avid Pro Tools and Sony Vegas, but can also synchronise multiple video materials between them, allowing easy management of multiple videos on single or multiple screens. Through its unique capability to play locally available video files, as well as those coming from third party desktop or web-based asset and content management systems such as online and encrypted videos, without the need to download them first, saves the sound creatives’ time and protects the copyrights of content owners.

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Powerful sonic sculpting

SEQ-S delivers sculpting power beyond any other EQ. The resizable direct-draw interface makes it easy to quickly fine-tune your audio, with incredible resolution that you can’t get with a traditional parametric interface. The 3 independent EQ curves can be individually assigned to channels across the surround panorama, giving complete control over your spatial environment, with access to stereo, mid/side, 5.1 and 7.1 surround sound operation.

Unparalleled flexibility

• Linear phase spline EQ


• Curve scaling and smoothing


• Zoomable and resizable interface


• No phase smearing


• Dynamic EQ morphs


• Frequency node locking


• Psychoacoustic banding


• Match EQ presets

Fluid EQ morphing

SEQ-S is capable of fluid filter morphs, introducing a wealth of new options ranging from controlled scene transitions up to groundbreaking creative sound design.

Seamless transitions between different environments, creative morphs and tempo-locked effects are easily achieved, with full dynamic visual feedback.

Intuitive EQ matching

Use SEQ-S to capture the flavour of a piece of source audio and match it to your current work – great for restoration work, and as a reference for mastering. Or use this match technique on individual tracks to unify different takes, microphone positions, and more.

Plus, by inverting the match EQ curve, you can achieve a minimally invasive technique for carving out space in a complex mix where traditional EQs won’t cut it.

For post and broadcast

Precise corrections which would be very time consuming with a traditional parametric interface are a breeze with SEQ-S’s flexible nodes and direct draw interface.

Match 'invert' makes it quick and easy to find space for dialogue in a busy soundtrack, avoiding heavy-handed EQ or intrusive ducking.

Flexible to suit your needs

SEQ-ST

Mono and stereo audio production

SEQ-S

Surround compatibility up to 7.1 for post & movie production

Typical applications

• Independent control of left/right, mid/side & surround channels


• EQ matching


• Fluid EQ morphing


• Creating 'perfect space' for vocals or dialog

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Reverb taken to new heights

Paragon is a true convolution reverb with the flexibility and control of a classic algorithmic reverb, giving you the sound of real spaces, now with unprecedented tweakability. Via re-synthesis, Paragon offers full control of the decay, room size and brightness of reverbs modelled on 3D recordings of real spaces - with no time-stretching, which means no artefacts - not to mention spectral analysis and precise EQ of the Impulse Responses themselves.

Gone are the days of enormous IR libraries. Why have 30 recordings of different-sized churches, when you can meticulously adjust the characteristics of one church?

Perfect for surround applications including Dolby Atmos bed tracks, the reverb operates in up to 7.1.2 channels of audio.

Purity of sound

• True convolution reverb


• Dolby Atmos and surround-compatible


• Individually configurable crosstalk per channel


• Unique technology for re-synthesis of authentic IRs


• HPF and LPF per channel


• Spectral analysis


• Switchable LFE


• Compact mode

Seamless tweakability

The IR library isn’t too big, and it isn’t too small, it’s just right. Gone are the days of keeping an Impulse Response saved for every possible configuration of every possible space - with Paragon, all you need is a select few, which can be tweaked to create almost limitless combinations of spaces.

Using state of the art technology developed alongside the University of York’s Dr. Jez Wells, 3D Impulse Responses are analyzed, decomposed and re-synthesized to create new authentic spaces.

Paragon’s IR panel also allows you to seamlessly tweak the frequency response of real spaces, by EQing the reverb model itself and altering the frequency-dependent decay rate.

Real spaces reimagined

Paragon’s reverb decay and room size can be set significantly longer, larger, shorter and smaller than that of the original IR space, without introducing ugly artefacts as a result of stretching or removing samples. Unlike a traditional convolution reverb, Paragon does not use a static Impulse Response, and this wider scope allows you to transparently transform the sound of the space.

For film & television

As the first 3D-compatible convolution reverb, Paragon is an ideal addition to your Dolby Atmos workflow - create a sense of space like never before.

Paragon’s adjustable crosstalk creates a sense of liveliness and interaction between channels, and allows you to produce surround reverb even from mono or stereo sources. Paragon offers the control and flexibility to determine how reverb from each channel interacts with the other channels, for example improving dialog intelligibility by removing reverb from the centre channel, but maintaining a sense of space and location by sending the dry centre channel audio to other reverb channels.

Typical applications

• Creating immersive reverb


• Atmos-compatible convolution reverb


• Manipulating IRs whilst maintaining true convolution characteristics


• Authentic sounds of real spaces

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A solid foundation

When solid or natural sounding bass is a requirement in your recording projects, Monofilter provides the foundation for real power and definition. Bring transparent solidity to your bass; sharpen, define and align for the tightest mix.

Monofilter defines the centre of your bass, so easily lost through stereo effects processing, synth sound generation, unwanted phase inconsistencies and live recording microphone bleed. Market-leading features give accurate control over stereo spread, transition and phase alignment, with precise visual feedback in a tactile interface that lets you grab the applied stereo envelope and manipulate it directly – without using abstract parameters and knobs.

Trusted by producers

With presets for every situation and intuitive controls for fine tuning to perfection, Monofilter anchors your bass with ease, while retaining the perceived spatial characteristics of the original sound.

• Independent mono & stereo trim


• Stereo spectrum analysis


• Zero Latency option


• Linear Phase option


• HQ mode


• Phase correlation control

Detailed control

Monofilter offers powerful fine-tuning of your low end sounds and their interaction with higher frequencies. The plug-in's highly tweakable parameters include a high pass filter, plus independent width control of user-defined high and low frequencies.

These width controls range from completely mono at their minimum point, to completely unchanged at their maximum. The changes are clearly displayed in an easily intuitive stereo width envelope.

Automatic phase alignment

Stereo effects which use phase shifting can cause cancellations and superpositions of certain frequencies when played back in mono. Monofilter includes a Phase control which can correct phase imbalance below its threshold frequency by adjusting the phase of the L and R components being summed.

This function has an auto mode which can be especially useful for input signals with a dynamic phase shift.

Typical applications

• Bringing definition to weak bass


• Re-centering low frequencies


• Correcting phase issues


• Restoring old masters


• Mastering for vinyl


• Optimising for louder playback


• Ensuring mono-compatibility


• Fixing samples

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Immediate loudness compliance

LM-Correct gives you a unique, immediate and hassle-free route to loudness-compliant audio in your day-to-day loudness workflow, saving you time and preventing costly mistakes.

Either within your NLE/DAW or as a standalone application, LM-Correct delivers automated compliance with True Peak correction, solving your compliance issues on the spot. Used in conjunction with a real-time meter, LM-Correct saves iterative adjustments to the mix as you approach target levels, allowing transparent in-edit 'quick-touch' finishing of your audio. It’s an essential part of your loudness toolkit.

LM-Correct's interface is designed to facilitate intuitive operation. Whether the plug-in or the standalone application is in use, the process for using LM-Correct is conceptually the same.

Fully featured

In addition to standard loudness features, our unique look-ahead True Peak limiter also prevents potential compliance failure due to loudness correction. You can be sure your audio is compliant every time.

• Faster than real-time


• Plug-in or standalone


• Integrated TP limiting


• Single-click loudness solution


• Clear, intuitive operation


• Accurate & quick-finishing

Automated, faster than real-time

For file based-processes (either with the standalone, Avid AudioSuite or Adobe Premiere Pro CC CEP version), LM-Correct rapidly assesses and adjusts the entire file much faster than real time.

Automatically handling audio files from mono through 7.1.2, LM-Correct is compliant with all current loudness standards, and if needed you can specify the optional dialog-gated measure.

Automatically repurpose & reversion

LM-Correct dramatically increases efficiency when delivering multiple versions and repurposing for different regions and playout specifications.

Transform audio from one specification to the next with a single click, faster than real-time, without the need to manually repurpose in your editor.

Optional DynApt extension

With this optional extension, powered by technology developed for our server-side solutions, even complex specifications can be met with great sounding algorithms and smooth efficiency. Uniquely, the new DynApt extension also allows immediate correction for LRA and dynamics, whilst preserving dialog intelligibility and correctly identifying and respecting intentional dramatic transitions.

For post and broadcast

LM-Correct is ideal for use in situations where time is of the essence, providing an automatic method of rapidly conforming audio to current loudness standards. The plug-in can be used within a project to measure and correct audio without needing to leave the editing environment, enabling rapid in-place loudness normalisation of mono, stereo or multi-channel audio.

LM-Correct can also be used as a final ‘back-stop’, ensuring that finished files are within specification and performing an in-place fix where errors are found.

Loudness Toolkit has been included in the audio tool category of Netflix’s Production Technology Alliance. This is a programme for manufacturers that handles sound, image or metadata during the processes of production to postproduction. If the product meets specific criteria, it is considered as a candidate for the alliance. Any product that bears the alliance logo has been assessed to ensure that it meets with Netflix’s technical and workflow requirements.

Feature summary

• Automated standard compliance


• ITU-R BS. 1770 | EBU R128 | CALM Act compliant


• Integrated loudness target


• Maximum True Peak Level


• Short-term and momentary loudness limiting


• Optional DynApt LRA dynamics targeting


• EBU mode


• Automatic mono through 5.1 compatibility + 7.1.2 support


• Leq(m) (TASA) measurement

Typical applications

• Faster than real-time loudness analysis


• Final compliance checks for mixed audio


• Immediate finishing of audio to loudness standards


• Integrated True Peak limiting

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Mastering & post production

ISL is a transparent look-ahead limiter designed to allow you to get on with creative audio production while it takes care of True Peak compliance for you.

ISL uses the standardised True Peak algorithms of ITU-R B.S. 1770 and related standards (including Apple ‘afclip’ True Peak detection), and is suitable for the control of audio for post production, music mastering and broadcast applications. True Peak limiting can also be used to ensure that downstream codecs (mp3, AAC etc.) do not introduce distortion into the signal.

Pristine quality

No need to second guess your sample-peak limiter time and again, or deliberately increase headroom to avoid a downstream problem. Just dial in your True Peak limit and let ISL take care of the rest.

• Broadcast compliant


• Protect AAC, MP3 etc.


• Master for online delivery


• Surround capable


• ITU-R B.S. 1770-4


• Apple Afclip


• Auto release


• TPmax limit

Powerful processing

Unlike traditional limiters, ISL provides a TPlim control, automatically adjusting transfer curve parameters for minimally invasive brick-wall protection.

Auto-release monitors incoming audio for low frequency content, dynamically adapting to prevent distortions and deliver transparent audio in the most demanding of situations.

Innovative visualisations

With unique steering and ducking meters, ISL guides you to the perfect settings. Whether you are preserving directional integrity or atmospheric ambience, ISL gives you the information and control you need to achieve your objective with ease. New processing enhancements assess the incoming audio for frequency content and automatically take care of those minor adjustments required when LF content drives the limiter, delivering increased transparency whilst maintaining our renowned reputation of intuitive operation.

For post and broadcast

World class, broadcast quality limiting is an essential requirement for any broadcast production, and the latest standards also demand True Peak compliance. ISL delivers both, giving you superb sound with complete confidence when meeting True Peak delivery criteria.

With ITU-R B.S. 1170-4 compliance and a dedicated brick-wall TPlim setting, you can produce with confidence, leaving ISL to transparently take care of the compliance.

Loudness Toolkit has been included in the audio tool category of Netflix’s Production Technology Alliance. This is a programme for manufacturers that handles sound, image or metadata during the processes of production to postproduction. If the product meets specific criteria, it is considered as a candidate for the alliance. Any product that bears the alliance logo has been assessed to ensure that it meets with Netflix’s technical and workflow requirements.

Transparent, reliable

In use on a daily basis in thousands of studios across the world, ISL is a proven reliable standard for transparent True Peak limiting.

Now in version 2, ISL delivers reliable brick wall limiting and in-depth control to handle the most demanding of situations.

Available in several editions there is an ISL to suit every production requirement.

ISL 2st - Mono and Stereo audio production

ISL 2 - Surround compatibility up to 7.1.2 for Post & Movie production

ISL 2st DSP & ISL 2 DSP - Avid HDX hardware compatible editions

Typical applications

• Mix and master for music streaming services


• Produce broadcast compliant audio


• Transparent end of chain limiting


• Apple 'afclip' inter-sample monitoring


• Protection for downstream data compression


• Preserving quality for podcast material


• Inter-sample clip management in hi-res files


• Loudness compliance


• Audio for video production

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Customizable surround audio analysis

Comprehensive analysis for 3D and immersive audio; Halo Vision is a customizable, real-time visual analysis suite. A variety of modules provide audio professionals with a clearer understanding of every aspect of their audio, allowing for precise and confident decision making and troubleshooting, and pinpointing problem areas which might be missed using ears alone.

Configurable displays

• Correlation Matrix


• Correlation Web


• Frequency Haze


• Location Haze


• Spectrum


• True Peak


• Timecode

Correlation views

The Correlation Matrix displays colour-coded phase relationships between every channel, with a larger arched meter for more detailed analysis, and anti-correlation alerts at a user-defined threshold.

The Correlation Web shows a network of channels with an interconnecting line between each pair. When the phase relationship between two channels becomes anti-correlated, the corresponding line lights up.

Both of these views use Contextual Correlation by default. Standard calculations used by other correlation meters are normalised in such a way that two signals might appear to be highly anti-correlated, even if one signal is so much louder or quieter than the other that mixing them together will not cause phase cancellation. Contextual Correlation compensates for these level differences, only highlighting correlation issues which are likely to cause a problem.

Haze views

With low frequencies at the centre and high frequencies on the outer edge, the circular Frequency Haze displays frequency content across the surround field, with channel labels in typical speaker positions.

The Location Haze provides a visualization of the perceived location of your audio, showing energy distribution across the surround field, with brighter sections indicating increased “energy”.

Other views

In ‘Combined’ mode, the Spectrum view displays an FFT level-against-frequency graph for all the channels in one spectrum. In ‘Groups’ mode, channels can be organised into groups of spectrums.

The True Peak view provides a True Peak dB level meter for each channel.

The Timecode view displays a timecode readout based on the current host/DAW playback position.

Effortlessly speed up your daily workflow

Halo Vision is the result of our most in-depth market research to date, the product of a series of interviews with many of our trusted and respected customers in the industry, with the aim of discovering exactly what they want, need and expect from surround and immersive visual audio analysis.

What makes Halo Vision unique is its ability to display a wide range of complex information intuitively, without the need for a crib sheet or tons of on-screen clutter. We have built upon features, ideas and inspiration from other products on the market - as well as other highly-regarded plug-ins of our own, including but not limited to Halo Upmix, Paragon and VisLM - in order to create a concise, streamlined analysis suite.

Typical applications

• Surround and immersive mix analysis up to 7.1.2


• Checking phase correlation


• Visualising spatial information


• Ensuring mixes translate to different channel layouts


• Mixing in unfamiliar or badly treated rooms

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Full control, intuitive ease

From naturally extracted and expanded soundscapes to full cinematic big-stage enhancement, Halo Upmix delivers all the control you need to fine-tune your surround mix to perfection. With unique centre channel management, including switchable dialog extraction, Halo Upmix is perfect for all types of production from archive restoration and TV through to the full 7.1 feature film experience. An optional 3D extension adds Dolby Atmos bed track (7.1.2) and Auro 3D (7.1.4) compatibility, and Ambisonic outputs. The Halo Upmix algorithms produce a natural, coherent spatial upmix, preserving the character of the original audio without adding any artificial reverb, chorus or delays. With the 'Exact' control engaged, Halo Upmix can be used with confidence that the original source integrity is precisely preserved in the downmix.

Natural extension

Powerful real-time analysis of the original stereo material identifies and extracts locational cues to naturally extend the panorama, leaving the inherent character of the original source intact.

• Coherent spatial upmix


• Full access to surround balances


• Low frequency energy control


• Clear visual feedback


• Direct control over upmix parameters


• No artificial reverb, chorus or delays


• 'Exact' downmix mode with in-place audition


• Neural network dialog extraction

Powerful spatial analysis

Halo also includes a powerful spatial analysis view, intuitively showing the energy distribution of the upmixed panorama. Colour can additionally be used to indicate the speaker source for audio in any position, clearly indicating cases including phantom vs hard centre predominance.

Downmix compatibility

Because Halo Upmix generates a coherent spatial sound, you can be assured of a high-quality downmix. The 'exact' mode function ensures ultimate downmix performance in situations where maintaining the relationship between the original, upmixed and downmixed versions is imperative, for example in TV repurposing.

3D Immersive Extension

The optional 3D Immersive Extension introduces additional vertical controls via an expanded user interface including control over Ltm and Rtm placement for Dolby Atmos compatibility. An additional real-time analysis view is also included for the vertical dimension, showing energy distribution of the output audio. The enhanced upmix algorithm allows for simultaneous use of all the original features including dialog isolation and individual channel output control. The 3D Immersive Extension is suitable for numerous applications including sound design, film score, restoration & archive, music and atmospheric soundscape production.

To suit almost any situation

Upmixing includes LCR, 3.1, 4.0, 4.1, 5.0, 5.1, 6.0, 6.1, 7.0 & 7.1.

The Halo Upmix 3D Immersive Extension expands this to 7.1.2 and Ambisonic, and currently supports Avid Pro Tools (AAX) & Steinberg Nuendo (VST3) for Windows and OSX.

Typical applications

• Stem and group upmixing


• 7.1 cinematic sound stage enhancement


• TV stereo to surround upmixing with hard centre


• Repurposing of original stereo for cinematic release


• TV archive enhancement for 5.1 broadcast


• Natural extension of original stereo panoramas and atmospheres


• Upmix to Dolby Atmos compatible 7.1.2 bed track (3D Immersive Extension required)


• Upmix to 1st, 2nd & 3rd order Ambisonic (AmbiX format) for VR applications (3D Immersive Extension required)

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Complement your workflow

Halo Downmix enables precise downmixing, surround balancing, mix monitoring and sophisticated stereo fold-down. The glue that brings your workflow together, allowing you to deliver in surround and stereo with ease, and without compromise. Produce better downmixes and enhance the downmix compatibility of your surround mixes, with an interface perfectly designed for the task in hand. Halo Downmix is the ideal complement to any surround workflow.

Precise control

Streamline your workflow with versatile downmix balancing and mix monitoring.

• Downmix surround-to-stereo


• Fine-tune surround-to-surround


• Regulate low frequency content


• Maintain dialog clarity


• Control excess ambient sound


• Remove delay artefacts


• Monitor surround and stereo in-place

Expert surround-to-stereo

Using standard downmix coefficients can sometimes lead to unsatisfactory results, particularly if legacy upmixing practices were used for the original surround mix. Halo Downmix quickly mitigates these issues and produces a more coherent stereo mix, controlling excessive diffuse sound from artificial reverb, and removing delay artefacts from the rear channels.

Fine-tune surround-to-surround

Adjust existing 5.1 or 7.1 mixes in surround-to-surround mode. Individual channels, and the balance between direct/diffuse sound can be adjusted to fine-tune or re-balance surround audio where access to the original mix is not possible.

3D Immersive Extension

The 3D Immersive Extension option for Halo Downmix adds the ability to downmix from 7.1.2 - the format used for Dolby Atmos bed tracks.

Parallel workflows

Halo Downmix can also be used in conjunction with the NUGEN Receive plug-in (included) to enable a parallel surround/stereo workflow. This allows for rapid A/B checks between the full surround mix and the stereo downmix.

Flexible, intuitive interface

Halo Downmix provides a highly creative solution for precise downmixing. Intuitive, visual controls for relative levels, timing, and direct/ambient sound balance allow unprecedented fine-tuning, delivering accurate downmixes no longer limited by typical in-the-box processes. Halo Downmix’s highly customisable interface includes both advanced & compact modes, with quick-select ‘in-place’ monitoring of stereo and surround signals, as well as quick linked solo and mute functions at every stage, and clear visualisation of surround energy distribution.

Typical applications

• Surround-to-stereo downmixing


• Surround re-balancing and fine-tuning


• Simultaneous surround/stereo workflow


• Surround restoration


• Stereo production within a surround workflow


• Maintaining dialog clarity in surround


• Removing rear-delay artefacts from legacy upmixing practices

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For one file, or thousands

AMB is a modular application for Windows and OSX that enables post production facilities to speed up workflows significantly for a range of different tasks, including upmixing and loudness management. AMB provides unprecedented power and control using threaded algorithm processing and multiple processing threads that are addressable for parallel file and queue handling.

Loudness Core Module

Rapid, file based loudness profiling and correction to ITU-R BS. 1770 (CALM) and EBU R128 standards. Watched folders, warning indicators, along with detailed post-mortem log files and graphing are all managed from a flexible intuitive interface. Easily meet multiple/complex delivery requirements through detailed auto-correct conditions, typically processing files at up to 100x realtime.

Upmix Core Module

Core technologies from NUGEN Audio’s acclaimed Halo Upmix plug-in are employed for batch processing, providing high-quality, automatic upmixing to 5.1 and 7.1 from stereo and multi-channel sources, with exact downmix compatibility if required.

Extensions

• DynApt


• ProRes & MXF


• Dolby E


• Enterprise


• Queue / Thread expansions

Our loudness products are compatible with all recommendations and guidance based upon the international standard ITU-R B.S. 1770, revisions 1, 2, 3 and 4 including:

• ATSC A/85 (CALM ACT)


• EBU R128


• EBU R128 S1


• ARIB TR-B32


• OP-59


• AGCOM 219/9/CSP


• Portaria 354


• DPP

AMB also supports Leq(m) measurement (TASA and SAWA variants).

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Precise, efficient, trusted

Loudness Toolkit is the leading solution for loudness compliant delivery. Everything you need to produce reliable, loudness-normalised audio, seamlessly integrated into your audio production workflow, from stereo up to 7.1.2-channel surround. Mix towards compliance without breaking the creative flow, listen to True Peak audio ‘in-place’, and achieve faster than real-time quick-check-and-fix processing.

Breathtaking speed

Using an industry standard gives you confidence and peace of mind. VisLM delivers everything you need – intuitively, accurately and immediately. With a unique design focused on primary loudness parameters, VisLM combines an instant overview with detailed historical information, enabling you to hit your target first time, every time. Additional loudness logging and time-code functions allow for proof of compliance reporting and postmortem analysis with frame accurate referencing. VisLM is also the first software meter to measure dialog-gated LRA.

Enhanced transparency

ISL is a transparent look-ahead limiter designed to allow you to get on with creative audio production while it takes care of True Peak compliance for you. ISL uses the standardised True Peak algorithms of ITU-R B.S. 1770 and related standards (including Apple ‘afclip’ True Peak detection), and is suitable for the control of audio for post production, music mastering and broadcast applications. True Peak limiting can also be used to ensure that downstream codecs (mp3, AAC etc.) do not introduce distortion into the signal.

Ultimate peace of mind

LM-Correct gives you a unique, immediate and hassle-free route to loudness-compliant audio in your day-to-day loudness workflow, saving you time and preventing costly mistakes. Either within your NLE/DAW or as a standalone application, LM-Correct delivers automated compliance with True Peak correction, solving your compliance issues on the spot. Used in conjunction with a real-time meter, LM-Correct saves iterative adjustments to the mix as you approach target levels, allowing transparent in-edit 'quick-touch' finishing of your audio. It’s an essential part of your loudness toolkit.

DynApt Extension

Included with the Loudness Toolkit bundle is the DynApt Extension for LM-Correct. Powered by technology developed for our server-side solutions, even complex specifications can be met with great sounding algorithms and smooth efficiency. Uniquely, the new DynApt extension also allows immediate correction for LRA and dynamics, whilst preserving dialog intelligibility and correctly identifying and respecting intentional dramatic transitions.

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Quality, precision, trust

NUGEN Post is an uncompromising collection of twelve must-have plug-ins for high quality broadcast, film and game audio production. Containing a complete loudness solution including True Peak limiting, leading upmix and downmix tools, a comprehensive audio analysis suite, transparent auto-match EQ, 3 stereo control plug-ins, and state-of-the-art convolution reverb, NUGEN Post delivers the same essential post production tools used by leading facilities the world over.

Reverb taken to new heights

Paragon is a true convolution reverb with the flexibility and control of a classic algorithmic reverb, giving you the sound of real spaces, now with unprecedented tweakability. Via re-synthesis, Paragon offers full control of the decay, room size and brightness of reverbs modelled on 3D recordings of real spaces - with no time-stretching, which means no artefacts - not to mention spectral analysis and precise EQ of the Impulse Responses themselves. Perfect for surround applications including Dolby Atmos bed tracks, the reverb operates in up to 7.1.2 channels of audio.

Confidence and peace of mind

Using an industry standard gives you confidence and peace of mind. VisLM delivers everything you need – intuitively, accurately and immediately. With a unique design focused on primary loudness parameters, VisLM combines an instant overview with detailed historical information, enabling you to hit your target first time, every time. Additional loudness logging and time-code functions allow for proof of compliance reporting and postmortem analysis with frame accurate referencing.

Immediate loudness compliance

Either within your NLE/DAW or as a standalone application, LM-Correct delivers automated compliance with True Peak correction, solving your compliance issues on the spot. Used in conjunction with a real-time meter, LM-Correct saves iterative adjustments to the mix as you approach target levels, allowing transparent in-edit 'quick-touch' finishing of your audio.

World class quality

World class, broadcast quality limiting is an essential requirement for any broadcast production, and the latest standards also demand true-peak compliance. ISL delivers both, giving you superb sound with complete confidence when meeting True Peak delivery criteria. With ITU-R B.S. 1170-4 compliance and a dedicated brick-wall TPlim setting, you can produce with confidence, leaving ISL to transparently take care of the compliance.

Big sound with intuitive ease

From naturally extracted and expanded soundscapes to full cinematic big-stage enhancement, Halo Upmix delivers all the control you need to fine-tune your surround mix to perfection. With unique centre channel management, including switchable dialog extraction, Halo Upmix is perfect for all types of production from archive restoration and TV through to the full 7.1 feature film experience. With surround delivery requirements becoming more and more common, a tool like Halo Upmix can be indispensable. Unlike legacy upmixing practices, Halo Upmix offers full downmix compatibility. For those working in Dolby Atmos, Auro 3D and Ambisonic environments, a 3D immersive audio option is also available.

Expert surround-to-stereo

Fine-tune an existing surround mix, make adjustments for a better downmix or rework a downmix for better stereo listening. Simply using standard downmix coefficients can often lead to unsatisfactory results, particularly if legacy upmix practices were used for the original surround mix. Halo Downmix can quickly mitigate these issues and produce a more coherent stereo mix, for example by controlling excessive diffuse sound from added artificial reverberation, or removing delay artefacts introduced in the rear channels.

Powerful sonic sculpting

With support for stereo, 5.1 and 7.1 surround, SEQ-S gives complete control over your spatial environment. Flexible nodes and a direct draw interface make specific corrections possible in a way that would be very time consuming using a traditional parametric interface. Match 'invert' makes finding space for dialogue in a busy soundtrack quick and easy, avoiding heavy-handed EQ or intrusive ducking. Try automated EQ morphing for controlled scene transitions and creative sound design possibilities. The morph function uses two EQ memories as the basis for operation, enabling a smooth transition between two states over time.

A solid foundation

When solid or natural sounding bass is a requirement in your recording projects, Monofilter provides the foundation for real power and definition. Bring transparent solidity to your bass; sharpen, define and align for the tightest mix. Monofilter aids low frequency clarity on any playback system. With presets for every situation and intuitive controls for fine tuning to perfection, Monofilter anchors your bass with ease, while retaining the perceived spatial characteristics of the original sound.

Exceptional stereo enhancement

Stereoizer offers you the full range of stereo image enhancement, from gentle width adjustments to huge dynamic ambiences that transform the soundstage. With visual audio analysis feedback and a clear, logical control layout, Stereoizer is satisfying to use and gives great results with the minimum of effort. Whether restoring old recordings or optimising new recordings for louder playback, Stereoizer allows for natural-sounding extrapolation of your existing stereo image with neutral stereo expansion and contraction. You can re-balance the stereo field and re-introduce natural ambience which may have been lost during other stages of the production process.

Measure, understand, correct

Visualizer gives you indispensable audio analysis for quality audio production, with a standardised reference set of professional tools which allows you to work faster, avoid mistakes and repeat past success.

21st century pan control

Stereoplacer gives you precise control you just can’t get within a traditional mix setup. Choose the frequencies you want to fix and move them anywhere, leaving the rest of the stereo image intact. Make improvements in any area of the sound stage without causing problems elsewhere. Re-position specific elements or achieve gentle linear phase adjustment of your entire mix. Extrapolate and re-balance poorly positioned instruments whilst leaving the rest of the soundfield intact. You can even add stereo detail to previously mono recordings, leaving the original character intact.

Customise your signal architecture 

Instantly enhance the functionality of your plug-ins and DAW with SigMod's thirteen signal modification units. Each module can easily be inserted, swapped and moved around making new options to correct, convert or tweak your audio. Access functionality which is either missing from certain DAWs, or at least complicated to access natively. Combine these single-process modules in any order to design the precise routing you require. Auto-resizing keeps the signal flow and functionality clear at all times.

DynApt Extension

Included with the NUGEN Post bundle is the DynApt Extension for LM-Correct. Powered by technology developed for our server-side solutions, even complex specifications can be met with great sounding algorithms and smooth efficiency. Uniquely, the new DynApt extension also allows immediate correction for LRA and dynamics, whilst preserving dialog intelligibility and correctly identifying and respecting intentional dramatic transitions.

For post and broadcast

Mix towards compliance without breaking the creative flow, listen to True Peak audio ‘in-place’, and achieve faster than real-time quick-check-and-fix processing. Take complete control of your stereo and surround panorama with powerful tools offering incredible flexibility in highly accessible and configurable combinations. Each plug-in integrates advanced audio analysis feedback directly into the user interface, delivering intuitive control of all the main parameters with clear and immediate dynamic response. NUGEN Post offers you deeper control, sonic enhancement and diagnostic support at any stage of the production process leading to increased quality and efficiency in any project.

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