Pro Tools 2024.6 adds Audio Random Access (ARA) 2 support for six industry-leading plugins, including iZotope RX Spectral Editor, Synchro Arts RePitch, VocAlign, and Revoice Pro, as well as Sound Radix Auto-Align 2 and Auto-Align Post 2. Together with the existing Celemony Melodyne integration, ARA 2 support enables users to leverage these tools significantly faster and easier in Pro Tools without having to roundtrip audio. Additionally, users with active Pro Tools subscriptions and perpetual upgrade plans will automatically receive the ARA 2 plugins for iZotope RX Spectral Editor and Synchro Arts RePitch Elements as part of this release.
Synchro Arts Vocal Tools
Synchro Arts' latest ARA-compatible products for vocal processing now offer unparalleled speed and precision with Pro Tools. Seamlessly integrating with Pro Tools 2024.06 are all ARA-compatible Synchro Arts products – Revoice Pro 5, VocAlign 6 (Standard and Pro), RePitch Standard and RePitch Elements. Alongside this update, all paid versions of Pro Tools will be integrated with RePitch Elements. Through a close partnership with Avid, Pro Tools users can now also natively access Synchro Arts RePitch pitch correction plugin.
Synchro Arts' products are renowned for transforming the laborious task of processing vocal performances into a swift and efficient operation. Synchro Arts’ new ARA-compatible versions includes VocAlign, to take two or more separate vocal performances and effortlessly align their timing and pitch; Revoice Pro for completing complex editing tasks in seconds with a set of cutting-edge tuning tools and a natural sounding vocal doubler; and RePitch, which sets a new standard for vocal pitch editing tools; implementing detailed pitch, timing or vibrato changes in seconds.
Pro Tools users will now experience a tight integration with these products, ensuring seamless transfer of tempo and playback ranges from Pro Tools, allowing to capture more than one vocal track at a time, with all processing automatically reflected in session – processed audio is instantly transferred back to Pro Tools so results can be checked in real-time.
New Included MIDI Effect Plugins
The 2024.6 update gives Pro Tools users two new MIDI plugins by Mixed In Key: Captain Chords Lite and Human Lite. Captain Chords Lite is a perfect songwriting companion that allows users to pick any key and instantly create chords to try out, with complete control over inversions, substitutions, and passing tones. Captain Chords Lite also includes a library of chord progressions and rhythms to experiment and create something amazing. The Human Lite plugin adds the organic feel of live musicians to quantized MIDI performances, loops, and even entire tracks. The Captain Chords Lite and Human Lite plugins are exclusively available to all Pro Tools users with active subscriptions and perpetual upgrade plans.
Session Export for Avid Media Composer
Building on recent interoperability improvements, Pro Tools Ultimate users can now save a copy of a session as a Media Composer compatible file, greatly simplifying sound-for-picture workflows. This new file format includes sample accurate volume and pan automation and markers that can be imported into Media Composer to streamline workflows between teams.
“Avid is known for partnering with developers to deliver better experiences,” says Rob D’Amico, Senior Director of Pro Tools Product Management at Avid. “We're thrilled to work with these industry leaders to integrate their solutions and give our music and sound-for-picture customers the most streamlined workflows possible. This release also improves interoperability between Pro Tools and Media Composer, enabling audio and video teams to collaborate for improved efficiency."
Pro Tools 2024.6 also includes enhancements to the internal Pro Tools Dolby Atmos renderer, including 9.1.4 and 7.1.2 monitoring and metering directly in the renderer window, Stereo Direct output format support, and dedicated controls for soloing Atmos groups and setting binaural and group settings in the I/O Setup.
The update also introduces new comprehensive filtering options, more visual information, and the ability to import entire folders with member tracks speeding up the importing of tracks from different sessions. Also introduced are new Memory Location improvements with separate modes for managing/multiselecting memory locations and interacting/recalling them, plus new key commands that enable users to more easily navigate between timeline marker locations.
Users will also appreciate MIDI pitch labels on the piano roll and MIDI notes, making it easier for creators not familiar with music theory to recognize which notes they are playing, recording, or need to modify in chords.
Pro Tools 2024.6 is now available to all Pro Tools users on an active subscription or perpetual license with a current Upgrade Plan, as well as all Pro Tools Intro users.
www.avid.com
