Sound Radix, makers of Auto Align, Auto Align Post and Pi have announced a new version of the fantastically effective Auto Align Post. Auto Align Post 2 introduces both sonic and workflow enhancements.

Since its introduction in 2018, Auto-Align Post has helped deliver outstanding sounding dialogue in countless award-winning films and TV shows. It saved dialogue editors days of tedious work and became 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 artefacts caused by the time-of-arrival differences, with just a few clicks.

Auto-Align Post 2 takes a significant step further by introducing a new spectral phase correction module, refined algorithm, and user interface. It brings ARA2-VST3 support for compatible DAWs such as Nuendo and StudioOne, and more.

What’s New in Version 2

Spectral Phase Correction Module

A production sound mixer may often engage a high-pass filter on the boom mic to filter out low-frequency noise on-location recording sets. However, electronic high-pass filters induce a phase shift to the signal, resulting 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 DAWs such as Nuendo and Studio One.

Spectral Correlation Meter [AAX]

A spectral magnifying looking-glass provides a detailed 28-bands frequency phase correlation view. 

Improved Algorithm 

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

Features

• 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

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

Pricing

Auto Align Post 2 is available now for $399 with an upgrade price for current owners of $99. For more information visit the Sound Radix website.