We spend our professional lives making mixes sound as good as they can – and then hand them on for encoding and distribution. Later we often wish we could have made some improvements.
What if there was a way to audition and compare up to five audio codecs in real time? Enter the Fraunhofer Pro-Codec Plug-In.
Its intuitive display helps you quickly focus on key issues such as codec effect on frequencies, audible artefacts and codec-induced overloads. Optimize your mix for specific formats, such as AAC or mp3, before encoding it using the Plug-In or the separate Manager application for background batch processing.
FEATURES
- Real time auditioning & encoding with glitchless switching
- Supported Codecs:
- mp3, Apple AAC iTunes+ (Mac only) AAC-LC, HE-AAC
- MPEG Surround, AAC-LC & HE-AAC multichannel, HD-AAC
- Select up to 5 codecs for simultaneous real-time encode
- Batch processing using dedicated Manager application
- Comprehensive metadata editing
- ABX mode for blind statistical testing
- DIFF monitoring; listen to effect of codec on input signal
COMPATIBILITY
- AAX Native
- RTAS
- Audio Units
- VST
SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
Pro Tools
- Pro Tools 10.3.8, 11.3.2, 12.4 – AAX Native
- Pro Tools 9, 10 – RTAS
- Approved Pro Tools CPU, OS and hardware configuration: www.avid.com
- Legacy RTAS support for OS X 10.6.8 – 10.8.5 & Windows XP: Pro-Codec Manager not included
- iLok USB device with latest drivers
- iLok2 / iLok3 required for AAX plug-ins & Pro-Codec Manager
Audio Units
- Audio Units-compatible application (Logic, Digital Performer etc.)
- Mac OS X 10.6.8 – 10.12
- Legacy 32-bit support for OS X 10.6.8 – 10.8.5: Pro-Codec Manager not included
- iLok USB device with latest drivers
- iLok2 / iLok3 required for 64-bit plug-in & Pro-Codec Manager
VST2
- VST2 compatible application (Cubase, Nuendo, Sequoia etc.)
- Mac OS X 10.6.8 – 10.12
- Windows 7 or later
- Legacy 32-bit support for OS X 10.5.8 – 10.6.8 & Windows XP: Pro-Codec Manager not included
- iLok USB device with latest drivers
- iLok2 / iLok3 required for 64-bit plug-in & Pro-Codec Manager
SUPPORTED HOSTS
| Mac |
| Pro Tools 10.3.8 – 12 (AAX Native) |
| Pro Tools 9 – 10 (RTAS) |
| Logic Pro X 10.2 |
| Logic 8 & 9 |
| Digital Performer |
| Nuendo |
| Cubase |
| Ableton |
| Studio 1 |
| Windows |
| Pro Tools 10.3.8 – 12 (AAX Native) |
| Pro Tools 9 – 10 (RTAS) |
| Nuendo |
| Cubase |
| Ableton |
| Samplitude |
| Sequoia |
| Pyramix |
| Studio 1 |