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1. To avoid this issue do the following VocALign Project Press the Align button before pressing Spot We are working with Avid to fix this issue in later versions of Pro Tools VocALign Project 3 AAX AudioSuite Manual 34 docx 26 Problem The aligned audio appears in an incorrect destination track Solution Make sure you have selected a destination track before pressing Spot If none is the selected destination track the aligned audio will appear in the currently selected track in sync with the Guide If you have renamed Pro Tools tracks whilst the plug in window is open the drop down destination track list will not reflect those changes until the plug in window is closed and opened again Problem No aligned audio appears in the audio editor Solution Make sure you have selected use in playlist in the VocALign Project window Further help and advice can be found on the Synchro Arts website at http www SynchroArts com support Q VocALign Project 3 AAX AudioSuite Manual 34 docx 272. 2 and Audio 3 and play tracks Audio 1 Audio 4 and Audio 5 together They should be tightly synchronized VocALign Project 3 AAX AudioSuite Manual 34 docx 22 H Foreign Dialogue Synchronization Summary This section discusses the problems that arise in foreign language dialogue replacement dubbing and how and when VocALign can be used to assist this process Overview The quality of lip synch that can be achieved in Foreign Dialogue Replacement often called Dubbing Doublage etc depends on many factors including The quality of the translation The accuracy of the timing of the new dialogue recording e The ability of the editor to modify the new dialogue VocALign will attempt to align one set of audio modulations to another no matter what the audio signals are Therefore it can be used to align the modulations of recorded dialogue in one language to recorded dialogue in another language Thus when there is an audio Guide Track that is in good synch with the lip movements in the picture VocALign can generally be used to improve the accuracy of the lip sync of the replacement foreign dialogue Sometimes unfortunately the Guide Track will not be in close sync with the picture This can occur if the Guide Track is itself already badly dubbed or in a different language from the original location recording In this case even if VocALign matches the new audio modulations to the Guide they will be ou
3. Process button before pressing Spot Select a destination track for the Aligned audio e g select Audio 3 for the VocALign Tutorial PT Session Ensure that at least a portion of that track is highlighted or selected Press Spot The Aligned audio will be sent to the selected destination track in your audio editor In Pro Tools play the Guide and Aligned audio regions with the Dub track muted The Aligned audio will have its timing corrected to match the Guide Note itis recommended that you DO NOT Save the Pro Tools VocALign Tutorial PT session when exiting Pro Tools so it can be used again Consult the information in Chapter Troubleshooting if the audio you have aligned does not appear to be aligned properly Chapter G details how to get the most out of VocALign Project 3 v Q A VocALign Project 3 AAX AudioSuite Manual 34 docx 13 G Operational Guide Screen and Controls AAX version Note that the older AudioSuite version has minor user interface differences There is an additional Process button next to Help which can be used to process time align the dub audio after the initial Align stage and before Spot This is only needed in certain versions of Pro Tools 8 and 9 otherwise Spot acts both to process and return the audio to Pro Tools Additionally the Bypass button is only present in the AAX version 14 13 Selection Preset VocALign Project playlist USE IN PLAYLIST factory def
4. and end of the signals 8 In addition the user can scroll the display with the scroll bars to examine the captured waveforms 9 The Scale and buttons can be used to zoom in or out of the waveform to see more or less detail in the display windows at one time 10 Choose an appropriate setting e g if the Dub is very long compared to the Guide try Maximum Compression setting number 1 11 Click on Align and examine the results visually The preview button allows you to hear the Aligned signal on its own Selection Preset VocALign Project playlist USE IN PLAYLIST factory default create continuous file entire selection didi COMPARE multi input mode no track selected Me Normal Flexibility 12 If the alignment is satisfactory highlight any portion of the destination track and press Spot VocALign Project 3 AAX AudioSuite Manual 34 docx 17 13 If the alignment does not look satisfactory there are two main options a Select another Setting which will clear the aligned trace press Align again and examine the results b Adjust the leader audio before the start of the Guide audio to be roughly equivalent with the Dub leader being somewhat longer See below Audio 0 00 11 16 Y i E I Important The Dub does not have to start at the time of the Guide In other words its timecode position is not used The Guide s timecode is important and so is the amoun
5. once a Guide or Dub is captured you may recapture one of the signals without affecting the other There are many advantages to this and in this last Example we will use this feature to align three different vocal tracks 1 Return to the Pro Tools VocALign Tutorial PT session and locate the three regions shown below and highlight the audio within the region BG Guidef1 in track Audio 1 as shown Capture this as the Guide AA d You should also play these three tracks together to hear how they are aligned in this session Next carry out the following steps carefully 2 In Pro Tools highlight and capture the BG Voice2 region as shown below as the Dub 3 Align this using Normal Flexibility examine the sync and if it looks correct set the destination track to Audio 4 and click Spot The edited region should appear in Pro Tools track Audio 4 4 Next highlight and capture the BG Voice3 region as shown below as the Dub 5 Change the VocALign Project 3 Setting to Low Flexibility setting number 2 This is to minimize the amount of editing on this voice 6 Next click Align and examine the alignment Set the destination track to Audio 5 ensure a portion of the track is selected and click Spot The edited region should appear in Pro Tools track Audio 5 7 In Pro Tools mute tracks Audio
6. will receive a warning message Follow the instructions in the warning to reauthorize the software WARNING Do not remove the iLok from your computer while you are using VocALign Project If the iLok is removed VocALign Project will put up a message asking you to reinsert your iLok Key If you do not re insert the key the program will output silence and also warn you that it is not licensed iLok Support For further information on iLok go to www iLok com VocALign Project 3 AAX AudioSuite Manual 34 docx 11 F Quick Start Guide To learn to use VocALign Project 3 only takes a few minutes but for getting the best results we strongly recommend that you first try VocALign Project 3 on the VocALign Pro Tools Tutorial Session The VocALign Pro Tools Session can be downloaded from www synchroarts com downloads Next open the VocALign Tutorial PT session in Pro Tools Alternatively have your own suitable session loaded The operation of VocALign Project 3 is simple you select and capture your Guide and Dub audio align the Dub to the timing of the Guide and send the Aligned audio back to Pro Tools The VocALign Project 3 Window AAX version Make sure this is selected Selects Destination for Aligned Audio optional Selection Preset VocALign Project playlist USE IN PLAYLIST factory default gt create continuous file entire selection 5 COMPARE multi input mode no track selected Selects G
7. AX plug ins will run with Mac and Windows OS systems that support Pro Tools 11 or higher It is authorized by an iLok License see below Software Installation If you have not already done so download VocALign Project 3 plug ins from www synchroarts com downloads and install it by following the instruction on the website Trial and Full Licenses VocALign Project can run in a Trial Mode but it will require an iLok Trial license which you can obtain from the Synchro Arts website Once you have obtained and installed the Trial license as described below VocALign Project will run in a fully functional demonstration mode for the number of days stated in the information you receive with it VocALign Project licenses will authorize both Mac and Windows versions If you already have a VocALign Project license installed on an iLok USB Key that is plugged into the computer running VocALign Project you can skip the rest of this section on authorization VocALign Project 3 AAX AudioSuite Manual 34 docx 9 Software authorization summary VocALign Project uses the iLok system described at www iLok com for authorization IMPORTANT Before you can run VocALign Project you must do all of the following if you haven t already done so 1 Obtain an iLok USB Key pictured below from iLok com or your pro audio dealer 2 Create an account on www iLok com 3 Go to www iLok com download and install the new iLok Licens
8. RE UNLESS OTHER TERMS ACCOMPANY THOSE UPDATES OR UPGRADES 1 License The VOCALIGN plug in VOCALIGN CONTENT and other SYNCHRO ARTS LIMITED software video and audio accompanying this License whether on disk in memory or on any other media the Software and related documentation are licensed to you by Synchro Arts Limited You may use the Software on a single computer at a time If you own a license you can also install and use the licensed software on secondary computers However you may not run the software simultaneously on both the primary and secondary computers You may also transfer all your license rights in the Software and related documentation and a copy of this License to another party provided the other party reads and agrees to accept the terms and conditions of this License 2 Copy and use restrictions You are not allowed to distribute copies of the Software or the documentation This Software is protected by applicable copyright laws It is illegal to give copies to another person or to duplicate the Software by any other means including electronic transmission The Software contains trade secrets and in order to protect them you may not decompile reverse engineer disassemble or otherwise reduce the software to human perceivable form You may not modify adapt translate rent lease or create derivative works based upon the Software or any part thereof You acknowledge that no title to the intellectual property in the Sof
9. VocALign Project 3 AAX Version For Pro Tools 11 amp higher AudioSuite Version For Pro Tools 7 10 Compatible with Apple Macintosh and Microsoft Windows systems User s Manual Manual Version 3 4 VocALign Project 3 AAX AudioSuite Manual 34 docx 1 Synchro Arts Limited 1995 2014 VocALign is a registered trademark of Synchro Arts Limited Pro Tools and Digidesign are registered trademarks of Avid Technology Inc All other trademarks are the property of their respective holders Contact Information Synchro Arts Limited 13 Links Road Epsom Surrey KT17 3PP UK Tel 44 1372 811934 UK Tel 01372 811934 Web www SynchroArts com E mail info SynchroArts com Online Support at www SynchroArts com support support SynchroArts com VocALign Project 3 AAX AudioSuite Manual 34 docx 2 VocALign Project 3 AAX AudioSuite Manual 34 docx 3 A END USER LICENSE AGREEMENT PLEASE READ THE FOLLOWING LEGAL AGREEMENT CAREFULLY PRIOR TO USING THE VOCALIGN SOFTWARE PROVIDED WITH THIS AGREEMENT USE OF THE SOFTWARE CONSTITUTES YOUR ACCEPTANCE OF THE TERMS OF THIS LICENSE IF YOU DO NOT ACCEPT THESE TERMS DO NOT USE THE SOFTWARE IF YOU HAVE PAID FOR THE SOFTWARE RETURN IT TO THE RETAILER FORA REFUND OR CREDIT If you cannot obtain a refund there contact Synchro Arts Limited for information about their refund policies THESE TERMS ALSO APPLY TO ANY SYNCHRO ARTS UPDATES AND UPGRADES FOR THIS SOFTWA
10. ault gt create continuous file entire selection 5 COMPARE multi input mode no track selected 0 00 00 00 2 6 0 12 11 10 Description of Controls 1 2 3 4 5 6 Guide Button and Panel Click on this to select Guide for input from Pro Tools Align Button Click this to generate the Aligned audio trace Dub Button and Panel Click on this to select Dub for input from Pro Tools Help Button Access to the Manual Preview Button Click to audition the new Aligned audio VocALign Settings Control the way that VocALign aligns the audio a Maximum Compression Tries to match the Guide by time compressing the aligned audio as much as possible b Low Flexibility Alignment is not very flexible sound quality may be best VocALign Project 3 AAX AudioSuite Manual 34 docx 14 c Normal Flexibility Default Standard VocALign settings works best in most cases d High Flexibility Alignment is as flexible as possible e Maximum Expansion Tries to match the Guide by time expanding the aligned audio as much as possible 7 Capture Button Click to transfer the selected audio from Pro Tools to the Guide or Dub panels 8 Spot Button Creates the Aligned audio and places it in the destination track in Pro Tools in sync with the Guide audio 9 Scaling and scrolling controls Click to adjust how VocALign displays the Guide and Dub energy signals Zoom in and out with the and buttons e Scroll
11. cally applying the required amount of varying time stretching and compression to allow the dub to take on the same timing as the guide This saves studio time saves artists time and improves the quality of your results Most importantly you allow your artists to produce their best performances free from the rigidity normally associated with dubbing VocALign Project 3 AAX AudioSuite Manual 34 docx T D Applications VocALign was originally designed for Lip Syncing replacement dialogue for Film and Video post production but it has been adapted to work successfully in all of the following applications Syncing replacement dialogue in Post Production for Film and Video 2 Double tracking vocal parts or instrumental parts 3 Tightening backing singers with one another or with the lead vocal 4 Tightening backing instrumental tracks 5 Synching a drum machine audio output to a real drummer or vice versa 6 Giving a dubbed vocal the timing of a live vocal performance 7 Changing the voice or even sex of a singer or actor s performance 8 Replacing the vocals in a music video shoot with a production track achieving perfect lip sync 9 Foreign Language Dubbing CA VocALign Project 3 AAX AudioSuite Manual 34 docx 8 E Installation and Authorization System Requirements VocALign Project 3 AudioSuite plug ins will run with Mac and Windows OS systems that support Pro Tools 7 10 VocALign Project 3 A
12. e Manager on your computer 4 Plug your iLok Key into a USB port on your computer 5 Run the iLok License Manager and sign in 6 If you have a License in your iLok com account the License Manger will display it and let you drag it to your iLok key 7 f you don t have a License but instead have received an iLok Activation Code in the form XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XX where X s are numbers note that this code is NOT a licence but an Activation Code that you can redeem in the iLok License Manager to obtain your licence To redeem an Activation Code Open the Redeem Activation Code window in the iLok License Manager Enter your Activation Code as instructed If the code is recognized you will get a VocALign Project License in the iLok Manager Drag the License to your iLok Key VocALign Project 3 AAX AudioSuite Manual 34 docx 10 How to authorize VocALign software with your iLok Key iLok Keys can hold licenses for a number of protected software products You can have licenses from Synchro Arts and other software vendors on the same iLok If you followed the above procedures correctly and the iLok Key with the relevant license is inserted in the computer running VocALign Project it should run in an authorized mode by simply launching VocALign Project Reauthorizing VocALign Project if iLok is removed If you subsequently try to run VocALign Project without the iLok inserted into your computer you
13. ering the Selected Region s 19 Moving the Dub Display for Inspection 20 Processing Signals with Different Lengths 20 Aligning Multiple Takes eere 22 H FOREIGN DIALOGUE SYNCHRONIZATION 23 D SPECIAL OPERATIONOS cdita oa kan kayA NA nan eigene Up omis nan S b n A Az cet 25 J TINOUBLE SHOOTINGz 5oyi Saa dala Sina ni nar siete 26 VocALign_Project 3_AAX_AudioSuite_Manual_34 docx 5 B Important Notes The AAX version of the program is compatible with Pro Tools 11 or higher software an AVID product The AudioSuite version of the program is compatible with Pro Tools 7 10 software an AVID product Acknowledgements opecial thanks to the AVID staff for their continued support Thanks also to Steve Cooke for providing all voices in the demonstration audio VocALign is developed and sold under license from Wordfit Limited VocALign Project 3 AAX AudioSuite Manual 34 docx 6 C Introduction to VocALign What is VocALign VocALign is a process that lets audio editors make the timing of one audio signal match another automatically How does VocALign work VocALign works by applying varying amounts of time stretching or compression to one signal called the dub to make its energy peak
14. into VocALign by clicking on the Dub button and clicking on Capture VocALign Project 3 AAX AudioSuite Manual 34 docx 20 9 Steve Guide2 The user could chose to stop before the last part of the audio but this example will show that when the highlighted Guide region stops if there is more Dub selected to process it will simply be added on after the alignment activity required by the Guide is completed The following should appear Before processing the user should try to determine which modulations in the Guide match with modulation in the Dub Next click on the Align button and the resulting aligned orange trace over the Guide should appear as shown below In this case the Dub audio filter waveform is aligned up to the point where the Guide selected waveform shown in blue stops and then the rest of the Dub filter waveform is joined on but without any modification The user should ensure that the Setting shows Normal Flexibility and that a portion of the track Audio 3 is selected as the destination track and then click Spot VocALign should generate the Aligned audio and then spot it into Pro Tools Play the result in Pro Tools and note the amount of time compression required to align these two signals and also note how the end of the Aligned Dub is unedited VocALign Project 3 AAX AudioSuite Manual 34 docx 21 Aligning Multiple Takes One further useful feature of VocALign Project 3 is that
15. left and right with the lt and gt buttons 10 Dub Energy A profile of the energy of the Dub signal in time 11 Guide Energy A profile of the energy of the Guide signal in time 12 Aligned Audio Trace A representation of the energy of the new Aligned signal 13 Destination Track Optional Selects into which Pro Tools track the Aligned audio will be placed when Spot is pressed Destinations can also be designated manually if the is set to no track selected See Special Operations later in this chapter 14 Use In Playlist button It is advised that you always select this option VocALign Project 3 AAX AudioSuite Manual 34 docx 15 Normal Operation 1 In Pro Tools open a Session in which there is Guide original audio contained in a single Pro Tools track and a Dub replacement or new audio in a second track Ensure that at least a third track is available and visible in Pro Tools to receive the processed audio 2 Highlight the desired portion of the Guide audio region for processing This can be any given region or multiple regions Your selection can begin and end in the middle of a region HOT TIP Try to capture up to around 0 25 to 0 5 seconds of background or leader audio at the beginning of your Guide audio selection This will assist the process to set the noise floor levels and generally allow better alignment at the start of the signal Note In the current version of VocALign Project 3 the selec
16. nder license from Wordfit Limited VocALign Project 3 AAX AudioSuite Manual 34 docx 4 Table of Contents Contents A END USER LICENSE AGREEMENT kaka kak eene AKA AWA nnn 4 B IMPORTANT NOTES itueie eina dieu ute ont eeu Scc ease an Oda ue tad AWA AWA AWA AWA A 6 C INTRODUCTION TO VOCALIGN cernere nennen kk kk nnns 7 D APPLICATIONS etia tod oa as too guardan Va S qp to funes eite ea aca Waaa Da W Daran yia 8 E INSTALLATION AND AUTHORIZATION eere 9 System Requiremenls 2 1 m ye da n ke kedek oe Cond oU salana a kan deka ARAN 9 Software Installatlon ood eo oer kk kk kk en KA KK KK RA 9 Triat angd Full EICOHSQS 5 couch vi aka Si bee MEDE ka b k na s kev sin ka n nA N ae LE ve a NO ke KAN 9 Software authorization summary eee eeee eee 10 How to authorize VocALign software with your iLok Key 11 Reauthorizing VocALign Project if iLok is removed 11 ILOK SUDDOF dec E 11 F QUICK START GUIDE i iis ykx x5i4i iy y3 1as koka ane k bibe l k sk eu Ki A R cose ELE eue bu 12 G OPERATIONAL GUIDE estes li zanin kerk ba Wa RO HA derd n aran 14 Screen and Controls skin ci ee ayeta via kanada wan n a n O NATA Hu L VANE n dek 14 NORMAL OPERATION MA kaks kka kak aka kaka k kk kk Ak nnn AK KAK AA A AA A AA A AKA WAA WAA KA A AA 16 Alt
17. quality of lip sync Break the dialogue into appropriate length sections The user must remember that VocALign is deliberately restricted to stretching a part of a signal by a factor of 2 0 100 expansion and compressing it by a factor of 1 2 50 compression If VocALign is trying to expand or compress a gap in the speech and it has used up its allowance it may try to expand or compress the neighbouring speech This means for example that if gaps in the new and replacement dialogue appear in different places or are of very different durations after modifying the gap region VocALign might also have to expand or compress the replacement speech signal near the gap to best align the modulations This may lead to unwanted effects In this case the user should break the signal into sections that can be individually treated Sync up only the beginning of a line To get only the beginning of a new line of dialogue to sync up with the Guide use the latching technique described earlier This means only selecting perhaps a second at the start of the guide that VocALign will try to sync the dub start to and the entire replacement line for the dub Minimize the amount of VocALign s Time Compression and Expansion If VocALign is making too many timing modifications and creating unnatural sounding speech try using the Low Flexibility setting To align only the start and end of the replacement audio Use a Linear Time Compres
18. s and troughs align in time with a guide signal This alignment is fast and of the highest quality What can VocALign do for me If you are a dialogue editor needing to lip sync vocals or a music editor needing to tighten up lead or backing vocals instrumental tracks or a number of other alignment tasks then VocALign is for you Consider the following examples Working without VocALign A dubbing session for film post production or music production begins with a guide track Then the voice over artist singer or musician will dub this as closely as possible Because humans are not machines they will not be able to get exactly in time with the guide This is generally not acceptable for lip syncing nor for double tracking of vocals or instruments Often the next step is to loop record the more tricky sections individually but this can break up the natural flow of the line Lastly the editor will use a digital audio editor to cut and nudge individual sections into time with the guide The above process can take many hours for both the artist and the editor Above all the process sometimes creates a result that is inferior in quality Working with VocALign The above process becomes a simple matter of getting the artist to concentrate on creating a great performance and not worry about the fact that it may drift in and out of exact sync with a previous performance VocALign can then be used to adjust the timing by automati
19. s placed over the Dub energy display and the mouse button clicked an Open Hand Icon will appear By holding down the mouse button the Hand Icon will appear closed and the Dub audio or Filtered output display can be dragged back or forth to check the alignment visually This has no effect on processing Processing Signals with Different Lengths In general it is common for either the Guide or Dub to be part of a much longer audio regions than the other is In most cases the Guide region is longer being part of a long transfer while the Dub is a shorter section In the second example in the Demo Session however we have a Dub that is much longer than the Guide and even contains extra audio at the end of the region that is not in the Guide 1 Open the VocALign Tutorial PT session Make sure that the second set of audio regions is visible 2 The Guide Steve Guide2 and Dub Twit Dub should be played together to hear how the Dub is not only much slower and longer than the Guide but it has extra audio at the end 3 Highlight the Guide audio as shown below and Capture it in VocALign by clicking on the Guide button and clicking on Capture Tw it Dub SEER EEE EEE EEE EERE EERE EERE EERE EERE EERE EERE EEE EEE EE EEE EEE EE EEE EEE E EEE EEE EE EEE EEE EEE EEE EEE EEE EEE EEE EEE EEE EEE EEE EEE EEE E EEE EEE eee eee EEE eee eee eee eee eee eee eer 4 Next highlight the entire Dub as shown below and capture it
20. sion Expansion utility such as TimeMod available with VocALign Pro and ToolBelt from Synchro Arts to get the new dialogue to the same length Then use VocALign to fine tune it Use combinations of original and VocALigned output By using the Spot feature of VocALign in conjunction with the Copy functions of Pro Tools a mixture of VocALign output and the original signal is sometimes the best way to achieve a balance between synchronized and natural sounding speech VocALign Project 3 AAX AudioSuite Manual 34 docx 24 l Special Operations Latching To align just the start of the Dub with the Guide and leave the rest of the Dub unprocessed capture only 0 25 to 1 0 second of the Guide and capture the Dub as normal Reverb tails To stop the end of a Dub from being stretched to wrongly fit to a noisy or reverberant Guide stop the captured end of the Guide 0 25 to 1 0 second before the Guide signal of interest ends and capture the Dub as normal Destination Track set to none Normally the VocALign Project 3 user is advised to always select a destination track in the plug in However if the destination track is set to none and aligned audio is processed it Will be returned to Pro Tools in sync with the original guide audio and on a track where the cursor is present Once aware of this fact the VocALign Project 3 user can make use of it to speed up the operations involved in using VocALign Projec
21. t 3 Make sure use in playlist is selected Ensure that the Dub audio is close to the Guide audio in the Pro Tools timeline Select the Guide audio and send it as normal to VocALign Project 3 Select the Dub audio and send it to VocALign Project 3 making sure the Dub audio remains highlighted 5 Once aligned press Spot with destination track set to none The aligned audio will be sent to the track where the Dub was taken from IC N In this way dub audio can be aligned by VocALign Project 3 and updated in Pro Tools There is then no need for an additional track to receive the aligned audio N VocALign Project 3 AAX AudioSuite Manual 34 docx 25 J Trouble Shooting Some commonly occurring problems are listed here Problem VocALign Project does not appear in the AAX menu Solution Mac users Check that the file VocALign AAX has been copied to the Plug Ins folder within the DAE folder in your System Folder Windows users Check that the files VocALign dpm and VocALign dpm rsr have been copied to the Plug Ins folder within the DAE folder Problem There is an issue in the current versions of Pro Tool 11 which can result in the length of the output audio created by VocALign being too long The signal will be followed by an area of silence o i d i rein v 0 dB vox 2 03 7 OdB vox 2 VoAx_06 03 E Solution
22. t of background captured before the Guide and the Dub 14 The user can re capture the Guide or Dub individually at any time and replace any previous settings VocALign Project 3 AAX AudioSuite Manual 34 docx 18 Altering the Selected Region We will next reduce the length of the Dub being processed without having to return to Pro Tools You may wish to do this to align only the beginning part of the dub and leave the following part unaligned 1 First move the cursor to the end of the Dub filtered as shown below k 2 Next hold down the mouse button and a dotted line should appear While holding down the mouse button drag the line to the left and release it at the point shown in the next picture This does not need to be exactly the same point X 3 The above picture indicates that the selected Dub region for processing is now much shorter than the Guide selected region 4 Click on Align and the following result should appear The Selected Dub audio has been aligned to the corresponding section of the Guide 5 Pressing the Preview button will audition the Aligned audio 6 Select Audio 4 as the destination track make sure a portion of that track is highlighted then click Spot 7 In Pro Tools play the resulting track Audio 4 with Audio 1 VocALign Project 3 AAX AudioSuite Manual 34 docx 19 Moving the Dub Display for Inspection Before or after Alignment takes place if mouse pointer i
23. t of sync just as the Guide is An experienced editor must align the audio by ear and eye in this case and VocALign is not likely to be of much assistance Also the Guide track used for dubbing can sometimes contain music and effects This makes the job for VocALign harder but not impossible since it must ignore the music and effects in the Guide Track and match only to the dialogue Lastly the translation may demand that the two audio signals are vastly incompatible and result could never be totally satisfactory In this case the best result sometimes comes from making the two audio signals start together and if possible end together VocALign or the use of linear time compression or expansion products such as Synchro Arts TimeMod can often help in this case too Suggested Operations Advice Dialogue Editors should be very familiar with the use of VocALign on dialogue replacement in the same language before attempting to use it for foreign dialogue replacement VocALign Project 3 AAX AudioSuite Manual 34 docx 23 The following tips are suggestions and not rules so the user should not only try these techniques but also experiment further Every line of dialogue is likely to need individual attention When to use VocALign If the Guide Track dialogue is in sync with the picture and the replacement foreign dialogue has been translated and recorded to achieve good lip sync then VocALign should be able to improve the
24. ted audio must be shorter than 120 seconds and longer than 0 25 seconds 3 Select VocALign Project from the AudioSuite menu in Pro Tools Click on the Guide button or panel and then click the Capture button 4 Using the Selector Tool in Pro Tools highlight the desired portion of the Replacement audio region or Dub for processing Again this can be any given region or multiple regions Your selection can begin and end in the middle of a region HOT TIP Try to capture very slightly more background audio before the Dub signal starts than you did for the Guide 5 In VocALign Project click on the Dub button or panel and click the Capture button Selection Preset VocALign Project playlist USE IN PLAYLIST factory default gt create continuous file entire selection didi COMPARE multi input mode no track selected 0 00 00 00 p WW Normal Flexibility VocALign Project 3 AAX AudioSuite Manual 34 docx 16 6 Examine the non processed alignment shown in the energy profiles 7 The user can optionally perform a few operations on the audio waveform itself before processing He can extend or shorten the selected regions by positioning the cursor arrow at either end of the audio selections This indicates that by holding down the mouse button the active region boundary can be moved right or left by moving the mouse left or right This is an important operation for selecting the right amount of audio at the start
25. tware is transferred to you and that title and full ownership rights to the Software will remain the exclusive property of Synchro Arts Limited or its suppliers and licensors 3 Termination This License is effective until terminated This License will terminate immediately without notice from Synchro Arts Limited if you fail to comply with any provision of this License 4 No Extra Warranties SYNCHRO ARTS LIMITED GRANTS NO EXTRA WARRANTIES EXPRESS OR IMPLIED BY STATUTE OR OTHERWISE REGARDING THE PROGRAM AND RELATED MATERIALS THEIR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE THEIR QUALITY THEIR MERCHANTABILITY OR OTHERWISE 5 Severability In the event any provision of this Agreement is determined to be invalid or unenforceable it shall be adjusted so as to best reflect the intent of the parties to the maximum extent possible and the remainder of this agreement shall be valid and enforceable to the maximum extent possible 6 Entire Agreement This Agreement is the entire understanding between the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and replaces any previous discussion and or agreement regarding such subject matter No amendment to or modification of this License will be binding unless in writing and signed by Synchro Arts Limited 7 Governing Law This Agreement shall be interpreted and enforced in accordance with English law and the English courts shall have jurisdiction to determine any dispute Part of VocALign is developed and sold u
26. uide 0 00 00 00 for Capture x Runs Alignment Selects Dub N xU gt for Capture E Normal Flexibility VocALign Preview Audio Settings Selector Returns Aligned Audio to and Display Capture Guide or Dub Destination Track in Editor 1 In Pro Tools select the VocALign Project Plug in from the AudioSuite menu in the drop down Other folder 2 Make sure USE IN PLAYLIST is selected 3 Select the Guide audio in Pro Tools e g Steve Guide 2 in the VocALign Tutorial PT session 4 In VocALign Project click the Guide button or panel and then press Capture The Guide audio energy profile will appear in the Guide Panel 5 Select the Dub audio in your audio editor Twit Dub in the Example Session VocALign Project 3 AAX AudioSuite Manual 34 docx 12 10 11 In VocALign Project select the Dub panel and press Capture The Dub audio energy profile will appear in the Dub Panel Make sure Normal Flexibility appears in the Settings Window If it doesn t press Settings Selector 3 Press Align to generate an Aligned Dub trace that lets you visually check alignment a You need to press the Align button in Pro Tools 11 otherwise you may get extra silence generated in the output b On non AAX versions of VocALign and with some versions of Pro Tools This problem affects Pro Tools HD 8 1 1 Pro Tools 8 0 5 Pro Tools 9 0 and has been fixed in later version of Pro Tools you may need to press the
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