VocALign Project 3 AU Manual
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1. 6 M UNE UNES 8 D SOFTWARE 9 E DEMONSTRATION 9 F SOFTWARE 22 4 10 G TUTORIAL AND OVERVIEW 14 HIBASIC OPERATION 21 DFURTHER DETAILED OPERATIONS AND TIPS 23 J TROUBLE SHOOTING lt Rep Reduce 26 Important Notes In this manual VocALign Project 3 AU Plug In for Logic will be referred to simply as VocALign Project 3 This program is compatible with Apple Logic 8 or higher software running on Mac OS 9 and OS X VocALign Project 3 processes audio with sample rates up to 192 kHz Acknowledgements opecial thanks goes to our Beta testers and Emagic staff for their help and support Thanks to Steve Cooke for providing the English voices in the demonstration audio VocALign is developed and sold under license from Wordfit Limited VocALign AU Manual V4 doc 5 Introduction to VocALign What is VocALign VocALign is a process that edits the timing of one audio signal to match ano2. Not yet available from which you can transfer the license to your iLok Key How to install your VocALign Project 3 License from iLok com onto your iLok Key 1 Insert the iLok Key obtained from PACE or its dealers and shown below into an available USB port on your computer and ensure its indicator light is lit 2 Login to your account at www iLok com 3 On iLok com if you have received notification from Synchro Arts that your electronic license has been deposited then your authorization is available for transfer Your iLok com account will display a notice saying You have licenses Select that link to start the transfer 4 The next page on iLok com will display the pending licenses available for download along with the name of the plug in the manufacturer the type of authorization Demo Not For Resale or License the date the authorization was deposited and the date when the authorization will no longer be available for download from the server 5 Before an authorization transfer can take place synchronize your iLok Smart Key with iLok com 6 Once you have synchronized your iLok select the authorization s you wish to transfer to your iLok If you have multiple iLoks connected to your computer it is important to select the correct iLok as the destination to which you want an authorization to be transferred VocALign AU Manual V4 doc 11 7 On iLok com click Download Licenses to begin the process When the tr
3. D MATERIALS THEIR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE THEIR QUALITY THEIR MERCHANTABILITY OR OTHERWISE THE LIABILITY OF SYNCHRO ARTS LIMITED UNDER THE WARRANTY SET FORTH ABOVE SHALL BE LIMITED TO THE AMOUNT PAID BY THE CUSTOMER FOR THE PRODUCT IN NO EVENT SHALL SYNCHRO ARTS LIMITED OR ITS AUTHORIZED DISTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY SPECIAL CONSEQUENTIAL OR OTHER DAMAGES OR BREACH OF WARRANTY 6 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 7 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 8 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 VocALign AU Manual V4 doc 3 Table of Contents SEENEN 2 END USER LICENSE 3 1111 3 AIIMPORTANT NOTES E 5 B INTRODUCTION TO
4. Guide or Dub audio in Logic if the selection is thought to be causing the problem VocALign AU Manual V4 doc 24 2 Description of Alignment Settings The user has control over the Alignment Settings which greatly affect how the alignment performs Clicking to the right of the Alignment Setting window will bring up the Settings Pre sets from which the user can select which Setting is active The main Setting characteristics are described in the chart below Setting Main characteristics Low Flexibility Alignment is not very flexible sound quality may be best Normal Default Recommended trying this first as it works best in most Flexibility cases High Flexibility Alignment is the most flexible of the Basic Settings Maximum Tries to match the Guide by time compressing the aligned audio Compression as much as possible Maximum Tries to match the Guide by time expanding the aligned audio as Expansion much as possible 3 Special Operations a Latching To align just the start of the Dub with the Guide and leave the rest of the Dub unprocessed use the Guide End Point Selector to use only select 0 25 to 1 0 second of the Guide audio for processing and keep the Dub signal full length b Reverb tails To stop the end of a Dub from being stretched to wrongly fit to a noisy or reverberant Guide stop the end of the Guide for processing to be 0 25 to 1 0 second before the Guide signal of interest ends and
5. VOCALIGN VocALign Project 3 AU Audio Units Plug In User Manual Manual Version 1 0 1 SYNCHRIOIA RTS VocALign AU Manual V4 doc 1 Contact Information Synchro Arts Limited 13 Links Road Epsom Surrey KT17 3PP UK Tel 44 1372 811934 UK Tel 01372 811934 Fax 44 1372 817976 UK Fax 01372 817976 Email info synchroarts com Online Support at Web http www SynchroArts com support SynchroArts com Synchro Arts Limited 1995 2009 VocALign is a registered trademark of Synchro Arts Limited All other trademarks are the property of their respective holders VocALign AU Manual V4 doc 2 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 AGREE TO THE TERMS OF THIS LICENSE PROMPTLY RETURN THE UNUSED SOFTWARE MANUALS AND ACCOMPANYING MATERIALS TO THE LOCATION FROM WHICH THEY WERE OBTAINED FOR A REFUND AND YOU MAY NOT USE THIS SOFTWARE 1 License The application demonstration and other software and audio accompanying this License whether on disc in memory or on any other media the Software and the related documentation are licensed to you by Synchro Arts Limited You may use the Software on a single computer make one copy of the Software for backup purposes only and physically transfer the Software from one com
6. ansfer finishes you will be asked to confirm completion indicating that the transfer was successful How to authorize your VocALign Project 3 software with your iLok Key 8 If you followed the above procedure correctly and the iLok Key with the plug in authorization is inserted in the computer running the plug in the plug in should run in an authorized mode by simply launching the host software and then the VocALign Project 3 plug in 2 How to use a License card to install your VocALign Project 3 iLok License 1 Launch VocALign Project 3 as described above and follow the on screen instructions until you are prompted to insert the License Card into the iLok as in the illustration below Authorization to run this software can be installed either to an iLok smart key or ta a hard disk on your system The iLok smart key provides a portable convenient and hassle free way to manage your software authorizations Stare all of your authorizations on a single device Mowe your authorizations with ease between computers Protects your authorizations from system and hardware changes Works with both Windows and Macintosh operating systems If you da nat have an iLok you can either purchase one or install authorization directh to your hard disk For more information about il ok please go to http www ilok com To install to an iLok smart key please check the check box below and press the Next button Otherwise uncheck t
7. ary position to indicate a new energy start point This is shown above This operation affects the processing The display can be scrolled with the scroll bars to examine the captured waveforms The Scale control can be used to zoom in or out of the waveform to see more or less detail in the display windows at one time Choose an appropriate setting e g if the Dub is very long compared to the Guide try Maximum Compression After clicking Align visually inspect the results in the Guide window The peaks and troughs of the yellow Aligned Dub energy trace should line up generally with those of the Guide as in the figure below 5 If the alignment looks satisfactory generate the Aligned Audio by pressing Edit This creates the Aligned audio 6 7 8 A shortcut is to simply press Edit after Capturing the audio Preview the results by using the Logic Play controls If the alignment is satisfactory transfer the edited audio to Logic as described in the Tutorial 9 a If the alignment does not look or sound satisfactory there are a few options Select another Setting or Alignment mode which will clear the aligned trace click Align again and examine the results Adjust the leader audio before the start of the Guide and Dub to be roughly equivalent with the Dub leader being somewhat longer Adjust the end of the Guide or Dub see section 222 Reselect and recapture the
8. chro Arts see what licenses are on your iLok keys register your licenses and move your licenses between iLok keys Using software available from iLok com you can transfer licenses from iLok com to your computer and also identify the iLoks you currently have connected to the USB port on your computer Synchro Arts may also use your iLok com account to provide your license and give you technical support Overview of how to get your license from iLok com into your iLok key 1 If you haven t done so you need to inform Synchro Arts of your iLok com User ID This is normally done when you purchase your software 2 Synchro Arts will deposit a license into your iLok com account and notify you 3 You will transfer that license from iLok com to your computer and into your iLok key VocALign AU Manual V4 doc 10 Failure to keep your iLok com account up to date may result in delays or other support issues System requirements To use iLok with VocALign Project 3 you will require a computer with a USB port an Internet connection Mac OS 9 2 or later Mac OS X v10 2 8 or later or Windows XP 1 If your iLok Key doesn t contain a license for VocALign Project 3 If you have purchased VocALign Project 3 you will receive a license either by a A license deposited by Synchro Arts into your ok com account which you can then download to your iLok Key to authorize VocALign Project 3 or b A License Card in a VocALign Project 3 boxed version
9. de Waveform Guide audio that will not be processed 16 Unselected Dub Waveform Dub audio that will not be processed 17 Overview waveform display scrolling Slide to move display 18 Selected Guide Waveform Guide audio that will be processed 19 Selected Dub Waveform Dub audio that will be processed 20 VocALign Settings Controls the characteristics of the alignment processing 21 Edit Button Click to generate Aligned audio 24 will indicate when done 22 Delete Button Click to remove all waveforms from VocALign 23 Overview waveform display scaling Slide to zoom in and out 24 Editing Complete Indicator If green edited Aligned audio is processed and ready for playback 25 Selected waveform display scaling Slide to zoom in and out 26 Energy Scale Shows range of display VocALign AU Manual V4 doc 22 Further Detailed Operations and Tips 1 General Operations In this section we describe additional operational details with reference to the VocALign Project 3 window shown previously and in additional figures following in use with the Tutorial Audio 1 In Logic we start with a session in which there is Guide original audio contained on one track and a Dub replacement or new audio a second track 2 Highlight the desired portion of the Guide and Dub audio regions for processing There can be any given region or multiple regions Your selection can begin and end in the middle of a regi
10. dio 1 Selected Audio Align Normal Flexibility gt MALLEM CH 19 1 Bypass Button If OFF VocALign plays and transfers Aligned Dub audio If ON VocALign plays and transfers original Dub audio 2 Capture Audio Button Arms VocALign to receive Guide and Dub audio from Logic during play pass 3 Side Chain Selector User selects the Logic track containing the Dub audio 4 Help Button Click to access this manual 5 Display Start Time and time offsets 6 Aligned Audio Trace A representation of the energy of the new Aligned signal 7 Guide Energy A profile of the energy of the Guide signal in time 8 Guide Start Point Selector Adjusts processing start corresponding End Point Selector not shown 9 Dub Start Point Selector Adjusts processing start corresponding End Point Selector not shown VocALign AU Manual V4 doc 21 10 Dub Energy profile of the energy of the Dub signal in time 11 Scroll Bar Use slider to move waveform position in window in conjunction with controls in 16 12 Align Button Click this to generate the Aligned audio energy trace in Guide Window does not create aligned audio 13 Filter Button Click to only analyse the audio through a filterbank and display the energy from the band from 500 to 1000 Hz 14 Overview Window Shows multiple captured regions and clicking waveform selects the Dub and Guide waveforms to be processed 15 Unselected Gui
11. e able to visually verify that the License Card makes contact with the iLok s metal card reader 6 Follow the authorizer s on screen instructions to complete the authorization process 7 The license will be transferred from the card to your iLok and your iLok will now be authorized for the software For more information see the Usage Guide 8 After authorizing remove the License Card and snap it back into the protective card holder for safekeeping Store these together in a safe place NOTE If you add a VocALign Project 3 license via a License Card you should obtain an account and reregister your iLok at www iLok com so that iLok com is aware of the change ILok Support For further information on iLok go to www iLok com VocALign AU Manual V4 doc 13 Tutorial and Overview of Operation To learn to use the basic functions of VocALign Project 3 only takes a few minutes but for quickly getting the best understanding we strongly recommend that you first follow the brief Tutorial below which uses prepared audio examples In this Tutorial once we load the prepared Tutorial Project in Logic we will explain how to a Select the Guide and Dub audio in Logic that will be processed in VocALign b C d Transfer the Guide and Dub audio into the VocALign plug in Use VocALign to create an Aligned synchronized Dub and audition it Return the Aligned Dub audio to Logic 1 Obtain the Tutorial Projec
12. e drop down menu for setting the Alignment control is showing Normal Flexibility 11 Click Align A trace will appear in the Guide window showing the Aligned energy of the Dub superimposed on the Guide energy as shown below x Gi View e Show Channel Strip Show Insert Side Chain Audio 1 Bypass Comnoat a Capture Audio 00 00 00 10 0 ob J 0 aB Selected Audio Guide Dub Note that the small speaker icon in the lower right corner is red indicating that the audio has not been processed and cannot be played back VocALign AU Manual V4 doc 18 12 In VocALign click Edit The edited aligned audio will be created and written to disk and the playback ready speaker indicator will change to green as shown below Nothing else visible happens 13 In Logic select Play Space bar You should hear the Guide and Aligned audio played in sync together In Logic you can adjust the section being played back 14 You can listen to the audio before alignment by turning the VocALign Bypass switch on as shown below and they press Play in Logic Be sure to turn Bypass off if you want to use the Aligned audio e View Sho Bypass 15 Lastly you can create an audio file from the Aligned Dub e n Logic hold down Control key and click inside the Dub region e Inthe menu that is displayed shown below select Export as Audio File e hen
13. he box to install authorization to your hard disk Use iLok smart key 2 Leave the box Use my iLok smart key checked and press Next This version of VacALign Project requires authorization to nun but the authorization cannot be found in the installed iLok serial number OxOOO2ECAF If you have a license card for this product and wish to use it to authorize this iLok check the Use license card check box and press the Next button Uncheck the box if you wish to authorize your iLok using an altemative method Ed Use license card 3 You should next see the following window prompting you to insert the License Card into the iLok VocALign AU Manual V4 doc 12 VocALign Project This version of VacALign Project requires authorization to run but the authorization cannot be found in the installed iLok serial number OxOOO2ECAF To authorize this iLok please insert the license card for this software Back Next gt Cancel 4 Separate the License Card the removable metal and plastic cut out from the larger protective card that came in the boxed software package 5 Toinsert the License Card into the iLok orient the iLok s USB end to the left and the loop end to the upper right Then insert the metal chip end of the License Card tab the License Card tab should have the metal chip side facing you up not down as shown in the picture below You will b
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15. lead or backing vocals instrumental tracks or a number of other alignment tasks then VocALign will help you 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 of the new recordings into time with the Guide The above process can take many hours for both the artist and the editor 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 automatically 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 nor
16. mally associated with dubbing VocALign AU Manual V4 doc 7 Applications VocALign was originally designed for Lip Syncing replacement dialogue for Film Video post production but it has been adapted to work successfully in the following applications e Syncing replacement dialogue in Post Production for Film and Video e Double tracking vocal parts or instrumental parts e Tightening backing singers with one another or with the lead vocal e Tightening backing instrumental tracks Syncing a drum machine audio output to a real drummer or vice versa e Giving a dubbed vocal the timing of a live vocal performance e Changing the voice or even sex of a singer or actor s performance e Replacing the vocals a music video shoot with a production track achieving perfect lip Sync e Foreign Language Dubbing VocALign AU Manual V4 doc 8 D Software Installation If you have not already done so you can download VocALign Project 3 from www synchroarts com and install it by following the instruction on the website E Demonstration Mode When you first download and install VocALign Project 3 it will run in a fully functional demonstration mode for the number of days shown in the start up screen VocALign Project VocALign Project 3 0 1995 2009 Synchro Arts Ltd Welcome to the trial edition of YocALign Project You have been granted a license to use this fully functional product fo
17. nsert Section Split by Locators Split by Playhead Merge Bounce Colors Lists Media P H Edi Track Region MIDI v Audio v View v Snap Smart Drag Overlap Gel v gt Global Tracks GL Mixer Sample Editor Piano Roll Score Hyper Editor SS 3 In Logic add VocALign Project AU as an Insert on the DUB track by selecting the folders Audio Units and then Synchro Arts Limited as shown below L I 2 T Ey l ARENE NLF Iu FORE JS Lu nserts Inserts Inserts No Plug in Amp Modeling Delay Distortion Dynamics Filter Imaging Metering Modulation Pitch Rewerb Specialized Utility Audio 4 Out 1 2 Master Audio Units Apple Celemony Synchro Arts Ltd VocALign AU Manual V4 doc 15 VocALign Project AU window should appear as shown below VocALign Project AU 4 In the VocALign window set the side chain input to the GUIDE track as shown below Side Chain None Audio 1 Guide fang 5 Audio 2 Dub Audio 3 Audio 4 Input 1 Input 2 5 In Logic select the part of the project you want to process using Logic s Location Indicators shown below e A H Track e Region MIDI e Audio View Global Track
18. on 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 selected audio must be shorter than 120 seconds and longer than 0 25 seconds NOTE The Dub does not have to start at the same time of the Guide In other words the timecode position of the Dub is not used The Guide s timecode is important and so is the amount of background captured before the Guide and the Dub TIP Try to leave as much or very slightly more background audio before the Dub signal starts than for the Guide 3 The user can optionally perform several operations on the energy display waveform itself before Alignment a The start and end boundary of the selected regions can be modified by positioning the cursor arrow at either end of the audio selections holding down the mouse and dragging the dotted line that appears Where the waveform turns grey indicates unselected audio energy Releasing the mouse will leave the boundary indicator in place VocALign AU Manual V4 doc 23 4 Clicking at the boundary and dragging will leave a dotted line place at the previous boundary and create a second line to show the new cursor position Moving the cursor by dragging will allow a new bound
19. puter to another provided that the Software is only used on one computer at a time You may also transfer all your license rights in the Software the backup copy of the Software the 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 the copyright laws that pertain to computer software It is illegal to make copies of the Software except for backups 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 may not provide use of the Software in a network time sharing or multiple user arrangement You acknowledge that no title to the intellectual property in the Software is transferred to you and that title and full ownership rights to the Software a will remain the exclusive property of Synchro Arts Limited or its suppliers and licensors 3 Termination This License is effective until terminated You may terminate this License at any t
20. r evaluation To purchase YocALign Project select the Buy button and you will be guided through the process This trial will expire in 14 days Buy If you have not already purchased a license clicking the Buy button will take you to the synchro Arts on line store Clicking the Try button will run the program a CA VocALign AU Manual V4 doc 9 F Software Authorization VocALign Project 3 uses the iLok system for authorization and your license will reside on a USB smart Key shown below If you already have a license installed go to Chapter G iLok Key Once your iLok key contains a VocALign Project license plug the key into a USB port on the computer to run your VocALign Project 3 in an Authorized mode keys can hold many licenses for a number of protected software products You have licenses from Synchro Arts and other software vendors on the same iLok Synchro Arts provides iLok licences to users in two ways 1 Via the Internet using iLok com for a downloaded product 2 Via SIM cards with a boxed product not yet available for this product Both these methods will be explained in detail below 1 License delivered via iLok com What is iLok com The iLok com website provided by PACE lets the user create a personal account which is used to manage their software licenses On iLok com you can receive new licenses from software publishers such as Syn
21. s Guide 5 Audio 1 Dub 1 r Ka VocALign AU Manual V4 doc 16 Tips A Setting Logic in Grid mode will make it easier to put the aligned audio at exactly the right location at the same start as the Dub B Make sure you select everything you want VocALign to process in Step 7 C The Guide and Dub audio should be approximately in the same place 6 In VocALign click the Capture Audio button and make sure its Ready light goes green as shown below 7 In Logic play your selected Guide and Dub audio press the space bar 8 When playback stops waveforms as shown below should appear in the VocALign window showing the selected Guide and Dub audio e Bypass Compare e e Im CR apture Audio 00 00 00 00 2 0 4 0 6 0 8 0 10 0 Guide Dub Selected Audio VocALign Project AU VocALign AU Manual V4 doc 17 9 VocALign If required adjust the start or end of the audio by clicking the waveform where the change of colour occurs and dragging the cursor Adjusting end of Adjusting end of Tip Try to ensure the start of the audio selection is in silence about 0 25 seconds before the waveform energy appears and try to ensure the end of the selected audio is at the desired stopping point 10 In VocALign make sure th
22. save the selected audio as a named file Serer Cut SC Paste Replace ORV Delete Select All Deselect All Toggle Selection oT Select All Following OF Select All Following of Same Track Cat Show Channel Strip Show Insert Side Chain Audio 1 Select Equal Colored Regions oc Deselect Outside Locators o0 Toggle Loop L Convert Loops to Real Copies Repeat Regions AL Nudge Left Nudge Right Set Nudge Value Tie Regions by Length Change Tie Regions by Position Change Move to Playhead Position Move to Recording Position Export as Audio File Convert to New Region s Convert to New Audio File s Lock SMPTE Position Unlock SMPTE Position 4 gt Track Names to Regions YON Audio m P X M ee Channel Strip Instrument Colors to Regions GM em A Ep Delete plied A sin Normal Flexibility Delete VocALign AU Manual V4 doc 19 16 The new file then be dragged from the Bin back to the Logic timeline Note If Logic is in Grid mode then the waveform can be placed with sample accuracy TIP DO NOT Save the VocALign Project 3 Tutorial PT session over the original Tutorial session when exiting Pro Tools so it can be used again VocALign AU Manual V4 doc 20 Basic Operation 1 List of Screen Contents and Controls Side Chaim Au
23. t and Audio The Logic Project for the Tutorial session can be found by going to www synchroarts com and locating the Downloads page On the Downloads page locate and click on the following link to download the Tutorial Project to a hard disk Logic 8 Project for VocALign AU The copied folder should contain the file and folder shown below Logic Tutorial Project M ReadMe VocALign AU Tutorial The folder VocALign AU Tutorial should contain the following audio files and Project eoo0 J VocALign AU Tutorial ale is Y DEVICES Date Modified iDisk v Audio Files 16 February 2009 09 48 E Macintosh HD 1 BG GUIDE WAV 28 February 1998 19 06 e 1 BGVOICE2 WAV 28 February 1998 19 06 Untitled 1 BGVOICE3 WAV 28 February 1998 19 06 E 160G i 3 STEVEGUI WAV 18 April 2001 20 45 __ Logic Tutorial Project Lo TWITDUB WAV 27 February 2002 10 59 Y SHARED VocALign AU Tutorial 11 March 2009 10 58 Backupserver1 F 5 01 administration fire octopus Y PLACES Desktop e john A Applications Es Movies 7 7 items 11 8 GB available 2 VocALign AU Manual V4 doc 14 2 Open the VocALign AU Tutorial project Logic 8 600 VocALign AU Tutorial Arrange Q o E E x Da Inspector Preferences Settings Auto Zoom Automation SetLocators Repeat Section Cut Section I
24. ther automatically TIP To use VocALign Project 3 effectively the audio editor should understand the basic components of the processing 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 peaks and troughs align in time with a Guide signal It does this in 3 main steps VocALign Block Diagram SPECTRUM Time ANALYSIS se TIME AUDIO ALIGNMENT EDS ALGORITHM SPECTRUM ANALYSIS 1 VocALign analyses the Guide and Dub audio signals using identical Spectrum Analysers to produce time varying energy patterns 2 hen it uses advanced pattern recognition techniques to examine the energy patterns and determine the best way to warp time to align the Dub energy to the Guide energy The Time Warping Path describes the best time distortion of the Dub for matching to the Guide It is important to remember this 3 The Path is fed to an Audio Editing processor that time compresses and expands the Dub audio to create the aligned version based on the Path It is this edited version of the Dub that is returned to the audio editing software for the desired use Note In the above diagram the audio signal name s colours match those in the VocALign Project 3 screen VocALign AU Manual V4 doc 6 How can VocALign help If you are a dialogue editor needing to lip sync vocals or a music editor needing to tighten up
25. use the entire Dub 9 fs O VocALign AU Manual V4 doc 25 J Trouble Shooting Some commonly occurring problems are listed here Problem VocALign Project does not appear in the Audio Units menu Solution Mac users Check that the file VocALign Project 3 has been copied to the correct Plug Ins folder Further help and advice can be found on the Synchro Arts website at http www SynchroArts com support VocALign AU Manual V4 doc 26
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