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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
- Supported Codecs: MP3, Apple AAC iTunes+ (Mac only) AAC-LC, HE-AAC / MPEG Surround, AAC-LC & HE-AAC multichannel, HD-AAC
- Realtime auditioning & encoding with glitchless switching
- 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 the effect of codec on the input signal
System Requirements
macOS
- macOS 10.12 or later (Intel / M1 Apple Silicon supported) (64-bit only)
- Plugin Formats - AAX Native, AU, VST3
- Supported Hosts - Pro Tools 11 or above or any desktop application that supports Audio Unit (AU) or VST3 plugins.
- iLok2 or iLok3 dongle ONLY
Windows
- Windows 10 or later
- Plugin Formats - AAX Native, VST3
- Supported Hosts - Pro Tools 11 or above or any desktop application that supports VST3 plugins.
- iLok2 or iLok3 dongle ONLY
Please note: A physical iLok dongle is required to use this plugin.
Awards
PSNEurope
"...one of the most useable plug-ins for mastering and mix engineers on sale today."
FutureMusic
"Once you've used Pro-Codec you won't hear compressed audio the same way ever again."
Tape Op
"Once you've used Pro-Codec you won't hear compressed audio the same way ever again."
Please note: Oxford Inflator is used as an example.
Registration
Note: This product only supports iLok USB activation. You will need a free iLok account and a physical iLok USB key.
1. Go to the Sonnox registration page or find your product in your Plugin Boutique account and click DOWNLOAD.
2. Read the Software Licence Agreement at the bottom of the page, click 'I Agree'.
3. Find your 14 character activation key, marked as 'Serial Number' in your Plugin Boutique account and copy and paste it on this page and click Submit.
4. Enter your details and click 'Submit'.
5. Your product is now registered.
Note: You will now receive a confirmation email containing your product serial number, licence details and installer links. Please keep this email safe as you may need the serial number to access any future upgrades or to re-download your product installers.
6. Open the Order Confirmation email that you just received from Sonnox and click 'Download' (If you can't find it, check your Spam/Junk folders).
7. Enter your iLok User ID and click 'Verify'.
8. Check that the details are all correct and click 'Deposit' to add the serial to your iLok account. Your licence will now be available in your iLok License Manager but you will need to authorise it to validate the activation inside your DAW.
9. Add this license to your iLok USB to complete the activation. To do this, open the iLok License Manager application, log into your iLok account, and simply drag and drop the licence onto your iLok USB.
Mac Installation
1. Go back to the Order Confirmation email you were sent and click 'Download'.
2. Click 'Mac Installers'.
3. Click the name of the product in blue writing to download the installer.
4. Once the installer has downloaded, double-click the file to open it and start the installation > click 'Continue'.
5. Read through the Software Licence Agreement and click 'Continue'.
6. Click 'Agree' to continue.
7. Click 'Continue'.
8. Select the formats that you wish to install. (If you are unsure about this, either leave the default selections or check out the Plugin Formats Explained article from our Help Centre).
9. Click 'Install' and enter your password to verify the installation.
Your software is now installed and ready to use within your DAW.
Windows Installation
1. Go back to the Order Confirmation email you were sent and click 'Download'.
2. Click 'Windows Installers'.
3. Click the name of the product in blue writing to download the installer.
4. Double-click and open the installer file, then click 'Yes'.
5. Click 'Next'.
6. Read the Software Licence Agreement > Select 'I accept the agreement' > Click 'I cannot sell/transfer my licence without prior permission from Sonnox' > Click 'Next'.
7. Select the formats that you wish to install. (If you are unsure of this, either leave the default selections or check out the Plugin Formats Explained article from our Help Centre).
8. Leave the file locations at their defaults (unless you use a custom plugin folder) and click 'Install'.
Your software is now installed and ready to use within your DAW.
