Avid Pro Tools 2024.6: ARA 2 Support, New MIDI Plugins, and Enhanced Interoperability

This update includes support for plugins from iZotope, Synchro Arts, and Sound Radix, among others. The ARA 2 integration includes six major plugins: iZotope RX Spectral Editor, Synchro Arts RePitch, VocAlign, and Revoice Pro, as well as Sound Radix Auto-Align 2 and Auto-Align Post 2. This integration allows users to use these tools more efficiently within Pro Tools without the need for audio roundtripping. Additionally, users with active Pro Tools subscriptions and perpetual upgrade plans will automatically receive the ARA 2 plugins for iZotope RX Spectral Editor and Synchro Arts RePitch Elements.

New MIDI Effect Plugins

The update also introduces two new MIDI effect plugins from Mixed In Key: Captain Chords Lite and Human Lite. Captain Chords Lite helps users create chords in any key, with control over inversions, substitutions, and passing tones, and includes a library of chord progressions and rhythms. Human Lite adds a live musician feel to quantized MIDI performances, loops, and tracks. These plugins are available to all Pro Tools customers with active subscriptions and perpetual upgrade plans.

Enhanced Interoperability with Avid Media Composer

Pro Tools 2024.6 improves interoperability with Avid Media Composer. Pro Tools Ultimate users can now save sessions as Media Composer-compatible files, including sample accurate volume and pan automation and markers. This feature simplifies workflows between sound-for-picture teams.

Additional Features in Pro Tools 2024.6

• Dolby Atmos Enhancements: Improvements to the internal Pro Tools Dolby Atmos renderer, including 9.1.4 and 7.1.2 monitoring and metering, Stereo Direct output format support, and dedicated controls for soloing Atmos groups and setting binaural and group settings in the I/O Setup.
• Improved Session Data Import: New filtering options, more visual information, and the ability to import entire folders with member tracks, speeding up the process of importing tracks from different sessions.
• Memory Locations Enhancements: Separate modes for managing/multiselecting memory locations and interacting/recalling them, along with new key commands for easier navigation between timeline marker locations.
• MIDI Pitch Labels: MIDI pitch labels on the piano roll and MIDI notes, aiding users unfamiliar with music theory in recognizing and modifying notes in chords.

Availability

Pro Tools 2024.6 is now available to all Pro Tools customers on an active subscription or perpetual license with a current Upgrade Plan, as well as all Pro Tools Intro users.