Real-time comparison of up to 5 simultaneously encoding streams, including AAC, mp3 pro and Apple’s iTunes+.
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Description
The Oxford Fraunhofer Pro-Codec plugin by Sonnox offers precision and control for encoding audio to industry-standard formats like MP3 and AAC, making it an essential tool for professional music production, mastering, and broadcasting. Developed with Fraunhofer IIS, the creators of the MP3 format, this plugin allows you to monitor audio in real-time with exceptional accuracy, minimizing artifacts and preserving audio quality across formats.
Designed to solve common issues in audio encoding, the Pro-Codec provides an intuitive solution for A/B comparisons between codecs, offering instant feedback on the impact of encoding on your mix. Its advanced analysis tools, including a Bitstream Meters and Codec Artifact Meters, reveal how compression affects your audio, enabling you to make adjustments that maintain clarity and depth. With the ability to audition up to five codecs simultaneously, this plugin is ideal for users aiming to meet specific codec requirements without sacrificing the sonic integrity of their work.
Tailored for producers, engineers, and audio professionals seeking high fidelity across various platforms, the Oxford Fraunhofer Pro-Codec ensures your tracks sound their best on streaming services, downloads, and digital distribution, providing unmatched transparency, flexibility, and reliability.
Audition codecs in real-time
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 plugin.
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 plugin or the separate manager application for background batch processing.
Key Features
- Real time auditioning & encoding with glitchless switching.
- AAC-LC & HE-AAC multichannel
- 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
- Supported Codecs: mp3, Apple AAC (Mac only), AAC-LC, HE-AAC, HE-AAC-V2, xHE-AAC
Compatibility
Specifications in detail
Licencing
- Local MachineInstall directly on your computer.
- iLok DeviceRequires an iLok2 or iLok3 USB dongle (latest drivers required).
- iLok CloudActivation via iLok Cloud requires an active internet connection (only one activation can be assigned to iLok Cloud; the other must be on a Local Machine or iLok Device).
Each Sonnox plugin license includes two simultaneous activations.
With an iLok account, you can authorise each activation on one of the following devices:
Supported Formats
- Audio Unit (AU)
- VST3
- AAX-NativePro Tools 11 or later.
Compatible plugin formats for various digital audio workstations (DAWs):
Supported Operating Systems
- macOSmacOS 11 Big Sur or later.
- WindowsWindows 10 (64-bit) or later.
Our plugins are compatible with the following operating systems:
For compatibility with older systems, please contact our support team.
Documentation
For detailed setup instructions and additional usage tips, please refer to the user guide.
Pro-Codec User Guide.
