Specifications

Chapter 89: SoundReplacer 491
Chapter 89: SoundReplacer
SoundReplacer is an AudioSuite plug-in de-
signed to replace audio elements such as drums,
percussion, and sound effects in Pro Tools
tracks with alternate sounds. SoundReplacer
can quickly and intelligently match the timing
and dynamics of original performance material,
making it ideal for both music and audio post
production.
SoundReplacer features:
• Sound replacement with phase-accurate
peak alignment
• Intelligent tracking of source audio dynam-
ics for matching the feel of the original per-
formance
• Three separate amplitude zones per audio
event for triggering different replacement
samples according to performance dynam-
ics
• Zoomable waveform display for precision
threshold/amplitude zone adjustment
• Crossfading or hard-switching of replace-
ment audio in different amplitude zones for
optimum realism and flexibility
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Audio Replacement
Techniques
Replacing audio elements during the course of a
recording session is a fairly common scenario.
In music production it is often done in order to
replace or augment an element that lacks punch.
In film or video post-production it is typically
done to improve or vary a specific sound cue or
effect.
In the past, engineers and producers had to rely
on sampling audio delay lines or MIDI triggered
audio samplers—methods that had distinct dis-
advantages. Delay lines, for example, support
only a single replacement sample, and while
they can track the amplitude of the source
events, the replacement sample itself remains
the same at different amplitude levels.
SoundReplacer