Neyrinck has introduced an AAX Native, AAX DSP and AAX AudioSuite plug-in called Spill for Pro Tools – ‘that makes it fast and easy to adjust channel levels on surround audio and bus tracks, just like the spill feature found on high-end digital film consoles’.
Spill is the first plug-in to support the new V-PlugIn controller app for iPad/iPhone for access to tracks and their plug-ins, and can be inserted on any multichannel Pro Tools track, aux or master, from stereo to 7.1-channel surround. All channels are spilled to individual channel faders in the Spill window, the V-PlugIn remote control app, and Avid control surfaces. Channel faders can be adjusted individually or can be grouped for adjustment of surround channel groups. Spill fully integrates with Pro Tools plug-in automation modes, providing surround mixing akin that found on high-end film consoles.
The V-PlugIn remote control app for iPad and iPhone supports the Spill plug-in, providing a list of tracks using Spill so users can tap the track name and have instant access to channel levels without needing to open a plug-in window on the computer. V-PlugIn operates on any number of iPad or iPhones simultaneously which can connect to the Pro Tools computer using a wired Lightning cable connection or a Wi-Fi connection.
Re-recording mixer Tom Marks, CAS, provided feedback to Paul Neyrinck during development of the plug-in: ‘Spill is applicable to both mixing and editing workflows but is most valuable during the final mix. In busy sound effects sequences, you can quickly adjust a specific channel(s) of a pre-dub to clear space for music or to get the sound effects to poke through. When given multichannel stems for the score, you can bring up the surrounds or lower the centre channel. There are also applications on a global level. For example, if you start a mix in a smaller room and move to a large dub stage, you may need to make global adjustments on the surround or LFE levels. Also, when doing near-field home video versions, you can make adjustments to your stems.’
Spill can be downloaded from the Neyrinck website, which includes a free trial, and is iLok licensed as part of the V-Control Pro Bundle license. A V-Control Pro Bundle annual licence can be purchased for US$49.99 from the Neyrinck Store. V-PlugIn is available for free on the Apple App Store.
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