Celemony ARA 2 Brings Tighter DAW Integration
29 January 2018
Celemony announced Version 2 of the ARA (Audio Random Access) Plug-In Extension that allows plug-ins and DAWs to communicate more comprehensively with one another. Now Celemony is announcing a new version, ARA 2, which has even greater possibilities.
The new ARA 2 specification allows, among other things, the simultaneous editing of multiple tracks, the transfer of chord track information between the DAW and the plug-in, seamless clip borders that make the manual setting of crossfades superfluous, Undo interlocking with the DAW, and more.
To profit from the new possibilities, both programs — the DAW and the plug-in — must support the ARA 2 specification. Fortunately, ARA 2 is considerably more flexible and can be integrated more easily into a multitude of DAWs as well as supported by a very wide variety of plug-ins. The feature set largely depends upon the specific plug-in and DAW used in each case involved; one pairing may allow only simple sound editing, another perhaps even automatic tempo and harmony adjustments.
Celemony is holding out the prospect of the spring release of a version of Melodyne with ARA 2. The beta-testing has already begun. ARA 2 was developed in collaboration with established as well as new ARA partners. The first implementations have already been announced: one development partner, Presonus, for example, is currently working on a version of Studio One featuring the new technology and also Cockos has announced ARA 2 integration for Reaper. Apple, with its Logic Pro X 10.4, has already presented at the NAMM show ARA support based on ARA 2.
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