ARA2 Melodyne support coming to next version of Pro Tools

[wmcintyre]

From this link, looks like ALL ProTools versions.
https://www.avid.com/resource-center...m_medium=email


“ ARA 2 Melodyne integration will be included in the next Pro Tools software update and available for all Pro Tools customers on an active subscription or perpetual license with a current Software Updates + Support Plan—stay tuned!”

[noiseboyuk]

Folks, you're all posting exactly what I have already posted. We're talking about different things.

The first Avid email I have says Pro Tools, and that's what the Avid article clearly says, with no ambiguity. Hurray! First significant new feature for years!

I've then received two subsequent emails with this wording:

ARA 2 integration is coming soon to Pro Tools Ultimate! Fix pitchy vocals, harmonize notes, transpose tracks, and fix timings directly in your Pro Tools Ultimate Edit window with Celemony Melodyne 5 essential—included with Pro Tools support plans*. It’s fast and easy and doesn’t require roundtripping audio.

Get access when you upgrade your existing perpetual Pro Tools Ultimate or Pro Tools | HD license* to the latest Pro Tools Ultimate perpetual license (yes, you'll stay on your perpetual license). Plus, save 33% if you act now (just $499)!

Which, on the face of it, seems equally clear. It's coming to Ultimate.

Now, I'm both a Studio and an Ultimate customer (2 licenses). If you look back in this thread, when someone else posted the quote above, my first response was that this is likely a targeted email just for Ultimate customers. They'll probably be another one along soon for Studio customers. If that's the case, they will likely have sent out emails worded just like the Ultimate one, but with the word Ultimate replaced by Studio.

I haven't seen anyone say they've received one of these. I did get a third email and thought "ah ha, here we go", but it was a repeat of the Ultimate one.

That's why we need clarification. Once again, the PR / Marketing people have manged to sow confusion. And we're not making it up - these are all seemingly contradictory verbatim quotes directly from Avid.

So. Avid?

[noiseboyuk]

...and one other point - Artist. Will it come to Artist too? It does have Melodyne bundled so one would hope so. But given that Ultimate customers are the only ones to have been specifically informed ARA2 is included, it's an open question.

[thin ice]

It would be a serious own goal if the only significant upgrade in the last year is applied just to Flex. That would mean studio customers would have only had a new pricing plan and a track count increase of note, and that doesn't even apply on rival systems.

[noiseboyuk]

Originally Posted by thin ice

It would be a serious own goal if the only significant upgrade in the last year is applied just to Flex. That would mean studio customers would have only had a new pricing plan and a track count increase of note, and that doesn't even apply on rival systems.

It's definitely NOT just Flex (ie the Ultimate subscription). They've specifically said Ultimate Perpetual customers will have it.

Just to remove one option from the table.

Meanwhile - Avid?

[ejsongs]

Originally Posted by smurfyou

They word it as "ARA2 Melodyne" support. So it will only work with Melodyne? There are a few other ARA2 capable plugins.

M’y question exactly. I’d live for ara support for rx, revoice and auto tune.

Ej

[LDS]

Originally Posted by thin ice

It would be a serious own goal if the only significant upgrade in the last year is applied just to Flex. That would mean studio customers would have only had a new pricing plan and a track count increase of note, and that doesn't even apply on rival systems.

And clip FX... and surround support... and atmos support... and advanced automation...

2022.4 was comparatively huge for vanilla users.

[thin ice]

Originally Posted by LDS

And clip FX... and surround support... and atmos support... and advanced automation...

2022.4 was comparatively huge for vanilla users.

Fair enough. I guess it depends on what you use when you are looking at the release. Just none of these were needed in my workflow.

[smurfyou]

Originally Posted by noiseboyuk

Now, I'm both a Studio and an Ultimate customer (2 licenses). If you look back in this thread, when someone else posted the quote above, my first response was that this is likely a targeted email just for Ultimate customers. They'll probably be another one along soon for Studio customers. If that's the case, they will likely have sent out emails worded just like the Ultimate one, but with the word Ultimate replaced by Studio.

I haven't seen anyone say they've received one of these. I did get a third email and thought "ah ha, here we go", but it was a repeat of the Ultimate one.

That's why we need clarification. Once again, the PR / Marketing people have manged to sow confusion. And we're not making it up - these are all seemingly contradictory verbatim quotes directly from Avid.

So. Avid?

I'm also an Ultimate and Studio customer. Apparently. I had an old PT12 license for an assistant (was PT LE, then PT, now PT Studio ). That license support plan is expired. I received an email identical to yours with "Studio" replacing "Ultimate". Mystery solved I guess.

So were these emails only sent to users with expired support plans? My Ultimate is kept up to date and I did not receive one for it. I only got the first general announcement email.

[Daveporter33765]

Originally Posted by noiseboyuk

I haven't seen anyone say they've received one of these. I did get a third email and thought "ah ha, here we go", but it was a repeat of the Ultimate one.

We have Studio only and received the following email message:

“Work with Melodyne Directly in Pro Tools via ARA 2

Hi David,

ARA 2 integration is coming soon to Pro Tools, enabling you to quickly fix pitchy vocals, create harmonies, transpose tracks, and edit notes in real time—without roundtripping audio.

Whether using the included Celemony Melodyne 5 essential or other Melodyne edition, get ready to perfect parts and manipulate pitch and time faster and easier than ever before.”

The email message says nothing about the Ultimate version; it just states that ARA2 capability is coming to Pro Tools.

Since we only own a Studio Perpetual license and we received the email message, I assume Studio will receive the ARA2 capability. Otherwise, I have no idea why AVID would have sent the email message to Studio Perpetual users?