If you work with vocals, record instruments, or are in post-production, Synchro Arts’ VocAlign Project 5 is a no-brainer. If you want to fine-tune things like vibrato and transients, or need control over warping, you’ll want to move up to a higher tier, either VocAlign Ultra or Revoice Pro 4. Project 5 is the entry version and retails for £109, although it was on sale for £73 at the time this review was published. The only real competition to VocAlign Project 5 is the other VocAlign packages. In fact, Synchro Arts has won an Emmy and an award from the Academy (the folks that give out the Oscars) for just this reason. It could also be useful in film and television post-production for syncing and replacing dialogue, as well as lining up sound effects. Although we used it with vocals, it’s easy to see how this could apply to any number of situations, such as when multitracking instruments.

We were pleasantly surprised at how easy it was to get usable results quickly. Note that the vocals are completely dry with only VocAlign affecting them. Let’s see how it works on a vocal project with a lead plus backgrounds and harmonies, first in standard form and then as an ARA plugin. Not all DAWs support ARA, which means that it functions a little differently in each host program.

The ARA version allows for instantaneous audio capture across multiple tracks while the standard one requires real-time capture on a per-track basis. There are two different versions of VocAlign Project 5, the standard and the ARA version. There are also a few presets to help you get started. Lastly, there’s SmartAlign, an intelligent function that helps match Guide and Dub tracks when their starting points are far apart. There’s Alignment Rule, which tells the algorithm how much time stretching and/or time compression you want it to use Max Shift, for when you’re working with a lot of gaps in the material and Dub Pitch Range, for fine-tuning the accuracy of the editing process (for example when working with audio that is particularly high- or low-pitched). First is Max Difference, which is a knob that controls how loosely or tightly the Dub follows the Guide. On the right are manual controls to adjust the changes that the plugin has made. The display tells you how much change has been applied as well as time alignment and other factors.

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