• 1 Auro-Panner
• 1 Auro-Mix Engine
• x Auro-Return(s)
Welcome to the support page dedicated to the Creative Tools Suite v3.0 !
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The complete reference manual for the AURO-3D® Creative Tools Suite.
Understand The Creative Tools Suite Concept
Explore Pro Tools Routing Approaches
Learn how to Use All Features in Details
A complete set of Pro Tools Templates to create and author your immersive and interactive content in the AURO-3D® formats. Designed to learn and optimally facilitate content-creation workflow for movies, music, broadcast and quality control.
Overview
Each Starting Up Template contains dedicated tracks, buses, groups and pre-configured features in order to learn key functions of the Creative Tools Suite.
1 PANNER
1 OBJECT PANNER
• 1 Object-Panner
• 1 Auro-Mix Engine
• x Auro-Return(s)
UP-MIXING
• 1 Auro-Matic Pro 2D
• 1 Auro-Mix Engine
• x Auro-Return(s)
DOWNMIX CONTROL
• 1 Auro-Panner
• 1 Auro-Dmx Control
• 1 Auro-Mix Engine
• x Auro-Return(s)
AURO DECODING
• 1 Decoder 5.1
• 1 Decoder 7.1
• 1 Auro-Mix Engine
• x Auro-Return(s)
ENHANCED DIALOGUES
• 1 Auro-Panner
• 1 Auro-Bus
• 1 Auro-Mix Engine
• x Auro-Return(s)
LANGUAGE SWITCH
• 2 Auro-Panners
• 1 Auro-Bus
• 1 Auro-Mix Engine
• x Auro-Return(s)
PROGRAMS
• 3 Auro-Panners
• 2 Auro-Buses
• 1 Auro-Mix Engine
• x Auro-Return(s)
Each Pro Template contains dedicated tracks, buses, groups and pre-configured features in order to facilitate content-creation workflow for movie, music, broadcast and quality control.
MOVIE
• DX: Dialogue
• VO: Voice Over
• MX: Music
• AX: Ambiance
• SFX: Sound Effect
MUSIC
• DRM: Drum Kit
• BASS: Bass
• GTR: Guitar
• KEYS: Keys
• SYNTH: Synthesiser
• VOCAL: Vocal
• SFX: Sound Effect
BROADCAST
• CX: Commentary
• DX: Dialogue
• MX: Music
• AX: Ambiance
• SFX: Sound Effect
• Dialog Enhancer
• Multiple Languages
QC
• Auro Decoder 5.1
• Auro Decoder 7.1
• Load .bwf file
• Load .iab file
Setting Up
The Pro Tools Templates for the Auro-3D® Creative Tools Suite are ready to use for any speaker configuration. Make sure that the output paths in the Pro Tools I/O setup window are correctly assigned to your sound system and you are ready to mix.
1. Download & Install the CTS
2. Select Speaker Configuration
3. Open Desired Template
4. Import & Configure PT I/O
Tips
You can customise and save these templates as new ones (Pro Tools > File > Save As Template) according to your needs. Any tracks from the official templates can also be imported into any existing Pro Tools sessions using the Pro Tools “Import Session Data” window ( CMD + ALT + I ).
1. Explore Track Groups
CTRL + Click
on Group Names
to filter them.
(Use Groups window)
2. Test Signal Routing
CTRL + CMD + Click
on Signal Generators
to activate them.
(Start playback as well)
3. Take What You Need
Right Click
on Selected Tracks
to delete them.
(Use Tracks window)
4. Adjust to Your Needs
SHIFT + CMD + N
to create New Tracks
with Auro-Panners.
(Any desired format)
System Requirements
macOS
• Intel Mac with macOS 11.6 or greater
• Intel® Core i5 processor, Intel® Core i7 or newer recommended
• 16GB RAM (32GB or more recommended)
Supported platforms
• Pro Tools 11 and higher
Compatibility
Download current and previous versions of the Creative Tools Suite.
These previous versions only work with the previous AAT licenses. They are not compatible with CTS v3 licenses.
Frequently Asked Questions
No. Unlike the Creative Tools Suite plugin versions, the AURO-3D® Encoder Service does not offer free features and necessitates the "AURO-3D CTSv3 - Auro-Codec" License for its operation. Additional information on the available licenses, rent-to-own plans, and corresponding bundles can be found on the webshop page at: https://www.auro-3d.com/creative/
While activation on iLok Cloud is not supported, it is still perfectly possibly to activate each license on an 2nd or 3rd generation iLok USB key or on your computer.
This is a known issue.
Pro Tools might alert you that no licenses have been found for the following plug-ins:
AuromaticPro.aaxplugin
Auro-Decoder.aaxplugin
This is normal behaviour as these tools need dedicated licenses only available after purchasing them.
These tools are not included in the Free license.
Just click on "Quit" on the activation window and let protools move these plugins to the "unused folder".
This is a known issue. We are working on it.
In a meantime, please simply quit the Auro-Settings menu bar application and reopen it as user.
Application path: /Library/Application Support/Auro Technologies/Auro-Settings
This should solve the problem.
This is a know issue.
Please download and install Auro-Matic Pro 2D/3D version 2.8.0 from the archive download page:
https://www.auro-3d.com/download/archive/
This version solves the problem.
Yes.
If you insert your Ilok key containing the previous Auro-Matic Pro 2D license while your Pro Tools session is already open, please wait about 30 seconds and simply close and reopen the plugin.
The Centre Generator will be activated.
P.S. The Centre Generator does not work on mono tracks format.
Absolutely! The Creative Tools Suite includes the AURO-3D Export plugin that is available as VST3 plugin format for Windows. Click HERE for more information.
Absolutely! The Creative Tools Suite includes the AURO-3D Export plugin that is available as AU and VST3 plugin formats. Click HERE for more information.
This is a know issue.
Please avoid spaces in the export file name. e.g. “My_export" instead of "My export".
Before activating the “Encode” button, simply start playback for 1 second (this helps the program to “get prepared”). Next, activate the “Encode” button and start playback in order to export the encoded mix.
The standalone Encoder requires a previous license that is not included in the new CTSv3 licenses.
We are looking into it for future releases but cannot give any indication on when this will be available.
Nevertheless, its is still perfectly possible to encode mixes via the export options in the Auro-Mixing Engine plug-in using the recent AURO CTSv3 - Auro-Codec Encoder license.
