NUGEN Aligner

NUGEN Aligner｜Automatic Phase and Polarity Correction Plugin

Say goodbye to phase cancellation, restore sound fullness and impact with one click.

In modern music production and recording engineering, using multiple microphones to capture a single sound source is extremely common, such as drum kits, guitar amplifiers, or acoustic instruments. However, due to slight differences in microphone placement, sound signals arrive at different microphones with delays, leading to severe phase cancellation issues. This problem can make your recordings sound "thin," "weak," or lacking in low-end, significantly impacting mixing quality. NUGEN Aligner is a professional tool designed to solve this core pain point. It is an efficient automatic alignment tool that precisely analyzes and corrects phase and polarity issues between tracks, bringing unprecedented convenience and accuracy to your multi-microphone recording workflow. Whether you're dealing with drum overheads and close-mics, or multiple mics on a guitar amp, Aligner instantly completes the tedious phase correction work, allowing you to focus on more creative mixing decisions.

The design philosophy of this plugin is to simplify complex acoustic physics problems. Traditional manual track alignment is not only time-consuming but also difficult to achieve perfect sample-level precision. NUGEN Aligner employs advanced algorithms to automatically detect and compensate for delays between tracks, while intelligently determining whether polarity inversion is needed. Simply insert it on the tracks that need correction, select a reference track, click a button, and immediately hear the sound become more solid, clear, and energetic. This is not just a time-saving tool, but a crucial asset for ensuring your mixes have a professional-grade sonic foundation.

Product Features

• Automatic Phase Alignment: No manual waveform zooming required, Aligner automatically analyzes and calculates minute time delays between multiple tracks and performs sample-accurate correction, perfectly resolving comb filtering effects caused by microphone distance.
• Smart Polarity Inversion: Built-in automatic polarity detection intelligently determines if there are out-of-phase issues between tracks. When destructive phase interference is detected, it automatically performs a 180-degree polarity inversion, instantly restoring the sound's low-frequency energy and impact.
• Extremely Simplified Workflow: Designed for efficiency, the user interface is highly intuitive. Simply insert the plugin on multiple tracks, set up send/receive relationships, and complete alignment with one click. Significantly reduces the pre-production time for multi-track recordings of drums, guitars, bass, and more.
• Enhance Mix Clarity and Punch: Through precise phase correction, it significantly improves mix clarity, stereo image stability, and overall impact. Make your drums sound tighter, guitars heavier, and vocals more penetrating.
• Sample-Accurate Algorithm: Utilizes NUGEN Audio's acclaimed audio processing technology, ensuring all corrections are performed at the sample level, maximizing the preservation of original recording quality and dynamics, and avoiding any unnecessary coloration or distortion.
• Applicable to Various Scenarios: Perfect for drum recording (Overheads vs. Snare/Kick), multi-mic guitar/bass amp recording, stereo microphone arrays, and any recording and post-production scenarios requiring the alignment of multiple sound sources.

Detailed Core Functions