Blackmagic Design has announced DaVinci Resolve 19 with over 100 new features, including some impressive tools for audio in the Fairlight section. We have the details.

Fairlight Feaures At A Glance

Fully integrated native Ambisonics workflow.

• IntelliTrack powered audio panning to video.

• Ability to sidechain VST3 and AU audio effects.

• Music Remixer FX to remix voice, drums, bass, guitar and other sources.

• Dialogue Separator FX to separate dialogue, background and ambience.

• Ducker track FX for auto level management of beds against dialogue.

• Voice Isolation supports true stereo and improved buffering.

• Dialogue Leveler has improved with faster cue up time.

• Improved frequency analyzer displays for spectrum and waterfall options.

• Multiple improvements for native FX processing.

• Multiple automation improvements.

• Support for panning in groups.

• Support for clip head and tail snapping in focus mode.

• Support for zoom to fit for timeline view.

• Support for LTC and MTC chase.*

• Support for an exclusive solo mode.

• Support for fades with Dolby Atmos compositions.

• Arming a track now patches default audio inputs.

• Ability to loop playback over range from Fairlight panels.

• Support for dynamic delay compensation with AU plugins.

• Support for Sony 360RA Walkmix audio formats and plugin.

• Improved ADM and Vivid audio with MPEG-H SDK 2.75.

• Support for third party auto conform workflows.

In Detail

A lot of work has been done using the AI engine with Resolve to help those working with audio. This includes a powerful ducker, dialogue separator, music remixer and AI powered panning for use in stereo, surround or Atmos mixes where the panning can automatically follow a tracker applied to the picture.

There’s an excellent video showing the new audio features from the team at Team 2 Films.

Again, it’s worth noting that DaVinci Resolve is primarily an NLE, so it’s worth comparing the tools with those in competitors such as Final Cut and Adobe Premiere. However, to have these tools in any DAW would be a real bonus.

One things for sure, with over 100 new features, at no extra cost to licence owners, shows just how much some developers care about keeping their customers happy.