Two years after winning an Engineering, Science & Technology Emmy Award for dxRevive Pro, Accentize have been recognised once again for their reverb-matching plug-in. The esteemed recognition is presented by the Television Academy in Los Angeles, California, and was set up to honour developments in engineering, science and technology that have a significant impact on the television industry.
Accentize say that Chameleon was developed to solve a common challenge in audio post-production: matching the acoustic characteristics of recordings captured in different environments. ADR, dubbing, Foley and other newly recorded material often needs to be blended seamlessly with production sound, but differences in room acoustics can make recordings sound ‘disconnected’ even when the source material itself has been captured perfectly.
Chameleon’s solution to the issue is to analyse the reverb characteristics contained in a reference recording, and then create a matching reverb profile that can be applied to other audio tracks. This allows dialogue mixers and other audio professionals to quickly recreate the acoustic character of a location without having to manually build a matching reverb sound from scratch.
"Winning an Emmy for dxRevive Pro in 2024 was already something I never imagined would happen. To now receive this recognition for Chameleon as well is incredibly special. Both products address different challenges within dialogue post-production, but they came from the same motivation: using new technology to make difficult and time-consuming audio tasks easier for professionals. I am incredibly grateful to the audio community whose feedback and support have helped us develop these tools." — Benjamin Graf, founder of Accentize and developer of Chameleon
The award will be presented at the Engineering, Science & Technology Emmy Awards on Wednesday 14 October, at the Saban Media Center at the Television Academy in Los Angeles.
