Source-Connect. Pioneer since 2005
Access to the world's most trusted remote recording tool. Connect from anywhere in high-fidelity and perfect sync.
Why Source-Connect
Source-Connect automatically repairs your timeline in the background, swapping lost audio or dropouts with pristine, full quality source files.
Seamless access. Just download it, install it and connect in few clicks from any computer.
Download the performance after every session from Source-Connect. No additional software needed for talent.
Up to 6 simultaneous participants with bidirectional streaming and discrete audio I/O per contact.
When you press record, your recording moves in sample-accurate harmony. Keep your creative flow seamless unified.
End-to-end encryption with direct transfer without ever being stored online.
Stream MIDI to and from your connections — machine control, instruments, triggers and events.
Stream up to 128 discrete audio channels with complete metadata connection straight to the Dolby Atmos Renderer.
Audiences
Sound like you're in the same room. Connect instantly with major global post-production houses. Record broadcast-ready audio live, while the system handles the high-res safety backups automatically. Give real-time direction and record broadcast-ready audio instantly from any global home studio.
Multi-channel tracking and secure client review. Handle complex remote tracking sessions with up to 6 simultaneous bidirectional participants in a secure, encrypted environment.
Record and create without bouncing files. Stream your live tracking session straight to your co-writer's headphones with perfect phase accuracy. Stop bouncing rough MP3s. Play your tracking session live to your co-writer, instrument by instrument, with absolute phase accuracy.
Bring the professional world to the classroom. Equip your remote classrooms and audio labs with industry-standard tools using flexible campus licensing and affordable student rates. Give your students real-world, industry-standard remote engineering experience without complex lab deployments.
Compare
Three editions of the same connection. What changes between them is how many channels you carry, how far the sync reaches, and how the session is secured.
| Feature | Talent | Studio | Facility |
|---|---|---|---|
| Best for | Voiceover, Musicians, Students | Commercial Mixers, Producers, & Post-Houses | Enterprise Film Studios, Game Audio, & Universities |
| Max Audio Channels | Stereo (2 Channels) | up to 24 Channels | up to 128 Channels |
| Immersive Sound Support | Stereo / Binaural | 5.1 / 7.1 Surround | Full Dolby Atmos® Metadata Sync with Dolby Atmos Renderer support |
| Max Sample Rate | 48 kHz | 96 kHz | 192 kHz |
| Simultaneous Connections | Up to 6 participants | Up to 6 participants | Up to 6 participants |
| Timeline Synchronization | Remote Transport Sync (RTS) | RTS + LTC/MTC Support | RTS + LTC/MTC |
| Dropout Protection | Auto-Restore | Auto-Restore & Replace | Auto-Restore & Replace |
| Security Architecture | End-to-End Encryption | End-to-End Encryption | End-to-End Encryption, SSO support |
Auto-Restore / Auto-Replace
Our key differentiator: automated processes begin the moment a take ends. Auto-Restore fills any audio lost to the network, and Auto-Replace swaps back up files with full-quality source files that conform to your timeline. Never rebuild an edit again, download the back up file afterwards.
Surround & multi-track
Stream and record multi-channel configurations — power remote music, broadcast and post sessions with real-time surround.
Robust sync eliminates latency compensation headaches — link timelines between multiple connections using LTC or MTC.
Operate in standalone mode, or seamlessly connect with most popular plugin hosts using the included Source-Connect Link plugin — available in AAX, AU and VST3 formats.
Pricing
Three tiers, three ways to buy. Every subscription includes network access, software updates and world-class support.
Recommended for performing
or $385 billed yearly
A powerful feature set for voice and music performers — everything you need to contribute flawless audio to studios and facilities.
Recommended for recording
Everything in Talent plus increased quality and the ability to request Auto-Restore and Auto-Replace sessions.
Time reference output: MTC or LTC
Recommended for surround
All the features of Studio, plus surround and multichannel connections for immersive cinema and music workflows.
Multi-location facility support
Recommended for performing
Includes 6 months of Network Access
Pay more once, pay less every year. Network Access renews at $145 a year and covers servers, updates and support.
Recommended for recording
Includes 1 year of Network Access
The studio workhorse at the lowest long-term cost: ahead of the subscription inside a year and a half, at today's prices.
Recommended for surround
Includes 1 year of Network Access
Facility-grade immersive workflows and multi-location support at the lowest long-term cost.
Buy-In is paid once and stays on your account. Active Network Access is required to log in and connect, and renews yearly.
Recommended for performing
Single-use license
Everything a performer needs to contribute flawless audio for a one-off session.
Recommended for recording
Single-use license
Full Studio-grade quality and Auto-Restore requests for a session-length engagement.
Recommended for surround
Single-use license
Immersive multichannel capability for a single remote surround session.
Short-term licenses do not include support — support is sold separately.
Questions
Source-Connect 4 is a professional remote audio collaboration software that enables sound engineers, voice actors, musicians, and post-production studios to stream lossless, synchronized and low-latency audio across the internet. It offers sample-accurate Remote Transport Sync (RTS), up to 128 discrete audio channels with Dolby Atmos® support, and automated file restoration to protect against network dropouts. Source-Connect 4 is available for macOS and Windows.
Source-Connect 4 streams uncompressed, broadcast-ready audio up to 192 kHz. It provides sample-accurate Remote Transport Sync (RTS), up to 128 discrete channels, and automated dropout protection—ensuring professional stability and fidelity that browser-based applications cannot deliver. Usually browser tools offer convenience but they are constrained by internet browser limitations, variable sample rate conversion, and aggressive browser audio processing.
If a network interruption or frame drop occurs during a live recording session, Source-Connect 4's Auto-Restore feature automatically silently repairs the recorded file on your timeline in the background. It replaces low-resolution streaming artifacts with pristine, full-quality PCM source audio recorded at the talent's end, eliminating the need for manual file transfers or re-takes.
Remote Transport Sync (RTS) is Source-Connect's proprietary technology that locks DAW transport controls together across distance. When an engineer presses Record, the timeline in their DAW (such as Pro Tools, Logic, or Cubase), the remote collaborator's takes moves in exact sample-accurate synchronization.
Yes. Source-Connect 4 is fully cross-platform and operates as an AAX, VST3, and AU plugin, as well as a standalone application on both macOS and Windows operating systems. It integrates smoothly into Pro Tools, Logic Pro, Studio One, Reaper, Nuendo, and Adobe Audition.
Talent, Studio and Facility.
Yes. Short-term and long-term licenses. See pricing.
Yes. Just download it, log in and run it.
Existing Version 3 users can upgrade by logging into their Source Elements dashboard. Monthly subscription holders can update directly to Version 4 at no additional cost, while perpetual license owners are eligible for exclusive Loyalty Legacy discounts on upgrade packages.
We offer a Buy-In licence, which gives you access at the lowest long-term cost of any way to buy. The licence is paid once and stays on your account; you'll need active Network Access, renewed yearly, to log in and use Source-Connect, and you can renew your access whenever you come back.
On the record
Published on source-elements.com and quoted in full — every card links to its source.
Composer / The Queen’s Gambit
Source-ConnectI’ve never physically conducted a live orchestra for any of my work, I’ve always just worked remotely asynchronously.
This time around we used Source-Connect so that we could just log in and hear the audio as the performers were playing in real time. This is the first time that everybody involved in the scoring process has dialled in from different cities. It was actually a pretty smooth process.
Dubbing / Re-Recording Mixer
Source-ConnectAs an ADR recordist I have been a user of Source-Connect for many years.
To me, there is no other software that can begin to compare. It’s straight forward, easy to use and reliable. Sound quality and connection are seamless and enable us to still capture much needed dialogue if an actor is no longer in the same country. It allows all of us, director, actor, engineer and ADR supervisor, to interact with one another as if we were in the same room.
CEO, IMN Creative
Source Elements — Dolby AtmosWe recently completed a Dolby Atmos mix for a major streaming title with our director attending remotely from Leavesden, UK, while we worked from our stage in Burbank, California.
With Source-Connect Facility, he heard exactly what he needed to hear on a well equipped mix stage with no compromises, no clunky cumbersome setups, no flying him across the Atlantic. It’s changed how we approach remote sessions entirely by allowing us to compete with an ever challenging business model.
Emmy-Winning VO, President of OVU, SAG-AFTRA Leader
Source-ConnectCarlos Rondon and I recorded a voiceover between his home studio in Weston, Florida and my studio in Monterrey, Mexico.
We did some comparisons with the old version of Source-Connect and were delighted to find that Source-Connect 4 is more stable, has less latency (Carlos couldn’t feel any latency at all!), and we found it sounded even better. Well done!
Composer / Coming 2 America
Source-ConnectComing 2 America features a number of surprise special music guests, including Gladys Knight.
I was asked to go to Gladys’ trailer and rehearse her part together. She lives in Vegas and had done a recording session, which I was able to be a part of because of Source-Connect. I decided to have her vocal performance transcribed. So I had the printed music of what she sang. I showed up with the music printed that she had already sung, able to help her know where her inflections were and what she needed to do on camera.
Pinewood Studios
Source Elements — Dolby AtmosDolby Atmos reviews are an integral part of our cross Atlantic review workflow and until now we’ve only had workarounds.
The team at Source Elements have really knocked it out of the park with their Source-Connect Facility Dolby Atmos feature which allows us to recreate a full Dolby Atmos experience to the film makers allowing them the confidence in the decisions they make — truly a game changer.
Voice Talent
Source-ConnectI’ve been using Source Connect since 2007 on a regular basis (since the first version).
The new interface is very user friendly and the addition of more settings and options to utilize during sessions is great. Source Connect 3.9 is and has been a dependable method to connect for sessions and I think SCv4 will continue to be that and more. Port forwarding could sometimes be a challenge with SC 3.9 depending on each situation but with SCv4, not having that requirement just makes it that much more attractive. From my experience, using the new SCv4, I would certainly recommend it without hesitation.
Head of Audio Technology, Splice Post
Source-ConnectSource-Connect 4 is a major update, especially regarding ease of use, reliability and security, that will enhance our global collaboration capabilities. The transition from iLok to account-based access allows easy login from any workstation, and Source-Connect 4’s automated Restore and Replace features ensure that any network issues won’t compromise our recordings, guaranteeing high quality audio and peace of mind during critical sessions. I expect it to have an important impact on collaborative workflows in the media industry.
15-day free trial · no credit card required · no iLok
News & user stories
Press
Thom Yorke & Jonny Greenwood record with Source-Connect
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Studio
Green Road Recording Studio — remote recording and mixing in Costa Rica
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Voice talent
The Booth Of Us — recording from anywhere with Source-Connect
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Post production
Carl K. Robinson — remote post-production audio engineer
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Voice over
June Yoon — Korean-bilingual voice acting from Los Angeles
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Voice over
Pierre Maubouché — the French Voice, recording remotely
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