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JUMPS DV MUSE 2.0 (continued from page 16) SONICFIRE PRO 5 (continued from page 12) product manager was quite clear that the software is primarily designed as a sketchpad to convey ideas and moods to a composer, although it’s capable of producing customized background music for corporate logos, documentaries and much more if you tweak it. Where Muse shines is in its ability to load a quick video, rough out a temp score and then export a MIDI file that can be imported into the aforementioned GarageBand, Digital Performer, Logic or just about any other music software. There you can repatch instruments to your heart’s content, add tracks that would be otherwise cumbersome or impossible in Muse, and polish your score until it’s just right. In addition to MIDI, Abaltat has included AIFF and WAV audio and QuickTime movie export. The latter allows you to combine your customized score with your video and import both back into your NLE of choice, while the former gives you the opportunity to do the same with just the new music score. The Abaltat Web site features a number of tutorial movies to better acquaint you with Muse 2.0, as well as a downloadable, time-limited trial version. And, truthfully, this is one of those rare software packages that you really do have to see in action to fully appreciate what it can do. If you’re burned out on stock music tracks or don’t have the chops to DIY with GarageBand, Muse 2.0 is an inexpensive, simple and time-efficient way to score audio that’s fully locked to your QuickTime video. Just don’t quit your day job! DV setting a mood keyframe in the left panel of the timeline and then selecting a new mood in the Properties window. Set another keyframe and change the mood again. Each mood change defaults to a two-second transition, but you can lengthen or shorten that in that same window. Common to all clips is the ability to control timing of the various components. Select the timeline and activate the Timing Control in the in the Properties window. The timeline will reveal the names of the individual musical blocks that the application has used to assemble the music bed. Individual tick marks indicate individual measures of the piece. Click on a “section keyframe” point and drag it wherever you like in the timeline. The arrangement will change to reflect that specific musical sequence beginning at the new point. When your’re satisfied with your composition, there are a number of export options. It is possible to export each track individually or a total mix as AIFF or WAV. It is also possible to send to your favorite NLE with all tracks remaining discrete. This is important for final audio mixing and sweetening in your NLE or DAW. Because the Send To feature incorporates interchangeability, it is possible to open the music track once again in Sonicfire Pro and see those changes reflected in the NLE timeline. Sonicfire Pro 5 is an essential part of my production toolkit. There exists nothing else that can even come close to what it can achieve in adding appropriate quality music to enhance production. It should be a part of your kit as well. DV ADVERTISER INDEX COMPANY 16 x 9 Abe’s of Maine ADK Pro Audio AJA B&H Blackmagic Design Epson America Focal Press Litepanels NAB Association NewTek Panasonic Broadcast Safe Harbor Computers Sony Electronics Sony Creative Software Varizoom Videoguys PAGE 21 27 15 11 29-31 5 26 19 13 17 7 38 37 2-3 9 25, 33 23 WEB SITE www.16x9inc.com www.abesofmaine.com www.adkvideoediting.com www.aja.com www.bhphotovideo.com www.blackmagic-design.com www.discproducer.epson.com COMPANY INDEX Abaltat 16; Adobe 18, 19; Apple 10, 16, 18, 19, 22; ARRI 24; Boris FX 19; Canon 8, 22; Cartoni 14; CoreMelt 18; DeFoe Tech 13; DVShade 18; Fujinon 22; G-Technology 22; Idustrial Revolution 18; JVC 32; Labsphere 22; Letus35 28; Libec 14; Liman Video Rental Company 22; Location www.focalpress.com www.litepanels.com www.nabshow.com www.newtek.com www.panasonic.com/p2hd www.sharbor.com www.sony.com www.sonycreativesoftware.com/vegash www.varizoom.com www.videoguys.com Lighting 24; Mattias Sandström 10; Miller Camera Support 14; NewTek 18; Nikon 8; Noise Industries 18, 19; Nvidia 18; OConnor 14; P+S Technik 28; Panasonic 20; RED Digital Cinema 8; Redrock Microsystems 10, 28; Sachtler 14; SmartSound 12; Sony Electronics 6, 10; SugarFX 18; Vinten 14; Yanobox 18, 19; Zacuto 10 http://www.16x9inc.com http://www.abesofmaine.com http://www.adkvideoediting.com http://www.aja.com http://www.bhphotovideo.com http://www.blackmagic-design.com http://www.discproducer.epson.com http://www.focalpress.com http://www.litepanels.com http://www.nabshow.com http://www.newtek.com http://www.panasonic.com/p2hd http://www.sharbor.com http://www.sony.com http://www.sonycreativesoftware.com/vegash http://www.varizoom.com http://www.videoguys.com

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