Once you have chosen a preferred music selection, type in the duration you want it to be, the variation and/or mood and click 'insert'. It opens by default which I prefer, but you can change that in the Sonicfire Pro 5 preferences. It is here where you can search and select the music pieces you are looking for. Here we have the Express Track window, formerly known as the Maestro. Suffice to say you can search via instruments, favorite cuts, album titles and more. Heck, there are so many ways to enable Sonicfire 5 to search for just the correct cut, I could spend the entire review explaining it. Sonicfire will search through your library and bring up the cuts by the intensity setting of your choice, either one + or 5+ being the most intense. Yet another method of locating a piece is by its' intensity and using the drop down menu in the express track and setting it on 'Intensity'. Another way to find the piece your project needs is to select a cut by the Style of music and whether you want it to be classical, funny, bluesy, or any number of musical genres. In the upper left you can select from music pieces among the library you already own, whether you want the piece to be single or multilayered, whether it is a sound effect you are looking for, or even have it search the on-line SmartSound Store for a music selection that you may not already have. Actually, it is the same but under a different name, 'Express Track'. For those who have been using previous versions of SmartSound or Sonicfire Pro, the Maestro window is no more. As you open up Sonicfire, an Express Track window comes up with a number of easy to navigate choices. Sonicfire 5 helps you find what you need in several ways. As my music library increases, it can become even more difficult to find just the piece I am looking for. If you are like me, trying to locate the best music for a project is absolutely an imperative part of my editing workflow. Now that we have that out of the way lets explore some of the new features that can be found in Sonicfire Pro 5. My video has been imported into the lower left window so that I can score the project with exact timing as it progresses. Also in the timeline, I have opened the track, 'Just Pickin' from the "All About the Blues" Strata series discs, where I can then move around any of the loops, keyframe the volume of any of the instruments, or take them out altogether. Look over to the right and you can see the controls where you can add or diminish any instrumentation that makes up the track. Note the different 'moods' listed under the 'Prepare' track in the timeline from the SmartSound 'Open Spaces' disc. Here you see the full Sonicfire Pro 5 interface. I believe you will find yourself spending just a bit more time getting things spot on and just right within the Scoring Edition. The Scoring Edition, while including the Express Edition, allows you to score your music to the finished video which you can import from your NLE into the video window found in the Sonicfire Pro 5 interface. AIFF file to your NLE so that you can then edit to the music. The big difference between the Express Track Edition and the Scoring Edition is that the Express Edition enables you to quickly choose your music first, precisely select the duration, mood and arrangement almost automatically and export it as a. The extra features and hit files make it well worth the $99.95 price tag. The Scoring Edition also includes SmartSound Hit Pack 1 - 46 music & sound effects hit files. For an extra $99.95 you can upgrade to the Scoring Edition which adds the timeline-based interface that gives you access to Mood Mapping and some newer features like Timing Control and Spotting. New customers wishing to get Sonicfire Pro 5 can get the Express Track Edition for Free with any music album purchase. Sonicfire Pro's ease of use was is what initially attracted so many editors, yet as more features spring up with every version, Sonicfire Pro 5 remains as intuitive as ever.Īny individual already having purchased Sonicfire 4 or 4.5 will be entitled to a free upgrade to the Sonicfire Pro 5 Scoring Edition, so if you have made a recent purchase, not to fret, as you didn't throw out your hard earned money on an old version. Its' 'Mood Mapping' feature which I showcased in my review of Sonicfire 4.5 remains and continues to be essential in order to assure that your version of any piece of music is dissimilar to anyone else who might be using the same selection. Sonicfire is now highlighted by an almost massive library of diverse music and the ability to truly customize any audio selection. Having been a regular user of the SmartSound music application since its earliest inception, I have been able to witness its' evolution from an easy to use music program, supplemented by a small collection of music discs and audio FX, to its' current 5.0 version.
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