NEW! SmartSound SonicFire Pro 4.5 Network Edition

The Network Edition supports the sharing of music and project soundtracks among editing and production teams. If more than one person needs access to the music or final score, no other music or library solution even comes close. Only available for large quantity music purchase.

Sonicfire Pro 4.5 Network version was developed specifically to improve the workflow and music library efficiency in a networked environment with multiple editors. Rather than adding additional cost to the Standalone version, we’ve decided to make Express Track exclusive to the Network version. The Standalone version of Sonicfire Pro 4.5 can offer all of these features and more, so nobody misses out.

Express Track was designed easily replace your current music search engine without requiring any training of your editing staff. By adding the SmartSound customization to the search process, editors will find the process intuitive and light years better than the other music search engines.

SmartSound SonicFire Pro 4.5 Network Edition
Included is 2 Sonicfire Pro 4.5 licenses & the first 30 Strata multi-layer discs

$1,999.95 MSRP

In the music library business, SmartSound has leveraged its technology leadership to bring the best music solutions to creative professionals. SmartSound invented the idea of customizable multi-layer music with award-winning Mood Mapping giving intuitive control of up to 8 instrument layers. All new music from SmartSound is in the Multi-Layer format to bring the most creative possibilities to every editor.

NAB Attendees Get Sneak Peek at Revolutionary Timing Control and Music Search Features in SmartSound® Sonicfire® Pro 5

Ability to precisely time musical events to key points in a video timeline adds incredible power and dramatic impact to productions; new Sensory Searching™ feature makes finding the right piece of music a dynamic part of the music scoring process

SmartSoundAttendees of NAB 2008 will be the first to get a live, up-close look at SmartSound Sonicfire Pro 5, the groundbreaking new development in library music. Shipping in June, this new release accesses the largest selection of fully-customizable library music available. With new music timing controls and searching features, Sonicfire Pro 5 gives professional editors the most complete customizable music library solution.

Recent versions of Sonicfire Pro have brought incredible customization options to the length, arrangement and mix of SmartSound-enabled music. Sonicfire Pro builds on this history of innovation with a focus on timing controls, specifically the timing of events in a music score to key points in a production. This level of control is not available from any other music library or software product, and is part of what makes Sonicfire Pro 5 the most complete solution ever for creating a customized music score.

Sonicfire Pro 5 features incredible new enhancements to its award-winning Mood Mapping® feature that make it easy and fast to precisely match the timing of a score with events in a production. Users will be able to simply grab a beat in a piece of music and drag it to a nearby edit point or other key event in a video timeline without changing the rhythm and length of the rest of the score. The company believes this will be the first time such a capability has been available for prerecorded music. New control over the timing of the music section changes helps editors create dynamic music that matches the pace of their scenes. Also added to this release is the ability to adjust the tempo of any SmartSound music track while maintaining customization control. These new innovations enable Sonicfire Pro 5 to create music scores with tremendous impact without requiring time-consuming and complex manual editing.

The new “Spotting and Timing” feature in Sonicfire Pro 5 also increases the precision with which musical events can match events in a video. Editors can mark key points in the production where additional musical emphasis is required and Sonicfire Pro 5 will recommend the best-fitting music and provide different options and methods for achieving the best overall fit with the key points in the visual.

This ability to include key events in a video timeline as a factor in the music search is one critical element of the new Sensory Searching feature in SmartSound’s reconfigured Express Track search tool. Sensory Searching uses an individual’s personal musical preferences to drill down to exactly the right piece of music, dynamically changing search results in real-time as the user modifies their parameters. By using their own ears and creative musical preferences, the user always has the option to make a comparative judgment on the current search result and get a new result without ever having to start the search over.

“Sonicfire Pro 5 may be the most significant technology achievement in the music library industry in years,” said Kevin Klingler, President and CEO of SmartSound Software, Inc. “The innovations of precise timing control over prerecorded music and dynamic, sensory-based music searching, when combined with our existing features of Mood Mapping and real-time instrument access, make this the only real choice for anyone interested in customizing music for their projects.”

Sonicfire Pro 5 will be sold in two editions: the Express Track Edition gives access to the improved music search function, and basic customization options such as length, arrangement, and overall instrument mix; while the Scoring Edition includes access to the Timeline editing tools, such as the new advanced timing controls and precise control over the instrument mix throughout the score. The Express Track Edition will be free with any purchase from SmartSound’s Multi-Layer Music library, or customers can upgrade to the Scoring Edition for just $99.95. Any customer who is a registered Sonicfire Pro 4.5 owner will receive a free upgrade to the Sonicfire Pro 5 Scoring Edition.

SmartSound Music:
Infinitely more customizable than ANY other music library!

The Maestro
The Maestro is your search engine for finding the best SmartSound music for every project. Its intuitive design helps you quickly find and sample the best possible choices.

When searching the SmartSound music library with Sonicfire Pro 4.5, the Maestro provides a "Preview with Timeline" option.  Since Sonicfire Pro 4.5 can import a reference movie to aid in creating a perfectly fit score, the maestro leverages this feature. When "Preview with Timeline" is checked, every time you sample a music track, the reference movie will start playing. This simple feature gives you an incredibly convenient way to quickly test the music with your video, saving you time and helping you find the best music.

Cutting to the beat
Whether you're developing animation sequences or cutting picture to the beat of the music, the maestro is there to help. Not only will the maestro help you quickly find the best track to drive your visuals, but it will also tell you the basic editing lengths to keep your visuals in sync with the beat of the music. Thanks maestro! That’s helpful.

Keeping track of tracks
Favorites – When you’re first presented with a project and you want to scour the library to find the widest array of options to start with, the Favorites button is helpful. When you find a track that sounds good, just mark it as a favorite and continue your search. When you're done, you can set your scope to "Favorites" and only your selected tracks will be displayed for you to more easily make your final decisions.

User Notes: The User Notes field allows you to type in your own text for each track. You can add a more detailed description or type in the project name every time you use a track, so it will be each to find the answer to "What was that track we used for the Smith project last month?" Setting your scope to With User Notes narrows your view just to those tracks that you've annotated.

Why only in the Network Edition
The Network version of Sonicfire Pro 4.5 was developed specifically to improve the workflow and music library efficiency in a networked environment with multiple editors. Rather than adding additional cost to the Standalone version, we’ve decided to make Express Track exclusive to the Network version. The Standalone version of Sonicfire Pro 4.5 can offer all of these features and more, so nobody misses out.

Perfect for Weaning
Express Track was designed easily replace your current music search engine without requiring any training of your editing staff. By adding the SmartSound customization to the search process, editors will find the process intuitive and light years better than the other music search engines.