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Non Stop Music library and the other libraries or collections it administers can now be searched and downloaded with extreme speed and efficiency at www.CUEgle.com. A highly advanced music search and download engine, CUEgle combines the look and feel of a physical CD collection with the quick search capabilities and instant gratification of an online library, giving TV/film music supervisors, advertising agency, corporate, multimedia producers and more intuitive access to 1,100 CDs with over 35,000 tracks.
“The CUEgle system significantly speeds up the process of searching for, finding and downloading the ideal music cuts for a media project,” says Randy Thornton, Partner in Non Stop Music (www.nonstopmusic.com). “CUEgle is a revolutionary way of executing online music searches, with a visually-oriented, user-friendly interface that gives clients the sense of thumbing through their CD collection, but with the fast efficiency of a powerful Web search engine.”
Visitors to CUEgle will find an uncommonly attractive, visually-oriented experience waiting for them once they log on. Large images of the colorful CD covers for each collection, marked by easily identifiable names such as “Action Premier 1” to “Suspense 4”, “Tenor Sax Quartet ‘ Bossa Nova” and far beyond, can be clicked on to reveal track title, quick description and length. Each MP3 track can be fully previewed and downloaded straight to the user’s desktop, where it can then be inserted into their project. Users in need of highest-quality .wav or .aif files can conduct their CUEgle search online, then pull the files from a CUEgle-supplied hard drive. If they choose to use the track, the usual blanket or needle drop licenses apply.
The CUEgle experience is further enhanced by advanced search capabilities. 28 top-level categories, from “Atmospheric Chillout” to “Country & Western” and “Kitsch Retro Lounge” help to speed up searches. Users can also easily narrow or broaden their music searches with keywords. In addition, Non Stop’s expert music consultants are available 24/7 to make suggestions regarding the Non Stop Music library, made up entirely of original music composed, arranged recorded at Non Stop’s L.A. East soundstage in Salt Lake City.
Organization and workflow are also a strong suit of CUEgle. Music supervisors managing one or more large-scale productions will appreciate the “Projects” section, which allows them to keep multiple music cues in project folders specifically designated for that project. To streamline the review and approval process, clients can be sent emails with metadata “.xml” files that they can then open in CUEgle for access to the full MP3 files, saving users the bandwidth strain of moving multiple audio files back and forth via email.
“The CUEgle music search and download engine is a better, faster way to navigate the constantly expanding Non Stop Music library,” Thornton concludes. “In the past people had weeks to turn their projects around, but those timelines have shrunk to days and even hours. Now that the intuitive capabilities of CUEgle are available, we can help music producers respond to the intense time demands and still be creative in the process. CUEgle is the fast track to finding the best music for the creation of better media.”
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