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How to Add a Soundtrack with SmartSound Sonicfire Pro

Step 1 Import your video We begin by importing a video (in this case, an AVI file) that is in need of a soundtrack via Cmd/Ctrl+Y. SmartSound Sonicfire Pro can import most of the standard video formats; if you more »

Propellerhead Reason 3.0

Propellerhead shipped Reason 3.0, the newest version of its music production system. Reason now boasts an expanded sound bank, a new system for remotely controlling keyboards, and a suite more »

Choosing & Using

Ben Burtt, a sound designer at Skywalker Ranch who has worked on all six Star Wars films, notes that libraries have increasingly become a source for temp scores and character shadings. "Certainly, [music more »

Audio: HD Audio to Go

The soft whirring of hard drives is now a common characteristic of film and video sets as production sound continues to make the transition to hard-drive systems. In a sense, the transition to hard drives is a more »

What Randy Thom Hears

It's hard to imagine a more golden Hollywood resume than the one sported by Randy Thom. Since getting his first big breaks recording effects for Apocalypse Now and The Empire Strikes Back, the sound designer has left his aural fingerprints more »

Ultimate Kit: Lighting a Podium

Need to light a speaker or small awwards ceremony at your next trade show, corporate shindig or retail gig? Here's some expert advice more »

Take Control of Your Lighting

Begin With a Good Kit Before I put together my own ultimate lighting kit, I tried to think of every possible problem or need I would have on a typical shoot. The bulk of my daily production consists of more »

Return of the Hotrodders

If England is a nation of shopkeepers, then the U.S. is a nation of hotrodders. From Thomas Jefferson's hillside plows, through Alexander Graham Bell's harmonic telegraph, to Randall Smith's Fender more »

Century Optics LCD Hood and Widescreen Magnifier for DVX100

Century's new $60 hood for the Panasonic DVX100 fits a 3.5-inch LCD screen for glare-free viewing. Even niftier, the more »

When the Story Is as Jaw-Dropping as the Technique

"Once in a while, the planets align; everything comes together in one big orgasm." Happy words by a director known simply as W.I.Z, represented by Los Angeles/London-based Oil Factory. The more »