This series of 10 tutorials on SmartSound SonicFire Pro 5 ranges from a basic overview of the software to in-depth techniques to get the most out of this tool to customize music for video projects. Noted instructor Larry Jordan leads you through SonicFire Pro 5.
Getting Started with Sonicfire Pro 5 Express Track Edition
Larry Jordan shows you how to get your Sonicfire Pro 5 software installed and setup.

Overview of Sonicfire Pro 5 Express Track
Larry Jordan shows you how to quickly FIND, CUSTOMIZE and USE thousands of customizable royalty-free music track from the SmartSound Music library. No other music library solution gives you this much customization control over prerecorded music.

Searching for Music with Express Track in Sonicfire Pro 5
Larry Jordan shows you how to use Express Track to quickly search through the thousands of music tracks available in the SmartSound Music library. Quickly narrow the results and listen to your options in a matter of seconds.

Using Sensory Searching in Sonicfire Pro 5 Express Track
Larry Jordan demonstrates the new Sensory Searching features of SmartSound Sonicfire Pro 5. Sensory Searching is a brand new way of finding music by adapting the search to respond to your preferences rather than relying on textual keyword or category searching. Other features such as tapping a tempo to find matching songs and the ability to change the tempo of a selected track have been added to this new version of Sonicfire Pro 5.

Overview of Sonicfire Pro 5 Scoring Edition
Larry Jordan takes you on a tour of the powerful timeline-based interface of the Sonicfire Pro 5 Scoring Edition. Learn your way around the different windows: Timeline, Properties, VU Meters, Bin/Spotting, and Video. Larry also gets started with a project so you can see the basic functionality.

Using Mood Mapping in Sonicfire Pro 5 Scoring Edition
Larry Jordan shows you how to use the Mood Mapping feature of Sonicfire Pro 5 to adjust the music to fit the changing moods of your production. With SmartSound’s huge library of Multi-Layer Music, the Mood Mapping feature gives you access to up to 9 separate instrument layers. Open with Drum and Bass, Duck for Dialog and close with a Full Mix for the action sequence. You’ll also learn how to use the new Hit Files feature to emphasize key events in your video. No other music library offers this level of creativity.

Using the Spotting Feature in Sonicfire Pro 5 Scoring Edition
Larry Jordan shows you how to use the new Spotting feature of Sonicfire Pro 5 to find music that will automatically match the key edit points in your video. Set markers to identify the key points in your video and the Spotting feature will deliver music tracks that are the best possible tempo having music beats match your visual events. It’s an amazing feature.

Timing Control in SmartSound Sonicfire Pro 5
Larry Jordan shows how to use Timing Control in Sonicfire Pro 5, This feature allows you to move the beats of the music to match the events in your video…without effecting the rhythm, tempo or original length of the cue. It’s amazing, check it out. This is the most creative music tool for video editors to use for adding custom soundtracks to their films and videos.

Exporting Music and Using Smart Recall in Sonicfire Pro 5
Larry Jordan shows you how to get music from Sonicfire Pro 5 into your video or audio projects. A built in Sent To option sends the music right into your project making it the fastest way to get customized music into your timeline. Advanced options like exporting instruments as separate layers is useful for later customizing and surround sound mixes. The Smart Recall feature is also demonstrated to show how music files from Sonicfire Pro can be edited later without the need for saving project files.

Configuration Options in Sonicfire Pro 5
Larry Jordan helps you understand the configuration options of SmartSound Sonicfire Pro 5.