Soundtrack Pro : Professional Sound Design

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Pub. Date: 2006-01-01
Publisher(s): Peachpit Press
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Summary

Soundtrack Pro, Apple's exciting sound design software, is the newest member of the Final Cut Pro Studio digital video suite-And whether you're musically impaired or musically gifted, the Soundtrack Pro guide will help you get up to speed quickly. In this Apple-certified book/DVD combo, readers will find a complete, self-paced course in all aspects of Soundtrack Pro. Author Mary Plummer guides you through the secrets of editing, repairing, mixing, and arranging multi-track audio files, as well as how to create original soundtracks, score to video, add effects, and more. Step-by-step exercises and lesson files will have readers taking advantage of Soundtrack's thousands of audio loops to create perfectly synched scores in no time. Also included are dozens of advanced sound editing tips for professional users who want to take their video, DVD, and Web projects to the next level.

Table of Contents

Getting Started xi
Working with the Interface
1(40)
Preparing the Project
2(1)
Launching Soundtrack Pro
3(2)
Exploring the Project Window
5(7)
Exploring the Media and Effects Manager
12(9)
Searching for Audio Files
21(5)
Working with Files in the Timeline
26(4)
Saving a Project
30(2)
Opening a File in the Waveform Editor
32(3)
Opening the Mixer
35(1)
Lesson Review
36(5)
Creating and Arranging a Multitrack Project
41(40)
Preparing the Project
42(1)
Working with a New Multitrack Project
42(5)
Exploring the Project Controls
47(7)
Preparing the Project
54(1)
Moving Tabs in the Project Window
55(1)
Working with Tracks in the Timeline
56(9)
Changing a Clip's Playback Mode
65(4)
Arranging Music in the Timeline
69(6)
Setting Project Preferences
75(2)
Lesson Review
77(4)
Creating Suspense with Sound Design
81(38)
Preparing the Project
82(1)
Working with Video in Soundtrack Pro
83(9)
Planning a Scene's Sound Design
92(2)
Organizing Sound Effects
94(8)
Working with Markers
102(5)
Building Sound Effects Tracks
107(5)
Changing Track Names and Icons
112(2)
Lesson Review
114(5)
Building Suspense with Editing Techniques
119(44)
Preparing the Project
120(1)
Adjusting Track Levels
120(2)
Splitting a Clip in the Timeline
122(2)
Adjusting Clips with Precision in the Timeline
124(7)
Adding Foley Sound Effects
131(8)
Crafting Suspense with Music
139(11)
Overlapping Clips in the Timeline
150(5)
Creating a Master Timeslice
155(4)
Lesson Review
159(4)
Designing Sound in the Waveform Editor
163(64)
Preparing the Project
164(2)
Creating an Audio File Project
166(4)
Exploring the Waveform Editor
170(12)
Processing Audio Files in the Waveform Editor
182(15)
Graphically Editing Audio Files
197(12)
Editing an Audio Waveform
209(14)
Lesson Review
223(4)
Modifying and Repairing Dialog in the Waveform Editor
227(50)
Preparing the Project
228(1)
Working with Voiceover Recordings
229(11)
Working with Production Sound
240(15)
Analyzing Files in the Waveform Editor
255(8)
Working with Ambience
263(11)
Lesson Review
274(3)
Recording Audio
277(24)
Preparing the Project
278(1)
Planning Your Recording Session
278(3)
Exploring Both Recording Methods
281(11)
Preparing the Project
292(1)
Editing Recorded Files in the Timeline
293(5)
Lesson Review
298(3)
Mixing Audio
301(46)
Preparing the Project
302(3)
Evaluating a Song
305(5)
Understanding Basic Mixing
310(1)
Balancing Volume Levels
311(11)
Balancing Panning Levels
322(4)
Automating Volume Level and Pan Envelopes
326(11)
Recording Envelope Points in the Timeline and Mixer
337(6)
Lesson Review
343(4)
Working with Audio Effects and Finishing the Mix
347(40)
Preparing the Project
348(1)
Working with Realtime Effects
348(11)
Working with Effects in the Mixer
359(7)
Automating Effect Parameters
366(5)
Working with Busses and Sends
371(6)
Adding Effects to the Project
377(2)
Setting the Overall Project Volume Level
379(5)
Lesson Review
384(3)
Distributing and Managing Soundtrack Pro Files
387(40)
Preparing the Project
388(1)
Distributing Soundtrack Pro Projects
388(13)
Distributing Media Files with a Project
401(4)
Reconnecting Project Files
405(2)
Exporting Looping and Non-Looping Files
407(3)
Working with the Apple Loops Utility
410(10)
Adding Your New Files to the Soundtrack Pro Search Database
420(5)
Lesson Review
425(2)
Advanced Editing, Mixing, and Sound Design Techniques
427(42)
Preparing the Project
428(2)
Scoring a Marker to the Playhead
430(6)
Understanding the Round Trip Workflow
436(1)
Automating the Master Envelopes
436(7)
Replacing Audio Files in the Timeline
443(3)
Changing Clip Speed
446(2)
Changing the Offset of an Audio Clip
448(2)
Working with Timeslices
450(5)
Working with Multiple Outputs
455(6)
Setting Up Control Surfaces
461(4)
Lesson Review
465(4)
Using Soundtrack Pro with Other Apple Pro Applications
469(22)
Using Soundtrack Pro with Final Cut Pro
470(5)
Saving a File as AppleScript
475(6)
Using Soundtrack Pro with Motion
481(4)
Using Soundtrack Pro with DVD Studio Pro
485(3)
Lesson Review
488(3)
Appendix Final Cut Studio Workflows 491(1)
Index 492

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