Some people asked me about the third part of Sound Design Essentials, so here is it: Software (4 parts).
A collection of fixes to make AudioFinder on Lion smoother. Bug Fixed a potential freeze after a scan or import on Lion. Lion double clicking Sidebar bug Fixed. Switched to GCD for threads for better performance. Renamed saved “Libraries” to “Lists” to avoid confusion with everything else called Library. Lee Clark for providing some bio information. Anyone with information about G.W. looking for his burial location) and their families, please contact his great-great grandson at audiofinder-hobby@yahoo.com. CIVIL WAR CO C 10th MO INF Two markers; military and dbl marker with his wife. Born in Highland, Ohio.
- AudioFinder Mac版是一款Mac平台的增强型音频管理处理工具，类似苹果系统Finder的界面，不必打开任何音频软件，你直接就可以在AudioFinder里完成几乎所有对音频素材的常用操作。.
- A collection of fixes to make AudioFinder on Lion smoother. Bug Fixed a potential freeze after a scan or import on Lion. Lion double clicking Sidebar bug Fixed. Switched to GCD for threads for better performance. Renamed saved “Libraries” to “Lists” to avoid confusion with everything else called Library.
- Part 1: Database & Organization
- Part 2: Editing Software
- Part 3: Advanced Transformation Tools
- Part 4: Noise Reduction and Restoration
I clarify that I’m not gonna talk about DAWs. It’s something that has been discussed a lot in many different blogs, forums, etc.. and it still seems silly; It’s simple: everyone has their preferences for work and know that is what best fits their needs. In this special I’ll only name several “special” applications that offer great tools for sound designers.
As you can see, in this first part I’m gonna show you several tools for organizing your library, sound database, etc. There are a lot of people who feel the need to organize a sound database and/or search on their sound library, and can not find software to use for that.
Shazam
Some DAWs have a library/database application integrated, such as MediaBay on Nuendo, Media Browser on SONAR, etc, but… if you don’t like that integrated function, you have anotther options of dedicated software with special features for that job. Let’s check some of the best choices:
An advanced search engine, a highly advanced conversion engine, an integrated metadata management tool, an advanced sound design tool, a DSP processing host, a scalable product line that includes server, enterprise and web portal options, and it is designed to work directly with the most popular production tools in the industry.
Soundminer is used by both large companies like Ascent Media (includes Soundelux and Todd-AO), Warner Bros., Universal Studios, Paramount Studios, and Sony Pictures as well as many award winning editors and thousands of every day editors worldwide. Soundminer is supported by the largest music and sound effect libraries in the world.
Plataform: Mac & Win
Prices:
- Miniminer for Mac – $199
- Soundminer for Mac V4 – $599
- Soundminer for Mac V4PRO – $899
- Soundminer for Windows – $499
Sophisticated cross-platform software for advanced music and sound fx library management. With NetMix Pro, users can organize, search, audition, and transfer music and sound fx directly in Pro Tools, AVID, Final Cut Pro, and other professional production tools.
“NetMix Pro is the reason we were able to finish ‘War of the Worlds’ on a very rushed delivery schedule. The powerful search, application integration and project management features provided a seamless workflow and unprecedented production efficiency.” – Richard King, Academy Award Winning Sound Supervisor.
Plataform:Mac & Win
Price: $990
An audio asset management system, and music production hub. AudioFinder gathers all the most useful tools in one quick and intuitive application, enabling you to be more creative by handling all the time consuming tasks that slow down your music production.
AudioFinder can build a catalog of every sound on your system, save it, and search it instantly to find the sounds you need when you need them. Use AudioFinder to create custom sets for sound categories and specific projects, with fast file browsing to audition, analyze, process, convert, and move or copy the samples in your library.
Plataform: Mac
Price: $69,95
BaseHead
Beat Key Detector
Great tool for earching and finding your Sound Effect and Audio Files in your library. It makes it easy to Add and Scan through 1000’s of Audio files on your hard drive or network drive. Then Filter the Results/Audition and Transfer directly into your Target App like Nuendo or Copy to a Specified Directory.
Plataform: Win
Soundminer
Price: $259
The Finder best friend! When you select an audio file in the Mac Finder, Snapper immediately appears right beneath the current window, showing you the waveform and gives you many options.
Plataform: Mac
Price: $79
The leading, easy-to-use database software to help you quickly manage and securely share information through a network or over the web.
How did FileMaker Pro get to be the world’s leading easy-to-use database software? For one simple reason – it helps anyone with any type of task get things done faster. And it doesn’t matter if you’re a Mac or Windows user – you can create and share database applications with each other through a network, over the web, or in popular formats such as PDF. Millions of people just like you rely on FileMaker Pro every day to effortlessly manage and share their information.
Plataform: Mac & Win
Price: $299
Filemaker Sound Database Example: Sound Ideas SuperSearch
Audio Finder Online
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Do you use any of these? What would you recommend?