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Allan Black · January 11th, 2009, 11:02 PM

I've been using Sonicfire 4.5 for 2 years now and find it better than Cinescore especially from the music side.
I only buy the ML multilayer discs which come in 8 track form for mood mapping and remixing. Using the rhythm tracks I create underscores to follow main themes helping give the impression of an original music score for the program. Works very well.

My preference is for the studio orchestral and rock stuff; you can't beat real musicians and they're very well recorded with great studio separation between the sections to be able to use the rhythm only tracks. Nice exercise for the recording studios involved.

Version 5 has features to help you select suitable music for your video sequences, which may help folk get started.

SmartSound have superb support, their software is fast and reliable, you can download your music and they regularly offer bulk discounts so make a note of what you want to buy later. Last year I complained about a poorly mixed disc and they withdrew and remixed it, 2 of the 3 owners are pilots...can't be all bad :)

Steve, they've discontinued selling single tracks off their discs, they found it wasn't good marketing. And they've closed their Backstage library at $199 per 10 tracks for limited sales.

Sign of the times specially when you can buy 10 great, current Hollywood muso tracks for $25!! No copyright, just amazing. I really do hope SS is making some profit at this time.

And they've now got low package pricing for film festivals, educators etc.

SmartSound Solutions

Cheers.

January 11th, 2009, 11:02 PM	#5
Allan Black Major Player Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Sydney. Posts: 791	I've been using Sonicfire 4.5 for 2 years now and find it better than Cinescore especially from the music side. I only buy the ML multilayer discs which come in 8 track form for mood mapping and remixing. Using the rhythm tracks I create underscores to follow main themes helping give the impression of an original music score for the program. Works very well. My preference is for the studio orchestral and rock stuff; you can't beat real musicians and they're very well recorded with great studio separation between the sections to be able to use the rhythm only tracks. Nice exercise for the recording studios involved. Version 5 has features to help you select suitable music for your video sequences, which may help folk get started. SmartSound have superb support, their software is fast and reliable, you can download your music and they regularly offer bulk discounts so make a note of what you want to buy later. Last year I complained about a poorly mixed disc and they withdrew and remixed it, 2 of the 3 owners are pilots...can't be all bad :) Steve, they've discontinued selling single tracks off their discs, they found it wasn't good marketing. And they've closed their Backstage library at $199 per 10 tracks for limited sales. Sign of the times specially when you can buy 10 great, current Hollywood muso tracks for $25!! No copyright, just amazing. I really do hope SS is making some profit at this time. And they've now got low package pricing for film festivals, educators etc. SmartSound Solutions Cheers.