SmartSound Sonicfire Pro 4 is the first-ever music solution with "Mood Mapping" for dynamically matching the mix and feel of music to the changing moods of any production. Built with SmartSound’s patented technology, Sonicfire Pro gives visual storytellers unprecedented control and flexibility over their music scores resulting in unlimited creative options right from their video editing workstation.

With a new multitrack mixing interface and added support for the latest SmartSound Multi-Layer Music, editors can orchestrate sophisticated music tracks that would otherwise require a professional music editor or composer. The intuitive design of Sonicfire Pro 4 delivers instant access to professional music mixing and editing results while keeping advanced features easily accessible for complete control of your music score.

Sonicfire Pro 4 Standard Edition
Includes SFP4 plus TWO Multi-Layer discs from the Strata Series: Core Foundations & Core Sessions

Includes SFP4 plus the first TEN Multi-Layer discs from the Strata Series:

• Core Foundations
• Core Sessions
• Edgy Backbeat
• Latin Blend
• Guitar Grooves
• Edgy Drama TV
• Reality Drama TV
• Corp Undercurrents
• Sinister Cinema
• Narrative Impulse

What is mood mapping you ask?
Only the coolest new feature to hit audio creation software in years. Moodmapping allows you to change the mix of the instruments in your audio track to better match the the pace and tempo of the your videos. You can change the moodmap over the duration of the clip. think of it as audio keyframing.

As an example, lets say you have a shot of the family ski trip. As you go down the slope, there will naturally be parts of the video where the action picks up, and other times when your just gliding gently down the mountain. With mood mapping you can put on your audio track, then adjust the mood to match the tempo of the video clip as it changes. Mood isn’t the speed of the music, but rather the fullness of the instrumentation (such as rythm only or drum & bass mix) It’s the same “song", just changing the instrument depth or as SmartSound so smartly named it “the mood” of the music.

Unlike many of you guys, I have absolutely no musical talent whatsoever (although I have been told I play a mean air guitar on my Lacrosse stick). With SmartSound I was always able to create soundtracks for my video that sounded great. With moodmapping and the new Sonic Fire pro 4, I can take that to the next level, and actually fine tune the soundtrack to the video. I’m still a hack, but it’s amazing how easy it is for me to use and create even better soundtracks.

Mood Mapping

Now you can achieve greater music scores with Sonicfire Pro 4 , the only music solution to offer Mood Mapping. With Mood Mapping, you define your emotional and structural requirements for a scene as a Mood Map along the timeline in Sonicfire Pro. With this technology, any SmartSound “Multi-Layer” Music track will fit the length from beginning to end and it will arrange your music to best match the changes in your video. This new level of flexibility and immediate results will deliver the ultimate emotional impact for your production.

• Quickly select from a list of preset moods for each track, including "duck for dialog", "drums & bass", "acoustic", "atmospheric", "heavy" and more. • Set the Mood Map track to match the changes in your video then simply select the ideal mood for each section. The mix and feel of the music will dynamically adapt to each mood along the timeline. • Easily fine-tune individual instrument levels for each mood. Duck the horn section down or push up the strings to add suspense with a simple slider control.