Adobe Soundbooth CS4 (Win)

Adobe Soundbooth CS4 software gives web designers, video editors, and other creative professionals the tools to create, clean up, and polish audio; customize music; add sound effects; and do much more. Take command of everyday audio tasks in Adobe Soundbooth CS4 software with new multitrack support; enhanced audio creation, editing, and cleanup; and roundtrip integration with both Adobe Premiere Pro CS4 and Adobe Flash CS4 Professional software.

TOP FEATURES:

• Recording and mixing audio clips
  Record high-quality mono or stereo audio files, and work on more than one file at a time. Match the volume levels within a single clip or for multiple audio files.

• Audio editing
  Use sample-accurate tools to cut, copy, paste, fade, and stretch audio assets. Intuitive on-clip tools make common edits instant, and visual feedback keeps you informed at every step.

• Adobe Creative Suite integration and workflow
  Jump directly into Soundbooth from within Adobe Flash CS4 Professional, Adobe Premiere Pro CS4, or Adobe After Effects. The ASND document can be easily shared with Flash Professional, Adobe Premiere Pro, and After Effects.

• Soundbooth Scores and sound effects via Resource Central
  Access product-related news and tutorials using the Resource Central panel. Jump-start projects with Soundbooth Scores and sound effects offered online.

• Fast audio cleanup
  Use powerful, sample-accurate tools to cut, copy, paste, fade, and stretch audio assets. Intuitive on-clip tools make common edits remarkably easy, and visual feedback keeps you informed at every step.

• Improved Soundbooth Score workflow
  Easily locate and preview Soundbooth Scores in Resource Central. Select a Soundbooth Score, and customize it to match your project. Combine, mix, or match multiple scores on a single track or on multiple tracks.

• Visual tools for healing sound
  Use tools like those in Adobe Photoshop software to visually identify, select, and remove individual sounds from a revealing spectral display of your waveform.

• High-quality audio effects
  Enjoy a library of audio filters to help you achieve your own sound, including reverb, echo, EQ, time and pitch stretch, distortion, chorus, and more. Combine effects to individualize your sound using the Effects Rack.

• Fast mastering and vocal improvement
  Use streamlined mastering tools to polish your audio files, clarify vocals, and give them punch.

• Looping tools
  Create loops more easily with automatic beat detection. You can adjust the in and out points by individual beats and adjust the minimum and maximum frequency, as well as the beat detection sensitivity.

NEW FEATURES:

• Multitrack support
  Sound for visuals usually comprises a variety of different elements dialogue tracks give voice to actors, animated characters, and featured talent; voice-overs supply narrative context; sound effects and ambient sounds create atmosphere and aural depth cues; and music provides emotional cues. The ability to work with multiple audio tracks the new feature most requested by Adobe Soundbooth CS3 users gives you the power to assemble all the elements of a complex soundtrack into a final audio mixdown.

• New Adobe Sound Document
  The new Adobe Sound Document (ASND) file format enables nondestructive audio editing, so you can always return to the original source files. The ASND document can be easily shared with Adobe Flash CS4 Professional, Adobe Premiere Pro CS4, and Adobe After Effects CS4.

• Automatic volume matching
  Equalizing volume levels within a specific file can be a challenge. In interviews, for example, sometimes speakers' voices are captured at different volume levels. The equalize-volume feature in Adobe Soundbooth CS4 can correct this kind of problem with a single click. You can also use the new volume-matching functionality to quickly match the volume of multiple clips to each other or to a single reference volume level.

• Volume keyframing
  Volume keyframing lets you adjust the volume of your dialogue and sound-effects tracks or adjust the volume of your audio over time. The volume keyframing feature is especially useful when you create podcasts. Soundbooth lets you record directly into a track, duck vocals, improve the quality and sound of your voice, and add sound effects.

• MP3 compression preview
  When you want to output work in MP3 format, the MP3 compression preview allows you to preview the sound quality at whatever bit rate you select and see the consequent file size before saving. As a result, you can save time and increase efficiency by previewing sound quality before you commit to specific compression settings to achieve the results you want.

• Editing capabilities
  Soundbooth provides instant cut, copy, and paste functions as well as on-clip editing tools such as trim, fade, and volume control. With just one click, you can fix, boost, or otherwise modify audio assets to better meet the needs of your production. You can even stretch audio assets to match the length of your scene. Improved spectral editing lets you edit your audio visually.

• Organizing and accessing scores
  Browse downloaded Soundbooth Scores by different genres with the easy-to-use Scores panel. Access even more scores via Resource Central (Internet connection required).

• Speech Search
  Turn spoken dialogue into text-based, timecode-accurate metadata that makes your video searchable. Search keywords to locate and display what you're looking for -- or even cut video based on the script.

Windows:

• 1.4GHz or faster processor for DV; 3.4GHz for HDV; dual 2.8GHz for HD*
• Microsoft Windows XP with Service Pack 2 (Service Pack 3 recommended) or Windows Vista Home Premium, Business, Ultimate, or Enterprise with Service Pack 1 (certified for 32-bit Windows XP and 32-bit and 64-bit Windows Vista)
• 1GB of RAM; 2GB for HDV and HD playback
• 10GB of available hard-disk space for installation; additional free space required during installation (cannot install on flash-based storage devices)
• 1280x900 display with 32-bit video card that supports OpenGL 2.0
• DVD-ROM drive
• Microsoft DirectX- or ASIO-compatible sound card
• QuickTime 7 software required to use QuickTime features
• Broadband Internet connection required for online services†

Macintosh:

• Multicore Intel processor
• Mac OS X v10.4.11-10.5.4
• 1GB of RAM; 2GB for HDV and HD playback
• 10GB of available hard-disk space for installation; additional free space required during installation (cannot install on a volume that uses a case-sensitive file system or on flash-based storage devices)
• 1280x900 display with 32-bit video card that supports OpenGL 2.0
• DVD-ROM drive (SuperDrive recommended)
• Core Audio-compatible sound card
• QuickTime 7 software required to use QuickTime features
• Broadband Internet connection required for online services†

*SSE2-enabled processor required for AMD systems

†This product may allow you to access certain features that are hosted online ("online services"), provided you have a high-speed Internet connection. The online services, and some features thereof, may not be available in all countries, languages, and/or currencies and may be discontinued in whole or in part without notice. Use of the online services is governed by separate terms of use and by the Adobe Online Privacy Policy, and access to these services may require user registration. Some online services, including services that are initially offered at no charge, may be subject to additional fees. For more details and to review the terms of use and Online Privacy Policy, visit www.adobe.com/uk/.

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