Ever watch a movie on mute?
Chances are, if it’s a sad movie or horror story, much of the emotional fuel is drained without the soundtrack.
A fantastic score can really set your media over the top. And no doubt a poorly created one can destroy your videos.
Well, If you’ve ever thought about looking into music creation software, check out today’s video tip on Soundtrack Pro. We show you how to do some basic audio recording & add some stock music.
Plus it has beatboxing & robot voices. And you know that can’t be bad. 
For me, the whole idea of recursive beatboxing was inspired by an old 2006 commercial starring Jack Black; and was resurrected by seeing an insanely creative video posted on Ken Wilson’s blog.
What about you?
There are TONS of audio software out there. Free ones, too.
Which one do you use?
…And what environments do you use them for? Leave a comment below.
Sweet post.. thought I’d post some beatboxing inspiration and a shout out for a local (for me) Canadian artist. Mike Tompkins Cover of “Party in the USA”
Check it! —> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=glqC8lejlHY&feature=player_embedded
Nice! Looks like that took a WHILE.
haha, great post, I wasn’t sure what to expect when I started watching.
So I do have a confession… I still haven’t read that book you gave me… It’s getting close to the top of my list though… soon… very soon…
No worries man. It’s all good!
Andrew, was wondering if you notice any difference between soundtrack pro and garage band?
The advantages from one over the other? Preference?
Kyle!
I honestly don’t have a ton of experience with Garageband, but I think the main difference is that GB has a more MIDI / Audio Recording Focus. Soundtrack pro comes with a pretty sweet stock library of ambient / sound effects that can help “add to” videos / mograph already created.
Hope that helps!
One difference I’ve found is Soundtrack has a user interface much closer to that of Final Cut than it does to Garage Band or Logic. A small example is the blade too you can see Andrew using in the vid, I know in Logic that tool is called the scissors tool, and it’s in a different spot. The plug in effect gallery is also more similar to the one in Final Cut than it is to programs Like GB or Logic. Five or ten of those little differences can add up to a huge difference in experience and productivity depending on what you’re used too.
Also I know you can export multitrack Final Cut projects directly into Soundtrack Pro, which I don’t think you can do with Logic or Garage Band. That’s a super handy feature if you need to dig a bit deeper in your post production audio in your video project, as it preserves all the edits and audio file placement that you’ve done in Final Cut.