This is the Safari online edition of the printed book.

There’s no better way to learn to create professional audio files for film or video than this self-paced, Apple-certified guide to Soundtrack Pro 2—the only digital audio tool designed specifically for Final Cut Pro users. Audio producer Martin Sitter created all-new projects and completely revised this best-selling book to take advantage of the software’s new streamlined interface, surround mixing features, revolutionary ability to synchronize changes between picture and sound, and new dialog track tools. After introducing readers to the Soundtrack workspace and showing them how to work with audio clips and tracks, Sitter moves quickly to the essential task of audio restoration and clean-up. Readers then learn to arrange, edit, and mix multi-track audio projects; record and edit voiceovers and narration; and experiment with advanced mixing and effects. Each chapter presents a complete lesson in an aspect of sound design or editing, with step-by-step projects for you to complete as you go. DVD with project and media files included.

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Average Amazon.com® Rating:  Based on 13 Ratings

I don't have Final Cut ...can I play too?!! - 2009-01-30
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This book is well written and the author manages to be both technical and witty at the same time. I have learnt a lot from this book and I would recommend it for anyone interested in upgrading their skills. The only issue is that I bought the software as a bundle with Logic Pro and not Final Cut and a lot of the lessons rely, not only on you being able to use Final Cut to a small degree, but primarily owning it (in order to render Soundtrack Pro projects from the supplied Final Cut projects). I am studying this course on my own and I am a composer not a video editor ... I don't have FCP and probably won't ever .... most inconvenient!

SP2 is for use with FCP not Logic, but still a very good buy. - 2009-06-15
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You must understand before purchasing this book that FCP is only sold as the Studio or suite of software that includes Motion, Color, Compressor, DVD Studio Pro and Soundtrack Pro. So, it is assumed by the company that if you have SP2 you have FCP. All of the Apple training books for FCP studio software have lessons that open in FCP. If you don't have FCP you will be frustrated, so this book is def not for you. It is designed for the video/film editor because that is who the suite of software is aimed at. Professional sound editors will use Logic, and video editors will prepare sound to the best of their ability in SP2 for transfer to a professional sound editor to work on in Logic. The only solution that is available to you is buy FCP studio or get ready for the frustration. If you don't have your OS updated, you'll be in for even more headaches! Apple assumes we all have the latest updates and that we have enough memory to not only run the software but to operate projects fully. So if it states that you must have 2G of memory to run this software, that means that you must have 4G to run the program and do projects without making the Mac scream! Other than that, the book is what you would expect, but not as in depth as other Apple training books for FCP Studio software. Don't expect to learn everything about sound editing with this book, just the basics to start you off and to work efficiently in the software.

Great so far! - 2008-11-16
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I'm much more of a visual person, so learning audio editing is very different for me, but so far this book has proven very useful.

The included CD with projects really help drive home the lessons.

EXCELLENT - 2008-10-15
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This book covers all the basics of STP2 and even some advanced techniques you will need as a professional.

When I received the book, it was missing the DVD. This was most likely an error made by the publisher - not Amazon. I notified Amazon and they sent me a brand new book with the disc before I had even sent the original back. (at their expense by the way)

Amazon's customer service impresses me. I have to say.

A Good Read - 2008-10-07
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Overall the book had lots of helpful advise and the explanation of Soundtrack Pro was great for its level 1 specification. The author is understandable at any level from novice to professional. It is though rather short and is lacking information on when things go wrong, "how do I fix it." Like for example when I set up a cycle region(loop) the audio would play fine the first time through but then when it plays over again the audio starts to distort and add audio artifacts. It would have been helpful if this had at least been noted in the book if this is behaving badly from the computers end or Soundtrack Pros end. I did find it frustrating that every lesson needed the media to be reconnected. After the 8th lesson it becomes a hassel.
But all in all this is a great book!

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