Lesson 8. Working with Musical Content

Lesson Files		APTS-SoundtrackPro > Lesson 08 > 08 Begin.stmp
Time		This lesson takes approximately 45 minutes to complete.
Goals		Set the Time ruler to Beats-based units Explore the Search tab Work with looping and non-looping files Index third-party Apple Loop collections Set the end-of-song marker Use the Master tempo envelope Adjust the tempo to synchronize music to specific points in your project

As the saying goes, “Content is king.” And Soundtrack Pro is quickly becoming another monarch: the king of audio postproduction tools. For video editors, this is a great thing, because hundreds of preassembled music beds come with Soundtrack Pro, right out of the box. (A music bed is usually instrumental background music.) If those don’t scratch your itch for great-sounding music, you can assemble your own unique soundtracks from the huge collection of Apple Loops that come with Soundtrack Pro, sample Soundtrack Pro’s vast library of effects, or visit third-party sites like AudioBase.com to find unique sounds. With all this content at your disposal, you don’t need to be a musician, but you do need to understand a few musical concepts so you can line up your loops to make great sound.