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Soundly Releases v2.1: New Metadata, Revised SRC, Easier Searching, More

2018/03/29 Filed Under: Curation

Free metadata app Soundly continues to impress with their latest release, Soundly 2.1. Not long ago the folks at Soundly offered version 2.0 with a revamped design, online store, workflow, Pro Tools spotting, and shortcuts. It also added cloud support for library sharing, and more sounds for its in-app library. That was in October, 2017. […]

The Reaper Blog: How to Use Metadata in Reaper

2018/03/27 Filed Under: Curation

The Reaper Blog is well known as the go-to source for information about the popular editing app, Reaper. Reaper is complex software. It has a lot of power. Like any other sophisticated app, it takes a bit of time to understand well. I’ll admit being a bit overwhelmed when I first opened the app myself. […]

Sound File Batch Conversion App Roundup

2017/10/18 Filed Under: Curation

I’ve been experimenting with a new field recording technique lately: recording four audio tracks to a MixPre-6 with a bonus summed stereo mix paired with a few handheld portable recorders thrown in as backup. The result of these multi-channel field recording sessions? My external hard drive is running out of space. It’s true storage is […]

How to Choose A Sound Library Manager App

2017/08/23 Filed Under: Curation

Last week I mentioned that I had updated the list of metadata apps. That revised post compared the prices and features of 19 sample organizers. That’s a lot to go through. Today’s post is intended to help you choose the sound clip cataloging app that’s best for you.

Metadata App Roundup Updated

2017/08/16 Filed Under: Curation, Updates

A few years ago I started a series called “Metadata Month” (series 1, series 2). That explored how to add the valuable bonus text info known as metadata to sound effects to aid searching and using field recordings. In one of those posts I took a stab at listing every “metadata app” capable of managing […]

Soundminer Adds FX Category/Subcategory Presets, Auto-Populate Feature

2017/08/02 Filed Under: Curation

Recently sound effects metadata app Soundminer added an often-requested sound library curatorial feature: it is now possible to apply both category and subcategories to sound fx listings at once. What’s more, Soundminer provides a list of categories from a pre-defined list, making a once tedious exercise swift and simple. Calls for the feature had been […]