Welcome to Soundtrack Pro

Preface

About Soundtrack Pro

Soundtrack Pro is a professional digital audio application designed for film and video post-production. As a Logic Studio owner, you will use Logic Pro to create, compose, and score your music, and Soundtrack Pro to edit and restore dialogue, create and edit sound effects and backgrounds, and mix a full soundtrack. The advanced integration of Soundtrack Pro and Final Cut Pro allows you to easily import and export audio projects, giving you the ability to collaborate with the world of Final Cut Studio editors.

Additionally, the advanced multichannel waveform editor in Soundtrack Pro can be used as a powerful external sample editor with Logic Pro.

About This Book

This book takes you on a guided tour of Soundtrack Pro. It begins by explaining how to set up a multitrack project and import audio files, then walks you through building a multitrack project, working with audio clips, and correcting common problems in audio clips. Then it explains how to mix and export your final mix, create a podcast, and send your mix back to Final Cut Pro.

After you’re done reading this Getting Started book, you should have a basic understanding of what you can do with Soundtrack Pro. You can then continue to explore and learn by working with Soundtrack Pro and referring to the user manual.

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