#SyncSound/Music for Vide
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Melissa –
I'm planning a home-based Amiga video/animation business, and I'm
trying to figure out what hardware & software to buy. From browsing the
forums I gather you were one of the developers of the popular music
software Bars & Pipes; from the June issue of AmigaWorld I see you were
just elected to the Executive Board of the Amiga Developers Association. As
an expert on audio for the Amiga, could you answer a few questions?
First, could you explain how music programs and audio-editing programs
are related? Can a music generate sound effects, or a sound effects
program be used to create music? I want to sync sound to animation; I
doubt I'll be composing music; do I need both music *and* audio software?
I say I won't be composing music, but I might want to organize sound to
the point that it is "music-like" — e.g., what if I want to do
computerized sound editing and a sound-mix for a short film or video?
Could something akin to the filmworld process of "building" dialogue, music
and effects tracks be accomplished using existing software? If so, would
that be music software, like Bars & Pipes, or audio software like Perfect
Sound?
Thanks for your help and congratulations on your election. — Mark
Segall
Mark,
(Just jumping in to help. 8)
Melissa is on her way to Switzerland at the moment for the roll out of the
German language version of Bars & Pipes. She may not be able to respond to
your message until she returns, if it hasn't scrolled off by then. (I
think that she mentioned May 25th.)
I'm not into sync'ing of sound & video yet, but, generally you'd need music
sequencing software that was capable of playing non-instrument samples to
handle the sync functions. The probable interface for this would be MIDI
time code, for which you'd need external equipment. (Possibly Mike Berro of
MicroIllusions could jump in & help here, since he's got experiencing in
sync'ing the Amiga in the video area.)
The audio samples that you play would either have to be purchased samples
or digitized with an Amiga sound digitizer. You'll need some program to
edit and massage the sample to what you want. Perfect Sound 3.0 is a
digitizing hardware and software package. There are others available. Many
people like AudioMaster II software for sample editing.
The real answer is that you'll need both types of software – music
sequencing software capable of external Time Code sync'ing to actually play
the music and/or samples at the correct time, and, audio sample
hardware/software that allows you to sample and tweak the samples exactly
the way you want them.
At the moment, I don't think that Bars & Pipes can play non-instrument
samples. I could be wrong on this point, since I'm still exploring the
program. At least, I checked AmigoPhone while composing this reply and it
wouldn't play a straight sample. I tried to create an instrument out of a
straight sample, but wasn't successful on my first try at it. (I've never
had a reason to do it before. 8) It should be possible to play sampled
sounds in this manner, although there is a limitation on how long each
sample can be if it's an instrument.
Depending on the quality level you desire, you might want to consider a
MIDI sampler to actually sample, tweak the sample with some Amiga MIDI
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sampler support software, and play the samples with MIDI notes.
Hope this helps. 8)
David
Margaret if you really need to do serious sound effx editing you should
look into what is available for the Mac….cd quality sampling,
non-destructive editing and digital signal processing, time code
synchronized playback of samples. I am thinking mainly of Digi-design
Audiotools hardware/software pkg…..Wish something similar were available
for the Amiga…but i haven't heard a hint of a rumor.
John,
Although my name's not Margaret, I certainly do share your wish for more
professional audio/MIDI software for the Amiga. 😉
Actually, it's starting to look like there are programs available that will
do most of what you've mentioned, although no program that I've run across
yet puts it into one nice, neat, little package.
In AmigaVendor today, Mike Berro posted a message indicating that MI has a
driver available for letting Music-X developed sound tracks be sync'ed with
game graphics. The driver also allows the audio track to signal the game,
so that the audio track can control the graphic action. Not exactly what
you have in mind, but, it seems like a big step in capability, no?
David
A step yes…but still using the internal Amiga sound chip…..which may be
great for games…BUT
I tried to call you about 8 times, and let it ring forever, but I never reached
you!!! Were you out Tuesday and Wednesday nights? I am VERY upset I missed
Salerno's! I ended up eating horrible Italian food at Puglio's with the
IBMers.
What's your excuse???