Apple used the Macworld CreativePro event in New York this week to announce its plans to ship its music production tool Soundtrack as a standalone product, beginning in August. Soundtrack has until now been available as a component of Apple's £799 Final Cut Pro 4 video-editing system. It will be available for £249 (including VAT).
Soundtrack includes over 4,000 royalty-free instrument loops and sound effects, which can be combined swiftly on the fly to create music for video, DVD or Web projects. The product scales to meet the needs of audio producers, DJs and remix artists, who can launch a project in Soundtrack for later development in such audio applications as Pro Tools or Logic.
Huge hit
Apple senior vice president of applications Sina Tamaddon said: "Soundtrack is a huge hit with final cut Pro 4 users and has enabled video editors without music backgrounds to save time and money by producing their own high-quality, royalty-free music scores. "Customers tell us the need for producing original, royalty-free music is everywhere, and we think other creative professionals such as Web developers and DVD authors are going to find it the easiest and most affordable tool for musicians and non-musicians alike.
News source: Macworld | UK
