Corel VideoStudio Pro X3 is the first video editing software to integrate SmartSounds most powerful and creative music soundtrack technology.

SmartSound Software, Inc., the leader in fully-customizable royalty-free production music, has licensed its latest Quicktracks technology to Corel for inclusion in Corel VideoStudio Pro X3. The SmartSound technology makes it possible for users to easily resize music soundtracks on their video timeline and also adjust the instrument mix of SmartSound Multi-Layer music tracks. Read the rest of this entry »

Reprinted from an Avid press release:

Avid® today announced a trio of new Pro Tools® Essential bundles, hardware/software solutions that enable enthusiasts to easily create music with the same tools used by today’s most popular musicians. The three affordable bundles, Pro Tools Vocal Studio, Pro Tools Recording Studio and Pro Tools KeyStudio™, aim at creative hobbyists with an interest in musical composition, editing, and production as well as consumers who are looking to create and share music, podcasts, narrations and other forms of audio with their peers. Read the rest of this entry »