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Got a funny video or knack for making people laugh? Enter the NYVS Funny Video Contest and you might win a new iPad!

NYVS is an online film school based in New York. The contest is being promoted through Facebook and ends on March 31, 2011.

» Read the entire NYVS Funny Video Contest article

Want to learn more about using SmartSound's Pinnacle Studio v15 Plug-In? Mirco Winde is a master and shares his expertise with you.

Mirco is a professional filmmaker and a product designer

» Read the entire Mirco Winde Pinnacle Plug-In Tutorial article

Francisco Becker is a Chilean - Italian Pianist and Composer with a BA Hons in "Specialist in Arrangement and Composition of Modern Music" from the Institute of Modern Music Santiago,Chile. His specialty is to arrange and compose orchestral music for pictures.

Francisco has a strong classical influence. He grew up in a musical environment attending a music school during his primary and secondary education, where he studied classical piano, oboe and clarinet.

» Read the entire Francisco Becker article

Cool grooves for your very cool visuals.

Chill and Downtempo music that will fit with a click. Just type the scene length into Sonicfire Pro software and click to get the perfect edit.

» Read the entire A Chill In The Air article

The Final Cut Pro User Group Network (FCPUG Network) today has announced the Tenth Annual Las Vegas SuperMeet, scheduled to take place on Tuesday, April 12, 2011. The SuperMeet will be held at Bally's Hotel and Casino. The event begins at 4:30. There are over 35 software and hardware developers expected to attend. As many will recall, SmartSound has participated in this event in past years. We will be there this year as well. This year we will have new technology on demonstration.

» Read the entire Las Vegas FCPUG SuperMeet article

SmartSound adds another album to the Strata Series for February — Youthful Discretion. Add energy to your commercials, infomercials and TV promos with these Pop Rock tracks that are young, bright and shiny. This album includes

» Read the entire Youthful Discretion - Strata Series article

Another new album from SmartSound for February. This one is part of the Producer Series and it's certain to add just the right mood to your creative video project. Beautiful and emotive-orchestral music for deeply moving stories of love, romance, mystery and memory. With Sonicfire's custom length feature, placing these

» Read the entire Emotional Interludes — Producer Series article

Attention all SmartSound Filmmakers! The state of Wyoming (USA) is holding a short film contest. The Wyoming Short Film Contest requires all entries to either take place in Wyoming, feature Wyoming, or present Wyoming as a major character in the storyline. And with a $25,000 Grand Prize for the winner's next shot-in-Wyoming project, there's plenty of incentive to enter

» Read the entire Wyoming Short Film Contest article

Thanks to everyone who participated in our Facebook promotion. We appreciate the support. From your responses we know you loved the FREE music! Look for a lot more promotions through Facebook in the future. In fact,

» Read the entire February Facebook Promo article

SmartSound will have a booth at the NAB Show in April. Stop by and visit us! Ask about product demonstrations or just tell us about your latest work involving SmartSound

» Read the entire 2011 NAB Show article

New music for February from SmartSound. This album — Minimum Exposure — continues the Strata series. Dreamy and Hypnotic, minimalist New Age backgrounds for film and video where less equals more. To get the perfect musical texture for every scene, simply change

» Read the entire Minimum Exposure — Strata Series article

Josh Eagle and The Harvest City are a community of four, inspired by the days living alive and well and the honest music of then and now. This tight knit folkish/rock band of dreamers and winos is Jeremy Smart on lead guitar, Mark Becknell on drums, Tommy Cappel on bass, and Josh singing the song as well as playing rhythm guitar (with his harmonica always a song or two away)

» Read the entire Josh Eagle and The Harvest City article

SmartSound artist Josquin des Pres is a lifelong music impresario. As a renowned producer, songwriter, musician, manager, studio owner and prolific author, Josquin has consistently maintained the respect of his peers throughout the music industry. His business successes over the years and his credits with some of the biggest names in the music industry make Josquin an invaluable asset to any entrepreneurial music venture.

» Read the entire Josquin des Pres article