#Audiofinder upgrade
#Audiofinder pro

My library is currently just shy of a TB.

But part of the reason libraries are so expensive these days is that they're embedded with extensive meta data, that search apps use, that makes searches a lot more flexible and productive. Ha! Yes, the Finder isn't a bad search tool for searching file names. So getting back to your original question, my sfx search app is the Finder. It gets better, CDDB kicked in on every disc, providing extensive title and content information. That particular package was sold at the time for $18k! Whaaaaaat! I did some research and it ends up that the whole thing is sold as a package to production companies. The original CDs are, of course, AIFF files that probably approach 750GB. In all, about 100GB (in MP3 format to save space on my HD). All high end discs from Lucas Film, Hannah Barbera, The General, etc. It sat in the studio for about 2 weeks before I could really go thru them. He asked for and got $200 for the whole shebang. The one I bought came from the box (first one out), But there were dozens of sets. He asked if i was interested in sounds (duh.). It looked semi professionally useful and at $3, why not? The head librarian happened by the desk as I was paying and noticed I bought the disc. There was a sound FX CD in their SALE box. area, I highly recommend a visit, but I digress.) Unfortunately, I don't subscribe to these libraries.Ībout 12 years ago I was at the Brand Library in Glendale (hey specialize in fine art and music. Please let me know what you use and recommend. I'm guessing there's other apps out there too I should consider. Based on my brief trials SM and Search seem pretty close in terms of features that I want.

Also, all of SM's wonderfulness and value may not be immediately apparent just messing around with the demo. And, whereas SoundMiner is expensive, it's more of an industry standard.

#Audiofinder upgrade

For me, I'd need to upgrade my OS to a newer, less DP-snappy, version to use Search, which only runs on MacOS 12 and up (I tested on a Mojave volume). Also, with Search and SM you can select just one channel of the audio to drag in as a mono audio file - though you have to buy a $649 version of SoundMiner for that feature! With Search you can have Favorites folders like you can in AudioFinder, while with the $200 dollar SoundMiner HD you can not - you have to get a $400 Soundminer HD+ for that.Ī couple other factors. With AudioFinder you have to create a new audio file from the selection, pitch shift that if needed, and drag that into the DAW. Even if the selection is pitch shifted, the shifted audio is dragged in. I tried demos of Search and SoundMiner and among the things I like more in these apps than AudioFinder is the ability to select and drag sections of the waveform in the apps directly to DP. At $100 Search looks pretty good, but I'm not sure I want to get in bed with a version 1.0 app that needs to wrangle a large complicated database

#Audiofinder pro

Just as I decided I'd had it with AudioFinder and was considering biting the, rather expensive, bullet and buying SoundMiner ($200 to $900!) Pro Sound Effects released a new search app called SEARCH. I'm curious what Search apps people here are using.