6.4 Using A.D.D  Triggers:

 

ADD comes with 20,000 sounds that can be triggered to your video in real time. In the TRIGGERS menu, you can find a list of quick triggers. These are simple commands that will send sound design, music, comment markers, etc. directly to your timeline. Below are key commands and their assigned trigger type:

         

TRIGGERS

SOUNDS

H

HIT

R

RISE

T

TRANSITION

D

DRONE

P

PULSE

X

TEXTURAL

W

FX

Z

FULL MIX

Q

PULSE

B

BED (OTHER)

U

PITCHED (SINGLES)

Y

PITCHED (OVER)

N

COMMENT MARKER

G

SOUND EFFECTS MARKER

1-10 + SHIFT 1-10

USER PROGRAMMABLE

s

The trigger presets above contain commonly used sound design element types (Hit, Rise, Drone, etc.) in addition to other options which are assigned to particular keys. To use these simply:

  1. Click on a particular place in the timeline and press any trigger from the list above.
  2. Using your keyboard press on any trigger from the list above according to the events of the video.


A.D.D also allows you to create custom triggers (1-10 + SHIFT 1-10) for the user to assign any type of sound effects to. This function will be covered later on in the manual.


6.5 Placing Sound Effects Using Magic Marker:


A Magic Marker is a marker with no sound assigned to it that allows the user to fill it with sound effects of their choice through a pop-up window that narrows down the pool of sound effects.


To add a Magic Marker:


  • Press “G” from your keyboard on the desired frame. A Sound Effects Marker, facing upwards, will be placed on the top part of the timeline ruler.

   


  • Press Option + Up Arrow, while the Marker is selected, or double click on it and the Magic Marker search window will open.



  • Click on the Power button to activate.
  • Type keywords in the search browser (separate with commas) and select OR / AND from the drop-down menu.
  • As you type in keywords, you will see a pool of results based on your search.
  • To preview a sound, click on a file and press spacebar.
  • Double click on a file to assign it to the Magic Marker.


After entering a keyword in the search browser, the results will automatically be displayed. DO NOT press “Return” or “Enter” from your keyboard to start your search, that command will close the Magic Marker window.


You can also reassign sounds to any markers. Double click on the marker you would like to replace and the Magic Marker window will pop-up again.



6.6 Adding Music:


To add music in the timeline, use one of the following options:

  1. Press “Z” to add a new random music track in the timeline.
  2. Go to the Library tab and select Music under  “ADD Library.” ADD music tracks will appear in the right column. Bring the track of your choice to the timeline by dragging or using the key command Shift + Return.




Adding your own music:

  1. Go to Library.
  2. Under Your Library select MUSIC. All of your music will be displayed in the right column.


 ▶ This list will include any music that you imported.