Abaltat Products Featured at IBC2007
July 10, 2007
Source: Abaltat
a) Abaltat Muse™
Abaltat Muse™ is the world's first video-driven soundtrack composer.
- Mac version can now be purchased as a download at www.abaltat.com or as a hardcopy. Both versions are priced at €1,300/$1,700 USD (additional shipping charge for hardcopy)
- Windows version to be available before year-end 2007
Representing a fundamental departure from traditional post-production tools, Abaltat Muse is the first post-production software to exploit artificial intelligence by measuring different selected elements in a moving picture and composing music to them.
Abaltat Muse requires a video editor's skills to create music, not a musician's. The application allows users to compose music in two stages: in the composition stage, the picture sequence is loaded into the application as a QuickTime file which is then analysed. Based on this analysis and the selection of a "band" and tempo, a first draft of the soundtrack is composed. The user then moves onto the second stage in which the composition is customised or "arranged" — this is achieved through the simple use of keyframes. For example, melodic constrains, instrument selection, scale modulation, and audio mix are all adjustable using keyframes locked to the picture. The result can be exported as a full mix (either .aiff or .wav file), track by track, or as a midi file.
b) Abaltat Band
Abaltat Band is a suite of "bands" which work as a plug-in with the Abaltat Muse application. It is here that the user can select various genres/styles of music. Three bands are currently available: Ensemble, Atmospheric, and R&B, all of which come bundled free with the purchase of Abaltat Muse. Additional bands will be released throughout 2007 and will be priced separately and available to download from the Abaltat Web site.
The audio samples in Abaltat Band are supplied by Native Instruments and Garritan Libraries, two of the market leaders in the audio sample production industry. Because of this, Abaltat Band has a natural live feel. Authentic sounding instruments are combined with unique software to create the first radical departure in the concept of soundtrack production for the 21st Century.
c) Abaltat Beat
- Mac version is available as a download from www.abaltat.com and is priced at €99/$130 USD
- Windows version will be available as a download in August, 2007
Abaltat Beat is a software application which has two functions.
First, it functions as a beat calculator, allowing the user to calculate the optimum beats-per-minute (BPM) for an edited picture sequence. This is done by analyzing the Edit Decision List (EDL). Abaltat Beat then suggests a series of possible fits, all of which can be listened to. The favoured BPM rate can then be used to search a music library or for input into Abaltat Muse.
Second, it functions as a rhythm machine. By selecting a suggested BPM and selecting a time signature and drum pattern (included with the application), a drum track is created that is in sync with the picture. The user can then listen to the result and export it as audio (AIFF), QuickTime (with picture), and Musical Instrument Digital Interface (MIDI) files.
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