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Create your own Soundbadge (Time Waster?)

SoundbadgeEverybody needs to have their own theme music. The site Soundbadge is designed to allow you to create your own beat loop that fits your personality in about 5 minutes. You kick things off telling them what type of music fits your style and then you answer a few quick questions about your personality so they can get to know you and what your beat should sound like.

Once you create your badge you are sent a link with JavaScript to embed your personal jam on your webpage, as well as a permanent link to a downloadable mp3 file of your badge that you can play when you make your grand entrance at parties or use as a ringtone on your cell.

[via EmilyChang]

Filed under: Audio, Design, Video, Macintosh, Apple, Commercial

Apple announces Final Cut Studio 2

Engadget had live coverage of the Apple keynote taking place at NAB. Here's what was announced in the world of software:



Final Cut Server: Media asset management, workflow automation, automated encode and publish. It includes a cross platform interface so PC users aren't left out of the game. Cost is $999 for 10 concurrent users, $1999 for unlimited concurrent users. It will be available this summer.

Final Cut Studio 2: Includes Final Cut Pro 6, Compressor 3, Motion 3 and Soundtrack Pro 2. There's also a new kid included in the FCS2 family, Color, which provides real time application color grading. Color is the result of Apple's acquisition of FinalTouch. The cost of FCS2 stays at $1299. Current Final Cut Studio users can upgrade for $499, and users with any older version of Final Cut Pro can upgrade for $699.

There's a member of the Final Cut Studio family that was not mentioned, DVD Studio Pro. It is still included in FCS2, but the Apple store lists it as version 4, which is the current version. The Apple store was down for a bit, as usual, but it's back online and you can order FCS2 right now, but it won't ship until May.

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