Connections

Summary

Boombox Studio offers a unique way to further integrate with some of the most common DAWs out there. In the application, we term this integration a Connection.

You can currently establish connections with the following applications:

• After Effects

• Premiere Pro

• Audition

• DaVinci Resolve (free)

• DaVinci Resolve Studio

Add Sound - Connections offer a faster and more refined way of importing SFX to your timelines. Specifically, you get the ability to add SFX to your timeline at your current CTI. Moreover, the SFX will be added such that the Cue Point of the sound matches exactly where your CTI is located. So, if you are scrubbing a video, and have established the perfect place for a sound to 'impact', the Connections feature becomes extremely easy to use, and a huge timesaver.

Every Boombox sound has a cue point. This is the point in the sound where audio "hits" or peaks. Line up the CTI with the peak of your animation to sync sounds perfectly!

For select applications (currently, AE, Premiere, and Audition), you also get the ability to 'Cue' and 'Swap' sounds. You may be familiar with these functions from our Boombox plugin.

Cue Sound - If you don't want to sync up a sound to the CTI, but rather to another sound, you can use this feature. First, select the sound in your timeline that you want to have your new sound lined up to, then select the sound that you want to import, then click "Cue Sound". Now you have these two sounds lined up perfectly on their cue points.

Swap Sound - The third method of adding a sound is using the "Swap Sound" action. The name speaks for itself, it swaps the sound that you select with a new sound. So first, select the sound in the timeline that you want to swap with, then select the new sound that you want to have in your timeline, then click "Swap Sound" and these two sounds will be swapped, also lining up the new sound's cue point with the previous sound's cue point, making it extremely easy to test different sounds at an impact point.

Establishing a Connection

You can access the Connection management page either through the Settings menu, or directly from the Browse page. Depending on the application, there are some one-time prerequisites to take care of before Boombox can establish a connection to your app.