DaVinci Resolve
You can currently only Add sounds to the Resolve timeline (Cue and Swap are not available). You can add sounds on the Cut, Edit, and Fairlight pages.
DaVinci Resolve Studio
Before interacting with Resolve, be sure that Python is installed on your system. On many machines, it will come installed by default, and if you don't have it installed, Boombox will display an error indicating so.
Once python is installed, all you need to do is click the "Enable" toggle on the Resolve connections page, and you're good to go!
If you get any errors when attempting to add sounds to your timeline, you may need to update your Python version, or specify a custom path to a python installation. See Troubleshooting below.
No additional scripts are needed to work with Resolve Studio - You do not need the boombox_client, as with DaVinci Resolve (Free)
DaVinci Resolve (Free)
To interface with the Free version of Resolve, you'll need to install a client script. You can easily do this by clicking the "Install" button on the Resolve (Free) connection page. After the script is installed, ensure Boombox is running. Then navigate to Resolve's Workspace -> Scripts menu, and run the boombox_client script.
You should then see the Resolve (Free) connection appear in Boombox.
Installing Python
If you don't already have Python installed on your system, you can do so easily.
Option 1: Download directly from Python website: https://www.python.org/downloads/
Note that when installing via this method, you should click the option to add python to your PATH, when the python installer opens.
For Windows users, we recommend installing Version 3.11, as some users have reported issues interfacing with Resolve with the latest version of Python (3.12 at the time of this writing). If you are using the older version of Resolve (18), you may need to use Python 3.10.
Option 2 (Mac): Install using Homebrew: https://diveintopython.org/learn/install/mac
Option 2 (Windows): Options listed here: https://realpython.com/installing-python/
Troubleshooting
Working with multiple versions
If you have multiple versions of python installed, python doesn't seem to be working with Resolve, or you'd prefer not to add a new python version to your PATH, you can manually specify a path to a python executable on the Resolve Connection Settings page.
Version Links
Verifying your installation
Resolve Studio
You can verify your python installation is compatible by enabling the Resolve Studio connection, going to the Browse page, and trying to add a sound to the timeline.
Resolve Free
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