AvidProNet - Virtual Production Environments - You Say... -
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Published on: 4/30/2001
Last Visited: 8/7/2001
Sonomic CEO Adam Strauss explains the license structure for samples."It's simple...once you buy the license, you're given perpetual unlimited access to the sound.And you don't have to keep it on your hard drive or back it up, because we provide a personal Soundbay."
The Soundbay is an online storage tool that allows users to re-access all the sounds they've purchased.It can be accessed from any computer, at any time.
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"Within your Soundbay, you can set up folders to organize your sounds by project, type, or however you want...you can even sort by the date of purchase," says Strauss."Each folder can be individually password-protected, so you can enable collaborators to have access to any or all of your sounds."
The sounds can be downloaded in .wav, AIFF, or Sample Cell format.Prices start at 99 cents for a single-instrument hit, while loops are $1.99.Sounds in Sample Cell format will be more expensive, "because essentially, you're buying the equivalent of 10, 20 or 30 one-shots, as well as extra metadata," says Strauss."We'll still keep the price reasonable...and even if you only buy one single one-shot for 99 cents, you have that Soundbay for life."