Audio Design Desk v1.7 with Spot Mode – 30.000 Sounds and Music in your NLE

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by Jeff LochJuly 13^th, 2021

Audio Design Desk (add.app), the audio software that lets you quickly and easily add sound effects/foley/music to your videos, has just announced an update to Audio Design Desk v1.7. This new version introduces Spot Mode, a feature that enables you to use more than 30.000 royalty-free sounds/music cues in your favorite DAW or video editing software! Let’s take a closer look at every Audio Design Desk v1.7 has to offer!

If you never heard of Audio Design Desk before, this is an online application for filmmakers that allows you to add sound design and music to your video easily. Inside the app, you’ll have access to more than 30.000 royalty-free sound effects and music compositions. Of course, you can add your sounds if you want to. Also, we interviewed Audio Design Desk’s CEO, Gabe Cowan, here if you want to learn more about it.

In previous ADD updates, the company added Frame.io integration and DAWSync, LoopDNA, audio recording capabilities, and much more.

Audio Design Desk v1.7 update

Audio Design Desk is constantly working hard to improve its software with new features so filmmakers and sound professionals can get the job done faster than ever.

The good news is, the latest Audio Design Desk v1.7 update now includes a new Spot Mode to drag and drop all the sounds in the library directly into your favorite DAW or video editing software. Version 1.7 also introduces transient detection for creating elements out of stems and advances on its DAWSync capabilities for controlling a DAW from Audio Design Desk and vice versa.

A new real-time Trigger Pad window even lets you “play in” sounds like footsteps, doors, explosions, and car noises for extra precision. Last but not least, Audio Design Desk has tight integration with Elgato Stream Deck controllers, so you can also use it to interact with the software.

Price and availability

Audio Design Desk v1.7 update is available now, and it’s a free update for existing users. As a quick reminder, three versions of ADD are available: Produce for $15/month, Professional for $30/month, or if you’re not a fan of subscription plans, you can get a Perpetual license for $399. Also, if you want to try it out, you can download a 30-day risk-free trial on their website.

For more information and download it, please visit Audio Design Desk’s website here.

What do you think about this Audio Design Desk v1.7 update? Did you ever try ADD on a project? Do you often do sound design on your videos, or do you hire sound designers? Don’t hesitate to let us know in the comments down below!