I am proud to say that the Squirrel Trench Audio catalog now contains more than 1100 flawless clean edits and mixes, and more are being added regularly. Some of you may not yet have discovered the joys of making your music selections from this catalog. If you haven’t checked it out yet, here is what you get in every track:
- Every clean edit and mix has been carefully analyzed for song structure, and the resulting edit is optimized for integrity. This ensures that the soundtrack for your choreography has a beginning, middle, and ending, and that the emotional high-point of the song is retained so that your choreo’s emotional impact on the audience is maximized. Too many self-created edits leave the emotional payoff of a song on the cutting room floor, which robs your choreo of impact.
- Objectionable lyrics have been cleverly omitted, obscured, or replaced wherever they occur. Every cleaned lyric retains the original timing and beat, so that your performers remain on track, and your audience remains focused on your performers.
- The audio quality of every song and mix in the catalog is impeccable. Too many self-created edits are saved at a low audio resolution. This is similar to saving a photo at low-res. The result is pixelated. With most audio programs, you don’t even hear the damage done to a song saved at low resolution until you play it back. Every track in the Squirrel Trench Audio catalog is saved at a very high audio quality.
- Transitions are smooth and flawless. Really, this goes without saying. In some cases, virtual instruments are played to ensure that transition is flawless. Reverb and delay are employed where appropriate. Your audience will not even notice that the song has been shortened, keeping their focus where it belongs; on your dancers.
- Tempo is always analyzed to ensure edits points are precise down to the millisecond where possible. Counts are never compromised, ensuring consistent 8-counts throughout the routine. Sadly, too many instances of self-created edits miss beats, creating strange 6-counts, 7-counts, and even such awkward results as 5.5-counts. In the Squirrel Trench Audio catalog, no song ever misses a beat.
- Volumes are all at a consistent level. You never have to go diving at your volume knob to turn down a too-loud track, or turn up a too-soft track. If used in competition, you will never experience the embarrassment of your song being abnormally soft in comparison to others.
- Heads and tails are optimized. Songs do not start abruptly, nor are there long lag-times between when “Play” is pressed before the music actually starts. Endings are smooth and natural, never awkwardly cut off.
- Every track has a hard ending – no fade outs are employed, which robs your dancers of receiving the applause they deserve on stage instead of in the wings.
Too many self-created edits have issues with one or more of the items listed above. Many dance teachers don’t realize that when such music is played at competition or recital, hearing awkward jumps, skips, or fade-outs takes the audience right out of the routine. With every handcrafted Squirrel Trench Audio edit and mix, you are guaranteed that your audience will maintain their focus throughout the soundtrack where it belongs: on your choreo and your dancers.
When you want the best quality, flawless clean edits and mixes, always turn to the professional resource that you can trust: the Squirrel Trench Audio catalog. And even more amazingly, the pricing is incredibly affordable. Clean edits start at just $4.99 and mixes are $14.99-$29.99, and discounts are always given when you order three or more tracks. Email me at morriss@squirreltrenchaudio.com for more information or to place an order.
