Audio Design Desk (ADD) has been awarded Best Software of CES 2022 by Videomaker.com AND named as a CES 2022 Innovation Awards Honoree both in the week the company announced v1.9 at one of the most influential tech events in the world.

ADD is an innovative creative tool for composers, filmmakers, sound designers and foley artists. It comes with over 20,000 sounds embedded with patent pending “sonic intelligence” which gives users the ability to manipulate audio in new and inspiring ways, especially as it relates to video - so, what used to take hours can now be done in minutes.

For example, placing footsteps can now be performed while watching your movie. If you want to replace those footsteps with an alternative, you can do that instantly without losing sync. Alternatively, creating music compositions can be done with a few strokes and some artistic tweaking. Finding the right music for your film can be auditioned, refined and replaced while watching video. It's all instant – creating an inspiring experience rather than a technical one. ADD learns what you like so the more you use it, the more it feeds you the kinds of sounds you tend to like.

New features in Audio Design Desk 1.9

• Auto-Compose: Use markers from popular editing software to automatically create a sound pass as soon as you add your video to the ADD 1.9 timeline.

• Variations: Create different versions of combined sounds to create convincing sound effects with less Foley.

• MIDI Triggers: Use a MIDI keyboard to perform sounds and control functions.

• Intelligent Import: Audio Design Desk and ADD Tags can now automatically add metadata to sounds from popular sound libraries like Splice, LoopCloud and more.

• DAW Integrations: ADD 1.9 integrates with Pro Tools, Logic, Live, Cubase, Digital Performer, Nuendo, and Reaper.

• Spot Mode: ADD’s library of sound and music cues can now be dragged into Final Cut Pro, Adobe Premiere, Avid, Screenflow and any other audio or video editing application.

• Stream Deck Integration: Use the Stream Deck to find, place, loop, create and mix in ADD 1.9.

• Stacks: Stack any number of sounds into a single region without destructive edits. Stack and unstack sounds at any time to make adjustments.

What is CES?

CES is one of the most influential tech events in the world — the proving ground for breakthrough technologies and global innovators. Owned and produced by the Consumer Technology Association (CTA), CES features every aspect of the tech sector.

Audio Design Desk is available now at add.app. Plans start at $15 per month. Perpetual licensing is also available, starting at $399. There is also now a Lite version of the software available priced at $8.99 per month, the plan gives access to ADD’s entire sound library.

Take a look at our video review of Audio Design Desk v1.6 from May last year.