FretBoard 3 for Final Cut Pro offers an innovative way to illustrate scales, chords, and musical phrases with animated 4, 5, and 6 string fretboards. Whether you're a YouTube creator, a music teacher, or a music video producer, this powerful tool will revolutionize the way you visualize and present music.
If you teach a fretboard instrument like guitar, ukulele, or violin and are looking to offer online or e-learning classes to your students, Final Cut Pro paired with FretBoard by BearDogFx is your ticket! FretBoard 3
What’s new in FretBoard 3?
- LiveView
- Hand
- Finger colors
- Auto-labeler
- String sets
- Sliding scales
- Bend multiple strings simultaneously
- Vibrato
- Global animation
- Fixed and adjustable tempo on the Final Cut Pro timeline
Version 3.1 adds a new TikTok preset to the Orientation selector. Now, you can choose between Player or Viewer perspectives of the fretboard, or select TikTok to align note labels and tab for vertical display in a 9:16 aspect ratio, perfect for platforms like YouTube Shorts and TikTok.
Key Features
- Drag and Drop LiveView interface. Visual representation of the real fretboard in the top or bottom half of the Final Cut Pro Viewer makes transcription easy!
- The Hand. Each coloured dot on the Hand represents a finger, letting your students know which fingers go where.
- Auto-labelled dots. Drag a dot to any position on the fretboard and watch as it displays the note that's associated with it. You get to pick whether it's a sharp or a flat.
- Player and Viewer perspectives of the fretboard.
- String Sets. Including five string bass, violin and (double string) mandolin.
- 15, 20 and 24 fret fretboards. Or choose up to 27 Natural Frets to create your own custom fretboard.
- Incredibly realistic string mechanics. Animate with perfection; sliding notes, bending strings and vibrato.
- Strummer effects for animating simple to complex strumming patterns with ease!
Mastering musical concepts and creating captivating visuals has never been this intuitive and efficient. To build an animation just add notes to the fretboard in the order you want them to appear and then choose a preset using the animation selector in the FretBoard menu - it's that simple!
Begin your journey with FretBoard 3 for Final Cut Pro and unleash your creativity like a seasoned pro. Get ready to inspire, educate, and mesmerize your audience with visually captivating fretboard animations. Embrace the future of music visualization today!
How do I install FretBoard 3?
FretBoard 3 for Apple and Intel processors is available via FxFactory, our app store for visual effects, audio plugins and apps:
If FxFactory is already on your system, or once you have completed the installation, click the button below to download and install FretBoard 3:
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Version History
FretBoard 3 3.1.0
FretBoard 3 3.0
FretBoard 3 2.0.2
FretBoard 3 2.0.1
FretBoard 3 1.1.2
FretBoard 3 1.1.1
FretBoard 3 1.0
Please note that this product will not work unless FxFactory is installed on the system.