Scott Stevens

Where do you work?

Most commonly from my home studio.

For how long have you been using SoundFlow?

I've been using SoundFlow for two years.

SoundFlow saved me heaps of time while assisting a British TV composer, Murray Gold, on Dead Ringers, Magpie Murders, and Gentleman Jack S2.

Can you describe how SoundFlow has improved the way you work?

I can prepare Pro Tools sessions for recording and set up post-recording sessions for submixing and stemming afterwards with incredible speed.

Can you describe how much time you save with SoundFlow?

While working on episodic content in London the pressure was full on to churn out stems and submixes; SoundFlow easily saved me many minutes if not hours per episode.

Tell us about a feature in SoundFlow that excites you

Honestly, just the “pick” button on the macro building blocks is insanely helpful. That and the “wait for UI Element to appear/disappear” because you can achieve incredible stability by deploying those well in longer macros.

And let’s be honest: Command Templates. They’re a bit advanced to set up for if you’re new to coding, but the ability to create your own customizable presets for longer processes is epic.

It’s impossible to unsee the speed SoundFlow affords composing, orchestrating, and other music and audio workflows. And there’s a genuine thrill that follows your first successful automation of something you’ve needed however complex or mundane. Pressing one button to trigger a complex series of actions that used to take me ages, but now takes mere seconds or less feels great.

Personal gains aside, proficiency with SF is a valuable skill – one that will continue to add value to production teams and collaborators. Once friction points in workflows are reduced or eliminated, stress levels go down and the best work gets done.