MacVoices #26139: NAB - Krotos' Newest Sound and Integration Enhancements

May 7, 2026

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Matthew Collings, Head of Product for Krotos was manning their booth at NAB in Las Vegas, showing off the latest upgrades to their new AI-assisted sound design workflows in Krotos Studio for Adobe Premiere, with support for DaVinci Resolve and other NLEs planned. The system analyzes selected video regions, places synchronized royalty-free sound effects from Krotos' recorded library, and lets editors quickly swap, remix, and customize impacts, ambiences, drones, footsteps, cloth, and surfaces without generative audio.

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0:03 Introduction from NAB 2026 0:24 Matthew introduces Krotos Studio's new Adobe Premiere integration 0:51 AI analyzes selected video regions for sound design 1:33 Traditional Krotos Studio workflow and interactive sound performance 2:31 Automatically generated sounds appear in the Premiere timeline 3:17 Customizing AI-assisted sound choices after placement 4:14 Swapping impacts and transitions while maintaining sync 4:46 Security, privacy, and cloud processing questions 5:32 AI tools used and planned launch timing 6:04 Royalty-free licensing and ownership of sounds 6:51 Krotos' expanded sound library and AI-assisted placement 7:25 Recorded sound vs. generative audio 8:02 Cloud processing and connection-speed considerations 8:36 Using AI for footsteps, ambience, and cloth sounds 9:55 Instant Render for drones, ambiences, and music beds 10:42 Stem drag-and-drop for greater mix control 11:15 AI-generated synchronized footsteps demo 11:42 Changing footstep surfaces while preserving sync 12:23 Manual fine-tuning and creative flexibility 13:04 AI as a time-saving creative assistant 13:40 Pricing, subscription tiers, and website

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