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AV News 197 - August 2014 The afternoon was given over to Edgar and Linda's ‘Digital Magic Lantern Show’ which was a treat for all concerned. They concentrated on this occasion on the elements required for producing an acceptable soundtrack making use of the relatively new sound mixing facility now incorporated in PicturesToExe 8. Picking up what came across in this presentation coupled with the comments made on earlier attendee's sequences, gave us a very helpful list of sound-related ‘Do's and Don'ts’ such as:- Suitable choice of music to match the visual images so there is harmony between the two; using a voiceover rather than too much text to tell the story as the latter can be distracting when incorporated with the image; avoid vocal music to prevent clashes with voiceover commentary; pace the latter and vary inflections to help the story flow and ensuring that background music levels are always reduced sufficiently d