Soundtrap

Soundtrap AB
Company typePrivate
IndustryMusic, podcast
FoundedApril 1, 2012; 12 years ago (2012-04-01)[1]
FoundersBjörn Melinder, Fredrik Posse, Gabriel Sjöberg, Per Emanuelsson
Headquarters
Stockholm, Sweden
Key people
Per Emanuelsson (CEO)
ParentSpotify
Websitesoundtrap.com

Soundtrap is a freemium online cross-platform digital audio workstation (DAW) for browsers that allows users to create music or podcasts.[2][3] The DAW is operated by Soundtrap AB, which was bought by Spotify in November 2017.[4] Soundtrap is offered in 15 languages, including English, Spanish, French, German, and Swedish, with the latter four being added in 2017.[5][6]

The DAW includes inputs for external instruments, an instrument player, a way to input and export MIDI files,[7] collaboration features,[8] Patterns BeatMaker (introduced in 2017)[9] and a built-in autotune provided by Antares Audio Technologies.[10]

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  2. ^ "Soundtrap". Stockholm Design Lab.
  3. ^ "Soundtrap". San Francisco Unified School District.
  4. ^ "Spotify just bought a DAW, online studio Soundtrap". RouteNote. November 20, 2017.
  5. ^ "Soundtrap Expands Music and Podcast Platform to Four New Languages in 57 Countries". edCircuit. May 26, 2017.
  6. ^ "Soundtrap Expands Its Successful Cloud-Based Music and Podcast Recording Platform to Four New Languages in 57 Countries". audioXpress. May 29, 2017.
  7. ^ Kimber, Aoife (June 14, 2017). "Soundtrap First to Enable Import and Export of MIDI Music Files to Music Scores Using only a Browser". Business Wire.
  8. ^ "Soundtrap – The Free in-browser DAW Review". RouteNote. July 1, 2015.
  9. ^ "Our Latest Release: Patterns – Beatmaker". Sountrap. November 24, 2017.
  10. ^ "Getting Started with Auto-Tune and Soundtrap". Antares Audio Technologies.