Short description: Online freemium music and audio editor
Soundtrap AB![Soundtrap-Logo.png](https://handwiki.org/wiki/images/thumb/3/39/Soundtrap-Logo.png/250px-Soundtrap-Logo.png) |
Type | Private |
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Industry | Music, podcast |
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Founded | April 1, 2012; 11 years ago (2012-04-01)[1] |
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Founders | Björn Melinder, Fredrik Posse, Gabriel Sjöberg, Per Emanuelsson |
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Headquarters | Stockholm, Sweden |
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Key people | Per Emanuelsson (CEO) |
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Parent | Spotify |
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Website | soundtrap.com |
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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]
History
Soundtrap developers at the 2015 MTFCentral Hack Camp.
Soundtrap and Soundtrap AB were founded April 1, 2012[1] in Stockholm, Sweden by Björn Melinder, Fredrik Posse, Gabriel Sjöberg, and Per Emanuelsson, who believed that it was too "complex to make music" and who wanted to create a studio with collaboration and “a full production environment where you can do professional-sounding podcasts, collaboratively done on the web.”[11] Soundtrap Studio was launched in beta in 2013. The next year, it was featured at Google I/O.[12][13] In 2016, Soundtrap raised $6 million in their Series A round of financing.[14]
Soundtrap's logo from 2013 to 2017.
In November 2017, Spotify acquired Soundtrap, with Soundtrap stating that the move was a "culturally, creatively and strategically" great fit.[15][16][17][18] The company had revenues of 900,000 kronor, making it one of Spotify's most expensive acquisitions.[19]
In 2018, Soundtrap won the EdTech Awards for the Arts, Music, Creative Solutions Category.[20][21] The next year, it offered unlimited projects for the free tier without having to upgrade to a better plan.[22][23][24][25]
Programs
Soundtrap is split into three programs: Soundtrap for Music Makers, Soundtrap for Storytellers, and Soundtrap for Education.
Soundtrap for Education
Soundtrap for Education was introduced in 2015,[27] being showcased in 2016 at the Future of Education Technology Conference as a way for teachers and students of all ages to explore creative sound making in a safe and secure environment as well as at home.[28][29] The program is COPPA, GDPR and FERPA compliant and is compatible with Google Classroom[30] and Soundtrap for Storytellers.[31]
The program was named "The Best Website for Teaching and Learning" in 2015 by the American Association of School Librarians[32] and was featured on Google for Education's "Creative Apps for Chromebooks" in 2016.[33] It was also given ![4/5 stars 4/5 stars](https://handwiki.org/wiki/images/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/11px-Star_full.svg.png)
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by Common Sense Media, saying that the dashboard was easy to use and that the "extensive video tutorials and support features facilitate use of this tool to its fullest potential."[34]
In March 2020, Soundtrap for Education was made free for the fall semester due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[35][36] That same year, it was named the "Music Education Solution of the Year" by EdTech.[37][38][39][40][41]
Soundtrap for Storytellers
Soundtrap for Storytellers was introduced on May 24, 2019 as a way for people to create podcasts.[42][43][44][45] The program includes a transcript feature which can record and automatically transcribe a voice, a tool to edit the transcript, and a tool for managing shows and episodes as well as directly upload podcasts to Spotify.[46][47][48] Then in October 2019, the transcription feature was expanded to include French, Spanish,[49] German, Brazilian Portuguese, Portuguese[50] and Swedish.[51][52] The program also has a way to remotely interview guests and to create your own jingle.[53][54]
The program was created to help podcasters with editing, transcribing, remote interviewing, and adding sound effects, as well as having one platform to create podcasts with.[55][56][57] According to the CEO of Soundtrap AB, Per Emanuelsson, Soundtrap for Storytellers "helps teachers differentiate instruction for students of all abilities within one classroom, giving students a compelling way to channel their thoughts and perspectives."[58][59][60]
Soundtrap for Storytellers has been described as the "Google Docs of podcasting."[61]
Soundtrap for Music Makers
Soundtrap for Music Makers was introduced in 2020 and has more features than the free tier, including Auto-Tune, more instruments, and sounds from Splice and Freesound.[62]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Soundtrap AB". https://www.startupranking.com/soundtrap-ab.
- ↑ "Soundtrap". https://www.stockholmdesignlab.se/work/soundtrap.
- ↑ "Soundtrap". https://www.sfusd.edu/learning/resources-learning/apps/soundtrap.
- ↑ "Spotify just bought a DAW, online studio Soundtrap". November 20, 2017. http://routenote.com/blog/spotify-just-bought-daw-online-studio-soundtrap/.
- ↑ "Soundtrap Expands Music and Podcast Platform to Four New Languages in 57 Countries". May 26, 2017. https://www.edcircuit.com/soundtrap-expands-music-podcast-platform-four-new-languages-57-countries/.
- ↑ "Soundtrap Expands Its Successful Cloud-Based Music and Podcast Recording Platform to Four New Languages in 57 Countries". May 29, 2017. https://audioxpress.com/news/soundtrap-expands-its-successful-cloud-based-music-and-podcast-recording-platform-to-four-new-languages-in-57-countries.
- ↑ Kimber, Aoife (June 14, 2017). "Soundtrap First to Enable Import and Export of MIDI Music Files to Music Scores Using only a Browser". https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20170614005316/en/Soundtrap-Enable-Import-Export-MIDI-Music-Files.
- ↑ "Soundtrap – The Free in-browser DAW Review". July 1, 2015. http://routenote.com/blog/soundtrap-the-free-in-browser-daw/.
- ↑ "Our Latest Release: Patterns – Beatmaker". November 24, 2017. https://blog.soundtrap.com/our-latest-release-patterns-beatmaker/.
- ↑ "Getting Started with Auto-Tune and Soundtrap". https://www.antarestech.com/getting-started-with-auto-tune-and-soundtrap/.
- ↑ Quah, Nicholas (May 14, 2019). "It's a (Sound)Trap!". https://hotpodnews.com/its-a-soundtrap/.
- ↑ "About Soundtrap". https://www.soundtrap.com/about.
- ↑ "Soundtrap". https://stackoverflow.com/jobs/companies/soundtrap.
- ↑ O'Hear, Steve (October 10, 2016). "Online music and audio recording studio Soundtrap scores $6M Series A". https://techcrunch.com/2016/10/10/soundtrap/?_ga=2.230604703.2036002622.1596339322-665445356.1596339322.
- ↑ Perez, Sarah; Lunden. Ingrid (November 17, 2017). "Spotify acquires online music studio Soundtrap as it goes after creators". https://techcrunch.com/2017/11/17/spotify-acquires-online-music-studio-soundtrap/.
- ↑ Carlsson, Sven (November 17, 2017). "Spotify köper svenska musikbolaget Soundtrap" (in Swedish). https://digital.di.se/artikel/spotify-koper-svenska-musikbolaget-soundtrap.
- ↑ Carlsson, Sven (November 17, 2017). "Spotify köper svenska Soundtrap, som i fjol värderades till över 200 miljoner kronor. "Fantastiskt", säger Soundtraps vd Per Emanuelsson." (in Swedish). https://digital.di.se/artikel/soundtraps-vd-vi-matchar-med-spotifys-vision-att-demokratisera-musik.
- ↑ "SPOTIFY ACQUIRES 'ONLINE RECORDING STUDIO' SOUNDTRAP". November 17, 2017. https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/spotify-acquires-online-recording-studio-soundtrap/.
- ↑ Magdirila, Phoebe; Gubagaras, Mark. "Spotify faces $1.6B suit; Mediahuis completes TMG stake acquisition". https://www.spglobal.com/marketintelligence/en/news-insights/trending/xsenxdggggwy_89ryxqqxa2.
- ↑ "2018 – Finalists & Winners". https://edtechdigest.com/2018-finalists-winners/.
- ↑ Allen, Meredith (April 12, 2018). "Soundtrap Wins the 2018 Edtech Award Arts, Music, Creative Solutions Category". https://edublog.soundtrap.com/2018/04/12/soundtrap-wins-the-2018-edtech-award-arts-music-creative-solutions-category/.
- ↑ Sawers, Paul (June 26, 2019). "Spotify's Soundtrap offers creators unlimited free storage for songs and podcasts". https://venturebeat.com/2019/06/26/spotifys-soundtrap-offers-creators-unlimited-free-storage-for-songs-and-podcasts/.
- ↑ Ha, Anthony (June 26, 2019). "Spotify-owned Soundtrap adds unlimited storage to the free tier of its recording software". https://techcrunch.com/2019/06/26/soundtrap-unlimited-storage/.
- ↑ Stassen, Murray (June 26, 2019). "SPOTIFY'S ONLINE PODCAST AND MUSIC STUDIO SOUNDTRAP LAUNCHES NEW FREE TIER". https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/spotifys-online-podcast-and-music-studio-soundtrap-launches-new-free-tier/.
- ↑ Kolodziejczak, Clément (June 27, 2019). "hSoundtrap, le studio en ligne de Spotify, supprime sa limite de cinq projets gratuits" (in French). https://www.clubic.com/musique-streaming/spotify/actualite-861962-soundtrap-studio-ligne-spotify-supprime-limite-5-projets-gratuits.html.
- ↑ "Browser support". https://support.soundtrap.com/hc/en-us/articles/205664381-Browser-support.
- ↑ Treija, Ieva (October 11, 2016). "Online music and audio recording studio Soundtrap introduces education version and secures € 5.4 million funding". https://www.eu-startups.com/2016/10/online-music-and-audio-recording-studio-soundtrap-introduces-education-version-and-secures-e-5-4-million-funding/.
- ↑ Schaffhauser, Dian (January 19, 2016). "Soundtrap Releases Education Edition for Online Music Collaboration". https://thejournal.com/articles/2016/01/19/soundtrap-releases-education-edition-for-online-music-collaboration.aspx.
- ↑ "SOUNDTRAP IS CHANGING MUSIC EDUCATION". October 21, 2016. https://www.seenmagazine.us/Articles/Article-Detail/ArticleId/5940/SOUNDTRAP-is-Changing-Music-Education.
- ↑ "Soundtrap For Education". The American Music Teacher 65 (5): 6. 2016. https://www.proquest.com/openview/656d1ff863b2a567c9510c40f60284f8/1?pq-origsite=gscholar&cbl=40811.
- ↑ "Soundtrap for Education Podcasting". September 28, 2019. https://www.synnexcorp.com/stellr/blogs/soundtrap-for-education-podcasting/.
- ↑ Habley, Jen (June 29, 2015). "AASL Announces 2015 Best Apps & Best Websites". https://knowledgequest.aasl.org/aasl-announces-2015-best-apps-best-websites/.
- ↑ Kimber, Aoife (June 27, 2016). "Soundtrap Selected for Google for Education's "Creative Apps for Chromebooks" Program". https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20160627006090/en/Soundtrap-Selected-Google-Education’s-“Creative-Apps-Chromebooks”.
- ↑ Powers, Melissa. "Soundtrap". https://www.commonsense.org/education/website/soundtrap.
- ↑ Adavis (March 24, 2020). "Soundtrap for Education Offers Extended Trials to Support Schools". https://edublog.soundtrap.com/2020/03/24/covid19/.
- ↑ "Soundtrap Offers Extended Free Trial to Support Distance Learning". April 8, 2020. https://www.eschoolnews.com/2020/04/08/soundtrap-offers-extended-free-trial-to-support-distance-learning/.
- ↑ "EdTech Breakthrough Award Winners". https://edtechbreakthrough.com/2020-winners/.
- ↑ "Soundtrap Named Music Education Solution of the Year". https://thelearningcounsel.com/article/soundtrap-named-music-education-solution-year.
- ↑ "Soundtrap Named Music Education Solution of the Year". June 24, 2020. https://www.einnews.com/pr_news/520160545/soundtrap-named-music-education-solution-of-the-year.
- ↑ "Soundtrap Named Music Education Solution of the Year". June 24, 2020. https://www.edcircuit.com/soundtrap-named-music-education-solution-of-the-year/.
- ↑ "Soundtrap Named Music Education Solution of the Year". June 24, 2020. https://www.einnews.com/pr_news/520160545/soundtrap-named-music-education-solution-of-the-year.
- ↑ "Soundtrap for Storytellers Helps Podcasters Take Their Shows to the Next Level". May 24, 2019. https://newsroom.spotify.com/2019-05-14/soundtrap-for-storytellers-helps-podcasters-take-their-shows-to-the-next-level/.
- ↑ Wiggers, Kyle (May 14, 2019). "Spotify-owned Soundtrap launches cloud-based podcast creation and recording tool". https://venturebeat.com/2019/05/14/spotify-owned-soundtrap-launches-cloud-based-podcast-creation-and-recording-tool/.
- ↑ Washenko, Anna (May 14, 2019). "Spotify pushes further into podcast creation with Soundtrap for Storytellers program". https://rainnews.com/spotify-pushes-further-into-podcast-creation-with-soundtrap-for-storytellers-program/.
- ↑ Perez, Sarah (May 24, 2019). "Spotify-owned Soundtrap launches a podcast studio in the cloud". https://techcrunch.com/2019/05/14/spotify-owned-soundtrap-launches-a-podcast-studio-in-the-cloud/.
- ↑ O'Brien, Terrence (May 14, 2019). "Soundtrap for Storytellers is Spotify's latest play for podcasters". https://www.engadget.com/2019-05-14-soundtrap-for-storytellers-spotify-podcasts.html.
- ↑ Carman, Ashley (May 14, 2019). "Spotify-owned Soundtrap wants to make editing a podcast as easy as using Google Docs". https://www.theverge.com/2019/5/14/18618318/soundtrap-spotify-podcast-editing-storytellers-transcript.
- ↑ Locker, Melissa (May 14, 2019). "Spotify's new Soundtrap for Storytellers makes it even easier to start that podcast". https://www.fastcompany.com/90349383/spotifys-soundtrap-for-storytellers-lets-you-start-a-podcast.
- ↑ González, Gabriela (October 31, 2019). "Soundtrap for Storytellers, la herramienta de creación de podcasts de Spotify ya es capaz de transcribir en español" (in Spanish). https://www.genbeta.com/actualidad/soundtrap-for-storytellers-herramienta-creacion-podcasts-spotify-capaz-transcribir-espanol.
- ↑ "Soundtrap for Storytellers, a nova ferramenta de criação de podcasts, é lançada mundialmente" (in Portuguese). May 14, 2019. https://www.terra.com.br/noticias/dino/soundtrap-for-storytellers-a-nova-ferramenta-de-criacao-de-podcasts-e-lancada-mundialmente,96e8d94c823deabc9cd7806349fb0a1cchh96nw7.html.
- ↑ "Soundtrap for Storytellers, Podcast Creation Tool Now Launches Transcription Service in French, German, Spanish, Brazilian Portuguese, Portuguese, and Swedish". October 31, 2019. https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20191031005230/en/Soundtrap-Storytellers-Podcast-Creation-Tool-Launches-Transcription.
- ↑ "Soundtrap Adds Translation Feature In Five More Languages.". October 31, 2019. http://www.insideradio.com/podcastnewsdaily/soundtrap-adds-translation-feature-in-five-more-languages/article_ed1ba38c-fbfd-11e9-a1da-6b12635f6dd5.html.
- ↑ Thorpe, Jen (May 26, 2019). "Soundtrap for Storytellers Helps Make Podcasting Easier". http://podcasternews.com/2019/05/26/soundtrap-for-storytellers-helps-make-podcasting-easier/.
- ↑ Betts, Will (May 15, 2019). "Soundtrap for Storytellers is a browser-based podcasting studio". https://www.musictech.net/news/soundtrap-for-storytellers-is-a-browser-based-podcasting-studio/.
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- ↑ "Soundtrap for Storytellers launches globally". December 13, 2019. https://musiceducation.global/soundtrap-for-storytellers-launches-globally/.
- ↑ Ulukan, Gözde (May 15, 2019). "Spotify bünyesindeki Soundtrap, podcast düzenlemeye yardımcı olan "Storytellers" özelliğini tanıttı" (in Turkish). https://webrazzi.com/2019/05/15/spotify-soundtrap-for-storytellers/.
- ↑ "Soundtrap for Storytellers podcast creation tool introduced". https://thelearningcounsel.com/article/soundtrap-storytellers-podcast-creation-tool-introduced.
- ↑ "Soundtrap for Storytellers, New Podcast Creation Tool Launches Globally- Classroom-appropriate Version to Be Made Available to Schools". May 14, 2019. https://apnews.com/1cd1eff90358434dbacb49a33e934954.
- ↑ "Soundtrap for Storytellers, New Podcast Creation Tool Launches Globally". May 16, 2019. https://audioxpress.com/news/soundtrap-for-storytellers-new-podcast-creation-tool-launches-globally.
- ↑ Solsman, Joan (May 14, 2019). "Spotify launches the Google Docs of podcasting". https://www.cnet.com/news/spotify-launches-the-google-docs-of-podcasting-soundtrap-storytellers/.
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