Software:Audiotool

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Short description: Browser-based music production software
Audiotool
Audiotool.logo.svg
Audiotool logo
Type of site
Digital audio workstation
Available inEnglish
OwnerAudiotool GmbH
Websitewww.audiotool.com
CommercialNo
RegistrationRequired to publish, comment
UsersApprox. 2,000,000
LaunchedFebruary 24, 2008[1]
Current statusOnline
Content license
CC or All Rights Reserved
Written inJava, JavaScript, Scala
CEO Andreas Jacobi, CTO André Michelle

Audiotool is a free, browser-based music production software and distribution platform developed in Germany . It allows users to remix and collaborate on tracks in real-time. Users can create and publish their music tracks onto the site using Creative Commons licenses or All Rights Reserved.

(Until 2010, Audiotool was part of Hobnox, a content distribution/publication website specialising in music, fashion and indie culture.)

History

Version Demo

The first published version, titled "Hobnox Audiotool Demo", was published February 24, 2008. The Audiotool Demo was based on dynamic digital signal processing to provide very complex audio creation in Flash, and the graphical user interface was based on an unlimited-sized desktop to lay out the devices the user wanted to operate. This first design delivered some Roland emulations and effect pedals, but didn't offer the option to save the environment. At this early state, it offered features such as history, clipboard and auto-alignment of the devices.

1.0 Firestarter

Two years later, after a flurry of updates, the application broke out of beta with a new polyphonic synthesizer and a partnership with LoopMasters to provide samples within the program. Tracks could be published to the new Audiotool community, or worked on privately and saved for extended periods. Options were created for other users to remix tracks, depending on the licenses the original artist specified.

1.1 Ping Pong

Later in the same year, after input from the community, the 1.1 update features included the ability to download tracks (MP3/Vorbis), an embed player, the ability to create drafts (even when remixing tracks), create templates, track cover images, and performance enhancements.

Following updates allowed dragging samples directly from the library to the desktop, and included a new two channel Crossfader, the revolutionary Rasselbock effect device, auto-connected devices, a sample-based drum machine, and an improved sample browser.

Audiotool 2.0

About one year from the launch of 1.0 Firestarter, Audiotool 2.0 was launched in collaboration with Burn-Studios and included a feature to import samples, recording from the timeline, a new 16-track mixer, and MIDI support.

A following update in April 2012 included 5 new plugins, a phase modulation synthesizer, and ability to save device presets.

A July 2013 update allowed users to collaborate on tracks.

Audiotool Next 1.0

February 2015, a major update was officially announced that would convert the application from Flash to HTML5, offering live collaboration and other new features yet to be announced. Later that year, some features announced included audio/video chat and a detachable timeline. The beta has been released to certain users of the site if they request for the beta on the homepage. On October 1, 2018, Audiotool Next was publicly released.

Version Date
Demo Feb 24, 2008
1.0 Firestarter Feb 28, 2010
1.1 Ping Pong July 16, 2010
2.0 Mar 22, 2011
1.0 Next Oct 1, 2018[2]

Audiotool features

Devices

The Hobnox Audiotool includes emulations of:

it also includes various effect pedals,[11] which can simulate:

  • Dynamic range compression
  • Graphic equalizer
  • Exciter(effect)
  • Stereo Enhancer
  • Bit depth reduction
  • Digital delay
  • Flange
  • Parametric equalization
  • Phasing
  • Pitched digital delay
  • Reverb
  • Filters including (Lowpass, Highpass, Notch, Bandpass) and a separate Auto-Filter
  • Stereo detunization (which produces a sort of chorus effect)
  • Distortion

In mid-2013, Audiotool had 500000 users, 200000 tracks and the total of 44 million plays on all tracks combined[12] has the abilities for their users to:

  • Create tracks/drafts/templates/remixes
  • Publish tracks that artist can decide whether other users are able to download (mp3/ogg), remix or collaborate.
  • Add tracks to albums

Samples

Audiotool has a robust library of samples available to users on the site.

With the release of Audiotool Next in 2018, sample upload privileges were reinstated to users, under the condition that they signed terms and conditions disallowing redistributions of royalty free samples or any sample that had copyright infringements.[13]

Audiotool is partnered with Loopmasters[14] and New Loops,[15] companies which provide samples to the sample library.

Audiotool has a built-in sample editor known as Probe that allows users to modify and upload samples up to 30 seconds in length. Inside the studio editor, there is an option to bounce the timeline, which allows users to upload the music they have worked on in the editor to Probe, where it can be uploaded to the sample library.[16]

Audiotool has over 1,000,000 samples in its sample library.[16]

Presets

On all devices, users have the option to save their current configuration of the device to a preset, which can be set to private or public.[16]

There are over 200,000 device presets that have been created by users.[16]

Awards

  • German IPTV Award - Winner, Category "Creative Design", 2008
  • Grimme Online Award - Winner, Category "Special", 2008[17][18]
  • Flashforward Award - Winner, Category "Sound", 2008[19][20]
  • red dot award - "Best of the Best" Category "Communication Design", 2008[21][22]
  • LEADAWARDS - "Webcommunity of the Year", 2008
  • Webby Awards "Daily Honoree" Category "Music" - 2008[23]
  • eco Internet Award - "Nominee" Category "Content Distribution Platform", 2008[24]
  • World Summit Award Germany - "Winner", "E-Entertainment and Games", 2009[25]
  • LEADAWARDS - Winner "Silver" Category "Internet TV of the Year", 2009[26]

References

  1. ↑ "First Post". Archived from the original on 2008-03-05. https://web.archive.org/web/20080305012757/http://www.hobnox.com/index.1021.html?blg%5Bblogid%5D=12&blg%5Bid%5D=74&blg%5Bproc%5D=show. 
  2. ↑ "Message Board - News - Audiotool Next launches October 1st! - Audiotool - Free Music Software - Make Music Online In Your Browser". https://www.audiotool.com/board/news/audiotool_next_launches. 
  3. ↑ "Beatbox 8". http://wiki.audiotool.com/doku.php?id=plugins:drums:beatbox8. 
  4. ↑ "Beatbox 9". http://wiki.audiotool.com/doku.php?id=plugins:drums:beatbox9. 
  5. ↑ "Bassline". http://wiki.audiotool.com/doku.php?id=plugins:synths:bassline. 
  6. ↑ "Tonematrix". http://wiki.audiotool.com/doku.php?id=plugins:synths:tonematrix. 
  7. ↑ "Machiniste". http://wiki.audiotool.com/doku.php?id=plugins:drums:machiniste. 
  8. ↑ "Heisenberg". http://wiki.audiotool.com/doku.php?id=plugins:synths:h. 
  9. ↑ "Heisenberg Details". http://werner.yellowcouch.org/log/heisenberg-fm-synth/. 
  10. ↑ "Pulverisateur". http://wiki.audiotool.com/doku.php?id=plugins:synths:pulverisateur. 
  11. ↑ "plugins:effects:effect_pedals [Audiotool Wiki"]. https://wiki.audiotool.com/doku.php?id=plugins:effects:effect_pedals. 
  12. ↑ "audiotool:con 2013 Keynote". https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vUzVCw8BEXA. 
  13. ↑ Michelle, André (September 11, 2018). "Audiotool Next launches October 1st!". https://www.audiotool.com/board/news/audiotool_next_launches. 
  14. ↑ "Audiotool ♥ Loopmasters". https://www.audiotool.com/loopmasters. 
  15. ↑ "Audiotool ♥ New Loops". https://www.audiotool.com/newloops. 
  16. ↑ 16.0 16.1 16.2 16.3 "Start Making Music in the Cloud". https://www.audiotool.com/product. 
  17. ↑ Grimme-Institut. "Grimme Online Award | 2008". http://www.grimme-institut.de/html/index.php?id=783#c4757. 
  18. ↑ Grimme-Institut. "Grimme Online Award | Hobnox.com". http://www.grimme-institut.de/html/index.php?id=791. 
  19. ↑ "Hobnox Audiotool gewinnt den Flash Forward Award" (in en-US). 2008-08-25. http://wrede.design.fh-aachen.de/archives/221.html. 
  20. ↑ "Flashforward Blog » Blog Archive » Flashforward Film Festival Winners". 2008-09-15. Archived from the original on 2008-09-15. https://web.archive.org/web/20080915030901/http://blog.flashforwardconference.com/2008/08/22/flashforward-film-festival-winners/. 
  21. ↑ "Red Dot Design Award" (in en-US). 2008-08-11. http://wrede.design.fh-aachen.de/archives/211.html. 
  22. ↑ "Hobnox on Twitter". https://twitter.com/Hobnox/status/884237310. 
  23. ↑ "Hobnox Channels | The Webby Awards". http://webbyawards.com/winners/2008/online-film-video/general-film/music/hobnox-channels/. 
  24. ↑ "eco Internet Awards 2008" (in de-DE). https://www.eco.de/2008/veranstaltungen/eco-internet-awards-2008.html. 
  25. ↑ PRODUCTION, DIGITAL (2009-03-10). "Hobnox.com gewinnt World Summit Award". http://www.digitalproduction.com/2009/03/11/hobnoxcom-gewinnt-world-summit-award/. 
  26. ↑ "Hobnox - Awards". 2010-08-12. Archived from the original on 2010-08-12. https://web.archive.org/web/20100812075817/http://www.hobnox.com/awards.1477.en.html. 

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