foreverloops LONGPLAY PC

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Features:

• amazingly intuitive interface
  
  • audio-visual programming
    
  • based on gear mechanics
    
    • group and relate tracks by forming gear trains
      
    • superb for
      
      • combining different bar measures
        
      • relating track playback speeds (transmission)
        
      • structuring
        
      • performing
        
      • a/v synchronization
        
  • supports polyrhythm and polymeter
    
  • avoids clutter by focusing on its core features and mechanics
    
  • implicit synchronization mechanisms
    
  • suitable for beginners - being able to read music is no requirement
    
  • five gear types for various tasks
    
    • drive gears to power gear trains with customizable speeds
      
    • sequencer gears to play audio, image and video samples
      
    • scratch gears to play longer voice or background samples or videos
      
    • MIDI gears for longer instrument tracks
      
    • fx gears for customizable audio effects
      
• playful approach
  
  • real-time simulation
    
  • manifold performance capabilities
    
    • mute / unmute individual tracks, stacks and trains
      
    • set tracks, stacks and trains to solo mode
      
    • alter playback directions
      
    • enable / disable entire gear trains
      
    • manually drive the loops (scratching)
      
    • conveniently alter track speeds (gear transmission)
      
    • exchange events using the same samples on-the-fly
      
    • apply individual effects or effect chains
      
  • use programmable logic (Leibniz wheels)
• powerful sequencing capabilities
  
  • almost unlimited tracks
    
  • individually adjustable gear segments (~ bar measures)
    
  • different concurrent playback speeds, live and dynamic control
    
  • supports audio, video, and images
    
    • multiple audio file formats, both compressed and uncompressed
      
      • mp3, wav, flac, ogg, aiff, aif, wma, aac, m4a
        
    • multiple image file formats
      
      • bmp, exif, gif, png, jpg, bpm
        
    • multiple video file formats (that are imported as mjpeg files for fast frame-to-frame access)
      
      • mp4, flv, avi, mov, wmv, mpeg, mpg, 3gp, ogv, mkv, webm
        
    • import your own library / recordings / …
      
  • supports sf2 and sfz SoundFont formats
    
  • several audio effects
    
    • effects: volume rotate, echo, autowah, phaser, chorus, distortion, gargle
      
    • mastering: compressor, volume, reverb, parametric eq
      
    • filters: low-pass, high-pass, band-pass, band-stop, peak-eq, low-shelf, high-shelf
      
• MIDI
  
  • SoundFont-based rendering
    
  • MIDI gear type with circular piano roll editor
    
  • transpose / quantize notes
    
  • customizable virtual keyboard
    
  • external MIDI input device support
• export your results (audio-/video session recording, save as a bundle for sharing)
  
• ships with a neat sample library (+300 samples)
  
• lots of customizable shortcut keys
  
• ui languages: English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, Russian, simplified Chinese