Soundplant

Soundplant
Developer(s) Marcel Blum
Initial release 12 June 1999
Stable release 42 / November 5, 2014
Operating system Windows XP SP2 and newer, Mac OS X 10.6 and newer.
Type Software sampler
License Proprietary, free for non-commercial use
Website Soundplant Homepage

Soundplant is a popular digital audio application that allows the mapping of sounds of unlimited length to keys on the QWERTY computer keyboard for use as a software sampler.[1][2][3] It is used by DJs, artists, musicians, sound engineers, broadcasters, and other performers including rock band Man or Astro-man?,[4] electroacoustic composer Darren Copeland (who wrote a composition for Soundplant[5]), breakcore producer Droon,[6] experimental musician Annette Krebs,[7] composer Tom Furgas, and comedy podcast Nobody Likes Onions.[8] It has also been used as a sound design tool on the sets of the 2010 film Inception[9] and the BBC television series Doctor Who.[10] According to its web site, Soundplant is free for non-commercial use (or $50 for commercial use) and developed by Marcel Blum.[11]

References

  1. ↑ "Marcel Blum Soundplant 39: Updated Software Sampler Released For Macs, PCs". Gearwire. 2010-05-21. Retrieved 2010-05-27.
  2. ↑ "Download of the Month: Soundplant". Electronic Musician Magazine. 2003-04-01. Retrieved 2009-03-03.
  3. ↑ "Useful Utilities For The PC Musician". Sound On Sound Magazine. 2005-09-01. Retrieved 2009-03-21.
  4. ↑ "Man or Astro-man? Facebook post". Man or Astro-man?. 2010-12-05. Retrieved 2011-02-30. Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  5. ↑ "CEElectric Spring: Performances of New Electronic Music at the Music Gallery". Incursion Music Review. 2002-05-27. Retrieved 2009-03-03.
  6. ↑ "Droon at Last.fm". Retrieved 2009-03-22.
  7. ↑ "Improvised Music from Japan EXTRA 2006 Special Berlin Issue". 2006-12-24. Retrieved 2009-03-22.
  8. ↑ "Nobody Likes Onions Episode 080: Our Anthem". 2006-05-11. Retrieved 2009-03-22.
  9. ↑ Novick, Ed (2010). "Inception With Ed Novick". The Coffey Files 22 (2): 20.
  10. ↑ Richardson, Ian (September–October 2005). "The Doctor And The Deva" (PDF). Line Up: 16. Retrieved 2011-02-20.
  11. ↑ "Soundplant home page". Marcel Blum. Retrieved 2009-03-03.