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• April 2nd, 2010

  Press Release: Looptastic HD Rocks the iPad

  Download Press Kit (screenshots and Word file)
  Watch Video (QuickTime) Video (YouTube)

   

  Seattle, April 2, 2010: Looptastic HD, the new large-screen version of Sound Trends’ flagship Looptastic Producer iPhone app, is now available in the iTunes App Store, where Apple is featuring it as a New and Noteworthy iPad app.

   

  The iPad’s larger screen puts all of Looptastic’s realtime performance controls into a single window, making mixing more intuitive and tactile than ever. Now the loop browser, X-Y effects pad, scratch strip, crossfader, and tempo control are always at hand, and the elastic mixer provides fingertip control over 22 loops at once, up from 10 on the iPhone.

   

  The powerful new processor in the iPad expands Looptastic HD’s performance capabilities as well. Mobile musicians can now load 25% more audio loops at once.

   

  To harness that potential, Looptastic HD includes almost every Loop Set in the Sound Trends Loop Store — 900 high-quality audio loops, nearly 80 minutes in total length. Genres include Ambient, Breakbeat, Drum ’n’ Bass, Dubstep, Hip Hop, Minimal, Progressive House, Reggaeton, and Trance. The loops are available via free download from within the app.

   

  Sound Trends President Aaron Higgins says, “Customers who saw the sneak video preview on our site were amazed how much the iPad’s huge new canvas enhances the Looptastic mixing experience. And we’re just getting started. People who step up to Looptastic HD today can expect some fantastic new features soon via free upgrades.”

   

  Looptastic HD Features

  • Widescreen mixer holds 32 loops with 22 on screen; cue up to 26 while the music plays.
  • Free download access for 900 loops — nearly 80 minutes of samples.
  • Nine realtime effects with X-Y touch pad control, including Bit Crusher, Multimode Filtering, Flanger, Delay, and Glitchy Repeater.
  • Automatically time-stretches all loops to fit the master tempo.
  • Triple-zone mixer with crossfader for cues and breakdowns; apply effects to any zone.
  • Unique scratch strip retriggers a loop from anywhere in the waveform.
  • Import original loops and sound bites in AIFF, WAV, or OGG format using an easy Web interface. (Requires a Wi-Fi connection to a Windows, Mac, or Linux computer)
  • Capture and export performances to Mac or PC as 16-bit stereo AIFF files.
  • Import audio loops from compatible applications via Sonoma Wireworks AudioPaste.
  • Available now from the iTunes Store for $19.99: http://itunes.com/app/looptastichd

  The Looptastic Experience

  Mixing with Looptastic is easy and tactile: You load a Loop Set and then drag the loop icons vertically to control volume and horizontally to place them in one of three mixer zones. (Thanks to multitouch support, you can grab up to five loops at once.)

  The crossfader controls the balance of the left and right zones, facilitating breakdowns, transforms, and live sound-swapping: the music never stops. Loops in the center zone play independently of the crossfader, enabling the performer to sustain a groove or a background texture. Nine playable effects and a unique scratch strip let you shape the sound on the fly.

   

  Looptastic HD can import custom loops over Wi-Fi from a computer, and export performance recordings as 16-bit AIFF files. The Mix-n-Match feature allows Looptastic HD to load up to 32 loops from different loop sets simultaneously, playing up to 26 at a time. The app automatically time-stretches all loops to fit the master tempo.

   

  About the Developer

  Sound Trends, LLC (www.soundtrends.com), is a new music software company from the founders of MixMeister Technology. It is dedicated to producing audio applications that are easy to use yet offer unexpectedly expressive control and sound quality. Its Bravo Gustavo conducting app and Looptastic remixing apps were both named Apple Staff Favorites.

   

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