Spotify’s Soundtrap is a free, online digital audio workstation (DAW) that allows creators to produce music and podcast content. Spotify acquired Soundtrap in 2017 and launched its sound-recording app, Soundtrap Capture, in 2020.
Now, Spotify is improving its Soundtrap platform with three helpful features that will make it easier to create music. Continue reading to find out more.
1. Live Collaboration
Music producers know how to bring different song elements together to create magic. And when artists work together, the opportunities are endless. That’s why some of the best chart-topping songs are collaborations.
Soundtrap’s live collaboration feature allows music producers and artists to collaborate in real-time from any device. This helps them track changes and updates more easily. The feature is still in beta, and producers must enable it before creating a new project if they want to use it.
Nowadays, collaborations don’t have to happen in person. Here are some useful tips for collaborating on a music project remotely.
2. Add Comments
Another helpful feature is the ability to add comments to your project. This helps you leave notes for yourself instead of jotting them down someplace where they could get lost or forgotten. It also helps producers collaborating on a track to communicate more conveniently on one platform.
When a creator adds comments to a project and tags a collaborator, the recipient receives an email notifying them that they’ve been added to the project, including a button to join it. From there, they can contribute to the project, reply to any comments, and leave their own comments.
The comments feature was made available to all users at launch.
3. Auto-Save Changes
If you’ve ever worked on a project online, you’ll know how frustrating it is to realize at a later stage that your changes weren’t saved. It happens to the best of us.
No one wants to lose their hard work, especially with all the intricacies involved in creating a song. With all the changes and updates that are often made to a project, it’s essential that each one is saved properly and timeously.
Soundtrap’s new auto-save feature ensures this is the case so that nothing gets lost. It also allows creators to track changes and updates more easily. Like the comment feature, this feature is still in beta, so creators must enable it first before they can use it.
Why Use Soundtrap?
Spotify’s Sountrap is ideal for experienced producers and those starting out. The platform has a free version, which makes it accessible to anyone who wants to produce music or podcasts. If you’re starting out, you may want to check out the glossary of the music production definitions.
For a free platform, you can do a lot on Soundtrap, including collaborating with other artists. You can also use features in beta, like the live collaboration and auto-save features mentioned above.
However, there are several paid Soundtrap plans available, from as little as $10/month for music producers and $15/month for podcast creators.
Each plan has a one-month free trial in case you want to try it out before committing. The plans offer similar features. However, the more expensive ones have additional features—like more loops and higher quality downloads.
You can create as many projects as you like, regardless of the plan you’re on, which is a bonus. There are many free online DAWs for music production and podcasting available as well, if you want to use them.
Soundtrap Is Improving the Music Production Process
Creating music is fun, but it should be efficient, too. Now that Soundtrap has added features like comments, live collaboration, and auto-save, you can create amazing tunes more easily and seamlessly.
What’s more, you can stay productive with the Soundtrap Capture app by creating music on the go, wherever you are. Try Soundtrap’s new features to create a new masterpiece today.
