Overview


audio formats	mp3, wav, flac, ogg, aiff, aif, wma, aac, m4a
image formats	bmp, exif, gif, png, jpg, bpm
video formats	mp4, flv, avi, mov, wmv, mpeg, mpg, 3gp, ogv, mkv, webm, mjpeg
number of concurrent audio tracks	not limited, depends on your hardware
number of concurrent video tracks	not limited, but only one is decoded at a time
segments per track	1 - 64
gear sizes	11 (1/4, 3/8, 1/2, 5/8, 3/4, 7/8, 1, 9/8, 5/4, 11/8, 3/2)
drive speeds	any; 1 - 240 bpm with genre hints (HipHop, Ambient, House,...)
export formats	audio: flac, video: mpeg4
supported sound sampling frequencies	11025, 22050, 44100, 48000, 96000, 192000
ui languages	de, en, es, fr, it, ja, ko, pt, ru, zh
save file format	xml-based


gear types	drive gear, sequencer gear
number of included samples	audio: 198, image: 40, video: 32; total: 270


gear types	drive gear, sequencer gear, scratch gear, MIDI gear, FX gear
SoundFont formats	sf2, sfz
available effects	18
Leibniz logics	yes, can also toggle FX gears
number of included samples	audio: 267, image: 40, video: 32; total: 339


gear types	drive gear, sequencer gear, scratch gear, MIDI gear, FX gear
interoperability	MIDI out, SPOUT sender, VST3 support
ASIO support	yes
available effects	18 + 13 VST3 plugins
Leibniz logics	yes, can also toggle FX gears
number of included samples	audio: 314, image: 40, video: 32; total: 386

Powerful sequencer

almost unlimited tracks
individually adjustable gear segments
11 different gear sizes
adjustable track offsets
different concurrent playback speeds
combine different bar measures
supports audio, video, and images
- multiple audio file formats, both compressed and uncompressed
- multiple image file formats, both compressed and uncompressed
- multiple video file formats (that are imported as mjpeg files for fast frame-to-frame access)
cut out for polyrhythms and polymeters
exchange samples on-the-fly

Available in foreverloops LONGPLAY and foreverloops STUDIO.

SoundFont-based rendering
MIDI gear type with circular piano roll editor
- transpose / quantize notes
- modify velocities
- change presets
customizable virtual keyboard
external MIDI input device support

Available in foreverloops LONGPLAY and foreverloops STUDIO.

different audio effect
- with several presets
- radial effect parameter editor
FX gears can be stacked for FX-chains
FX priorities correspond to connection order
respect Leibniz semantics
effects can be disconnected and bybassed

foreverloops STUDIO can import and make use of VST3 effects and generators.

being able to read music is no requirement
real-time simulation
rewarding and fun
manifold performance capabilities
- mute / unmute individual tracks, stacks and trains
- set tracks, stacks and trains to solo mode
- alter playback directions and speeds
- enable / disable entire gear trains
- manually drive the loops (scratching)
use programmable logic (Leibniz wheels in foreverloops LONGPLAY and foreverloops STUDIO)

descriptive UI for audio-visual programming, based on gear mechanics

drive gears to power gear trains with customizable speeds
sequencer gears to play audio, image and video samples (trigger behavior)
scratch gears to play longer voice or background samples or videos (resample behavior)
MIDI gears for longer instrument tracks
FX gears to modify the audible output of entire gear trains. foreverloops STUDIO allows the use of VST3 plugins.

export your results (audio-/video session recording, save as a bundle for sharing)
ships with a neat sample library
many customizable shortcut keys