foreverloops

## About This Software
Easy-to-use and beginner friendly audio / video authoring tool, based on
playful interaction principles.
Experiment with all kinds of audio-visual material, including your own sample
library, and use unprecedented possibilities for music-making and
performances.
Evolve simple arrangements to awe-inspiring media machineries that can be
tweaked and customized in real-time.
## 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