Soundtrap introduces “total rebrand” of its online DAW platform – here’s what’s new

Online DAW platform Soundtrap has announced a “total rebrand”, introducing a plethora of new features for its 2.0 version.

Soundtrap – which was sold to streaming giant Spotify in 2017, before being sold back to original founders Per Emanuelsson and Björn Melinder in 2023 – says the latest iteration of its online DAW aims to offer producers a “more powerful” environment while “removing some of the friction” creators had previously experienced while using the platform.

New and updated features include a refreshed design to make the workspace more streamlined and easier to navigate, a new desktop app for Mac which syncs in real time with the cloud/web-based studio, a newly rebuilt mobile app for listening back to projects on the go, an expanded set of automation features, plus 1000+ new loops and presets for sparking creativity. There’s also been a lift on track limits.

Currently, Soundtrap is available on a number of paid tiers, as well as a free version with more limited – but still pretty decked out – features.

Simplicity – and the most frictionless path to creativity – appears to be a key pillar of the thought process behind Soundtrap 2.0. In a blog post on the Soundtrap website, it’s said that there are “no heavyweight setups and no long, gruelling learning curves” often associated with other DAWs.

The new version also seeks to shed the “entry-level” label often attributed to Soundtrap, offering a “more serious” environment, but one which still “stays out of your way”.

Soundtrap also comes with a host of stock plugins, including reverb, distortion, EQ, delay and compressors, plus virtual instruments like a Beatmaker, software synths and an 808 with Glide sounds. There’s also thousands of royalty-free loops, samples, one-shots and sound effects, and a host of collaboration features which facilitate working with other creators in different locations.

As part of the relaunch, Soundtrap has made an AMA (Ask Me Anything) post on Reddit, on which it is answering questions posed by existing and prospective users about new features, plus features not yet included.

We just released a big update to Soundtrap (desktop app, automation, no track limits) – AMA
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Sam is the Associate News Editor for Guitar.com and MusicTech. Thoroughly immersed in music culture for the majority of his life, Sam has played guitar for 20 years, studied music technology and production at university, and also written for the likes of MusicRadar, Guitar World, Total Guitar and Metal Hammer.