Last Updated on December 20, 2022
SpinTool is a loop based software fully controllable with any midi device, synced with Jack transport.
This version derives from original Vampouille’s SuperBoucle, starting from a fork of the original repository.
This is free and open source software.
Features include:
- ack Transport.
- Record.
- Midi input / output.
- Normalize and revert samples.
- Negative sample offset, sample offset in beats or frames.
- Load several formats: WAV, FLAC, AIFF, … (no MP3 currently).
- Playlist management.
- Scenes management.
- Full intuitive MIDI learn interface.
- Support any MIDI device: generic keyboard, pad, BCF, Akai APC, …
- Fully controllable by MIDI device or mouse/keyboard.
- One-shot clips.
- Light-on all midi device buttons (scenes and transport too).
- Preferences Window.
- Start a clip just after recording it.
- Show clip details when triggered for start/stop.
- Show clip details when its volume is changed from controller.
- Preferred grid size, to match your controller’s buttons grid.
- Choice of clip recording color (amber is default, red available).
- Open scenes and playlist windows on start up.
- New grid cells style, showing clip volume.
- New massive clips edit functions to change clips parameters and column instrument-wise assignment.
- New Export-all samples function.
- Mixer for output ports with full MIDI support.
- Integrated Help/Manual.
- Force clips play/stop.
Website: github.com/manucontrovento/SpinTool
Support:
Developer: manu controvento
License: NU General Public License v3.0

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