PRESS RELEASE
A complete digital audio workstation for free SoundCloud users
Berlin, September 9th - German software manufacturer MAGIX and SoundCloud, the leading social sound platform, are strengthening their partnership offering SoundCloud users a complete digital audio workstation as a complimentary download. The Samplitude Silver SoundCloud Edition enables users to upload their songs directly to the audio portal and in addition to multi-track recording, the software also offers MIDI editing and VST support. Thanks to the direct upload feature to SoundCloud, users can share their music with other music professionals, who can then comment on it. The version is available online as a free download at www.soundcloud.com/apps/samplitude-soundcloud.
"With Samplitude Silver - SoundCloud Edition we are offering users an exciting way to get to know our high definition DAW with a special focus on recording and mastering. The SoundCloud Edition features all key functions needed for recording, audio editing, composing MIDI, using VST instruments and mixing tracks. We look forward to listening to tracks created by SoundCloud users all over the world," said Jochen Kaiser, senior product manager at MAGIX AG.
Alexander Ljung, founder and CEO of SoundCloud stated: "By MAGIX maximizing SoundCloud's open platform to offer a free and incredibly powerful digital audio workstation to our users, this will provide an optimal music production environment that will encourage SoundCloud music creators to keep experimenting and uploading their original tracks."
About MAGIX
MAGIX is an internationally active provider of software, online services and digital contents for use with multimedia products and services for personal and business communication, and is Prime Standard-listed on the German stock exchange. MAGIX offers private and professional users a technologically demanding and at the same time user-friendly range of software, online services and digital contents for design, editing, presentation and archiving of digital photos, videos, music, documents and websites.
About SoundCloud
SoundCloud, launched in 2008 by Alexander Ljung and Eric Wahlforss, is a social sound platform that enables anyone to create, record, promote and share their sounds on the web, in a simple, accessible and feature-rich way. SoundCloud allows sound creators to instantly record audio; upload large files; share them publicly and privately; embed sound across websites and blogs; receive detailed analytics, plus feedback from the community directly onto their waveform player. For more information go to: http://soundcloud.com
