foreverloops BEATS is a playful and easy-to-use rhythm tool.
Experiment with all kinds of audio–visual material for beat-making and performances. Freely arrange loops of sound, videos and images on virtual gears to stack and connect them.
Evolve simple arrangements to awe-inspiring media machineries that can be tweaked and customized in real-time.
foreverloops BEATS is the core version of foreverloops, focusing on rhythms.
Versions:
| foreverloops BEATS | foreverloops LONGPLAY | foreverloops STUDIO | |
|---|---|---|---|
| not upgradeable | upgradable to STUDIO | DLC for LONGPLAY | |
| unlimited tracks | • | • | • |
| import audio, video, images | • | • | • |
| drive gears | • | • | • |
| sequencer gears | • | • | • |
| scratch gears | • | • | |
| MIDI gears | • | • | |
| FX gears | • | • | |
| included samples | 270 | 339 | 386 |
| on-screen keyboard | • | • | |
| Leibniz drives | • | • | |
| ASIO support | • | ||
| MIDI out | • | ||
| Spout sender | • | ||
| VST3 support | • | ||
| included effects | 18 | 18+13 |
Features:
Powerful sequencer
- almost unlimited tracks
- individually adjustable sequencer segments
- two gear types:
- drive gears to power gear trains with customizable speeds
- sequencer gears to play audio, image and video samples
- drive gears to power gear trains with customizable speeds
- 11 different gear sizes
- adjustable track offset
- different concurrent playback speeds
- combine different bar measures
- exchange samples on-the-fly
- supports audio, video and images
- multiple audio file formats, both compressed and uncompressed
- mp3, wav, flac, ogg, aiff, aif, wma, aac, m4a
- mp3, wav, flac, ogg, aiff, aif, wma, aac, m4a
- multiple image file formats
- bmp, exif, gif, png, jpg, bpm
- 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
- mp4, flv, avi, mov, wmv, mpeg, mpg, 3gp, ogv, mkv, webm
- import your own library / recordings / …
- multiple audio file formats, both compressed and uncompressed
Beginner-friendly and playful
- 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
- mute / unmute individual tracks, stacks and trains
Intuitive interface
Descriptive UI for audio-visual programming, based on gear mechanics
- group and relate tracks by forming gear trains
- adjust volumes with a circular editor
- automatic track synchronization
- superb for
- combining different bar measures
- relating track playback speeds (transmission)
- structuring
- performing
- synchronization of sounds and visuals
- combining different bar measures
System
- export your results (audio-/video session recording, save as a bundle for sharing)
- ships with a neat sample library
- many customizable shortcut keys
foreverloops is promoted by aws impulse XL of BMWFW processed by aws.
