

The window does not automatically scroll upward, and so you have to drag and drop the track you want to move multiple times to get to the top. There is one UI behaviour which doesn’t work well, and that is moving tracks up the stack.

In our opinion, this is intuitive and expected behavior, but we understand that some might want a global undo/redo function.Īs of writing this review, Soundation has 12 instruments to choose from along with a whole bunch of samples, which allows the user to create fairly intricate music. This means if someone deletes a clip you are working on, only they can undo to bring it back. On the topic of editing someone else’s work, the undo/redo buttons are local to each user, not stored in the session. This too works like you’d expect: the clip disappears, and the instrument is replaced. Something we were concerned about, this being an online collaboration tool, was how Soundation deals with one user removing things another is working on like deleting a MIDI clip while it’s being edited, or changing an instrument while it’s settings are being tweaked. It works wonders with lengthy automation lists. Soundation deals with long dropdown menus in a great way: the dropdown menus scroll in the opposite direction of your mouse. Clicking and dragging along the header creates a looping region, but we haven’t found a shortcut to quickly loop around one or more regions yet. Interface control works as expected, with CTRL and SHIFT to toggle zooming and left-right scrolling with the mouse wheel respectively. It is extremely easy on the eyes, we could work on it for hours with no issues. The first thing that you’ll notice when opening Soundation is it’s modern looking user interface.
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So without further ado, get ready for a preview of what the free version of Soundation can do, can’t do, and should do so you can decide if it’s for you before wasting your time or energy. We started a new Soundation project and created short segments of music to try out its different features. Soundation is a collaborative, online DAW which allows you to create music with people no matter the distance.
