Sonoma Wire Works develops RiffWorks loop-based recording and collaboration software for Mac and Windows, RiffWorld.com song posting community, and the FourTrack iPhone App.
Easy-to-use recording software that includes automatic track creation, loop recording, guitar-oriented effects, InstantDrummer, professionally recorded drum tracks, RiffLink online collaboration (free for a limited time), and RiffCaster song posting at RiffWorld.com!
Since launching RiffWorks and RiffWorld, we've taken on iPhone Apps, DrumCore, KitCore and Discrete Drums. We are currently improving these products and working on something new! In a down economy, we're saying yes to opportunities that will make our company stronger, so that we can continue to make recording easy and fun for you. Thanks for the community enthusiasm that has poured into SWW through the years!
"Coffee Beans" is first in a new series of RiffWorks InstantDrummer Sessions based on "EarthBeat" content by Discrete Drums. You'll find a wide variety of drum and percussion parts in this InstantDrummer that can be used in rock, blues, world and other styles. Works great in RiffWorks Standard and RiffWorks T4!
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Fourteen iPhone apps now support AudioCopy and/or AudioPaste, allowing users to share audio between compatible apps. Recently added to the compatibility list are Recorder, Looptastic Producer, BassLine, DrumTrack8, ThumbJam, and more! More developers have the SDK and will be releasing their compatible apps soon.
At NAMM 2010, we had the pleasure of running into Daniel Bedingfield, UK singing sensation, songwriter, and FourTrack user. In addition to his own string of hits including 2001's smash hit "Gotta Get Thru This," Daniel has made cameo appearances on other albums and written for a wide range of artists. Daniel explains how he uses FourTrack, "I'll often record an idea while I'm climbing, like on top of a rock face. I'll ask them to take up the slack, and I'll sit there on the rock face and sing into my phone, then continue climbing."
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Dramatic soundscapes, breathy vocals, and crescendos drenched in lush synth pads are hallmarks of the music of Anthony Gonzalez, better known as M83. Hailing from Antibes, France, Anthony has created music that is moving, tragic, and strangely nostalgic. M83's last album, "Saturdays = Youth," was a critical success, drawing inspiration from films of the 1980's. We had a chance to meet Anthony at Winter NAMM 2010 where he was scoping out new tools to craft his next album. Speaking via phone from his home in L.A., Anthony shared with us a little about his writing process and how he has been using DrumCore. "DrumCore is very easy and sounds so good; it's very close to having a live drummer with you."
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In a recent interview with the Miami Herald, Trey Anastasio of Phish (pictured left) raved about using the iPhone for songwriting: "There's an app you can get called FourTrack. It's a multitrack studio on your phone. Writing on this thing is unbelievable. Everywhere I go, 24 hours a day, I have this functioning multitrack studio with drum machines, and you sing right into it. That's ... suite