Sapling is a freeware standalone sound-mangling application for Mac OS X built with Max/MSP 5. It was designed with both live use and studio work in mind. Simply put, Sapling is a program for remixing up to four audio files, but can offer some very interesting and unexpected results by offering several realtime randomization features.
鈥?On/off toggles for each individual file, with Hotkeys
鈥?Ability to save and load presets to and from disk
鈥?Access to I/O settings (Note: this feature was added to fulfill user requests. It has had Minimal testing by the beta team, but all reports were positive).
Key features:
鈥?control loop start time, size, and playback speed of four audio files
鈥?drag and drop a folder of sound files for quick access to custom libraries of sounds
鈥?randomizing of various parameters for unexpected results
鈥?built-in stereo reverb and filtering effects
鈥?record output to disk for further processing or conversion to other file formats
鈥?store your favorite presets quickly and easily
鈥?CPU Monitor gives you realtime feedback concerning Sapling鈥檚 tax on your machine
鈥?independent effects sends for each file and panning/balance control
鈥?freeware (but donations welcome).
