Sonoma Wire Works has launched this Mobile Audio Product Interaction (MAPI) Partner Program to join forces with other companies interested in making audio tools work together to create the best user experience. Join a growing collection of quality audio tools working toward interoperability to enhance music creation on mobile devices. Initially this program is geared toward iPhone developers, however other platforms continue to be evaluated.

MAPI PARTNER PROGRAM BENEFITS

Development Team Connections:

• Work toward interoperability of audio tools.
• Use of AudioCopy/AudioPaste SDK as source code & UI with signed license agreement. (Developer How to Video: AudioCopy/AudioPaste SDK)
• Sonoma Devs available to answer questions and test implementation.
• Access to a private MAPI forum for discussing development of the SDK.

Co-Marketing Opportunities for AudioCopy Compatible Apps:

• Product listed in "Compatibility List" in each compatible app.
• Product listed on this partner page and AudioCopy/AudioPaste user page.
• Product promoted to users of each compatible app, targeted press, musicians, producers, industry contacts, social networks, and others.
• Take advantage of the Sonoma Wire Works press discussing Sonoma Wire Works technology and products.

Terms of membership are negotiable. Contact marketing at sonomawireworks.com for more information. While we reserve the right to refuse anyone, we plan to approve everyone, even other multitracks. So far, everyone who has applied has been approved. The reason we have a license agreement for the AudioCopy SDK is to maintain our Compatible Apps list. It's a free, perpetual license and we will never charge for it. We are flexible and approachable - let us know if you have any questions.

Taking the Copy/Paste features in the Apple iPhone software to a new level, Sonoma Wire Works has developed AudioCopy/AudioPaste functionality for the iPhone and shared it with MAPI partners for free. 21 apps from 10 publishers listed here have added AudioCopy and/or AudioPaste. More below about why Sonoma chooses to use the AudioCopy/AudioPaste method. Join MAPI & get the AudioCopy/AudioPaste SDK.

WHAT IS AUDIOCOPY/AUDIOPASTE?

• Record audio using any compatible app listed below.
• Open AudioCopy/AudioPaste Clipboard within a compatible app.
• The audio data captured includes tempo info, file format info, the name of the app copied from, duration, and more.
• Audio preview available for users convenience.
• Select an app to Paste to using the "Compatible Apps" list within the Clipboard.
  • If owned, the app will launch, and pasting can be done using that app's AudioPaste Tool.
  • If not owned, users will be taken to the store to purchase it first.
• Clipboard will keep your data until you paste it into your purchased app, or until you copy other audio.
• AudioPaste Clipboard will display the info that is captured, and allow you to choose how many loops you would like to paste.
• Some apps that support AudioPaste, like FourTrack, allow you to paste within a particular position in your song.
• NEW: Apps that support AudioCopy 1.1 now include support for Apple's General Pasteboard (which means BeatMaker integration).
• NEW: Apps that support AudioCopy 1.1 now include a pasteboard history of up to 12 items with audio previews! Users of an AudioCopy app can make up to 12 AudioCopies, then launch an AudioPaste 1.1 app, and paste from any of those 12 items as many times as they'd like. The most recent AudioCopy item will replace the oldest AudioCopy item when all 12 items are full. A feature like this can only be implemented using the AudioCopy/Paste specific UIPasteboard methods. It cannot be done using the General Pasteboard.

User Video for AudioCopy/Paste.
Developer Video for AudioCopy/Paste SDK.

AUDIOCOPY/AUDIOPASTE SDK

The Sonoma Wire Works AudioCopy/AudioPaste SDK is free and is a standard. Every developer who requests it has been provided with the SDK. Sonoma would like to build a community of professionals around this code in order to evolve it together. The SDK includes code for both copy and paste, as well as an optional UI for showing the compatible apps list (this creates a co-marketing opportunity within audio apps on the iPhone/iPod Touch/iPad). Sonoma's AudioCopy/Paste SDK uses Apple's UIPasteboard technique, with a user defined pasteboard, clearly defining the audio data type, tempo, and other meta data - all allowed by Apple.

Apple's UIPasteboard gives developers an option of using either Apple's General Pasteboard which is public (Intua uses this for Beatmaker), or a user defined pasteboard (Sonoma's AudioCopy/AudioPaste). Sonoma carefully considered using the public audio pasteboard type, but it is not well defined. The Sonoma AudioCopy/Paste SDK defines the audio data, includes meta data (source app, tempo, time length, mono/stereo, which tracks to paste to, how many loops), creates a way to keep track of which apps work together, makes it easy for users to launch the app they would like to paste to (compatible apps list) and more! Sonoma does not publicly publish the AudioCopy/Paste pasteboard name and the SDK because we want to know which apps are implementing it in order to keep the Compatible Apps list current.

Sonoma has updated the AudioCopy/Paste SDK to 1.1 with additional features, including a pasteboard history of up to 12 items copied from other AudioCopy enabled apps, along with previews of the audio 12 clips! It also now includes support for the General Pasteboard (which means BeatMaker integration).

AudioCopy/AudioPaste is working well, offers a great experience for the user, and the co-marketing included benefits every developer who adopts it. Contact marketing at sonomawireworks.com if you have any questions, or have ideas to make sharing audio between iPhone apps easier for the user.

Kevin Chartier, MorphWiz engineer says, "I've already read one review and received an email to our support email both telling us that our inclusion of AudioCopy and AudioPaste was the user's deciding factor in their purchase of our app. There seems to be a widespread perception among users of iOS music apps that AudioCopy and AudioPaste differentiate legitimate music-making tools from programs that are merely toys. Thanks for providing this for us!"

FOURTRACK by SONOMA WIRE WORKS & RETRONYMS

FourTrack (AudioPaste 1.1): The only iPhone multitrack recorder with pan, bounce, metrononome with live drum recordings, and the choice to WiFi sync recordings to a computer for use in any DAW, or WiFi sync directly to a free desktop application (RiffWorks T4) and more.

STUDIOTRACK for iPAD by SONOMA WIRE WORKS & RETRONYMS

StudioTrack (AudioPaste 1.1): Multitrack recorder for iPad. Capture musical ideas and record songs on the iPad. Every channel includes a reverb send and a configurable effects rack. Effects include a delay, EQ, and a compressor. The master channel has a Reverb Return knob, a parametric EQ and a stereo master compressor-limiter.

4 INSTANTDRUMMER APPS by SONOMA WIRE WORKS

InstantDrummer (AudioCopy 1.1): Easy to use, customizable drum recordings. Pick a groove, tap in a tempo, and play along with continuously varying drum tracks using perfectly matched, full kit, studio drum recordings. 4 InstantDrummer Apps now on iTunes: Heartbreaker (pop rock), AirWrench (heavy rock) (AudioCopy 1.1 coming), Combustion (heavy rock) and the new Latin Beat 1 (world) .

DOPPLERPAD by RETRONYMS

DopplerPad (AudioCopy + AudioPaste 1.1): Live performance music production app. Synthesizers, samplers and drum pads combine with stunning visual displays to create a powerful, portable and intuitive instrument. The interface imitates the standard DJ setup of a mixer with turntables, but replaces the turntables with music-producing touchpads.

RECORDER by RETRONYMS

Recorder (AudioCopy 1.0): Record Anything, Anywhere. Record memos, discussions, interviews, and ideas on your iPhone. Use it as a voice recorder or a sound recorder. Record for seconds or hours. Extremely simple one button interface. Copy Recordings to compatible music and audio apps.

VOX 3000 by RETRONYMS

VOX 3000 (AudioCopy 1.0): Enjoy the retro nostalgia of VOX 3000, a speech synthesis application complete with a custom green-screen computer interface and keyboard. Type any collection of words on the loud over-sized keys and the VOX 3000 will say it for you!

MORPHWIZ for iPad by Jordan Rudess: Wizdom Music, LLC

MorphWiz (AudioCopy & AudioPaste 1.1): MorphWiz is a both an expressive musical instrument and an exciting visual experience for the iPad. Created by Jordan Rudess (Dreamtheater) and Kevin Chartier, MorphWiz is enjoyable for beginners and seasoned musicians alike. It contains over 50 presets programmed by the wizard himself, Jordan Rudess, to allow for an instantly musical experience from the moment the application is first opened. For more experienced users, a wide array of synthesis, effects, and visual options allow the instrument to be precisely configured to the user's tastes.

COMPRESSOR, EQUALIZER, REVERB & AUDIOVIEW by TIBOR HORVATH

Equalizer (AudioCopy + AudioPaste 1.1): Equalize your music by setting gain or cut on up to 7 frequency bands.
Reverb (AudioCopy + AudioPaste 1.0): Add reverberation to your music. Simulate small intimate rooms or large concert halls. Record your music via built in microphone.
Compressor (AudioCopy + AudioPaste 1.0): Multiband Compressor brings your audio track to life, adding impact and character to bass, drums and an entire mix.
AudioView (AudioCopy + AudioPaste 1.0): Audio organizer and analytic tool for mobile music makers and everybody wanting to visualize their music.
Reforge (AudioCopy + AudioPaste 1.1): The Swiss army knife for audio files on iPad. Edit the wave form directly just by touching it. Set selections to copy and paste within the files or even paste from another file.
AudioForge (AudioCopy + AudioPaste 1.1): Envelope based audio editor for iPhone.

LOOPTASTIC PRODUCER by SOUND TRENDS

Looptastic Producer (AudioPaste 1.1): Performance remix tool for iPhone/iPod Touch. Tear apart tracks with your fingertips. Crossfade and filter. Play live through headphones or speakers. Copy audio from AudioCopy-enabled apps, like DopplerPad, into Looptastic Producer.
Looptastic HD (iPad) (AudioPaste 1.1).

BASSLINE by FINGER

BassLine (AudioCopy 1.0): Turn your iPhone or iPod touch into a Bass Synthesizer and roll your own grooves with the unique sound of the legendary TB-303, the trademark of Acid House that influenced many different styles of electronic music. Designed for live performance, and with the capability to interchange audio data with other apps.

DRUMTRACK8 by SIMPLE IS BEAUTIFUL

DrumTrack8 (AudioCopy 1.0): Drum step sequencer for the iPhone and iPod Touch. Compose 16-step patterns of drum fills and breaks, as well as organize patterns into full length songs. Modify Pattern Step velocity, sample offset, pan and pitch in an intuitive, multi-touch interface.

THUMBJAM by SONOSAURUS

ThumbJam (AudioCopy + AudioPaste 1.1): A musical performance experience. Over 30 multi-sampled instruments. Hundreds of included scales let you play in any style with ease. Intuitive interface tuned for both professionals and novices alike. Import and export samples and loops between other apps or your computer.

JASUTO PRO by CHRIS WOLFE

Jasuto Pro (AudioCopy + AudioPaste 1.1): Modular synth allows you to create your own synths/effects and use them to make sequences. Includes a fully-featured sampler that allows you to record and edit. You can access the Audio Tools dialog by opening a Sampler's editor, expanding the Edit menu and selecting Sonoma.

MONLE by OCHEN K.

Monle (AudioCopy + AudioPaste 1.0): A four track, non-linear audio editor. Record new audio, import prerecorded audio, cut it up, rearrange it, add fades, set volumes, zoom in and out, mix down, share audio with other apps, and send the audio wherever you want. To get to AudioCopy and Paste, tap the file icon on the home screen.

More Compatible AudioCopy/AudioPaste Apps Coming!