SpinTool is a loop based software fully controllable with any midi device, synced with Jack transport. This version derives from original Vampouille's SuperBoucle, starting from a fork of the original repository.
Check user manual (from Info menu of application) for a description of usage and functions. Press the H key for integrated help to have a quick help on what the mouse cursor is pointing at.
Usage Wiki for Starting: https://github.com/manucontrovento/SpinTool/wiki
- Jack Transport
- Record
- Audio input / output
- Midi input / output
- Normalize and revert samples
- Negative sample offset, sample offset in beats or frames
- Load several formats: WAV, FLAC, AIFF, ... (no MP3 at the moment)
- Playlist management
- Scenes management
- Full intuitive MIDI learn interface
- Support any MIDI device: generic keyboard, pad, BCF, Akai APC, ...
- Fully controllable by MIDI device or mouse/keyboard
- One-shot clips
- Light-on all midi device buttons (scenes and transport too)
- Preferences Window
- Start a clip just after recording it
- Show clip details when triggered for start/stop
- Show clip details when its volume is changed from controller
- Preferred grid size, to match your controller's buttons grid
- Choice of clip recording color (amber is default, red available)
- Open scenes and playlist windows on start up
- New grid cells style, showing clip volume
- New massive clips edit functions to change clips parameters and column instrument-wise assignment
- New Export-all samples function
- Mixer for output ports with full MIDI support
- Integrated Help/Manual
- Force clips play/stop
SpinTool releases start from version 20.04.07
- Python 3
- Pip for python 3
- Python modules : Cffi, PySoundFile, Numpy, PyQT 5
- Running jack server
Recommended:
- a2jmidid to access midi controller
- Carla to save connections
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Install Jack server :
sudo aptitude install jackd2 qjackctl -
Install midi bridge (optional) :
sudo aptitude install a2jmidid -
Install python modules :
sudo aptitude install python3 python3-pip python3-cffi python3-numpy python3-pyqt5 sudo pip3 install PySoundFile -
Download and extract last version of SpinTool from https://github.com/manucontrovento/SpinTool/releases/
Start Jack audio server and then run SpinTool.sh script from SpinTool directory :
./SpinTool.sh
I have to thank first of all Vampouille, who created SuperBoucle and fixed some issues I reported, and Vince who helped me understanding how to start and proceed in my development.
Original SuperBoucle master repository is here: https://github.com/Vampouille/superboucle
and Vince activities website: https://www.sonejo.net/