<s>
Soundtrap	B-Device
is	O
a	O
freemium	O
online	O
cross-platform	O
digital	B-General_Concept
audio	I-General_Concept
workstation	I-General_Concept
(	O
DAW	O
)	O
for	O
browsers	O
that	O
allows	O
users	O
to	O
create	O
music	O
or	O
podcasts	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
DAW	O
is	O
operated	O
by	O
Soundtrap	B-Device
AB	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
bought	O
by	O
Spotify	B-Application
in	O
November	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Soundtrap	B-Device
is	O
offered	O
in	O
15	O
languages	O
,	O
including	O
English	O
,	O
Spanish	O
,	O
French	O
,	O
German	O
,	O
and	O
Swedish	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
latter	O
four	O
being	O
added	O
in	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Soundtrap	B-Device
and	O
Soundtrap	B-Device
AB	O
were	O
founded	O
April	O
1	O
,	O
2012	O
in	O
Stockholm	O
,	O
Sweden	O
by	O
Björn	O
Melinder	O
,	O
Fredrik	O
Posse	O
,	O
Gabriel	O
Sjöberg	O
,	O
and	O
Per	O
Emanuelsson	O
,	O
who	O
believed	O
that	O
it	O
was	O
too	O
"	O
complex	O
to	O
make	O
music	O
"	O
and	O
who	O
wanted	O
to	O
create	O
a	O
studio	O
with	O
collaboration	O
and	O
“	O
a	O
full	O
production	O
environment	O
where	O
you	O
can	O
do	O
professional-sounding	O
podcasts	B-Operating_System
,	O
collaboratively	O
done	O
on	O
the	O
web.	O
”	O
Soundtrap	B-Device
Studio	O
was	O
launched	O
in	O
beta	O
in	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
next	O
year	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
featured	O
at	O
Google	B-Application
I/O	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2016	O
,	O
Soundtrap	B-Device
raised	O
$6	O
million	O
in	O
their	O
Series	O
A	O
round	O
of	O
financing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
November	O
2017	O
,	O
Spotify	B-Application
acquired	O
Soundtrap	B-Device
,	O
with	O
Soundtrap	B-Device
stating	O
that	O
the	O
move	O
was	O
a	O
"	O
culturally	O
,	O
creatively	O
and	O
strategically	O
"	O
great	O
fit	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
company	O
had	O
revenues	O
of	O
900,000	O
kronor	O
,	O
making	O
it	O
one	O
of	O
Spotify	B-Application
's	O
most	O
expensive	O
acquisitions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2018	O
,	O
Soundtrap	B-Device
won	O
the	O
EdTech	O
Awards	O
for	O
the	O
Arts	O
,	O
Music	O
,	O
Creative	O
Solutions	O
Category	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Soundtrap	B-Device
is	O
split	O
into	O
three	O
programs	O
:	O
Soundtrap	B-Device
for	O
Music	O
Makers	O
,	O
Soundtrap	B-Device
for	O
Storytellers	O
,	O
and	O
Soundtrap	B-Device
for	O
Education	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Soundtrap	B-Device
for	O
Education	O
was	O
introduced	O
in	O
2015	O
,	O
being	O
showcased	O
in	O
2016	O
at	O
the	O
Future	O
of	O
Education	O
Technology	O
Conference	O
as	O
a	O
way	O
for	O
teachers	O
and	O
students	O
of	O
all	O
ages	O
to	O
explore	O
creative	O
sound	O
making	O
in	O
a	O
safe	O
and	O
secure	O
environment	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
at	O
home	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
program	O
is	O
COPPA	O
,	O
GDPR	O
and	O
FERPA	O
compliant	O
and	O
is	O
compatible	O
with	O
Google	B-Application
Classroom	I-Application
and	O
Soundtrap	B-Device
for	O
Storytellers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
program	O
was	O
named	O
"	O
The	O
Best	O
Website	O
for	O
Teaching	O
and	O
Learning	O
"	O
in	O
2015	O
by	O
the	O
American	O
Association	O
of	O
School	O
Librarians	O
and	O
was	O
featured	O
on	O
Google	B-Application
for	I-Application
Education	I-Application
's	O
"	O
Creative	O
Apps	O
for	O
Chromebooks	B-Operating_System
"	O
in	O
2016	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
March	O
2020	O
,	O
Soundtrap	B-Device
for	O
Education	O
was	O
made	O
free	O
for	O
the	O
fall	O
semester	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
COVID-19	O
pandemic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Soundtrap	B-Device
for	O
Storytellers	O
was	O
introduced	O
on	O
May	O
24	O
,	O
2019	O
as	O
a	O
way	O
for	O
people	O
to	O
create	O
podcasts	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
program	O
includes	O
a	O
transcript	O
feature	O
which	O
can	O
record	O
and	O
automatically	O
transcribe	O
a	O
voice	O
,	O
a	O
tool	O
to	O
edit	O
the	O
transcript	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
tool	O
for	O
managing	O
shows	O
and	O
episodes	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
directly	O
upload	O
podcasts	B-Operating_System
to	O
Spotify	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
program	O
was	O
created	O
to	O
help	O
podcasters	O
with	O
editing	O
,	O
transcribing	O
,	O
remote	O
interviewing	O
,	O
and	O
adding	O
sound	O
effects	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
having	O
one	O
platform	O
to	O
create	O
podcasts	B-Operating_System
with	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
the	O
CEO	O
of	O
Soundtrap	B-Device
AB	O
,	O
Per	O
Emanuelsson	O
,	O
Soundtrap	B-Device
for	O
Storytellers	O
"	O
helps	O
teachers	O
differentiate	O
instruction	O
for	O
students	O
of	O
all	O
abilities	O
within	O
one	O
classroom	O
,	O
giving	O
students	O
a	O
compelling	O
way	O
to	O
channel	O
their	O
thoughts	O
and	O
perspectives.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Soundtrap	B-Device
for	O
Storytellers	O
has	O
been	O
described	O
as	O
the	O
"	O
Google	B-Application
Docs	I-Application
of	O
podcasting.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Soundtrap	B-Device
for	O
Music	O
Makers	O
was	O
introduced	O
in	O
2020	O
and	O
has	O
more	O
features	O
than	O
the	O
free	O
tier	O
,	O
including	O
Auto-Tune	O
,	O
more	O
instruments	O
,	O
and	O
sounds	O
from	O
Splice	B-Operating_System
and	O
Freesound	O
.	O
</s>
