<s>
Splice	B-Operating_System
is	O
a	O
cloud-based	B-Architecture
music	O
creation	O
and	O
collaboration	O
platform	O
founded	O
by	O
Matt	O
Aimonetti	O
and	O
Steve	O
Martocci	O
which	O
includes	O
a	O
sample	O
library	O
,	O
audio	B-Application
plug-ins	I-Application
on	O
a	O
subscription	O
basis	O
,	O
and	O
integration	O
with	O
several	O
digital	B-General_Concept
audio	I-General_Concept
workstations	I-General_Concept
(	O
DAWs	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
company	O
also	O
offers	O
the	O
Splice	B-Operating_System
marketplace	O
,	O
an	O
integrated	O
sample	O
marketplace	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
program	O
is	O
available	O
for	O
MacOS	B-Application
,	O
Windows	B-Application
,	O
iOS	B-Application
and	O
Android	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
site	O
and	O
the	O
MacOS	B-Application
version	O
of	O
Studio	O
was	O
launched	O
in	O
private	O
beta	O
in	O
October	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Windows	B-Application
version	O
was	O
released	O
a	O
few	O
months	O
later	O
and	O
the	O
offer	O
became	O
available	O
to	O
the	O
public	O
in	O
September	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Splice	B-Operating_System
Studio	O
allows	O
musicians	O
to	O
remotely	O
collaborate	O
through	O
the	O
cloud	B-Architecture
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
technology	O
is	O
compatible	O
with	O
several	O
popular	O
digital	B-General_Concept
audio	I-General_Concept
workstations	I-General_Concept
(	O
DAWs	O
)	O
programs	O
including	O
Ableton	B-Language
Live	I-Language
,	O
Logic	B-Application
Pro	I-Application
X	I-Application
,	O
FL	B-Application
Studio	I-Application
,	O
Garageband	B-Application
,	O
and	O
Studio	B-Application
One	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Its	O
subscription-based	O
sample	O
marketplace	O
,	O
Splice	B-Operating_System
Sounds	O
,	O
was	O
launched	O
in	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2016	O
,	O
Splice	B-Operating_System
introduced	O
Rent-To-Own	O
,	O
which	O
allowed	O
users	O
to	O
pay	O
a	O
monthly	O
fee	O
to	O
access	O
premium	O
products	O
like	O
synths	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Rent-To-Own	O
program	O
expanded	O
in	O
2017	O
to	O
products	O
like	O
Ozone	O
8	O
and	O
Neutron	O
2	O
,	O
prompting	O
The	O
Verge	O
to	O
proclaim	O
:	O
"	O
Splice	B-Operating_System
is	O
making	O
it	O
much	O
easier	O
to	O
buy	O
expensive	O
music	O
production	O
plugins	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2019	O
,	O
Splice	B-Operating_System
launched	O
its	O
proprietary	O
AI-driven	O
feature	O
Similar	O
Sounds	O
,	O
giving	O
users	O
machine-learning	O
based	O
similarity	O
search	O
across	O
the	O
entire	O
marketplace	O
of	O
audio	O
samples	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
November	O
,	O
the	O
company	O
introduced	O
a	O
mobile	O
version	O
of	O
its	O
app	O
on	O
iOS	B-Application
and	O
Android	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2020	O
Splice	B-Operating_System
launched	O
the	O
inaugural	O
Splice	B-Operating_System
Awards	O
,	O
recognizing	O
artists	O
in	O
multiple	O
categories	O
,	O
including	O
"	O
Splice	B-Operating_System
Producer	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
"	O
,	O
"	O
Splice	B-Operating_System
Breakout	O
Artist	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
"	O
,	O
"	O
Splice	B-Operating_System
New	O
Standard	O
"	O
,	O
"	O
Best	O
Use	O
of	O
Splice	B-Operating_System
Sounds	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
Best	O
Sound	O
Design	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Awards	O
also	O
recognized	O
Splice	B-Operating_System
's	O
"	O
Most	O
Downloaded	O
One	O
Shot	O
"	O
,	O
"	O
Most	O
Downloaded	O
Loop	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
"	O
Most	O
Downloaded	O
Pack	O
&	O
Vocal	O
Pack	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
June	O
2021	O
,	O
Splice	B-Operating_System
launched	O
Skills	O
and	O
Connected	O
Instruments	O
with	O
their	O
new	O
Creator	O
Plans	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kakul	O
Srivastava	O
was	O
named	O
Splice	B-Operating_System
's	O
new	O
CEO	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
March	O
2023	O
Splice	B-Operating_System
announced	O
it	O
was	O
closing	O
its	O
Studio	O
collaboration	O
platform	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
October	O
2013	O
,	O
Splice	B-Operating_System
raised	O
$2.75	O
million	O
in	O
a	O
seed	O
funding	O
round	O
led	O
by	O
Union	O
Square	O
Ventures	O
with	O
participation	O
from	O
True	O
Ventures	O
,	O
Lerer	O
Ventures	O
,	O
SV	O
Angel	O
,	O
First	O
Round	O
Capital	O
,	O
Code	O
Advisors	O
,	O
Rob	O
Wiesenthal	O
,	O
David	O
Tisch	O
and	O
Seth	O
Goldstein	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Splice	B-Operating_System
raised	O
an	O
additional	O
$4.5	O
in	O
funding	O
from	O
a	O
Series	O
A	O
round	O
led	O
by	O
True	O
Ventures	O
with	O
participation	O
from	O
Scooter	O
Braun	O
,	O
Tiësto	O
,	O
Steve	O
Angello	O
,	O
AM	O
Only	O
,	O
WME	O
,	O
Plus	O
Eight	O
Equity	O
Fund	O
LP	O
and	O
existing	O
investors	O
including	O
Union	O
Square	O
Ventures	O
in	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Splice	B-Operating_System
raised	O
$35	O
million	O
in	O
a	O
Series	O
B	O
round	O
of	O
funding	O
led	O
by	O
Draper	O
Fisher	O
Jurvetson	O
in	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
February	O
2021	O
,	O
Splice	B-Operating_System
raised	O
a	O
$55	O
million	O
series	O
D	O
round	O
led	O
by	O
Goldman	O
Sachs	O
,	O
with	O
additional	O
participation	O
from	O
the	O
venture	O
firm	O
Music	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Other	O
notable	O
Top	O
40	O
hits	O
to	O
feature	O
Splice	B-Operating_System
samples	O
include	O
Ariana	O
Grande	O
's	O
“	O
Break	O
Up	O
With	O
Your	O
Girlfriend	O
,	O
I	O
’m	O
Bored	O
,	O
”	O
Lil	O
Nas	O
X	O
's	O
“	O
Panini	O
,	O
”	O
Dua	O
Lipa	O
's	O
“	O
Do	O
n’t	O
Start	O
Now	O
,	O
”	O
Bad	O
Bunny	O
's	O
“	O
Dakiti	O
”	O
and	O
Shane	O
Codd	O
's	O
"	O
Get	O
Out	O
My	O
Head	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
His	O
producers	O
had	O
used	O
a	O
sample	O
from	O
Splice	B-Operating_System
created	O
by	O
UK	O
producer	O
Laxcity	O
.	O
</s>
