Prototape – A multiplayer audio recorder for songwriting
Hey everyone, I've built a multiplayer audio recorder/looper for songwriting in your browser. It started as a side project in March last year but 3 months ago I quit my job to work on it full-time. I wanted the simplicity of a Portastudio and the utility of a loop station to serve as an easy way to get song ideas together without needing to send files back and forth, or get lost in the complexity of traditional DAWs up front - just record or upload your ideas and share the link with whoever you want to collaborate with. Would love to hear what you think of it! Any feedback, thoughts, or…
Prototape – A multiplayer audio recorder for songwriting launched on November 2, 2023 with 5 votes, #1,744 of 4,332 launches that month and more than 50% of that year's launches. The site was still online in September 2026, 2 years on.
What it does
Prototape is a collaborative songwriting platform that helps you finish your ideas. Record, upload, and collaborate with a link.
Start with the essence of your idea, then record overdubs with our browser-based multitrack looper. Blow the dust off those unfinished songs in Voice Memos and develop them together on Prototape. Prototape keeps tracks in-sync for everyone as they're recorded. Use Dipper - our favourite virtual microphone - to record your Digital Audio Workstation and VSTs directly (macOSfrom prototape.fm
In the maker’s words, at launch
Hey everyone, I've built a multiplayer audio recorder/looper for songwriting in your browser. It started as a side project in March last year but 3 months ago I quit my job to work on it full-time. I wanted the simplicity of a Portastudio and the utility of a loop station to serve as an easy way to get song…
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