Loopy Pro: Create music, your way.
What is Loopy Pro? — Loopy Pro is a powerful, flexible, and intuitive live looper, sampler, clip launcher and DAW for iPhone and iPad. At its core, it allows you to record and layer sounds in real-time to create complex musical arrangements. But it doesn’t stop there—Loopy Pro offers advanced tools to customize your workflow, build dynamic performance setups, and create a seamless connection between instruments, effects, and external gear.
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MUSICIAN*
PRODUCER*
NOODLER*
(*intermixable)
Most boundaries to creation are self imposed or at least self inforced by adhearing to devisive societal norms - Fruitbat 1919 (just now)
Yes noodling, this could be a blessing or curse, in regard to the sustainability - of the music production side of the App market. Toy or tool, throwaway or indispensable.
It seems to be a blessing for the modular synth market
Tease, now you've got me eagerly awaiting your next modular.
See I'm drooling.
On desktop I found using fewer apps = more stability and creativity. Finding the same on iOS.
iOS is an indispensable part of my workflow, but not a serious one. It's a sketchbook, lab and sound source, but everything's still at the service of a DAW. I wouldn't recommend it to anyone as a music workstation unless you work very quickly, or just noodle. It will get there someday, but right now we're going through some growing pains— it's in those awkward teenage years while they figure out how to meld MacOS and iOS.
OP might just want to delete everything but Gadget, max out its IAPs and hold tight for a while. Safest bet.
Yes, iPad is my noodling and doodling device. It's for experimentation, producing sketches, bits and pieces. It's also a sound source and controller for desktop, where stuff gets put together. For me, I still feel the value is worth the price.
I tend to hold back on updates until they stabilize, but it's not that big a deal. Whatever works at the moment, use it, things that don't, put aside til fixed.
Gadget is not my cup of tea. I am was more in the @AmpifyxNovation suite but groovebox never was useful for my workflow, Launchpad is getting glitchy and I end using BlocsWave most of the time for ease of use... but now I’m selling all my novation gear (launch series) and just keeping cheapo launchcontrol (not xl) for doing my hackery (if it gets broke it only costs me 30€ secondhand). I will go the standalone route as i stated in the first post and now iOS isn’t considered as is so no use for novation controllers anyore... There was a time but has gone so I’m wondering which hardware to buy for live gigs and keep iPad for dabbling/composing at home until the end of days...
@Dubbylabby It's quite an old machine but I know a lot of people swear by the Yamaha RM1x as the centre of a live setup. Especially if you have a few modules to control. Often see these going for not much money in the used market.
I agree with the others who are using iOS as an unlimited source of sounds to be later arranged in a desktop DAW. Touchscreen interface will never be easy for this part in my opinion.
I sometimes fantasise about getting my Yamaha QY700 down from the attic and set it up as the songwriting hub. Then I remember, each button push is usually preceded by extensively reading the entire manual – both of them, in fact. That’s why it has never been not only a songwriting hub but used at all for longer than a week since I got it in the late ’90s. If anyone near East London wants to try mine out, you’re welcome.
Yes I check grooveboxes twice a week in second hand. Rm1x not my preferred but Roland MC909 are here around 400€...
Also electribes or Sp808/555... I was waiting for NAMM to see if Roland release something new but nope
The nearest thing I’m finding my way will be probably the ToRaiz or SU700 since I need something working with loops like Launchpad app (but midi thanks) or arranger-like but with audio possibilities (which usually means Roland once again o Ketron which are out of my scope ATM). Laptop/mac mini not an option neither until they get cheaper by getting old (but not my first choice anymore)
I didn't even realise it had onboard sounds @Dubbylabby!
People seem to love the sequencer for live stuff
I understand where @Dubbylabby is coming from as the updates are truly a pain in the behind. But I don't understand why it's so hard to take an iPad or old iPhone and put it permanently in airplane mode? That's what I've done with my first generation iPad. It runs Samplr and Turnado (through AB1) and that's it. And it works flawlessly every time I fire it up!
It was my initial plan but due to Spectre/meltdown and iOS11 serious bugs the only way to keep them really off the river could be jailbroke them.
I’m using less and less iPad so resting in iTrack dock without internet could be the next step. If you don’t see me here in the future is due Morpheo finally found me and I eject myself from this matrix
mine's in flight mode almost the time apart from very occasional purchase. can't get on the net with electribe, so same for my pad. not phased about the hack cos i've got nowt. think i'll just use a voucher if i need anything. i'm on 11.yesterday or wherever it isn't now. probably just leave it there unless there's a lot of glowing reports about a future update.
think it'll be pretty hard to find and settle for a all-in-one box. few apps on the pad and some external kit seems like a good way forward. 3/4 apps + a sequencer at 256 frames seems to be a sweet spot for a 2017 9.7.
electribe sampler has 24mb of sample space o_O
My bandmate and I spent the good part of a year looking for a hardware version of Ableton Live, with on-the-fly MIDI and audio looping. It doesn’t really exist yet unfortunately. I actually purchased my iPad Pro hoping it could do such a thing but it’s turned out to be better as my main polyphonic and wavetable synthesizer, alongside my Sub 37 and someother hardware.
The coolest thing we came across was the Alesis MMT-8. What a cool device, and come to think, it would actually pair really well with iOS synths and a midi controller keyboard. If Alesis were to make a modern version I would be the first in line to buy it.
I’m another Air 2 user, and I’m on latest version of 11. The Air 2 is my second iPad, but I’m not convinced I’ll get another when it’s time. I may just get a laptop instead.
Even outside of music, the iPad is showing its limitations for the things I need it to do.
Mmhhhh, i don‘t see a post DAW era. I see more the opposite. IPads (and iPhones) really getting more and more less attractive for music compared to modern notebooks.
I wasn’t talking about just ipads, but going dawless, going modular, an explosion of generative systems, the proliferation of new hardware sequencing concepts, etc.
We never before had such a big choice of how to produce music without necessarily spending big-time money, and never before activities in this regard have been so diverse because people make use of this choice following their own taste and preferences.
See this forum
Yeah, I think we are entering an era where music will evolve into something much more ephemeral and I personally see less need for a DAW in that world. However, I still feel the tug of that old mental model: gotta record this and get it down perfectly so that it's "preserved". In some ways, bands like the Grateful Dead ironically have paved the way for what AI and generative systems will unlock--deadheads are way more open than the average listener to "it probably won't sound the same every time".
@Dubbylabby you still thinking about going hardware after checking out this fantastic new Group the Loop beta? Wowza.
@lukesleepwalker I'm getting into live looping more and more since getting a foot controller recently.
I'm more than happy with loopy HD, is there anything upcoming in group the loop that loopy can't do? It looks like a great app but I have spent a while testing different midi mappings in loopy and now have a setup that seems to do everything I need.
If you're bound to secrecy a simple yes or no answer is fine!
Well you are kinder than I.
I am very unhappy with ios.
I am gonna hang tight, but, I feel a little jaded these days.
Between iPad space swallowed up more and more, CPU strain, incompatible apps, I hear you.
It is sad.
I don't ever recall having this happen in my little Miami studio with Sony Acid and some synths years ago.
I definitely feel like I am getting fucked without a kiss these days regarding iOS music making aggravation.
Before it happens, I know I know, everyone else everything always works wonderful they never have issues, every developer is amazing blah blah.....
Dubby, amen.
I am gonna hang tough some more with ios.
I got a Circuit and that has helped me quite a bit with the frustration you describe.
I have some issue or problem with an app or device at least EVERYDAY I use them.
I didn't want to be negative so I haven't brought it up lately.
I love Loopy and consider it the cadillac of looping apps. But the new GTL beta has some of the features that I've been waiting for that Loopy is missing (and likely won't see until Loopy Pro/Masterpiece arrives).
Not really since I have some hype for the app but not real use in live gigs due to iOS itself. So arrangers are in my focus ATM.
This is the best metaphor someone could bring. Thanks and let’s make t-shits please.
bit of strawberry lip gloss is probably all you need.