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.
Use it for live looping, sequencing, arranging, mixing, and much more. Whether you're a live performer, a producer, or just experimenting with sound, Loopy Pro helps you take control of your creative process.
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iOS audio arranger
I'm really happy with Drambo, Gadget, SunVox and AUM for different things. But what I'm missing is an app to place multiple audio recordings in a timeline…
Logic is nice, but subscription based
Loopy Pro looks nice, but has so much stuff I won't need
Cubase or Garageband could be it…
Or are there other good options?
I would be happy with a timeline view to place audiofiles. Solid audio editing (fading and stuff) would be nice and AUv3 support would be a big plus for shure
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Multitrack Recorder?
https://apps.apple.com/us/app/multitrack-recorder-plugin/id1483833410
hmmm, that looks pretty nice! and wasn't on my radar! thanks a bunch
I've tried Loopy Pro, multiple DAWs that I already had, but for me Multitrack Recorder is the best option.
Keeps it simple and reminds me of working with hardware tape or digital recorders.
And I can recall a project in any host, so I can keep part of my workflow consistent independent of which host it is
Loopy Pro’s Sequencer/timeline is really nice. Pic for comparison.
Auria
MultiTrack DAW is streamlined and efficient. It's been around forever.
@pseudophysics, Audio Evolution Mobile Studio is very good for this.
https://apps.apple.com/gb/app/audio-evolution-mobile-studio/id1094758623
Hmm, seems like this one can do everything that Multitrack Recorder does and a little more, while still being simple and efficient for what I wanna do
thanks for all the suggestions! Still thinking about the other options, but I like it simple and Multitrack DAW seems pretty perfect for what I wanna do. Did anyone ever finish whole tracks with it? And used AUv3 apps in the process?
I've heard that Garageband can do it too
I’ve tried quite a few. I found Cubasis 3 to be the best for me. I believe that there is room in the market for a dedicated audio arranging workstation which could make far better use of the touchscreen than any that is currently available.
This ancient app is worth to look too .. super simple but efficient for plain audio files arrangement ..
Multitrack DAW
https://apps.apple.com/us/app/multitrack-daw/id329322101
(video is very old, shows you basic, current version supports also AU plugins, even AU instruments, just it has no midi tracks so it servers just for realtime recording from AU instrument audio into timeline)
+1 for Multitrack DAW.
I rarely need a timeline for audio, but if I do, this is what I use. I’ve been using it since Nanostudio 1 days - I used it to add audio to tracks made in NS1. It often gets overlooked due to no MIDI, but it’s great for the job for which it’s intended.
Roland Zenbeats ticks all the boxes as well.
//DMfan🇸🇪
I second this suggestion. And it’s been updated fairly regularly.
That's true. And im still thinking about it. What I like about the iOS universe is, that it's like a fresh rebirth of digital music making. Sophisticated software like Ableton, while being a great tool, is pretty convoluted with stuff that I would never need.
(I wish Ableton would offer a basic-pro version with max4live integrated and nothing else, but that's another story)
Evolution is nice, but often companies have to add stuff in order to keep people interested in buying. And the iOS environment is much fresher and I would even say more experimental, looking at it as a consumer. Of course you can do much more intense stuff on a PC, but all those little ideas manifested in those apps on an iPad, that you can use in bed or on holidays at the beach, is unbeatable. like an instrument with an interesting touch interface, that you can just take with you.
I used the iPad a lot in 2014 and stopped, because while having a lot of fun, it was quite limited. I could get my iPad mini 2 overloaded pretty easily in those days
Right now, with my iPad Pro 4th gen, it feels like it's the golden age of iOS music. Apps are still quite cheap and there is cool stuff and I really dig the simplicity of making music on the iPad. For example I like Wolfsburg in Gadget. A very simple but pretty powerful synth, once you get used to it.
Garageband seems like it comes with lots of stuff, I would like to get rid off immediately. Like all those samples. But maybe I try it out first.
Multitrack DAW seems to tick all the boxes. Well, one thing: I don't want it to have a whole midi interface, but just letting midi in from other apps would be nice
well, you can't have everything. And some apps have a really nice interface that is performable on its own via touch (Eventide effects for example)
Yes, Multitrack DAW is simple and easy for arranging your audio in a "no fuss, no nonsense" manner and is one of the OG apps. (Not gonna lie, I forgot it exists, and it could jolly well replace Cubasis as far as mastering EPs is concerned.)
Does Multitrack DAW multithread as audio evolution studio?
No.
Shouldn’t need to though unless you’ve got a massive amount of tracks and/or loads of FX processing. Just playing back audio doesn’t tax CPU much at all.
Audio Evolution is great, and more feature rich, but I think the OP is looking for something more streamlined.
Multrack Recorder is better in some ways in that you can host it inside a host such as AUM, giving some more flexibility for what you can send into it and how you can process what comes out of it.
Multitrack DAW has more options for file quality, such as offering multiple bit rates. I believe Multitrack Recorder is limited to 16 bit resolution.
can it load AUv3?
I'm not sure which you're asking about, MTD or MTR?
MTR can't load plugins, but it can be loaded as a plugin.
MTD can load AUv3 plugins, but I'll have to go back and verify whether or not you can play AUv3 plugins via incoming MIDI. I think I remember that it now can. I wouldn't consider MTD as a solid AUv3 host. Not that I've had any problems, but it's just not the focus of the app.
If you're looking for a host for plugins as well as audio arranging GarageBand, Audio Evolution, Cubasis, Zenbeats, and others are perhaps better options. Of the above, I think, Audio Evolution probably has the best built-in audio editing capabilities. ymmv though. I don't use DAWs a lot any more since Loopy Pro came along. That's all the DAW I need, and more.
I don't think that MIDI input to play AUv3 plugins in MTD is possible. It does have a built-in keyboard in the plugin interface though.
yeah, I was asking if MTR can host AUv3, since I like that option in MTD
and I also don't think that MIDI input is possible with MTD
ok, now you made me look at loopy pro. why did you do that?
it looks good. many great features, too. anyone uses loopy pro- not as a looper?
Iv made a setup in Drambo as a looper but also to grab audio, to sequence. You can sequence audio via key to Drambo sequencer and the benefit to koala. Is Drambo tracks output to loopy then loopy outputs to different tracks, so your audio is on same path as the fx. With koala you have to choose channels but after recording ( but think I will still incorperate koala )
With loopy . You can make an audio timeline, with the loops made.
Loopy's clips can be any length and don't have to looped. Clips can be sequenced on a linear timeline. It is also a host in which you can build custom workspaces (i.e. you can add sliders knobs and buttons to control your AUv3 and external devices and can control Loopy itself). I a, often using it as my virtual pedal board.
yup, thanks. I've seen some videos and read the info and got to know the features. what it didn't see at all is, audio editing and using/automating effects in the timeline. I guess, I have to try it myself. pretty cool that there is a demo mode. one thing I don't like, is the color scheme :P I hope there will be options in the future. maybe there is already…
EDIT: of course there is
Loopy Pro doesn't yet have effects automation. The timeline is not quite like a daw's each line shares the same source clip. You can edit the clip events' start and stop points bit it is a somewhat different workflow from a traditional DAW timeline where you have different source audio events on the same line. You can think of colors as tracks and loops/clips as events.