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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@ecou you definitely don’t need loops to use Loopy. Here’s an example where I’m just jamming with MIDI sequencers and AU synths and fx in the mixer, with some widgets for extra functions. I like how all the routing is visible, the new ability to collapse mixer slots is also great.
That’s what people tell me but I wasted my trial not understanding what LP does outside of selling donuts.
Are you talking about Drambo here?
I don’t think I agree, at least for simple routing. Literally all you need to do is add the plugin. It automatically connects to the track input. If you have controllers enabled they automatically connect to whatever track you’re working on.
But yes, definitely, if you go beyond that AUM rules. The midi matrix is superb. The bus routing system too.
On the other hand, AUM is missing relative encoder support, takeover mode, and controller feedback. And midi clock slave. Drambo and Loopy Pro absolutely eat it’s lunch there. Loopy loses on multi output support for plugins. That’s something I think should have far higher priority than it does.
I am sorry that you didn’t ask for help or pointers. There is so much more to Loopy than donuts.
I meant AUM. I’ll blame “sleep deprived new dad brain” for mixing up horizontal and vertical lol. The chains in AUM are vertical which is what clicks better.
I am really a DAW guy. I just wanted to see what the fuss is all about. I really don’t think LP is for me.
There’s also Loopy’s ability to create custom work surfaces to manipulate AUv3s and an action system that allows for rich manipulation of plugins.
Multi-in/out support is coming though I can’t say what the time-frame will be.
Multi-out will put Loopy as a bigger contender for my setups vs AUM. Control surfaces in Loopy are nice but I’ve patched that up with a few utility plugins (Surface Builder, MidiMixer, and Velocity Keyboard in particular). I’ve even built a few control surfaces with Loopy in AUM haha.
@wim you mentioned MIDI being as straightforward in Drambo for simpler setups, but when I tried getting Fugue Machine Rubato set up in Drambo it took a few sessions and really never got to a point I was happy with. I do like building plugin chains in Drambo, but when I start doing things like multiple instances of FAC Medusa multi-outs feeding into fx chains it feels better in AUM.
Ya. I said simple midi routing. Like just getting up and running with a single plugin or two. AUM is the GOAT for more complex routing. 😉
AUM is the first thing I would tell anyone to buy. It's just such an easy and intuitive sandbox for ideas and jams. I still am intimidated by Loopy Pro but definitely plan to dive into it more. The mixer view (shown in previous post) seems pretty clear but I still feel like there's some navigational overhead/learning curve. I guess my head is still in the space of using AUM as the hub. It's dead simple and I love it. That said I need to give loopy pro a chance.
I do wonder if this forum wasn't called "loopy pro" now if this question would have ever come up. I feel like loopy pro and drambo are interesting neighborhoods but AUM is an easy avenue to any neighborhood. Dumb metaphor, sorry. :P
One of the nice things about AUM is that, if you prefer the compositional methods of Loopy or Drambo, you can include them in AUM as MIDI generator/processors, and even as audio devices. The only thing you can't do is load Audio Units into them, while they're loaded themselves as Audio Units. I've done this on multiple occasions, and have been doing it a lot more recently with Loopy, to replace Nodes, which I was hoping would evolve into my main patern controller/switcher.
So again, AUM functions for me as an environment, in a way that is unique among all these apps. If the developer ever releases a desktop version I might only rarely ever use Ableton again.
This. I have a large modular rack, two keyboards, an audio interface and sometimes a Norns, a Beatstep Pro or some other toy all connected with a USB hub and audio cables. Connect the iPad to the hub and it’s all there in AUM. Route the MIDI with AUMs matrix and maybe change an audio patch cable or two and all that stuff is ready to jam.
i have loved AUM just because it is so fast to slap synth/samplers and fx together in signal chain. to me speed is huge, the ability to get what is in my head out makes all the difference. but the one thing that has made me back away from Aum a little in the last year is Loopy Pro, and Drambo.
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apps let you route everything very quickly. but they also allow my to create songs. the ability to sequence clips, and build verses, chorus’ ,etc and then play through those parts, it makes all the difference. if AUM would just duplicate the abelton style midi sequencing section of Drambo, into AUM. that would be amazing!
Maybe some day. because AUM has been such a great app all these years, i really want to see it live on
This template is refreshing.
How did you manage to rid all of Colors in mixer, I can’t delete the last one (no delete button for that ) ??
I could well be wrong as I’ve not tried it, but isn’t that what LK does?
AUM has the best interface of any iOS app, IMO. The scale, the gestures, it’s amazing.
Make sure Show Empty Colors is Off (off is the default ) in Loopy Pro’s system settings panel and delete all clips. If there are no clips, no colors will be present in the mixer
What makes you still use AUM?
Because:
And most importantly, it’s the best-looking mixer in existence… 😎
Exactly this. Plus, no subscription nonsense.
Thank you. It works
There is one thing about AUM that doesn’t often get mentioned.
AUM is at its best on iPad, its still great on the iPhone, i use it on both, but on the iPad it’s my personal favorite.
I don't own LP. Maybe one day.
I come from the hardware modular world and I use the iPad as an extension of that world, so for me AUM's approach is intuitive and easy.
I use AUM for my live set up and it’s never let me down; I can see what I am doing; everything is mapped perfectly. Most importantly I have learned the app over the years and know what I am doing when setting up a new song.
yeah LK does that, but it’s a an app that works in AUM. I was hoping for a sequencer built into the architecture of AUM. to create a smooth workflow that is ready to go as soon as you open the app. plus LK is ok, but it’s not a smooth workflow. that’s where drambo has been working better for me lately. as soon as i open it. that sequencer is all ready to go
LK has its advantages but it's definitely a bit cumbersome; you basically have to spend some time setting up an AUM template if you want to use it in a quick workflow.
IMO @eross if you want that kind of midi sequencing just use Drambo (or use it as a MIDI plugin in AUM). I've slowly come around to the opinion that adding things like sequencers and clip launchers and timelines to AUM would be really hard to do without robbing it of its essential AUM-ness 🕉️
I do love AUM and find it very inviting for getting an environment set up to improvise in. I have more than 100 sessions that have produced really promising songs or fragments. But even if I remember to hit the record button on every audio channel to save my stems, the environment isn't really conducive to revisions or arranging.
I'm trying to adapt to both Loopy Pro and Logic, but neither environment feels as free as AUM.
In Logic, I'm hugely impressed with the stock guitar amps, effects and the smart drummers. But the UI has a lot of quirks, and I'm forever toggling in and out of mixer/timeline/plug-in view. And somehow recently all my tracks were out of sync on multilple projects — I can only imagine that I my phone had a different Ableton Link tempo and it somehow recalibrated the midi drum tracks on the iPad? No great loss, but it stumped me.
The idea that I could just load the mixer in Loopy was so obvious it never occurred to me. That worked well, but when I wanted to record a pass through a song, it seems that I have to load the donuts, and they don't really work with how I write songs. Seems very time consuming to have to do the math for each part to determine how many bars a guitar verse is and then recalibrate for a different length of bridge, etc.
Is it not possible in Loopy Pro just to record to a linear timeline and maybe comp tracks later?
Sure, easily enough. Create loops with one colour per track/instrument. Turn on simultaneous recording and turn off auto count out. Now you can record everything into the timeline in one shot.
Here is one DAW-like workflow demonstrated. I tend to record my first track in the 'loop' view and let Loopy figure out the tempo. But you can do all that on the timeline/sequencer page:
For non-timeline work, you may find that with just a few changes to your settings (which you can then save as a template), you can record however you would like as a sketch pad.
Some ideas:
I tend to put my song sections in mutually-exclusive groups. I am working on scenes based template that is handy for sketching parts out. There is a draft of it here.
If i had to take a stab at AUM being my preference id say it had something to do with the UI being uncluttered (until you clutter it would grouping and folders be nice) . I love timelines but i think i love AUM doesnt have one. Adding and subtracting fx slots on those thin channel strips is so handy and economic …. Aesthetically it appeals to me over cubassis or any other DAW thats a huge plus because in fact i dont care which DAW they all have differant characters and nuances But AUM is the go to its easy of use
@ExAsperis99 . Let me know how you would like your recording to work and I will help you get a project together that serves your needs. I am trying to get projects set up that serve people’s preferred workflows.