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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lolol 🤣
I’ve been planning to make a more in-depth video about using Loopy Pro as a mixer, and how LP’s clips and canvas can work well with that. But that will take some planning, so for now, here’s ten minutes where I set up a really basic jam with Octachron, a couple AU synths, a bus, and a handful of effects.
I can envision what would be straightforward and helpful in a video series. But no way I'm making a video. I'm just not oriented that way. Basically one would need to walk through everything an AUM user would do to set up a session and one-to-one show how its done in Loopy Pro from the perspective of someone who knows nothing. I could almost produce an outline based on my thoughts. Perhaps I shall. No ... probably not. 🙄
Why would anyone insist on replacing a perfect mixer with a subpar one? And even then, why would anyone for that purpose choose Loopy over LP4i or Cubasis or the other iOS DAWs with better mixing capabilities?
Since when has making music been all about the mixer? That's down there among probably the bottom few things I care about when I think about which host I choose to use.
... and a mixer where you can only see at most four channels at one time is "perfect"? Huh.
You are right, making music and art in general is one thing, and instruments, paints, and tools are completely different. If someone chooses a minimalistic approach in their workflow, then the decision is about personal preference and individuality.
Everyone that I know who uses AUM as a musical experimentation ground finishes their arrangements, final mix, and mastering in proper DAWs. You need to look at a simple software mixer (with host capabilities) more like an instrument than a traditional hardware mixer.
I needed to invest in the whole PhasePlant suite just to have AUM-like touch on my desktop Logic Pro workflow. And even then it can’t replace this freedom I have with my iPad. 🤭
I think that could also be said about Loopy Pro, ApeMatrix, etc.
I agree, but this thread is about why we are still using AUM. 😌
If you read the original post, the question was from a Loopy Pro user asking whether there were reasons they might need AUM.
Lots of people find Drambo, Loopy Pro, ApeMatrix, AUM much more engaging for recording and capturing ideas than DAWs and use DAWs for final mixing and compositing.
Many of the DAW mixers themselves have subpar aspects.
I started using AUM for MIDI routing (between apps, between iPad and Bluetooth keyboards/controllers, between iPad and hardware, etc.), and that’s still 90% of what I use it for. Haven’t come across anything else as easy and straightforward.
I also use it for trying out new synths or fx, or trying out fx chain ideas without having to open up or create a whole NS2 Project.
^ same
(except I don't often use NS2, but other DAWs)
Thanks for this thread, very informative on Loopy Pro. Can you have multiple AUv3 windows open in LP like AUM?
Yup
Excellent! I need to dive into Loopy Pro. I thought it was only a looper due to the name. I’ve always bought everything Michael codes, such a nice person.
I have been using AUM for a long time and it does what I need. Why would i get a different app to do the same thing. I need a hammer for a nail not the whole toolbox. Loopy pro does what AUm do? from what I have read, yes. Do I need another app to do the same thing that AUM does? Why? Loopy Pro seems like a great tool but I doesn't look like I really need it. I only need a modular mixer because music making to me is just fooling around with apps to make sounds and music. I don't have a DAW because it is not necessary for what I do. I am just a rookie in music making and maybe I will still be one for years to come. To me is a hobby for just noodling and enjoying music making
I am not saying that Loopy Pro is not capable of doing what AUM does and more. I am just saying that for what I do AUM is already the tool needed. As I said before I don't need the whole toolbox if I just need a hammer. Loopy Pro is the toolbox AUM is the hammer
Brilliant Tim! Clean excellent walkthrough for an AUM user. You even anticipated my next question, how to address the very short throw faders in Loopy Pro and utilize the empty space above the LP mixer section. Subscribed!
Thanks! For the record, I don’t mind the short fader — you can always drag your finger out to make it longer (like any slider or knob).
It doesn’t make sense to be constantly switch workspaces. You’ll never become competent and learn the program if you’re jumping around all the time. I know AUM. I can work on it efficiently. It suits my style of production. I’m not going to jump ship every time a shiny new app comes out.
I don't think anyone is suggesting you or anyone jump ship. The thread's initial post was from a Loopy Pro user asking if they also needed AUM.
To be fair, they also asked “what makes you still use AUM instead of Loopy Pro?”
It’s not like any of these apps are rocket science. It’s completely possible to be competent and even comfortable in more than one host.
It makes plenty of sense if different hosts inspire different creative directions.
Wow Tim! I had no idea you could do that, thanks again!
It is tough and depends on where you’re at with your making journey. Sometimes it might feel like rocket science and if you’re inexperienced it’s hard to tell if that’s because you’re clueless, the functionality isn’t there, the app is buggy, or the UI is cryptic.
I’d say someone new should maybe grab 2 or 3 hosts to see what gels depending on what you can afford. One of the more structured traditional hosts like Cubasis or Logic and a couple of the more affordable “vibe” hosts like Drambo, Loopy, AUM, etc. GarageBand sits kind of in a middle ground and really is a good launching point.