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Jamuary 2026 | TheAudioDabbler | Trying not to want a dedicated looper like the RC-505 or RC-600
Is there a thread for Jamuary Jams? Worked on the setup yesterday but couldn't get a video done. Thought I would start today with testing. Still a work in progress. First jam through it.
https://youtube.com/shorts/z4JD5Ns1jKo?feature=share
I know the RC-505 or RC-600 have limitations but I also know that a lot of people go through several different loopers before settling in on Loopy Pro or an Ableton live setup. I partly feel it's part of the process. Never really owned any advanced hardware/dedicated loopers and just recently got a CoolMusic Single basic looper. I know enough to sort of know what I want but at the same time, the customization that loopy pro allows is both a blessing and a curse. Fully customizable but also so many option you never know where to start and sometimes it seems each time I open loopy pro, I start a new project and setup. could be my ADHD really kicking in.
Trying to marry it with the right hardware controller/foot switch is also very rewarding and overwhelming at the same time. We are only limited by our creativity but a foundation is also needed to build upon and also break. LoopyPro is very modular with the AUv3 instruments and effects plus midi controllers plus audio interfaces. It is truly a thing of beauty.
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Nice work! Lots of cool elements working together
If you need help implementing what you need in Loopy Pro, post what you need help with and I can help get you there.
@tubespace Thanks
@espiegel123 Thanks for the help. It's really not about knowing how, I have a pretty good understanding of the software and its capabilities. Part of the issue is I have an old iPad Pro 2017 (Gen 2). That really seems to limit my ability. So I am looking at cost, new iPad, thinking about the Air (m3) 256gb. that's $600 plus wanting a multichannel interface, maybe a minifuse 4. $200. If I want something with 6 or 8 channels that will cost me upwards of $400 seems like. I do know that having a USB-C port will improve the overall workflow in general. Any budget iPad recommendations?
Comparing that to an RC-505, or RC-600. I could be all in at $550 or $600. Potentially even cheaper if I went used. I know they have some borderline novelty effects, some are useful though. But have 6 inputs, the RC-600 is super customizable. One thing I did realize recently is that they do not seem to have loop decay for frippertronic style looping where the loop slowly fades away while you overdub on top, seems like a feature all loopers should have.
It really does seem like the iPad upgrade is the better option and I just need to buckle down and pick a midi controller and a template and just go with it for a while to see what I can do.
If price is an issue, you might consider a base model iPad. The iPad 11 is way more performant than the iPad Pro you have (Geekbench indicates that single core performance is almost triple that of the A10 pros) and has USB-C -- which is a big improvement over lightning for dealing with peripherals. A refurbished iPad Air M1 or M2.
Not having had a RC-600 or 505, you might want to try one in a good listening environment with your audio to see if the audio quality meets your needs. I can't vouch for this, but a number of gigging musicians have mentioned that their initial impetus in switching to Loopy Pro was that iPad plus a decent interface gave them noticeably better audio quality. I don't know how true that is, but I have seen a number of mentions of that.