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Released Waldorf Blofeld for iPad

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  • i really like the sounds it can make, but using it is not the greatest experience

    Yeah, it would be great if you could fold in the keys and have a bigger control interface

  • @Gavinski said:
    Also getting crashes, it sometimes doesn't load at all when you reopen a session. Sometimes freezes. Super dodgy release, I hope they fix this, it's in a similarly sloppy ballpark to those disco DSP releases from last year. Must do better

    Speaking on the Disco DSP stuff…did they ever get sorted out? Especially Discovery (I have the previous OB release and don’t see a need for the newer one)

  • @_ki said:

    @nuno_agogo said:
    did anybody try preset Ricochet2008 SCD?

    The preset starts arp‘ing when pressing a single key and after a 2seconds glitches/crackles and the audio stops, even though the output volume meter still moves around.
    When the key is released, the sound returns.

    This happens with the the initial version and the update used standalone on my iPad 10.5 Pro. Maybe my iPad is a bit too old ;-)

    BTW: One can fix the problem by lowering the release time of the Amp Envelop by a small amount.

    I see the same on my iPad 6 (2018) with A10 processor. I guess you have the iPad Pro 10.5 (2017) with A10X, likely similar performance. No glitches on my new iPad Air M2. So processor power does make a difference.

  • edited May 2025

    How can I add sounds to multi mode ?
    I turn multi mode on I choose the 2nd channel I turn it on I change the sound and returns to single mode
    Thanks

    I Found it
    When you go to presets menu you choose what patch you want and by LONG HOLDING the patch a menu pops up giving you the choice to add to the Channel you want !!

  • @dalton34gr said:
    How can I add sounds to multi mode ?
    I turn multi mode on I choose the 2nd channel I turn it on I change the sound and returns to single mode
    Thanks

    I Found it
    When you go to presets menu you choose what patch you want and by LONG HOLDING the patch a menu pops up giving you the choice to add to the Channel you want !!

    I don't like how it is done, but here is a guide:

  • @uncledave said:

    @_ki said:

    @nuno_agogo said:
    did anybody try preset Ricochet2008 SCD?

    The preset starts arp‘ing when pressing a single key and after a 2seconds glitches/crackles and the audio stops, even though the output volume meter still moves around.
    When the key is released, the sound returns.

    This happens with the the initial version and the update used standalone on my iPad 10.5 Pro. Maybe my iPad is a bit too old ;-)

    BTW: One can fix the problem by lowering the release time of the Amp Envelop by a small amount.

    I see the same on my iPad 6 (2018) with A10 processor. I guess you have the iPad Pro 10.5 (2017) with A10X, likely similar performance. No glitches on my new iPad Air M2. So processor power does make a difference.

    You have the same iPad I do, so looks like I was wise to hold off! Looks like I’m gonna allocate those funds then towards Tomofon and Discovery ( assuming the latter is in better shape vs its launch )

  • Jexus as free presets for the Blofeld. I have imported them and they work. But it's a mess on my user folder. Not sure what I did wrong.

    https://sounds-for-synths.com/jexus-synth-patches/

  • @Fear2Stop said:

    @uncledave said:

    @_ki said:

    @nuno_agogo said:
    did anybody try preset Ricochet2008 SCD?

    The preset starts arp‘ing when pressing a single key and after a 2seconds glitches/crackles and the audio stops, even though the output volume meter still moves around.
    When the key is released, the sound returns.

    This happens with the the initial version and the update used standalone on my iPad 10.5 Pro. Maybe my iPad is a bit too old ;-)

    BTW: One can fix the problem by lowering the release time of the Amp Envelop by a small amount.

    I see the same on my iPad 6 (2018) with A10 processor. I guess you have the iPad Pro 10.5 (2017) with A10X, likely similar performance. No glitches on my new iPad Air M2. So processor power does make a difference.

    You have the same iPad I do, so looks like I was wise to hold off! Looks like I’m gonna allocate those funds then towards Tomofon and Discovery ( assuming the latter is in better shape vs its launch )

    iPad Pro 2017 here also ... given the bugginess of this, and the possibility of poor performance, I think I'll hold off for now.

  • @_ki said:

    @nuno_agogo said:
    did anybody try preset Ricochet2008 SCD?

    The preset starts arp‘ing when pressing a single key and after a 2seconds glitches/crackles and the audio stops, even though the output volume meter still moves around.
    When the key is released, the sound returns.

    This happens with the the initial version and the update used standalone on my iPad 10.5 Pro. Maybe my iPad is a bit too old ;-)

    BTW: One can fix the problem by lowering the release time of the Amp Envelop by a small amount.

    That preset plays fine on my 5th Gen pro haha. Maybe they just didn't test on enough devices, weird. I tested this with the update

  • @Fear2Stop said:

    @Gavinski said:
    Also getting crashes, it sometimes doesn't load at all when you reopen a session. Sometimes freezes. Super dodgy release, I hope they fix this, it's in a similarly sloppy ballpark to those disco DSP releases from last year. Must do better

    Speaking on the Disco DSP stuff…did they ever get sorted out? Especially Discovery (I have the previous OB release and don’t see a need for the newer one)

    I dunno, haven't used it since I did the walkthrough

  • @Phillix said:

    @dalton34gr said:
    How can I add sounds to multi mode ?
    I turn multi mode on I choose the 2nd channel I turn it on I change the sound and returns to single mode
    Thanks

    I Found it
    When you go to presets menu you choose what patch you want and by LONG HOLDING the patch a menu pops up giving you the choice to add to the Channel you want !!

    I don't like how it is done, but here is a guide:

    Thank you @Phillix

  • @Ailerom said:

    @Michael_R_Grant said:
    OK, guys. What does this offer over the 8 billion other iPad synth apps that I own? Sell it to me!

    I don't think you understand the impact it can have on your life when you tell someone you own a Blofeld!!! Not knowing your situation, let's focus on me. I can't wait to tell my wife when she gets home. I don't think I'm exaggerating when I say I'm pretty sure this guy is getting lucky tonight. And for accuracy, it's not luck, it's the Blofeld. Try it, you'll be amazed. And if maybe something goes wrong, (probably your delivery as the Blofeld can't be the issue) at least you will have a BLOFELD!

    My justification exactly!

  • I learned quite a bit about this synth and how to handle various settings by just following this thread. 👍🏻

    There are a few wishes many users agree on (like full price Nave AuV3 and option to remove/hide screen keys on the Blo(!)).
    I'm not a leader or organiser, but, we should do that some time i.e: use the power of many and send them that.

    It's so many option to take a sound it's a bit overwhelming but I hope I can get to a point where most is clear.
    Anyway: it sounds really awesome and going to be included in a lot of my; sound-designs/songs.

  • edited May 2025

    :

    @Ailerom said:

    @Michael_R_Grant said:
    OK, guys. What does this offer over the 8 billion other iPad synth apps that I own? Sell it to me!

    I don't think you understand the impact it can have on your life when you tell someone you own a Blofeld!!! Not knowing your situation, let's focus on me. I can't wait to tell my wife when she gets home. I don't think I'm exaggerating when I say I'm pretty sure this guy is getting lucky tonight. And for accuracy, it's not luck, it's the Blofeld. Try it, you'll be amazed. And if maybe something goes wrong, (probably your delivery as the Blofeld can't be the issue) at least you will have a BLOFELD!

    My justification exactly!

    I told my wife I’m gonna probably buy Blofeld tonight - but she just gave me a blank stare and said ok...

  • @Gavinski said:

    @Fear2Stop said:

    @Gavinski said:
    Also getting crashes, it sometimes doesn't load at all when you reopen a session. Sometimes freezes. Super dodgy release, I hope they fix this, it's in a similarly sloppy ballpark to those disco DSP releases from last year. Must do better

    Speaking on the Disco DSP stuff…did they ever get sorted out? Especially Discovery (I have the previous OB release and don’t see a need for the newer one)

    I dunno, haven't used it since I did the walkthrough

    Yeah that sounds somewhere south of a ringing endorsement 😂 I do have fond memories of using the hardware so I do have a bit of bias lol

  • @Fear2Stop said:

    @Gavinski said:

    @Fear2Stop said:

    @Gavinski said:
    Also getting crashes, it sometimes doesn't load at all when you reopen a session. Sometimes freezes. Super dodgy release, I hope they fix this, it's in a similarly sloppy ballpark to those disco DSP releases from last year. Must do better

    Speaking on the Disco DSP stuff…did they ever get sorted out? Especially Discovery (I have the previous OB release and don’t see a need for the newer one)

    I dunno, haven't used it since I did the walkthrough

    Yeah that sounds somewhere south of a ringing endorsement 😂 I do have fond memories of using the hardware so I do have a bit of bias lol

    I mean it sounds great. I just have too many apps, and I waste/spend a lot of time learning new stuff due to the nature of my channel, so most things don't get revisited much. But why would I prioritize one by a company like discoDSP that does things in a sloppy way. And their releases have been sloppy in so many regards, in my view, for years. I don't respect their attitude.

  • @uncledave said:

    @_ki said:

    @nuno_agogo said:
    did anybody try preset Ricochet2008 SCD?

    The preset starts arp‘ing when pressing a single key and after a 2seconds glitches/crackles and the audio stops, even though the output volume meter still moves around.
    When the key is released, the sound returns.

    This happens with the the initial version and the update used standalone on my iPad 10.5 Pro. Maybe my iPad is a bit too old ;-)

    BTW: One can fix the problem by lowering the release time of the Amp Envelop by a small amount.

    I see the same on my iPad 6 (2018) with A10 processor. I guess you have the iPad Pro 10.5 (2017) with A10X, likely similar performance. No glitches on my new iPad Air M2. So processor power does make a difference.

    No glitches on A17Pro CPU

  • @Halftone said:
    :

    @Ailerom said:

    @Michael_R_Grant said:
    OK, guys. What does this offer over the 8 billion other iPad synth apps that I own? Sell it to me!

    I don't think you understand the impact it can have on your life when you tell someone you own a Blofeld!!! Not knowing your situation, let's focus on me. I can't wait to tell my wife when she gets home. I don't think I'm exaggerating when I say I'm pretty sure this guy is getting lucky tonight. And for accuracy, it's not luck, it's the Blofeld. Try it, you'll be amazed. And if maybe something goes wrong, (probably your delivery as the Blofeld can't be the issue) at least you will have a BLOFELD!

    My justification exactly!

    I told my wife I’m gonna probably buy Blofeld tonight - but she just gave me a blank stare and said ok...

    If she's not a synth lover or musician or both, I wouldn't have expected a different reaction - I'm sure she'll be happy if you are 😉

  • @Gavinski said:

    @Fear2Stop said:

    @Gavinski said:

    @Fear2Stop said:

    @Gavinski said:
    Also getting crashes, it sometimes doesn't load at all when you reopen a session. Sometimes freezes. Super dodgy release, I hope they fix this, it's in a similarly sloppy ballpark to those disco DSP releases from last year. Must do better

    Speaking on the Disco DSP stuff…did they ever get sorted out? Especially Discovery (I have the previous OB release and don’t see a need for the newer one)

    I dunno, haven't used it since I did the walkthrough

    Yeah that sounds somewhere south of a ringing endorsement 😂 I do have fond memories of using the hardware so I do have a bit of bias lol

    I mean it sounds great. I just have too many apps, and I waste/spend a lot of time learning new stuff due to the nature of my channel, so most things don't get revisited much. But why would I prioritize one by a company like discoDSP that does things in a sloppy way. And their releases have been sloppy in so many regards, in my view, for years. I don't respect their attitude.

    I can understand that…Hell I’m still trying to see the point of OB XD 3 lol

  • @royor said:
    Woke up this morning, updated Blofeld + now that same list of samples has a red coloured font instead of white.. can’t even read it without the screen being as bright as possible.. 🤷‍♂️ and still can’t pick a sample lower down the list..

    Since the update yesterday i have the same here. I will try a fresh install of the synth….Also the crashes in AUM are not fixed with the update. I am very happy to have the blofeld on my ipad, but at the moment its not usable for me. Hopefully they will fix that issues soon!

  • @Fear2Stop said:

    @Gavinski said:

    @Fear2Stop said:

    @Gavinski said:

    @Fear2Stop said:

    @Gavinski said:
    Also getting crashes, it sometimes doesn't load at all when you reopen a session. Sometimes freezes. Super dodgy release, I hope they fix this, it's in a similarly sloppy ballpark to those disco DSP releases from last year. Must do better

    Speaking on the Disco DSP stuff…did they ever get sorted out? Especially Discovery (I have the previous OB release and don’t see a need for the newer one)

    I dunno, haven't used it since I did the walkthrough

    Yeah that sounds somewhere south of a ringing endorsement 😂 I do have fond memories of using the hardware so I do have a bit of bias lol

    I mean it sounds great. I just have too many apps, and I waste/spend a lot of time learning new stuff due to the nature of my channel, so most things don't get revisited much. But why would I prioritize one by a company like discoDSP that does things in a sloppy way. And their releases have been sloppy in so many regards, in my view, for years. I don't respect their attitude.

    I can understand that…Hell I’m still trying to see the point of OB XD 3 lol

    Good. Don't struggle to decide why you shouldn't buy an app. The only question should be why you should buy it. Every purchase just takes up more bandwidth, time, energy, energy that in many cases could be wiser spent. How many tools / toys does anyone need? Very few, frankly, in most cases. Be picky!

  • @Gavinski said:

    @Fear2Stop said:

    @Gavinski said:

    @Fear2Stop said:

    @Gavinski said:

    @Fear2Stop said:

    @Gavinski said:
    Also getting crashes, it sometimes doesn't load at all when you reopen a session. Sometimes freezes. Super dodgy release, I hope they fix this, it's in a similarly sloppy ballpark to those disco DSP releases from last year. Must do better

    Speaking on the Disco DSP stuff…did they ever get sorted out? Especially Discovery (I have the previous OB release and don’t see a need for the newer one)

    I dunno, haven't used it since I did the walkthrough

    Yeah that sounds somewhere south of a ringing endorsement 😂 I do have fond memories of using the hardware so I do have a bit of bias lol

    I mean it sounds great. I just have too many apps, and I waste/spend a lot of time learning new stuff due to the nature of my channel, so most things don't get revisited much. But why would I prioritize one by a company like discoDSP that does things in a sloppy way. And their releases have been sloppy in so many regards, in my view, for years. I don't respect their attitude.

    I can understand that…Hell I’m still trying to see the point of OB XD 3 lol

    Good. Don't struggle to decide why you shouldn't buy an app. The only question should be why you should buy it. Every purchase just takes up more bandwidth, time, energy, energy that in many cases could be wiser spent. How many tools / toys does anyone need? Very few, frankly, in most cases. Be picky!

    Thankfully , I followed my instinct with Blofeld. It’s a shame but I admit software based on actual hardware synths immediately appeal to me and might be my weakness.

  • @Fear2Stop said:

    @Gavinski said:

    @Fear2Stop said:

    @Gavinski said:

    @Fear2Stop said:

    @Gavinski said:

    @Fear2Stop said:

    @Gavinski said:
    Also getting crashes, it sometimes doesn't load at all when you reopen a session. Sometimes freezes. Super dodgy release, I hope they fix this, it's in a similarly sloppy ballpark to those disco DSP releases from last year. Must do better

    Speaking on the Disco DSP stuff…did they ever get sorted out? Especially Discovery (I have the previous OB release and don’t see a need for the newer one)

    I dunno, haven't used it since I did the walkthrough

    Yeah that sounds somewhere south of a ringing endorsement 😂 I do have fond memories of using the hardware so I do have a bit of bias lol

    I mean it sounds great. I just have too many apps, and I waste/spend a lot of time learning new stuff due to the nature of my channel, so most things don't get revisited much. But why would I prioritize one by a company like discoDSP that does things in a sloppy way. And their releases have been sloppy in so many regards, in my view, for years. I don't respect their attitude.

    I can understand that…Hell I’m still trying to see the point of OB XD 3 lol

    Good. Don't struggle to decide why you shouldn't buy an app. The only question should be why you should buy it. Every purchase just takes up more bandwidth, time, energy, energy that in many cases could be wiser spent. How many tools / toys does anyone need? Very few, frankly, in most cases. Be picky!

    Thankfully , I followed my instinct with Blofeld. It’s a shame but I admit software based on actual hardware synths immediately appeal to me and might be my weakness.

    That’s the marketing getting in your head. Soft synths should really be bought on their own merits rather than their provenance. None of this is to say you shouldn’t buy Blofeld, not at all. It does sound really good, it has some good features. It’s just a bit subpar in the UI design, and is currently buggy for many people here.

  • edited May 2025

    @Gavinski said:
    But why would I prioritize one by a company like discoDSP that does things in a sloppy way. And their releases have been sloppy in so many regards, in my view, for years. I don't respect their attitude.

    It's just my speculation, but my wild guess is current dev responsible for their code is far away from being as good as was original author of Discovery and they are basically just reusing his legacy with minor tweaks here and there ... Dude died in 2007 during bike accident - he was absolute master, giga chad legend of coding, and since then, entire company feels to me that they are just reusing, repackaging his code with just minor tweaks here and there .. Like, it's just my speculation based on nothing but .. since he died (RIP), i don't see anything groundbreaking new from DiscoDSP and their iOS releases are just plain sloppy. Like Discovery still doesn't support AUv3 parameters automation, what a bad joke !

    RIP to Argugu ! I don't think he is happy in heaven when he see what they are doing with his legacy. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juan_Antonio_Arguelles_Rius

  • On the positive side Waldorf is pretty responsive when sending/creating a support requests...
    ...this was for a few issues with Microwave for iPad when using multiple instances where the menus stop working which I sent yesterday evening and the reply popped up this morning...

    Knock on wood but Blofeld has been pretty stable for me, sure I miss slightly bigger UI elements and an option to pan/scroll the UI and hide the on-screen play-surface as it doesn't transmit midi...

    I'll dig into importing and using user samples at some point :sunglasses:

  • @dendy said:

    @Gavinski said:
    But why would I prioritize one by a company like discoDSP that does things in a sloppy way. And their releases have been sloppy in so many regards, in my view, for years. I don't respect their attitude.

    It's just my speculation, but my wild guess is current dev responsible for their code is far away from being as good as was original author of Discovery and they are basically just reusing his legacy with minor tweaks here and there ... Dude died in 2007 during bike accident - he was absolute master, giga chad legend of coding, and since then, entire company feels to me that they are just reusing, repackaging his code with just minor tweaks here and there .. Like, it's just my speculation based on nothing but .. since he died (RIP), i don't see anything groundbreaking new from DiscoDSP and their iOS releases are just plain sloppy. Like Discovery still doesn't support AUv3 parameters automation, what a bad joke !

    RIP to Argugu ! I don't think he is happy in heaven when he see what they are doing with his legacy. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juan_Antonio_Arguelles_Rius

    Thnx Dendy, I also know nothing about this, that sounds like feasible speculation though. AUv3 parameters still not supported more than half a year on, wow, that’s pretty bad indeed.

  • edited May 2025

    Regarding Blofelds higher demand on CPU - there are some deep details in this synth, not obvious for first look, which inevitably leads to higher CPU demand..

    Almost's all it's internal processing of modulation signals runs in audio rate (needed for having key tracked audio rate LFOs, which frequency can be modulated by envelopes). Not much iOS synths are using this, and those which do, are far away from Blofeld's modulation complexity (to my knowledge for example Dagger or Zeeon, don't know about any other - both significantly simpler synths than Blof in terms of modulation complexity).
    Even in HW synths segment - not every DSP synths is this advanced. Many of them are saving CPU by using lower modulation rate (which inevitably leads to inability of too fast LFOs, which then dramatically lowers sonic range of that given synth)

    So this is something which inevitably leads to much higher CPU needs than synths with much lower internal modulation control rate (you can see it typically that synths LFO goes not higher than 20-60 hz)

    In general - always when you see polyphonic synth with audio rate LFOs, especially when their frequency is possible to modulate with envelope - expect higher CPU load. It's simply trade of for this sound designers dream detail .

    Thanks to this, Blofeld can be basically used like 6 operator FM synth, where first 3 oscillators can even use wavetables (you can't do this even in Drambo, FM oscillator can't use wavetables and wavetable oscillator can't be frequency modulated at audio rate with good quality result).

    And thanks to comb filters this can be even used as a kind of physical modeling synth. So i't basically not just classic VA synth, it's also FM synth and Physical modelling synth ;-)

    So there is really a lot under the hood in this beast, and higher CPU demand is simpy price needed to be paid for this level of complexity / sound quality.

  • @dendy said:

    @Samu said:

    @Gavinski said:

    I have to keep smashing at the Brilliance drop down to get it to work. This synth is definitely let down by poor UI/UX currently

    I swipe up/down on the numerical field (like Brilliance) to adjust the values, single tap brings up the value entry which I seldom use as the swipe resolution is enough for most of the 0-127 value ranges.

    Oddly enough I've not had a single crash with Blofeld yet and I've been messing with it a LOT.

    same experience here 3 hours of tweaking, 5 instances, no single one issue, rock solid stable, everything works like a breeze… latest iPad Mini

    I would happily ditch the on-screen keyboard/play-surface to make the rest of the UI a bit bigger especially since the on-screen keyboard doesn't even transmit midi...

    Yeah exactly !

    Nice one Dendy!

  • edited May 2025

    My experience about use Blofeld in Garageband (iPad Pro M1 11", iPadOS 17.6.1).

    I am very happy that Waldorf has released next app for iPad, but as
    Microwave1 works great as standalone and in Garageband, then
    Blofeld works great as standalone, but it is disaster in Garageband :(

    1. Can't scroll the window when keyboard is visible (as it is great implemented in Microwave1)
    2. Can't see and use full app window (no button to resize).
    3. A message appears about a problem with starting the AUv3 app.
    4. When trying to play on screen keyboard
    • keyboard freeze when playing
    • after change the sound preset there is silence for a few second before I start to hear any sound

    Microwave - point 1 and 2

    Blofeld - point 1 and 2

    Blofeld AUv3 error message

    I updated 1.0.2 to 1.0.3 version, but nothing changed.
    I hope that the next versions will fix all these inconveniences to work as great as Microwave 1.

    In iPadOS 17.6.1 I probably do not have the latest Garageband version. I'm waiting for iPadOS 18.5 to update (I have read about problems with 18.4.1).

    Does Blofled work OK for you on iPadOS 18.x in Garageband?

  • @dakti said:
    My experience about use Blofeld in Garageband (iPad Pro M1 11", iPadOS 17.6.1).

    I am very happy that Waldorf has released next app for iPad, but as
    Microwave1 works great as standalone and in Garageband, then
    Blofeld work great as standalone, but it is disaster in Garageband :(

    1. Can't scroll the window when keyboard is visible (as it is great implemented in Microwave1)
    2. Can't see and use full app window (no button to resize).
    3. A message appears about a problem with starting the AUv3 app.
    4. When trying to play on screen keyboard
    • keyboard freeze when playing,
    • after change the sound preset there is silence for a few second before I start to hear any sound

    Microwave - point 1 and 2

    Blofeld - point 1 and 2

    Blofeld AUv3 error message

    I updated 1.0.2 to 1.0.3 version, but nothing changed.
    I hope that the next versions will fix all these inconveniences to work as great as Microwave 1.

    In iPadOS 17.6.1 I probably do not have the latest Garageband version. I'm waiting for iPadOS 18.5 to update (I have read about problems with 18.4.1). Does Blofled work OK for you on iPadOS 18.x in Garageband?

    As Samu said, Waldorf are very responsive to feedback. Send them a email.

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