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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Edward StylusHands
Hahaha, that's an even better image
And name!
I love making sound on my iPad, but as my tracks develop, I like having lots connected to my device, such as midi devices, audio interfaces, monitior + TV, USB C hardware, power, dongles etc. Now all of this is possible with my Mac and iPad, but one usb c input vs the two + power on my Mac, makes it easier and more reliable on the later.
I always feel that the iPads design as envisioned by Apple is fighting my creative urges at times. I do think that as a combination, Mac and iPad really shine for making music, but I personally wouldn't want to go back to only using an iPad for music making.
I'm a upper middle aged dude making music for fun. I enjoy the journey above the result, so I'm not really one to listen to regarding the needs for professionally making music on any device. I do find that the fun I get from using both devices is far more than when I used my iPad for music making alone.
I've been making music exclusively on the iPad since 2013, and I've written and produced over 200 songs in that time.
As Wim mentioned upthread, I sit at a computer all day for work, so in the evenings and on weekends I just don't want to be at the computer, that's my main motivation for using the iPad instead. That and the fact the plugins are dirt cheap as well.
In my opinion it's just a mindset. If you're happier using desktop then use desktop, but if you want to commit to the iPad then you need to accept it's limitations.
Personally if I'm in the lounge in the evening I would much rather sit with the dog on the sofa with the iPad and some headphones rather than traipse over to the desk. But everyone is different and everyone has their own motivations.
And yes, I am middle-aged. 😆
There are performance touches you can capture using an iPad that cannot be easily (or cheaply) replicated on desktop, so I like having the option to use either to get what is needed.
Can you elaborate on what these are?
Specifically, if you don't have an MPE keyboard, you can get that added value with the iPad. Further, (referring to a specific app) with Yonac's Steel Guitar you have a very convincing ability to pluck notes, slide, mute and strum. Being able to do all of those things, even on an MPE keyboard, is not very easily done.
And Koala Sampler. It’s struggling on desktop but is thriving on iPad due to the touch capabilities. I think it might be the most common app that’s peoples “gateway drug” to iOS music haha
I’ve tried vcv rack before but there’s just something about mirack and the touch controls that I enjoy more. Maybe it feels closer to turning actual knobs than dragging a clicked mouse does. I hear Moomu is good too but it ran like doodie on my older devices 🤷🏻♂️
Same @Squishy - clicking a mouse and adjusting a knob doesn’t feel right to me anymore. They knew what they were doing when they went to touchscreens. I don’t mind clicking steps on and off or drawing in a piano roll with a mouse, but knob tweaking with a mouse just sucks now.
One person can make a song without anything. Sing, snap your fingers, stomp your foot. It’s funny to think that the ipad is limited. People have made albums with four tracks on tape. Hell, they’ve made albums with one track. But sure, there can be a mismatch between what the ipad can do and what you want to do, if you want the latest in cutting edge musical technology.
The ipad is great for performance. Everything I create on it is performed to some extent. It’s live. And I find that more interesting and inspiring than what I did with Ableton for years. I’ve been using ios for less than two years, but I’m making more music than ever, and I also feel like I’m making music that appeals to me more. More instinctive music. But I wouldn’t try to lay out tracks in Logic or Cubasis. That kind of music making no longer appeals to me.
Fair enough - I'd rather just mic up my guitars but I get what you're saying - do you know of any synths or other virtual instruments that might make use of this?
Sounds awesome, it's just that guitars are something I can just mic up or plug in and play myself haha.
But I'd be open to checking out something fresh.
Yeah, I've spent hours across last night and today messing around with, and making music on, my iPad.
This is one of the things that stands out as a "not sure I can go back from this" sorta thing.
I opened up a project on my Mac just now and felt something similar, same with faders - on iPad, I just move it, done. No need to move the mouse or whatever. idk. I can see this side of things becoming second nature/intuitive pretty quickly.
I've already mentioned it, but drawing in automation with the Apple Pencil is awesome. Definitely something that could keep me hooked.
I wish I could just narrow in on one DAW on iPad though and master that.
Have you tried apps like Samplr and Borderlands Granular? Totally not doable with a mouse.
Yes, and try using a app like Salome to perform drone music with an mpe synth
I still have not gotten used to it. What I can do in Gadget, Grooverider, Drambo, Cubasis - or any other iOS DAW (including Logic) - I can do faster and with more flexibility on desktop.
The only reason for using the ipad for full music production is portability. It’s a bonus that things feel a bit more tactile on a touchscreen than with a mouse.
However, it really shines for creating loops or experimenting with sound design.
Animoog is another great synth that shines on iPad due to its touch interaction. I’d even put Model 15 on there (those are the only two moog I own but I’m sure others behave the same.)
Eventides ribbon functions are more comfy to me on an iPad as well. And then we could get into touch/moodscaper territory where you pretty much need an iPad to use it. Btw I miss these type apps! Feels like it’s been years since a new one came out. Maybe they don’t sell as well as more traditional stuff? Aren’t taken seriously because of their niche? Rob also brought to my attention that most of these are IAA and a lotta of people stay away from those now, which is a shame. Just cause something is in another window really gets at peoples craw. Maybe ios26 will start to change this view.
There’s been some attempts but I feel like ios would TOTALLY do better than desktop with a dj/vinyl scratching app. Sure scratchbud kinda hits the mark, but something more fleshed out would be a hit imo (or maybe not, because of the point earlier and no one sees it as viable to make financially? I dunno)
In my daily job i'm a motion designer, so i sit in front of my computer for many hours everyday. I enjoy and relax when i take my ipad and make some noise with my fingers or the pencil. I'm an hobbist, so no pressure on dead lines.
I’m 56. Does that still qualify as “middle-aged”?
Hell ya brother! If you can’t get into a movie cheaper than everyone else, you’re still good. (Another sign in the US is when you start receiving AARP mags in the mail haha)
@greatestlengths your initial post sounds like a mental hurdle to fully adopt the iOS stuff for your music needs, so I will offer a mental solution.
Pretend you are starting out from scratch, and your iOS stuff is all that is available on this planet. No such thing as Mac, Windows, Linux, computers for home use in general. Just iPads and iPhones.
Would you be able to get music made? Finished? Released?
Everybody has used whatever technology was available in whatever form to record and playback music for others.
You can do it!
I've been a hardware guy focused on Eurorack for a long time. I don't use my computer for music, though the iPad is making me rethink that somewhat. So in my case, I was embracing software for the first time when I started using the iPad.
AUM is highly intuitive to me. I found the "transition" pretty seamless. The iPad has become another module in my system. If anything, the changes I've made to the rest of my setup to integrate the iPad have been more of an effort than learning my way around the apps.
Interesting. I wonder if you have/tried miRack yet.
I have it but don't enjoy using it. Scaling is rough for my bad eyes. Aside from a few recognizable brands/modules, it's heavy on "Homer car" modules that I wouldn't want in my hardware system, either. In the hardware realm I have learned to limit the complexity-per-module. I appreciate it for what it is, but I'd rather have a stripped-back virtual modular (like Nord Modular) than what miRack gives me. Strictly a personal preference.
I also don't need it, since I have a wall o' modular. What my modular craves is things like Fluss, Koala, interesting reverbs, AudioThing experiments, drum machines, and robust processing and recording tools with nice interfaces.
Okay, that makes a lot of sense.
I know we all have our own preferences. I agree about AUM being a great modular environment given the right plugins. mLFO and Flux Pro being a great LFO apps for instance, and the very creative plugins you can get as you mentioned. Fluss and Koala the like. 
Not very long. I flow much more naturally in live performance/improvisation than in music production, and the iPad gave me a whole new lease of life to create this way. Multitouch instruments I can play with my fingers rather than mouse clicks, lower bar of entry cost wise, portability ... I was pretty fluent in Ableton, but I was also using that mostly for live work. I don't have any iPad peripherals at all, and it's still a really easy way to get going with experimenting and exploring ideas.
Thanks for reminding me about Flux Pro. When I first got it I loved experimenting with it, but it's been too long.
I'm glad I reminded you mate.
It's truly a remarkable LFO tool, both on its internal effects as well as sending its MIDI CC data to any exposed parameter of another plugin in AUM.
Well, I just splurged and bought both the Fabfilter bundles - there’ll probably be a Black Friday sale soon but eh, I’m wanting to get in the zone and moving on with this now.
I’m also familiar with them from using them on my Mac, it was nice to load them up and feel at home immediately.
Really like how they feel to use with the touch screen, I read a lot of people mention that they’re a bit iffy for that, but so far, so good.
Mentioning this because it’s just evident that I want to take it more seriously and really get moving with it.
Also picked up Patterning 3 which seems like a blast so far.
Coolest part about the Fabfilter purchase is being able to use them at gigs >_> I know, not recordings.. but the live aspect is half the reason I’m able to justify the cost.
Because I will use them to get a killer live sound.
I still need to narrow in on a DAW that I’ll stick with - tbh I think Loopy Pro might be my best bet here, because I can just stay familiar with the same DAW for live work + home recordings.
I do love Logic but I don’t love the subscription and I’ve built up a collection of more than enough fx now to cover pretty much all bases.
There is one I don’t have covered - I don’t have a great octave effect.
I’d love to lay down some bass lines at gigs using nothing but iPad stuff (I own a BOSS OC-5), the best I’ve got is Bias FX2’s poly pitch shifter thing. That sounds awesome and absolutely does the job.
But it’s not AUv3 and I definitely want that.
Nothing else I’ve tried on iPad feels as good, or sounds as good, when playing live.