In contemporary musicmaking, an audio loop refers to a concise excerpt of recorded sound—whether rhythmic, harmonic, melodic, or textural—that is engineered to repeat endlessly without audible seams.

We are checking in today to talk about Live Loops performance, sound design, and composition. The obvious application of Novation’s Launchpad integration with Apple’s Live Loops has to be the ability ...

Since its debut in 2010, the iPad has been a divisive entrant in the music gear space. The 2011 iPadOS port of GarageBand, Apple’s popular entry-level digital audio workstation (DAW), triggered an ...

In this second and final part I'll demonstrate some of the loop-specific tools I've found in Ardour, Reaper, and Audacity. Tutorials and links to project demos are included, so warm up your headphones ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. For composers and sound designers working in music for games, being able to create seamless loops ...