2.0 Beta

Loopy Pro 2.0 is now at the Release Candidate phase, which means it’s just about release-ready, but could use a final going over, ideally by fresh eyes! Try out your existing projects, and let me know if anything’s busted! It’s had a lot of testing over the last months, so hopefully things are quite stable now, but don’t hold back if anything is amiss.

To report issues, discuss features and ask questions, please join the Loopy Pro Slack.

And if you find something confusing or difficult: Take a note of what it is you expected to see, as that’s very useful information for me to have. Don’t assume that it’s you – more often than not, it’s absolutely me, and there’s often some simple affordance I can add or improve to make it easier for the next poor sap! So, don’t keep your confusion to yourself, let me know!

Bug reports and feedback aside, please feel absolutely free to create and share videos and talk about Loopy Pro 2.0 publicly – I really appreciate any help getting the word out!

Important: You will need to “Purchase” Loopy Pro again (or, for the first time) in the beta, but as it is a sandbox, you will not be charged. You can confirm this in the In-App Purchase payment screen. No “payments” in the TestFlight build will actually charge you.

Backup Your Stuff First: You can do this from the Files app (find Loopy Pro in the “On My iPad” section, and then copy the files within somewhere). I can’t guarantee full backwards-compatibility of projects saved in 2.0 with the older App Store version, so I strongly recommend backing up everything before you get started. When you install the TestFlight build, it will replace the App Store version. Apple recommend backing up documents and such before installing a TestFlight build.

Downgrading: At any point, you can reinstall the App Store version over the top of the beta. Again, your files shouldn’t be touched (as long as you don’t delete Loopy Pro! Again, do not delete LP to install the App Store version), but it’s always worth backing up important stuff first.

Testing Onboarding: If you want to try out the initial onboarding, open this link on your iPad/iPhone (or type it into Safari’s address bar), then restart Loopy Pro: loopy-pro-pref://didOnboarding/0
If you want to revisit the 2.0 version onboarding, use loopy-pro-pref://didTwoPointOhOnboarding/0

Crashes: Hopefully exceedingly rare, but if you get a crash, report it! TestFlight will gather the crash info automatically, and ask if you want to report it immediately. Always report it, ideally with a description of what happened – what I don’t see, I can’t fix!

Upon Release: This beta will end, and the test version of Loopy Pro will no longer open. At that point, you can install the App Store right over the test version. Do not delete Loopy Pro first: just install over the top. Otherwise, you will lose your files, if you have not backed them up.

Okay! Big scary warnings out of the way, here’s what’s new:

🎹 Major Features

• MIDI Clips
  Integrate MIDI into your loops and one-shots seamlessly. Record, edit, and playback MIDI like never before.
• MIDI Sequencer
  Compose and edit MIDI clips with precision using the new sequencer for detailed control over every note.
• Polyphonic Clip Playback
  Play loops or one-shots in polyphonic pitch or slices (divided by transients or evenly), from a MIDI controller or a MIDI clip.
• Bus-to-Bus Routing
  Route audio between buses for flexible mixing setups by adding sends to buses within your session.
• Beat Quantization
  Quantize transients for MIDI and audio clips (“warp”) to create grooves with swing, randomization, or custom feel.
• Revised Mixer, with Collapsible Mixer Groups and Sources Row
  Streamline your workspace by collapsing mixer sections selectively for easier navigation, and see the whole signal chain for each channel with the new “Source” row.
• Dockable Panels
  Dock plugin windows to any screen edge for a customized workflow.

✨ Minor Features & Improvements

• On-Screen Keyboard
  Add an on-screen MIDI keyboard as a MIDI source for quick and easy note entry.
• Rotary Encoder Widgets
  A new encoder widget for adjusting continuous relative values.
• Improved Canvas Editor
  Select and scale multiple elements at once.
• Assign Clip Settings Action
  Adjust clip settings dynamically at the clip, color, or global level through actions, for staggeringly flexible project setups.
• Clip Offset Action
  Shift your clip offset on-the-fly with a new action. Works great with the new rotary encoders.
• “Next Empty Clip” Action Targets
  Target the next empty clip for an action, in your whole project or in a particular color or play group.
• Stepped Dial/Radio Trigger Controls
  Configure Stepped Dial and Radio widgets with options for action triggering on change, release, or “Retrigger” action, allowing deep stateful actions programming.
• Overdub Auto Count-Out
  Auto Count-Out for overdub recordings—set it up to streamline your recording sessions.
• Append One Clip to Another
  Concatenate clips with the “Merge” action.
• So much more
  • Individual cycles setting for peel/replace to add and remove multiple overdub layers with a single action or step through each layer individually.
  • Cross-project session recording, and a new action to toggle session recording via a controller or widget.
  • Cross-project session recording.
  • Latency compensation for MIDI controllers.
  • New “Select” and “Deselect” clip follow actions.
  • Plugin preset import and export.
  • New “Use Direct MIDI Value” setting for stepped dial/radio widgets’ MIDI control.
  • New playback and recording settings interface for clips and colors, showing specific overrides only.
  • Increased to 128 save slots for parameter save and restore.
  • Copy and paste multiple actions at once by long-pressing in the header above a list of actions.
  • New “Correct Clock Tempo” action.

🛠 Fixes & Improvements

• Improved Controls
  Fine-tuned control speed settings, slider adjustments, and improved interaction with the sequencer.
• Session & Project Stability
  Addressed several stability and performance issues, including session recording reliability, session playback, and undo handling.
• Performance Enhancements
  Many important performance improvements for a snappier interface, faster project loading, and reduced power consumption.
• New & Updated Libraries
  Updated the Rubber Band time-stretching library to version 3 for cleaner, significantly higher-quality tempo and pitch control.
• Quality-of-Life Updates
  Solo on recording clips, improved synchronization features, improved sequencer interactions, improved stepped dial and radio grid widget control, assorted visual improvements, smoother transitions in and out of time stretching, and lots more.

I look forward to hearing from you!