LoopIt
LoopIt! is our first iOS app primarily targeted to iPhone / iPod-touch running iOS 4.
"LoopIt!“ is a tiny tool especially designed for musicians. It allows you to use songs from your iPod library (mp3, aif, a4f, wav) and learn how to play them by continuously repeating certain parts of the song. You can define and store multiple loops per song for example “verse 1“, “bridge“ or “solo“ and switch between these parts without interrupting playback which is great for exercising. Furthermore “LoopIt!” helps you in “cheating” too. You can transpose a song up and down (pitch shifting, see feature comparison chart below) without affecting the playback speed. For your personal training purposes you can reduce playback speed or even increase playback speed without affecting the songs pitch (time stretching, see feature comparison chart below). Cheating is handled in realtime. As realtime cheating is a CPU intensive process LoopIt supports usage of pre-calculated cheats (reduces CPU usage by aprox 70%) to conserve your battery. Cheats are created "in background" which means you can fully use all "LoopIt!" functionality without waiting for cheat creation to be finished. "LoopIt" stores all your settings (cheats and loops) per Song so you can easily switch between songs or continue your exercise at a later point in time.
"LoopIt!" supports three different play modes:
- continuously play a song
- just play one section (single loop)
- play different sections in one "big" loop
You can switch between these different play modes / loops anytime without interrupting playback.
"LoopIt!" (adv) allows exporting and importing loop data by mail (as xml attachment). Furthermore it is possible to send loops of a particular song to an ios device near to you via bluetooth which makes it a good solution for teachers or band leaders. Receiving loop data requires at minimum "LoopIt! (basic) 1.2.1" or "LoopIt! (adv) 1.2.1".
"LoopIt!" is easy and comfortable to use and provides optimized views for landscape and portrait orientation. A "Tap tempo" dialog helps you to detect a songs tempo in BPM by simply tapping the beat according to the music. The advanced version supports 50.000 projects, unlimited cheats and loops (depending on the devices available memory).
Whats new in Version 1.3.0
- New Realtime Cheating Feature. You can now change playback speed and key in realtime.
- UI improved (better indication of Loop currently played)
- upport for default Loop names (like Verse, Bridge, Solo...) by a single "key stroke"
For more screenshots see "LoopIt! (basic)" or "Loopit! (lite)" both available in the app store too.
The next "LoopIt!" release (1.4.0) makes LoopIt even better: We are working hard on developing an universal app to fully support iPad's!
Screenshots
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| The "LoopIt!" project browser page is the main entry point for your work with "LoopIt!" and allows creating new projects by clicking on the “New Project” button on the top (or right depending on the devices orientation). The browser shows all projects including cheats and loops. For clarity reasons you can hide loops or cheats on demand by selecting show/hide in the "LoopIt!" settings preference page. Creating a new "LoopIt!" project starts by querying your iPod library for artist, album title or song title. Select your search criteria and "LoopIt!" retrieves all songs containing your query text and shows all relevant songs in hit list. On the Cheat creation page use the sliders to define desired values for pitch shifting and time stretching, select your preferred quality and let "LoopIt!" create this cheat for you. |  |
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| The main exercise and training section of “LoopIt!” is the player page, reachable by a swipe gesture or selecting "LoopIt!..." from the browser's context menu (see browser page above). The player page allows to play a song and to define and select Loops (training sections) and Cheats (time stretched and / or pitch shifted versions of the original song) without interrupting playback. You can freely reorder Loops and Cheats on the corresponding sorting pages (see right). |  |
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Try before you buy
If you are interested in LoopIt! you can download the free version from the apple app store to proof it's the right
tool
for you without buying a pig in a poke. A user manual (pdf) is also available for free from
here or you can follow "LoopIt!" on twitter "@ios-loopit".
LoopIt! in apple app-store
Feature Comparison Chart
feature |
LoopIt!-lite (1.3.0) |
LoopIt!-basic (1.3.0) |
LoopIt!-adv (1.3.0) |
LoopIt!-pro (planned) |
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| # of projects | 1 | 100 (*) | 50.000 (*) | 50.000 (*) |
| # of loops | 2 | unlimited (*) | unlimited (*) | unlimited (*) |
| # of cheats (pitch shifted or time stretched version of one particular song) | 1 | unlimited (*) | unlimited (*) | unlimited (*) |
| Import format | mp3, aif, m4a, wav | mp3, aif, m4a, wav | mp3, aif, m4a, wav | mp3, aif, m4a, wav |
| Pitch shifting (in semi tones) | -1 ... +1 | -5 ... +5 | -12 ... +12 | -12 ... +12 |
| Time stretching (in %) | 100 ... 85 | 100 ... 50 | 120 ... 30 | 150 ... 30 |
| Sound quality (better quality increases conversion duration) | good | good, better | good ... best | good ... best |
| Cheat audio | mono | mono | mono | stereo |
| Realtime cheating | 30 secs | YES | YES | YES |
| Cheat creation in background | - | - | YES | YES |
| Share project settings (loops) with your band members (not the media data itself. Media data must pre-exist on each iOS device) | - | (receive) | YES | YES |
| Import / export project settings (loops) by mail (not the media data itself. Media data must pre-exist on each iOS device) | - | - | YES | YES |
| Tap tempo (especially helpful when discussing tempo related topics with your drummer) using different bars (1/4, 1/8, 1/16, triplet) | (1/4) | YES | YES | YES |
| Midi Click (requires Line6 Midi-Mobilizer) | - | - | - | YES |
| Two octave keyboard to play while playback is running (helpful while travelling) | - | - | - | YES |
| prices | Free! | 2.99 € | 4.99 € | 7.99 € |
(*) unlimited with respect to available memory capabilities per individual device. Keep in mind that each song and each cheat may consume a hugh amount of memory depending on song length.