SooperLooper

SooperLooper is a live looping sampler capable of immediate loop recording, overdubbing, multiplying, reversing and more.

It allows for multiple simultaneous multi-channel loops limited only by your computer's available memory. The feature-set and operation was inspired by the impressive Gibson Echoplex Digital Pro (EDP).

When used with a low-latency audio configuration SooperLooper is capable of truly realtime live performance looping.

The application is a standalone JACK client with an engine controllable via OSC and MIDI. It also includes a GUI which communicates with the engine via OSC (even over a network) for user-friendly control on a desktop.

SooperLooper 1.6.10

Price Free to download Size 0.6MB License GNU GPL Developer Jesse Chappell Website essej.com/sooperlooper System Requirements JACK audio server >= 0.80.0 wxWidgets libsigc++ 1.2 libsndfile libsamplerate liblo >= 0.17 libxml2 Support Sites: Getting Started, Command Reference, MIDI Bindings, Sync/Tempo, OSC Interface, Mailing List Selected Reviews: loopers-delight.com

Features include:

• Multiple simultaneous multi-channel loops limited only by available RAM
  
• Record, manually triggered, or via input threshold
  
• Overdub for adding more audio on top of existing loop
  
• Multiply, allows increasing loop length by repeating the initial loop beneath (include MultiInrease option)
  
• Feedback control allows gradual loop fading, active during overdub/multiply and optionally during playback
  
• Replace audio in loop with new material
  
• Insert new audio into existing loop
  
• Substitute audio in loop with new material, while hearing existing material
  
• Reverse loop playback (even during overdub) at any time, or quantized to loop or cycle boundaries
  
• Trigger loop playback from start at any time, also supports OneShot triggering which will play the loop once then mute.
  
• Mute the loop output at anytime
  
• Undo/Redo allows nearly unlimited undo and redo to previous loop states
  
• Rate Shift allows arbitrary rate change of loop from 1/4 to 4x normal. 
• Works anytime, even during loop record.
  
• Save/Load loops in WAV format
  
• Scratch feature allows DJ-like position scratching (work-in-progress)
  
• Tempo syncable to MIDI clock, JACK transport, manual or tap tempo, or existing loops.
  
• Sync Quantize operations to divisions defined by the tempo, and/or existing loops.
  
• Sync Playback can retrigger automatically to maintain external sync during playback
  
• SUS (Momentary) operation available for all commands for easy realtime granular
  
• Crossfading applied to prevent clicks on loop or edit operation boundaries (crossfade length is adjustable)
  
• Peak metering for all inputs and outputs
  
• MIDI Bindings are arbitarily definable and can be configured to emulate existing setup (EDP, etc)
  
• Key Bindings are arbitarily definable for the GUI
  
• OSC Interface provides the ultimate network-transparent control of the engine

Last Updated Sunday, September 21 2008 @ 07:12 AM EDT