Loopy Pro: First Look

video upload by ATastyPixel

"Exciting times, people. This is a first look at LOOPY PRO: A professional live-looper, sampler and sequencer for iPad and iPhone. Coming very soon – subscribe at loopypro.com for news, and beta access when the time comes (VERY soon)!

It's been a long time coming. But I think you'll agree, it'll be worth the wait.

- Michael

Music: “There With Me (Dub FX Remix)”, Branches, Dub FX"

Samplebot 1.1 Released

Published on Feb 12, 2018 ATastyPixel

"Samplebot is a sampler, clip launcher and sequencer app all rolled into one. Version 1.1 introduces sophisticated media management, speed and pitch controls, and support for Ableton Link synchronisation."

iTunes: Samplebot - A Tasty Pixel

What's New

Feb 12, 2018 Version 1.1
1. Now you can import audio from iCloud, Dropbox and other cloud services, from the Clipboard, or from your music library - and you can manage your sounds from right within Samplebot.
2. Adjust the playback speed and pitch of your tracks from the track editor, and export your track audio for use elsewhere.
3. Sync with other apps using Ableton Link. Great for use with Audiobus!

Have fun!

A Tasty Pixel Releases Samplebot - New Sampling App for iOS w/ Jimmy Fallon Clip

Uploaded on Sep 16, 2017 ATastyPixel

A Tasty Pixel who brought us Loopy HD, has a new app in town, Samplebot. Details follow, along with the the Jimmy Fallon clip.

"Record or import sound clips, play them back on colorful pads and record and layer the results to build songs. That’s the idea behind Samplebot, the playful new sampler app for iPhone and iPad from the developer of award-winning apps Loopy and Audiobus.

Samplebot, launching today, uses a grid of large colored pads to represent audio clips which can be recorded live or imported from elsewhere to create remixes of other material. Clips can then be played back with a touch, or recorded and layered with other sounds using the app’s sequencer. Sequence looping allows users to build up songs quickly and easily.

'I’ve always loved finding ways to make music fun and immediate, to encourage creativity without having to wrestle with complex tools,” said A Tasty Pixel director and developer Michael Tyson. “Samplebot’s just good fun to play with. During development I was entertaining our 7-month-old little boy, recording and playing back his squeaky teether toy. I made a little song right there, out of the stuff around us: That’s the kind of experience I strive for.'

Samplebot was featured earlier this month in an Instagram post from The Tonight Show’s Jimmy Fallon, with a playful cover of Shawn Mendes’ 'There’s Nothing Holdin’ Me Back'.

.@jimmyfallon's one man tribute to @ShawnMendes. You're doing amazing Jimmy 😂 pic.twitter.com/5npTqA3jPy

— Shawn Mendes Updates (@MendesCrewInfo) September 13, 2017

Samplebot joins A Tasty Pixel’s other widely-acclaimed and award-winning apps Loopy and Audiobus. It can be found on the App Store at the special launch price of $US2.99 and is compatible with iPhone and iPad.

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Device Requirements: iPhone 5s or newer, iPad Air or newer, or iPod Touch 6th Generation; running iOS 10 or newer.

About A Tasty Pixel: One-man app development studio A Tasty Pixel, otherwise known as Michael Tyson, is on a mission to create beautiful and inspiring music making experiences. Having created the widely-acclaimed live-looping app Loopy, and the revolutionary audio routing platform Audiobus, A Tasty Pixel continues to relentlessly pursue the very best in user experience and creativity. A Tasty Pixel products have been extensively featured by Apple and have won a number of awards."

iTunes: Samplebot - A Tasty Pixel

"Samplebot is a collector of sounds. It's a crafter of songs. It's a finger-drummable looping sequencer of rainbow glory, and it wants to be your friend. Come. Play. Robo-boogie.

- Record or import samples, then play them back on beautiful, sproingy rainbow pads!
- Then record or input arrangements using the sequencer, featuring built-in drum patterns, loop record and playback, quantization and copy/paste
- Trim samples, and adjust volume and balance for the perfect mix
- Share your creations to Facebook, or export them to other music apps
- Comprehensive MIDI control with velocity, for play using a grid controller like the Launchpad
- Helpful and fun-loving intro tutorial"

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The Amazing Audio Engine 2 for Core Audio

The Amazing Audio Engine 2: Sample app preview

Published on Apr 6, 2016 ATastyPixel

This one is more for the developers out there. For everyone else this is more for informative purposes - some insight into what goes into the tools and instruments we use.

"This is a short demo of the sample app that comes with The Amazing Audio Engine 2. See the full source code at https://github.com/TheAmazingAudioEng...."

The Amazing Audio Engine 2 Introduction

Published on Apr 6, 2016

"Presenting The Amazing Audio Engine 2: a new audio engine for Core Audio. In this video I introduce the main concepts, and walk through creating a simple demo app that plays a loop with effects, mixed together with audio input, with recording capabilities.

Find TAAE 2 at http://theamazingaudioengine.com"

"The Amazing Audio Engine is a sophisticated framework for iOS audio applications, built so you don't have to.

It is designed to be very easy to work with, and handles all of the intricacies of iOS audio on your behalf.

- Effortless creation of live audio content with objects, blocks, or Audio Units and looping audio file players.

- Rich audio input support with sophisticated multi-channel support.

- Arbitrary audio format support: Interleaved, non-interleaved, mono, stereo, 16-bit, floating-point - whatever you need.

- Very light, efficient C engine, designed from the ground up for speed.

- Automatic mixing of multiple audio signals with per-channel volume and pan controls.

- Deep Audiobus inter-app audio system support.

- Built-in audio file reading and writing, with support for all Core Audio-supported formats.

- Fast, lock-free synchronisation between main and audio threads.

- Built-in support for audio filtering and effects, with support for Audio Units, blocks or object filters.

- Sophisticated system output recording and monitoring for in-app session recording or analysis.

- Support for pinpoint-accurate timestamp based timing and alarm mechanisms.

- High-quality documentation with sample code and a developer forum."

Loopy Masterpiece: Playback

Published on Oct 26, 2015 ATastyPixel

Interesting insight on the development of Loopy Masterpiece.

"I've just finished working on Loopy's audio playback system, which streams the various layers that make up a track from disk. This episode I'm talking about how that works, and how I'm handling quality control.

http://masterpieceedition.tumblr.com"

iTunes: Loopy HD - A Tasty Pixel - note Loopy Masterpiece is in development.  Loopy HD is the currently release looper from A Tasty Pixel.

Loopy Masterpiece: Track editing, Audio/MIDI types

Published on Feb 28, 2015 ATastyPixel

"I've done some more work on the revised design this week, exploring track screen ideas: editing, and track settings, where you can select between live audio input, Inter-App Audio, and – you'll like this – MIDI, with a twist. Some fun stuff in here. Lemme know what you think.

http://masterpieceedition.tumblr.com"

Loopy Masterpiece: Errands!

Published on Jan 31, 2015 ATastyPixel

An interesting inside look at developing an iOS music app. You can find previous episodes on ATastyPixel's YouTube channel as well as here on MATRIXYSNTH.

"So many things to do! Life as an indie developer can be a bit chaotic sometimes, and the last two weeks have been no exception - I've been busy with some urgent-ish tasks, which have taken time away from Masterpiece development. Let me tell you them.

http://masterpieceedition.tumblr.com"

Loopy Masterpiece: Errands 2 - time savings in Loopy

Published on Feb 6, 2015

"I'm still working on other stuff this week, but I wanted to tell you about some nice performance gains I've made in Loopy today."

Loopy Masterpiece: MIDI Clock

Published on Jan 9, 2015 ATastyPixel

"I'm on a bit of a tangent this week, developing an open source MIDI clock implementation.

http://thespectacularsyncengine.com
http://masterpieceedition.tumblr.com"

Loopy Masterpiece: MIDI Clock Receiving

Published on Jan 16, 2015

"I'm still working on The Spectacular Sync Engine this week, and talking about what's involved in making a stable MIDI clock receiver. Hopefully it's not all gibberish (I don't even see the code - just blonde, brunette...).

Developers, if you want to stay informed about The Spectacular Sync Engine:
http://thespectacularsyncengine.com"

Loopy Masterpiece: Class design

Published on Dec 17, 2014 ATastyPixel

"I'm trying something new this week: I've been designing Loopy's code modules, and this week I'm talking about how I plan to implement the actions/sequence stuff we've been talking about in past weeks.

It's gonna get a little technical - quite the learning curve for me, figuring out how to talk about software development!

http://masterpieceedition.tumblr.com"

Loopy Masterpiece: Gadgets and Sequencing

Published on Dec 9, 2014 ATastyPixel

"This week, I've been playing with custom on-workspace controls, and sequence tracks (which is going to be really neat).

http://masterpieceedition.tumblr.com/"

Until Loopy Masterpiece comes out there's: Loopy HD - A Tasty Pixel

Loopy Masterpiece: Track Layers

Published on Dec 2, 2014 ATastyPixel

"This week, I'm talking about track layers and track editing; importing, exporting, comping, loop slicing and per-waveform muting, and a bunch of other stuff.

http://masterpieceedition.tumblr.com/"

Loopy Masterpiece: Inputs, Outputs, Effects

Published on Nov 25, 2014 ATastyPixel

"A look at my many attempts to figure out audio routing in Loopy Masterpiece.

I mentioned Sebastian Dittmann - he's @dittsn on Twitter

http://masterpieceedition.tumblr.com"

Loopy Masterpiece is in the works. You can find Loopy HD on iTunes here: Loopy HD - A Tasty Pixel.

All part of this video series:

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Loopy: Masterpiece Edition Walkthrough 3: Bindings

Published on Nov 20, 2014 ATastyPixel

"The third and final introductory walkthrough of Loopy: Masterpiece's initial design sketches.

http://masterpieceedition.tumblr.com"

All parts here.

Loopy: Masterpiece Edition Walkthrough 2: Import and Track Settings

Published on Nov 20, 2014 ATastyPixel

"Second walkthrough of Loopy: Masterpiece's initial design sketches.

http://masterpieceedition.tumblr.com"

In the mean time:

iTunes: Loopy HD - A Tasty Pixel

Loopy: Masterpiece Edition Walkthrough

Loopy: Masterpiece Edition Walkthrough 1: Overview and Design Screen

Published on Nov 19, 2014 ATastyPixel

"The first walkthrough of Loopy: Masterpiece's initial design sketches.

http://loopymasterpieceedition.tumblr..."

In the mean time:
iTunes: Loopy HD - A Tasty Pixel

Loopy: Masterpiece Edition Walkthrough 2: Import and Track Settings

Published on Nov 20, 2014 ATastyPixel

Loopy: Masterpiece Edition Walkthrough 3: Bindings

Published on Nov 20, 2014 ATastyPixel

A Tasty Pixel's Loopy HD for iOS Updated with Pro Level Features

Loopy Tutorial Series #1: Introduction

YouTube Published on Jul 28, 2012 by ATastyPixel

"This is the introductory tutorial for Loopy, the live-looper for iOS: Recording the first track, count-in, tempo and clock length controls and track-twisting."

iTunes:
A Tasty Pixel
iPads on eBay
iPod Touch on eBay


"Major Update to iPad and iPhone Looper “Loopy” Brings Pro-Level Capabilities

A major update to indie developer A Tasty Pixel’s app Loopy has hit the App Store today, bringing both enhanced usability for inexperienced users, and professional-grade enhancements for more advanced musicians. Loopy lets musicians and tinkerers alike rapidly build multi-layered musical pieces by recording or importing looped layers of sound.

Dover, UK (PRWEB) July 30, 2012

Independent software developer A Tasty Pixel today announces the latest major update to its live-looping iOS app Loopy. The update includes a big overhaul of the app’s sophisticated audio engine, bringing an entirely new level of audio quality, responsiveness, and audio hardware support.

Loopy is an app that brings live-looping, an innovative music creation technique previously limited to the realm of expensive hardware and complicated computer setups, to anyone with an iPad or iPhone. Furthermore, the app does it in style, with a sleek and tactile interface.

'The big audio engine improvements in this update are going to make Loopy an even more appealing candidate for replacing the expensive equipment previously required for live-looping,' said Loopy developer and independent software company A Tasty Pixel founder Michael Tyson. 'The changes bring a lightning-fast 6-7 millisecond response time, top-quality audio mixing, and support for a wide range of multichannel audio hardware including the Alesis iO Dock and IO4, and the Tascam US range.'

Loopy introduced MIDI support in an earlier update, which allows it to be extensively controlled by foot pedals such as the Roland FC-200 or the Behringer FCB 1010, or tempo-synchronized with other equipment.

Device Requirements: iPad, iPhone 3Gs or newer, or 3rd-generation iPod Touch or newer (microphone accessory recommended) running iOS 4.0 or later.

Pricing and Availability: Loopy, the iPhone-only version of the live looper app, is available for $2.99 exclusively through the App Store in the Music category. Loopy HD, the iPad and Universal version of the app, is available for $7.99 through the App Store.

About A Tasty Pixel

A Tasty Pixel specializes in apps with beautiful and functional user interfaces – software that works like an extension of oneself, with the charm and elegance that make it a pleasure to use. A Tasty Pixel currently has two iOS apps available on the App Store -- The Cartographer and Loopy. A Tasty Pixel products have been extensively featured by Apple and have been finalists on several occasions for the prominent iPhone industry competition, Best App Ever Awards, hosted by 148 Apps.
A Tasty Pixel can be found on Facebook and Twitter."
http://loopyapp.com/

"What's New in Version 1.2

Loopy HD has been taken apart, given a good spit-and-polish and put back together! This version features a brand-spanking new audio engine with improved mix quality, much lower latency, better synchronisation, and support for multi-channel audio interfaces.

- Multi channel audio interface support
- Retina support (New iPad)
- Big improvements in punch in/out interaction and track gestures, generally
- Count-in quantize length setting
- Toggle track sync via MIDI
- SoundCloud update
- Added Japanese localization, and updated Italian one
- Many assorted interface and workflow improvements"

iTunes:
A Tasty Pixel
iPads on eBay
iPod Touch on eBay

Loopy HD Now Available

Loopy HD - A Tasty Pixel
videos below and three promo codes for the first three to grab them:
MWMT3XKKY6J6
7499HEARL99X
YJ4PYN7L7FHT

"Create music by layering looped recordings of singing, beatboxing, or playing an instrument with a savvy, sophisticated, tactile new looper that totally reinvents the formula. *** 50% off launch sale! ***

http://loopyapp.com
http://youtu.be/7GgiVhTB_yA
http://youtu.be/0iMFZXvCsZQ


-- “This is the best loop station on the iPhone” -- Dub FX (dubfx.net)

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http://youtu.be/_s-MQQg7OvA
-- “I pretty much own every mobile looper out there and Loopy is HANDS DOWN the best. Super simple interface with powerful features.” -- J. Alan Meier

“The best looper ever.” -- Danielle Lucchini (myspace.com/daniellelucchini)

“Loopy 2 is one of the coolest looping apps we've seen so far” -- iDesignSound (idesignsound.com)

“Move over SongMaker. Here comes Loopy. It's just perfect. This is going all the way to the top. I love it. I am so addicted. So far I haven't found anything wrong with it...Thumbs up way up.” -- Appitap, App Store review

“Loopy 2 is quite possibly the best of the bunch” -- Chuck Zwicky, recording engineer

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This is a looper that'll come out to play, but get down to work when you want to get serious.

While other music creation apps tend to be either powerful but difficult to learn, or easy to use but limited in features, Loopy doesn't compromise. Loopy offers a sleek, expressive, instantly understandable interface that beginners can start using effectively straight away. It's fun, right from the start.

More advanced users, however, will not be disappointed by Loopy's rich feature set, with extra features many other loopers just don't have. Plus, a sophisticated interactive tutorial system lets users discover Loopy's more advanced features at their own pace.

RECORD AND LAYER
- Six, nine, or twelve beautifully rendered circular loops, with simple yet powerful controls.
- Count-in, count-out and record chaining lets you keep your hands free to play an instrument.
- Overdub, to build beautiful, complex soundscapes from many layers.
- Support for tracks of any multiple or fraction of a beat, for flexible and expressive looping.
- Sophisticated audio or visual metronome to keep you in time - no matter what time signature you choose.
- Perfectly synchronized, low latency audio engine.

IMPORT AND CONSTRUCT
- Import loops from your computer via iTunes, with support for AIFF, WAV, MP3, M4A, CAF and more.
- Bring in audio from many other audio apps with integrated MAPI AudioPaste, with support for Intua general pasteboard format.
- Imported loops are automatically fit to your beat, no matter what tempo.

MANIPULATE AND TWEAK
- Full stereo audio, with pan controls for each track to create custom stereoscapes.
- Fix up timing by twisting tracks around to line up the beat, or make funky sound effects with dynamic time shifting.
- Drag a track onto another track to merge tracks, and clear up a space.
- Live, dynamic tempo adjustment to speed up or slow down your creations, without altering the pitch.

PERFORM AND SHARE
- Record whole performances with in-app session recording facilities.
- Upload performances or single loops straight to SoundCloud, and post to Twitter or Facebook.
- Email audio clips (with automatic conversion to compressed AAC audio).
- Share audio with many other audio apps with MAPI AudioCopy.
- Transfer loops or performances to your computer via iTunes.

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Loopy is developed by a duo who love making great apps. We are dedicated to responsive development and support. Please contact us with questions, bug reports, feature ideas, and other feedback at support@atastypixel.com or http://atastypixel.com/forum. We may be able to fix your issue in less time than it would take to write a negative review!"

Loopy HD

YouTube Uploaded by ATastyPixel on Sep 27, 2011

Hey Just J - Loopy App Review (Live Looping)

YouTube Uploaded by heyjustj on Jul 8, 2011

Loopy HD, Coming Soon

YouTube Uploaded by ATastyPixel on Sep 27, 2011

"This is Loopy HD. Coming to an iPad near you early next month.

loopyapp.com"

iPads on eBay

Update: At launch, Loopy HD will be on sale at $3.99. See facebook.com/ATastyPixel and twitter.com/ATastyPixel for updates.

Loopy 2 Released

Loopy - A Tasty Pixel
iPads on eBay

"This is a looper that'll come out to play, but get down to work when you want to get serious.

While other music creation apps tend to be either powerful but difficult to learn, or easy to use but limited in features, Loopy 2 doesn't compromise. Loopy 2 offers a sleek, expressive, instantly understandable interface that beginners can start using effectively straight away. It's fun, right from the start.

More advanced users, however, will not be disappointed by Loopy 2's rich feature set, with extra features many other loopers just don't have. Plus, a sophisticated interactive tutorial system lets users discover Loopy 2's more advanced features at their own pace.


RECORD AND LAYER

- Six beautifully rendered circular loops, with simple yet powerful controls.
- Count-in and count-out lets you keep your hands free to play an instrument.
- Overdub, to build beautiful, complex soundscapes from many layers.
- Support for tracks of any multiple or fraction of a beat, for flexible and expressive looping.
- Sophisticated audio or visual metronome to keep you in time - no matter what time signature you choose.
- Perfectly synchronized, low latency audio engine.

IMPORT AND CONSTRUCT

- Import loops from your computer via iTunes, with support for AIFF, WAV, MP3, M4A, CAF and more.
- Bring in audio from many other audio apps with integrated MAPI AudioPaste, with support for Intua general pasteboard format.
- Imported loops are automatically fit to your beat, no matter what tempo.

MANIPULATE AND TWEAK

- Full stereo audio, with pan controls for each track to create custom stereoscapes.
- Fix up timing by twisting tracks around to line up the beat, or make funky sound effects with dynamic time shifting.
- Drag a track onto another track to merge tracks, and clear up a space.
- Live, dynamic tempo adjustment to speed up or slow down your creations, without altering the pitch.

PERFORM AND SHARE

- Record whole performances with in-app session recording facilities.
- Upload performances or single loops straight to SoundCloud, and post to Twitter or Facebook.
- Email audio clips (with automatic conversion to compressed AAC audio).
- Share audio with many other audio apps with MAPI AudioCopy.
- Transfer loops or performances to your computer via iTunes.


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Note: Loopy 2 is a demanding application that requires an iPhone 3Gs and newer, or iPod Touch 3rd generation (with headset recommended) or newer to run well. Older devices are not recommended for use with Loopy 2.

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Loopy is developed by a duo who love making great apps. We are dedicated to responsive development and support. Please contact us with questions, bug reports, feature ideas, and other feedback at support@atastypixel.com or http://atastypixel.com/forum. We may be able to fix your issue in less time than it would take to write a negative review!"

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