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• April 25th, 2010

  Dubspot Reviews Looptastic HD

  Tony Grund brings a performing musician's insight to reviewing "two of the most promising new iPad applications for music production," Korg iElectribe and Looptastic HD.

   

  Highlights of the Looptastic section:

   

   

  "What’s really cool is that when the loops are being dragged into the mix window, they can be mixed immediately, even before your take your finger off the loop and release it. This makes the whole process of choosing a loop, inserting it, and mixing it into one fluid motion."

   

  "Loop sync [Looptastic's automatic tempo matching] sounds great, even at different tempos. The algorithm they’re using is very high quality, and really holds the transients intact on drum loops, and doesn’t add too much granularity to keys and synths. All in all it has a very professional sound that holds up well even against programs like Ableton Live and Pro Tools."

   

  "The effects included are great, and are easy to use thanks to the setup. Looptastic HD’s effects layout takes full advantage of the iPad’s screen and architecture."

   

  "Looptastic HD is a great live looping tool, and an excellent start to show off the iPad as a serious live tool. I’ve already used it at a gig here in NYC and people around were marveling that this could be done with an iPad. It sounds great on a big system, and once you get used to the controls, it is incredibly easy to put songs together and create dramatic sections (which I love) and build-ups."

   

  Gund concludes:

   

  "If you’re making loop-based music and are looking to use your iPad on stage and impress your friends, then Looptastic HD is the program to try first. The ability to import your own loops (26 loops at a time), nine separate effects, great-sounding beat matching, and an intuitive user interface all add up to a program that was definitely designed for the iPad, and for the creative musical community."

   

  Read the whole review here.