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1.
SooperLooper - 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). Not VST, but a
stand-alone program. Currently supported on Linux and Mac OS X, and any
other platforms that support JACK. Not supported on XP, but is supposed
to be in the future. . http://essej.net/sooperlooper/
2. Mobius - A program for the real-time creation and manipulation of
audio loops. It has functionality based on the venerable Echoplex Digital Pro
with Loop IV software. Runs as stand-alone and as VST. Supported
on Windows XP, 2000, and NT. http://www.zonemobius.com/
3. ELOTTRONIX
XL - A VST plugin which emulates the famous
Robert Fripp's effect called "Frippertronics": Two Revox B-77 making a
continuous loop. Supported on PCs (MAC uncertain). http://www.uv.es/%7Eruizcan/p_vst.htm
4. ELOTTRONIX - A VST plugin which emulates the famous Robert Fripp's
effect called "Frippertronics": Two Revox B-77 making a continuous loop (2-8
seconds delay). Supported on PCs (MAC uncertain). http://www.uv.es/%7Eruizcan/p_vst.htm
5. Lexicon PSP
42 - A high-quality digital stereo
delay and phrase sampler plug-in (VST, DirectX RTAS for PC; VST and RTAS for
Mac OS classic and AudioUnit, VST and RTAS for Mac OSX) based on the legendary
Lexicon PCM 42 processor and famous for its distinctive sound and unique
concept . Supported on PC, Mac OS classic, and Mac OSX. http://www.pspaudioware.com/plugins/psp42.html
6. Augustus
Loop - An emulation of a tape-based delay
effect, with some extra features to facilitate its use as a looping device.
Runs as a stand-alone, not VST.
http://www.collective.co.uk/expertsleepers/augustusloop.html
7. Loopy Llama
v0.802 - It's a looper... made to emulate
the Jam Man or DL-4 (VST plugin). Supported on Windows and MAC OSX.
http://www.hitsquad.com/smm/programs/LoopyLlama/ or http://www.rekliner.com/?PageID=14
8. Ambiloop - A Windows software application that uses your sound card
to create smoothly overlapping loops of sound in real-time. Ambiloop basically
functions like a multi-track endless audio tape loop or digital delay box with
feedback. Simply set the desired loop time for a track (or use manual mode to
set loop times on-the-fly) and press the record button.
Supported on Windows.
http://evenfall.com/ambiloop/
9.
AngstroLooper - A ridiculously long delay;
it partly emulates an old style tape loop system, but rather than trying
to model something that it isn't, AngstroLooper is designed to be easy to use
tool on a laptop while playing live. Functions as a VST plugin. Supported on
Windows. http://plugins.timeshard.com/angstrolooper/
10. Musolomo - An "interactive sampler" released as an OSX AU
(Windows VST supposedly forthcoming). It also has an Autoloop mode,
which will allow you to record and overdub sound-on-sound much like a hardware
Looper. Supported on Windows and MAC OS X. http://www.plasq.com
11. Coldcutter - A VST 2.0 plugin. The Coldcutter is designed to
chop a loop into a number of slices or 'cuts' and rearranges them randomly in
real-time according to a number of parameters. The current version of the
Coldcutter was primarily designed for use with Ableton Live 1.5 but works with
Cubase. It has undergone preliminary testing on Cubase VST 5.0 R4 and Cubase
SX 1.01 on Windows 2000. Any information about compatibility problems with
other hosts or versions of Windows gratefully received. Supported on Windows.
http://www.brightonart.org/coldcutter.shtml
12. Loopitch (name subject to change: suggestions accepted) - A
long-period high-feedback looping machine, akin to continuous tape loops in
"the old days" or digital Jam Man or Echoplex of today. Now all the Fripp and
Torn wannabes out there can have fun with a MIDI controllable looper within a
sequencing host! Loopitch currently works as a DXi2 instrument under SONAR 2
(my only test platform!), and will likely play well with other DXi hosts. The
VSTi version works identically via the FXpansion adapter, but is otherwise
mostly untested in VST hosts. Supported on Windows. http://www.tencrazy.com/gadgets/loopitch/
13. Freewheeling
- FreeWheeling is a new way to be In The Muse-ical
Moment. It is a live looping instrument that returns us to the joy of making
music spontaneously. FreeWheeling allows us to build repetitive grooves by
sampling and directing loops from within spirited improvisation. FreeWheeling
works because it is built from the perspective of an improviser. It takes us
out of mice and menus, and into our own process of making sound. FreeWheeling
is open source software, released under the GNU GPL license. I hope that this
will help FreeWheeling grow into a robust platform for live looping. For
Linux only. Uses the JACK, ALSA, SDL, OGG, or FluidSynth libraries.
http://freewheeling.sourceforge.net/#what
14. Divine
Machine - Born from the ideas of two music
professionals who were unsatisfied with the current loop software, Devine
Machine VSTi allows you to spontaneously and effortlessly explore the
possibilities from loops you already own. Hundreds of presets allow you to
create variation on any loop with a single click. Drum mode allows you to have
loops match precisely with independent control over groove, tempo, and
score. Supported on Windows / Pentium systems. http://www.devine-machine.com/home.html
List compiled by Krispen
Hartung with input from Looper's Delight members, http://www.krispenhartung
