Gloops



What is Gloops ?

Gloops stands for Graphical LOOPing System. It is a real-time 4-voice looper, that can be controlled by MIDI. The output of the program can be saved as a wave file.


What are the parameters of Gloops ?

Loop section:

  • waveform: sample in which we want to loop.
  • position: starting point of the loop in the waveform.
  • duration: size of the loop.
  • quantization: adjust the grid used to determine the position and duration parameters.

    • To select a new waveform, double-click on the graphic. Gloops also conveniently includes its own wave file browser.
    In the current version, only 44100 Hz - 16 bit mono wave files are supported.

    Filter section:
  • cutoff: cutoff frequency of the filter
  • resonance: resonance of the filter

    • This is a low pass filter with a 24dB/octave slope.

    Amplifier section:
  • amplitude: amplitude of the grains
  • pan: position of the loop in the stereo field.



    • How to use Gloops ?

    Live usage: you can use Gloops in real-time, with the mouse or from a MIDI controller.
    A MIDI control change number can be assigned to every knob.

    Studio usage: you can record Gloops' audio output into a .WAV file with the Record button.
    Then, you can process the .WAV file in any sound editor such as Sound Forge / Wavelab etc..., or import it as an audio track in a sequencer.
    Note that some sound cards such as the SoundBlaster Live also allow you to record the output of the card while its playing.
    You can also use utilies such as AudioMagic.


    Download

    Click here to download Gloops. You just need to unzip the file and the program is ready. Make sure to read the documentation (the Gloops_doc.txt file).