LoopBud - AUv3 MIDI Recorder3.2 - App Store

LoopBud is a super simple yet very powerful MIDI recorder and looper. You can work with unlimited patterns. Although the 4-bar loops are very fun, you can work with an unlimited number of bars on each pattern!

LoopBud has two record modes, Add mode and New mode. The "add mode" keeps adding new notes on each loop-cycle. The "new mode" clears out the previous recording and lets you record freshly on each cycle. You can work very fast with those modes. If you make a mistake, don't worry, you can use the "undo" option and get everything back!

LoopBud has quantization enabled by default. You can toggle quantizing by pressing the "quantize" button on the top-left side. You can also set the level of quantization from the settings menu.

If you want to speed up or slow down the clock, you can do so by pressing the "clock" button on the top-left side. You can achieve different effects on your live performances without a new recording.

You can also focus on a single bar by pressing the bar measure on the top. You can either record or loop a single bar - which is a unique feature of LoopBud.

In the settings menu, you can edit the piano roll's lowest and highest notes. The notes on the piano roll is not editable. However, you can export MIDI from the settings menu, and do editing on your favorite piano roll editor app!

LoopBud is not an audio app, it's a MIDI app. You need to connect a MIDI input and a MIDI output for LoopBud to work. You can do so from the settings menu in the standalone app. You can use the MIDI matrix editor on your DAW if you are using the AUv3 plugin. LoopBud also supports Ableton Link on the standalone app.

Version History This version fixes the bug when sometimes the first note is skipped in the first cycle of the loop. 3.2 Oct 2 This version,
- Adds the new "pattern" recording mode,
- Where each loop cycle creates a new pattern.
- Adds the redo button,
- Fixes the undo/redo bugs. 3.1 Sep 24 This version
- Updates the audio engine
- Increases the record and playback performance
- Adds the iCloud-based preset manager
- Adds built-in sampler to the standalone app
- Adds online manual to the settings menu
- Updates the quantization to a non-destructive algorithm
- Fixes the visual bugs
- Fixes record/play MIDI bugs and edge case bugs 3.0 Sep 20 This version fixes the issue on recording the notes sent from sequencers on the first beat,
- Adds support section to settings menu on AUv3 app,
- Minor fixes and performance updates. 2.1 07/17/2024 This version adds support for running the app on Apple Silicon Macs. 2.0 05/30/2023 This version adds support for saving AU presets in the AUv3 plugin.
The saved preset will be shared between multiple AU hosts. 1.9 04/19/2023 This version adds a new "Align" button to the top menu. You can align your first recorded notes to the start of the timeline automatically if you toggle that option.
Includes lots of performance improvements and fixes as well. 1.8 03/08/2023 Minor fixes and improvements. 1.7.2 09/16/2022 Minor fixes and improvements. 1.7.1 08/30/2022 This version 
- Updates the UI colors
- Adds AU parameter for the record mode
- Adds AU parameter for the clock speed
- Minor fixes 1.7 08/12/2022 LoopBud now bypasses the MIDI data other than notes, such as pitch bend, control and program changes to the audio app it connected to. They are not recorded but you can perform live with pitch bend wheel, modulation wheel etc while looping. Works on both AUv3 plugin and the standalone app.
Also, fixes the MIDI input/output connection bug on the standalone app. 1.6 04/15/2021 This version adds the ability to save play/record/mode button states to project data and AU presets. 1.5 03/20/2021 This version adds the "change pattern on the next cycle" option. 1.4 03/17/2021 This update adds the ability to change focused-bar with a new AU parameter. 1.3 03/14/2021 Minor UI fixes. 1.2 03/06/2021 This version
- Adds play/record/undo/clear buttons as AU parameters.
- Adds the ability to long-press the "Add Bar" button where you may specify the bar count.
- Adds the ability to arm the record button in AU while transport is not moving.
- Fixes a crash happening on AU preset loading if a project has multiple patterns. 1.1 03/02/2021 1.0 02/28/2021