Loopster Quick Start

1. Select files for playback
   Drag and drop one or more  audio files from any location of your mac Finder or even iTunes to the Loopster window to add it/them to the currently selected playlist.
   

2. Pick a song from a playlist by pressing the Playlist button or Y key on the front side of Loopster. Loopster will flip to the back side, where you can pick a song from a playlist for playback. Press the Play button or y key to flip back to the front side for playback.
   

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4. Playback
   Start: Press the space bar (or Play button) to start playback.
   Pause: Press the space bar again (or Pause button) to pause playback.
   Continue: Press the space bar (or Play button) again to continue playback.
   Stop: Press the Backspace key to stop playback.
   

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6. Navigate
   Use the left arrow and right arrow keys to move to a different song position during playback. Use the up arrow and down arrow keys to change the step width from 0.1 seconds to 1, 10 and 60 seconds.
   

7. You can also use the mouse and click on any place within the waveform to set the current playback position.
   

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9. Tempo
   Press the Tempo button or T key to activate tempo editing. Alter playback speed with the arrow keys. Press the Tempo button or T key again to end tempo editing.
   

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11. Pitch
    Press the Pitch button or P key to activate pitch editing. Change the pitch in halftone steps up and down by using the right arrow and left arrow keys. Change the pitch in hundreds of a halftone (cents) up and down by using the up arrow and down arrow keys. Press the Pitch button or P key again to end pitch editing.
    

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13. Locators
    Create
    

14. Press the + (plus) button or key to store a locator at the current playback position.
    

15. Delete
    

16. To remove a locator, press the - (Minus) button or key.
    

17. Name
    

18. To change the name of a locator, press the Name button or the N key. Locators are sorted by the song positions.
    Select
    

19. Activate a locator by pressing the 1, 2, .. 0 buttons or keys. Only active locators can be removed. You can also select locators by clicking them with the mouse.
    

20. Edit
    

21. Drag and drop a locator with the mouse to change its position.
    

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23. Loops
    Toggle between locator and loop playback mode by pressing the Loop |Locator button or L key.
    Loop start
    

24. Change the loop start position by pressing the In button or I key and move the position using the arrow keys or use the mouse to drag and drop it to change its position.
    Loop end
    

25. Change the loop end position by pressing the Out button or O key and move the position using the arrow keys or use the mouse to drag and drop it to change its position.
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26. Press the + (plus) button or + key to store the loop.
    

27. Delete
    

28. To remove a loop, press the - (minus) button or - key.
    

29. Name
    

30. To change the name of a loop, press the Name button or N key. Loops are sorted by the loop start song positions.
    Select: Activate a loop by pressing the 1, 2, .. 0 buttons or keys. Only active loops can be removed.
    

1. Export
   

2. You can save a song after changing its tempo or pitch. To do this, choose „File -> Export“ from the menu or press the „cmd+E“ shortcut keys.
   

3. The file is saved at:
   /Users/<your user name>/Music/<automatically generated filename>.<export format file extension>
   

4. The target file format for audio export can be selected at the preferences (menu -> Preferences -> Output -> Export Format).
   

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6. Preferences
   Open the Loopster preferences window by selecting it from the menu, or press the shortcut keys „cmd+,“.
   
   Playback
   Preroll: Change the „Preroll“ setting to switch off the pause before playback or modify it‘s length.
   
   Continue after Pause: Choose the position, where Loopster continues playback after it was paused: from the position where you paused the playback or from the last selected locator or loop start position. If you practice the same part over and over, the second choice will fit best.
   

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   Output
   Time Pitch Plugin: Choose from two distinct sound flavours of the time pitch processing: “Classic“ will produce the most natural sound and best quality, however, „New“ gives you a stereo enhancement and can affect playback volume slightly.
   
   Export Format: Choose the audio format for saving modified songs (export audio format). „WAV“ takes more disk space but does not compress  data and thus gives you the best quality. „AAC“ produces smaller files, but you can‘t hear the quality loss in most cases.
   
   Audio Output: Choose your preferred audio output. If you have Airplay devices (e.g. Apple TV or another Airplay receiver), you can also practice by Airplay-Streaming. Note that Loopster has no control of delay, which can occur by networking playback, especially when practicing loops.
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   

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9. MIDI Remote Control:
   

10. Loopster automatically detects all MIDI devices connected to you Mac.
    

11. Loopster accepts „Note On“ and „Program Change“ MIDI commands on all MIDI channels.
    

12. Volume is assigned to controller #7 (MIDI Standard), this is the only MIDI command assignment that can‘t be changed in Loopster. Loopster automatically responds to volume changes, if you have a MIDI device connected to your Mac and if you change this controller value.
    

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14. To assign a MIDI command to a Loopster function, activate the corresponding button in the settings window and send a MIDI command. If Loopster receives it, it will be displayed on the button.
    

15. To remove a MIDI command assignment, press the corresponding button and then press thee „Clear Command“ button.
    

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17. In case that Loopster does not respond to MIDI commands, unplug and replug your MIDI device (USB connection), which forces Loopster to detect all connected MIDI devices.
    

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You can easily explore Loopster by pressing the keyboard keys indicated on the buttons. It‘s by far the easiest, fastest and most intuitive way to get familiar with Loopster.

Loopster saves Tempo, Pitch, Locators Loops and other per song settings automatically.

If you quit and restart Loopster and pick a song from your playlist, you will find almost everything like it was before you quit Loopster.

Loopster has a front and a back side like a LP or a CD. The front side is the playback area with Tempo and Pitch controls. The back side is the area where you can create and edit playlists, add songs to playlists or pick a song for playback. Press the Playlist button or Y key To flip to the backside. Pick a song from a playlist and press the Play button or Y key to flip back to the front side for playback.

Loopster is designed to behave more like a device rather than a typical app. Prefer to use the keyboard to get the most out of it.

However, the second Loopster release (version 1.1) extensively supports mouse operation of playback position, locator selection and placement and loop editing by dragging the loop start or loop end position.