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Developer Michael Tyson of A Tasty Pixel has released Loopy Pro 2.0 for iOS – a major update to their über-looper application.

Tyson says that this is the biggest update yet for Loopy Pro, and it opens up a whole new world of possibilities.

Loopy Pro is like “musical Lego”. You can add loops, one-shots, and buttons to the canvas along with customized sliders, dials, XY pads, clip slicers, encoders, grids, and more. You can use your iPad or iPhone stand-alone, or connect audio interfaces, MIDI controllers and external instruments.

Here’s what’s new in Loopy Pro 2:

• MIDI CLIPS & SEQUENCER
  • Record, edit, and play back MIDI directly in Loopy Pro. Sequence beats, melodies, or automate your performance — right on the canvas.
• POLYPHONIC CLIP PLAYBACK
  • Play audio clips sliced or pitched across your controller. Turn any clip into a playable instrument.
• BUS-TO-BUS ROUTING
  • Route audio between buses for advanced mixing setups and custom FX chains.
• GROOVE QUANTIZATION (“WARP”)
  • Quantize audio and MIDI clips to swing, randomness, or your own groove — tight or loose, your choice.
• REVISED MIXER
  • Collapse groups, see signal sources clearly, and stay focused even in big projects.
• DOCKABLE PLUGIN PANELS
  • Pin plugin windows to screen edges to keep your workspace clean.
• MORE MIDI & CANVAS TOOLS
  • On-screen dockable MIDI keyboards
  • Rotary encoder widget
  • “Next Empty Clip” action targeting
  • New “Assign Clip Settings” and “Clip Offset” actions
  • Better canvas editing: select, move, scale multiple items
  • Improved widget controls: radio buttons, dials, retriggering
• WORKFLOW IMPROVEMENTS
  • Auto Count-Out for overdubs
  • Merge clips with the new Append action
  • Latency compensation for MIDI controllers
  • Plugin preset import/export
  • 128 parameter save/restore slots
  • Copy/paste multiple actions
  • New “Correct Clock Tempo” action
  • Cleaner UI for clip and color settings
  • Support for the APC Mini Mk2 and APC Key 25 Mk2
• UNDER THE HOOD
  • Faster performance, reduced CPU usage and power consumption
  • Updated Rubber Band time stretching library — cleaner, higher-quality pitch/tempo control
  • Better undo handling and session stability
  • Lots of small UI and interaction improvements

Loopy Pro 2.0 Tutorial Videos:

Loopy Pro 2.0 for iOS is available now for $29.99. You can also download it for free and use for 7 days to try it out.

Developer Iftah Gabbai has released Sting 2, a major upgrade to the M4L acid line generator.

What Gabbai has to say about it:

“It’s an expressive, improvisational acid line performance system.

Sting can generate anything from random to acid patterns and morph between them fluidly. It features a new generation algorithm, advanced editing, expressive control, generative sequencing, and modulation capabilities, along with a set of live performance oriented features. These include a dedicated Push takeover mode that transforms Sting into a hands-on live performance system when used with Ableton Push 2 or 3.

All of Sting’s parameters are logically laid out and fully controllable via Tabbing, making it accessible to blind, visually impaired, and sighted users.”

Sting is available now, as either a free or paid download. The developer notes, “Both versions are identical, you can decide whether you want to support my work.”
 

FL Studio 2025 brings ChatGPT-style AI assistant that offers music production advice and helps you use the DAW.

Image-Line has announced the latest update for FL Studio, its flagship DAW, bringing with it a host of new features that includes several assistive tools aimed at helping music-makers “jumpstart their creative process”.

The headline feature in FL Studio 2025 is Gopher, an AI assistant trained on FL Studio’s reference manual and knowledge base that provides instant answers to music production questions in the user’s native language.

Providing everything from FL Studio support to more general advice on production, mixing, songwriting, theory and more, Gopher is designed to offer quickly accessible guidance without having to leave the DAW.

Also new in FL Studio 2025 is Loop Starter, a feature that helps users quickly generate new ideas via FL’s Channel Rack. Pick a genre from a list of nine different styles that includes amapiano, drill, trap and EDM, and Loop Starter will automatically load up a stack of tempo-synced loops from FL Cloud’s sample library to Channel Rack and create editable step sequencer tracks loaded with one-shots.

Ideas can be instantly re-generated on a per-track basis, enabling users to quickly audition sounds until they find a combination that works as a starting point for a production, which can then be exported to the Playlist. Loop Starter is included with all editions of FL Studio and makes use of samples from FL Cloud’s free tier, so you don’t need a subscription to use it.

FL Studio 2025 also brings a simple but commonly requested improvement: more Mixer Tracks. FL’s Mixer has historically topped out at a maximum of 125 tracks, but Mixer Tracks can now be added and removed, with support for up to 500. Audio Clips have also been updated, adding the ability to stretch, pitch and reverse audio directly from the Clip Properties window.

FL Studio’s latest update also introduces Emphasis, a multi-stage mastering limiter plugin that’s exclusive to the DAW’s All Plugins Edition, and Mobile Rack, a collection of 36 low-CPU instruments and effects from FL Studio Mobile, now available on desktop.

Image-Line has also replaced Image-Line Remote with FL Studio Remote, a new and improved application for iOS and Android that enables you to control the DAW from your mobile device.

FL Studio 2025 is now available as a free unlimited trial or a free update for all license holders.

Find out more about the update on Image-Line website.