**Loopino — New Release: Expressive Control, Classic Filters, and
Improved Standalone Support**
This new Loopino release focuses on expressiveness, classic
analogue-inspired sound shaping, and a more powerful standalone
experience. With newly added Pitch Wheel support, Loopino now responds
more like a real instrument, enabling expressive bends, subtle detuning,
and dynamic performance gestures via MIDI.
Sound design has been expanded with the addition of an Oberheim-style
filter, complementing the existing Moog-style ladder filter. Together,
they offer two distinct analogue flavours for sculpting everything from
smooth pads to aggressive textures. Velocity-dependent dynamic controls
allow envelopes, filters, and modulation depth to react naturally to
playing intensity, bringing Loopino even closer to a
performance-oriented sampler-synth hybrid.
To enrich spatial depth and movement, this release introduces an
integrated Chorus and Reverb, making it possible to create wide, lush,
and immersive sounds directly inside Loopino—no external effects required.
For standalone users, native ALSA audio and MIDI support has been added,
improving stability, latency, and system integration on Linux.
Alongside these additions, Loopino continues to offer its core feature
set: drag-and-drop sample loading, on-the-fly recording, pitch tracking,
a powerful Micro Loop Generator with selectable loop count and duration,
non-destructive wave shaping (square & saw), LP/HP ladder filtering,
phase modulators (sine, triangle, noise, Juno-style), vibrato, tremolo,
root frequency control, preset handling, WAV export in the selected key,
and up to 48 voices of polyphony.
**Highlights of this Release**
- MIDI Pitch Wheel support for expressive performance
- New Oberheim-style filter
- Velocity-based dynamic modulation controls
- Integrated Chorus and Reverb effects
- ALSA audio & MIDI support for the standalone version
- Continued improvements to stability, workflow, and sound quality
Loopino keeps evolving into a flexible, expressive instrument that
bridges sampling, synthesis, and performance—designed for sound
designers, experimental musicians, and anyone who enjoys turning raw
audio into playable instruments.
## Availability
- Linux: Standalone application, CLAP plugin, VST2 plugin
- Windows: CLAP plugin, VST2 plugin
Project Page:
https://github.com/brummer10/Loopino
Release Page:
https://github.com/brummer10/Loopino/releases/tag/v0.1.0
Loopino — New Release: Faster Workflow, Deeper Control, More
Sound-Shaping Power
The latest Loopino update brings a major boost in workflow, sampling
flexibility, and creative sound design tools. Built for fast
experimentation and musical expression, Loopino now makes it easier than
ever to load, capture, shape, and export unique audio textures.
Effortlessly drag and drop samples or browse your files directly inside
Loopino. Record new material on the fly, trim to precise clip marks, and
refine your sounds with non-destructive fade-outs and integrated pitch
tracking. The Micro Loop Generator has been expanded to let you choose
loop count and duration, turning any waveform into evolving rhythmic
fragments or playable micro-textures.
For deeper shaping, Loopino includes non-destructive wave sharpers
(square & saw), a full ADSR envelope, and a versatile LP/HP ladder
filter with cutoff and resonance control. Phase modulation sources
(sine, triangle, noise, Juno-style), vibrato, tremolo, and root
frequency control open the door to expressive synthesis possibilities.
And with up to 48 voices, Loopino handles dense, layered sounds with ease.
Export your processed samples or micro-loops as WAV files—automatically
tuned to your selected key—and save or load presets to build your own
library of sounds.
Key Features
* Drag-and-drop sample loading
* Integrated file browser
* On-the-fly audio recording
* Trim samples to clip marks
* Non-destructive fade-out processing
* Integrated pitch tracker
* Micro Loop Generator with selectable loop number & duration
* Square & sawtooth wave sharpers (non-destructive)
* Full ADSR envelope
* Preset save/load system
* Export processed samples/loops as WAV in selected key
* LP/HP ladder filter with resonance & cutoff
* Phase modulators: sine, triangle, noise & Juno-style
* Vibrato & tremolo
* Root frequency control
* Up to 48 voices for polyphonic playback
Loopino continues to evolve into a flexible, creative sampler-synth
hybrid—perfect for sound designers, experimental musicians, and anyone
who loves transforming audio into something new.
Availability
* Linux: Standalone application, CLAP plugin, VST2 plugin
* Windows: CLAP plugin, VST2 plugin
Project Page:
https://github.com/brummer10/Loopino
Release Page:
https://github.com/brummer10/Loopino/releases/tag/v0.0.2
*Loopino — Creative Micro-Loop Sampler Now Available*
Loopino is a lightweight yet powerful sampler designed for experimental
sound design, rhythmic exploration, and fast musical sketching. Load any
audio file and instantly slice, extract, and transform it—Loopino lets
you isolate multiple micro-loops from a single sample and play them like
instruments.
At its core, Loopino features a musical architecture built for tone
shaping and performance. A built-in Moog-style ladder filter and a
flexible “Sharper” saturator add warmth, grit, or bite. Pitch and
fundamental frequency control enable precise tuning, while dedicated
ADSR envelopes allow expressive dynamics. Save and load your own presets
to build a library of playable textures, loops, and sonic ideas.
*Key Features*
*
Load a sample and automatically carve out multiple micro-loops
*
Per-loop playback, manipulation, and performance
*
Integrated Moog-style ladder filter for classic analogue character
*
Sharper module for tonal shaping, saturation & edge
*
Fundamental frequency control for accurate tuning
*
ADSR envelope system for dynamic expression
*
Full preset save/load system for creative workflows
*Availability*
*
*Linux:* Standalone application + CLAP plugin
*
*Windows:* CLAP plugin
Loopino is free, open, and built for musicians, sound designers, and
curious audio explorers. Whether you want evolving textures, rhythmic
fragments, or new sample-based instruments—Loopino turns any sound into
inspiration.
Project Page (Source):
https://github.com/brummer10/Loopino
Release Page(Binaries):
https://github.com/brummer10/Loopino/releases/tag/v0.0.1
Regards
Hermann
Hi
The last day's I'm working on a little tool which allow me to generate a
SondFont 2 to be used with fluidsynth from a single audio file.
It allow now to clip out a part of a file to be used as OneShoot
instrument sample, select a part to be used as Looped Instrument. It
detect the dominant Frequency and set the RootKey and PitchCorrection to
be used in the generated SoundFont. Additional it allow to set the
values for Chorus and Reverb.
This allow to generate quickly a well tuned SoundFont from any sample
you've laying around, or grep out a sample from a audio file to use it
as Soundfont.
Note, it will use only the first channel of a audio file, regardless how
many channels it have.
Supported audio file format is what ever libsndfile supports.
Testers been welcome.
https://github.com/brummer10/sf2generate
regards
hermann
Unfortunately mhWaveEdit is abandoned, but IMHO is still very valid for
quick audio editing of single files, trimming, fade-in / out, etc. and
as discussed in a recent thread I haven't found alternatives on Linux.
It also looks like it won't build any more 'out of the box' from the
source package or AUR packages (I'm on manjaro)
The 'latest' source package gets a bunch of errors / warnings
https://bpa.st/4TLQ
This was by doing a:
./configure --prefix=/usr --without-oss --without-portaudio
--without-oss --with-double-samples --without-check-casts
and then just
make
I was eventually able to successfully compile and run by brute force
suppressing two of the most relevant warnings:
make CFLAGS="-Wno-incompatible-pointer-types -Wno-deprecated-declarations"
Ideas / thoughts?
Lorenzo
Hi LAU/LAD,
Anyone had luck compiling Bristol [1] recently?
Both the AUR pacakge (seems sami-unmaintained) [2] and trying to compile
from source fail with a bunch of errors.
Besides an issue with the inclusion of alsa/iatomic.h which can probably
just be removed, there seem to be a bunch of warnings (?)
I do see that the latest release is 2013 so it's unsurprising that it
won't compile on a more 'recent' system (I'm using Manjaro).
So I'm wondering if the software is abandoned? Which is a pity because
while I mostly use Yoshimi these days for 'synth needs' Bristol could
definitely make some cool sounds with its emulated synths.
Lorenzo
[1] https://bristol.sourceforge.net/
[2] https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/bristol
