Editing Loop (music) (section)

==Modern looping==
[[File:Ditto-Looper-X2.jpg|thumb|Ditto looper pedal]]
Today, many musicians use [[digital hardware]] and software devices to create and modify loops, often in conjunction with various electronic musical effects. A loop can be created by a looper pedal, a device that records the signal from a guitar or other audio source and then plays the recorded passage over and over again.{{sfn|Equipboard staff|2018}}

In the early 1990s, dedicated digital devices were invented specifically for use in [[live looping]], i.e. loops that are recorded in front of a live audience. {{Citation needed|date=February 2020}}

Many hardware loopers exist, some in [[rack unit]] form, but primarily as [[effect pedals]]. The discontinued [[Lexicon JamMan]], [[Gibson Guitar Corporation|Gibson]] Echoplex Digital Pro, Electrix Repeater, and Looperlative LP1 are 19" rack units. The Boomerang "Rang III" Phrase Sampler, [[DigiTech JamMan]],{{sfn|Ross|2010}} Boss RC-300 and the [[Electro-Harmonix]] 2880 are examples of popular pedals. As of December 2015, the following pedals are currently in production: TC Ditto, TC Ditto X2, TC Ditto Mic, TC Ditto Stereo, Boss RC-1, Boss RC-3, Boss RC-30, Boss RC-300 and Boss RC-505.{{sfn|Anon.|n.d.}}

Modern looper-artists today also rely on specialised dedicated looping software: [[Everyday Looper]], [[Loopy]], [[Loopr Live Loop Composer]] are popular ones on iOS. They offer more creative options while providing ability to connect using the devices' cellular, bluetooth or wifi capabilities. They also offer connectivity to a very large range of audio and midi hardware that proprietary pedals don't usually offer.

The musical loop is one of the most important features of [[video game music]]. It is also the guiding principle behind devices like the several Chinese [[Buddhist]] music boxes that loop chanting of mantras, which in turn were the inspiration of the [[Buddha machine]], an ambient-music generating device. The [[Jan Linton]] album "Buddha Machine Music" used these loops along with others created by manually scrolling through C.D.s on a [[CDJ]] player.{{sfn|Entropy Records|2011}}

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===Loop-based music software===
{{Main|Music sequencer|Digital audio workstation}}[[Digital audio workstation]] software can be used to create music using loops, commonly found in [[electronic dance music]] such as [[House music|house]] and [[techno]]. Through [[audio time stretching and pitch scaling]], multiple loops are aligned to create a track. Notable software includes [[Acid Pro]] with its "Acidized" loops feature and [[FL Studio]].