Loop Multitrack
Layer recordings and explore musical tape loops
Build a layered soundscape from recordings. Explore how loop length, playback speed, musical transposition and stereo position interact.
Key idea
With pitch lock on, Speed changes timing while keeping each track’s tuning. With it off, tape-style playback links speed, pitch and duration. Playing a recording twice as fast raises it an octave and halves its duration. Layers with different loop lengths or rates can meet and drift apart repeatedly.
Try this first
Load a short recording into one track, then add a second layer. Change the second track’s playback rate and listen as the loops drift apart. Compare an octave relationship with a smaller interval before adding more layers.
How to get started
- Pick a PHI recording or upload an audio file on each of the four tracks.
- Press play: every track loops on its own ring under the tape head.
- Tune each track by a musical interval, then adjust Speed and pan. Keep pitch lock on to change speed without changing tuning, or turn it off for tape-style playback.
- Record straight from the microphone on any track, switch between Rings, Tape deck and Orbit views, or choose Ambient, Pulse or Glass in the loop panel to start.
Explore a little further
Try another experiment
Use the same short recording on two tracks. Keep one unchanged and adjust only the other track’s rate. Listen for changing alignments, then compare what happens when you change the shared tape speed.
Good to know
Loop Multitrack uses recordings or uploaded audio stored on your device. Pitch lock keeps pitch steady when Speed changes. Turn it off for tape-style changes to pitch and duration. Extreme speeds can introduce audible artifacts.
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