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  • Even better than the original

    Nanoloop is easily my favorite music making app for the iPhone (and I use it on my iPad too). The bass is fantastic and being able to record and play with samples from your microphone is great. At first I was expecting this to be a chiptuney emulator of original Nanoloop for Gameboy, but it's really a much more powerful synthesizer than that. The minimalist layout takes a little getting used to, but the help button is a great way to learn the apps navigation.

    One of my favorite features of Nanoloop is the ability to Nanoloop song files to friends. I've been mixing and trading songs with folks all over the world. There is also a great community on the Nanoloop forum and the developer has been constantly listening to feedback and improving the app.

    Side note: Nanoloop for Gameboy and GBA are very similar to Nanoloop for iPhone. This is a great way to easily dip your toes into chip music. I still use the iPhone version for all of my compositions, then port them over to Nanoloop 2.6 for my GBA.
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  • Awesome Music App

    I just love this unique Minimal Music Composing/Sound Design tool. Aesthetically, is just beautiful how every tool is design. This will offer you months of experimenting with all aspects of Sound, sound design and music making. Whatever sounds are in your head, there's a chance that you'll be able to make it a reality with NanoLoop.

    You can sample anything you want, then, edit, chop it, form layers of sounds, apply some sound shaping parameters and that's it, you have just did your first Sound Design project.

    I had to give it a WELL DESERVED 5

    Can't wait for future updates.
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  • Nice Creation Tool

    This app is a great way to create some original beats. The only reason I'm rating it a 4 out of 5 rather than 5 is lack of audiobus support. This would truly make this app awesome if it had this feature as it would greatly enhance the functionality.
  • Awesome, but please make it universal

    Creative,well thought out, if idiosyncratic and innovative music program worth your time and money. Unlike too many iOS programs, it's not a one trick pony and rewards time spent with it. It does have a distinctive sound, but it's easy enough to load into another program or even resample yourself to continue layering and develop interesting textures and timbres.

    Only complaint is I'd love to see the sharp pixels instead of blurriness when running 2x on the iPad.
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  • Superior and superb

    There is no better piece of music creation software available for iOS. The minimalist aesthetics lend themselves perfectly to pure invention. The app is intuitive, elegant, and essential.

    Here's looking forward to an update to include the expanded real estate of the iPhone 5...
  • I prefer LSDJ but...

    I prefer to use LSDJ when making chiptunes, but since there isn't an app for that, I use nanoloop! It's very fun to play around with everything in this app and it is an endless source of fun when l am bored. It is definitely worth two bucks too. Those sample songs sure are catchy too!
  • Used for professional music

    I love this app. I stumbled across Henry Homesweet and nanoloop for Gameboy, but the cartridge was sold out when I wanted to buy it. I bought this app instead, and even though it is different from the Gameboy versions, it was well-worth my money. I use it to create professional songs as an indie artist, and I solo in my friend's band with it. While the Gameboy version has its class and mood, the iPhone version does not disappoint.
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  • Truly awesome

    I've been playing around with this all day and I've put together some tracks that actually sound like music! And I did it all on my phone?! It's so easy to use!
  • Worth more than it costs

    If i had known how fun and awesome this app was before i bought it, i would be willing to pay more than twice as much. BUY IT.
  • This app is fantastic

    The only thing I can think to add is more automation; the envelope feature for notes is an astounding feature for an iPhone app, and it makes me want more. I want more taps to lead to adjustments for all aspects of synth instruments.

    Also, and more important , is the sampled instruments: you can only edit the waveform so much. It's severely limited, namely in the cropping function. After a second or so, you can't crop past it.

    These are my only gripes with this nearly perfect app. I rediscovered it today and can't wait to use it again.
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