# Loopfield : field recorder — generate field recording loops

> Mobile field recorder that generates real-time granular loops from ambient sound. (iPhone/iPad app by Quentin Houben.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/loopfield-field-recorder/id1325132148 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Quentin Houben](https://appshunter.io/developer/923724217)
- Category: Music, Entertainment
- Price: $4.99
- Rating: 4.50/5 from 19 App Store ratings · 9 written reviews indexed
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 13.0 · 52 MB
- Released: 2018-11-13
- Data updated: 2026-09-01
- Monetization: paid
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/loopfield-field-recorder/id1325132148/reviews.md

## What is Loopfield?

Plug your headphones into your iPhone and wander in the streets to catch noises, voices, and horns. The app is continuously recording sounds around you and automatically generates loops. Those loops are processed in real time by granular effects that transform them on the fly. To get a sense of what the recording will sound like when immersed in a track, you can import and play your own premade beat. Once you’re happy with it, you can export the loop to incorporate it into a larger DAW-based project.

Feature list
- Designed exclusively for iPhone and iPad
- Slick native UI
- Continuous recording of the surrounding sounds
- Loops generated from the recordings, automatically updated each four bars
- Four different effect sets to sculpt the generated loops in real time
- Effects based on granular synthesis
- Importation of drum loops from iCloud, Dropbox, AudioCopy, AudioShare, Mail, Airdrop and more to get an sense of the generated loops in a full audio track context
- Touchable amplitude envelope to easily shape the sound
- Sound export in .wav format

## Key features

- Continuous ambient sound recording
- Automatic loop generation
- Real-time granular effects
- Import custom beats for preview
- Touchable amplitude envelope
- Export loops in WAV format

## Recent user reviews (9 of 9)

All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/loopfield-field-recorder/id1325132148/reviews.md

### 4/5 — It ain’t what you do...

*2023-03-06, version 1.2.4*

...it’s the way that you do it. Adding IAA and AudioBus compatibility made a difference to what can be achieved with the app. All it needed was AU3… and 4 years on we’re still waiting. )-:

### 5/5 — Fun and Immediate

*2020-11-17*

So fun and So immediate: once you get the hang of it (very quick learning curve) you’ll be making loops nonstop.  The UI is a pleasure to use and the parameter controls are incredibly smart. The ability to add your own drum loops as a reference is super useful as is the inclusion of BPM in saved file titles.  Don’t hesitate!

### 5/5 — Great app

*2019-12-05*

Love this app, making samples all day with everyday sounds, doing a video for my channel as we speak on it!

### 4/5 — Brilliant for soundscaping!

*2019-09-05*

I love this app so much I bought a second hand iPhone 6 and a lavalier mic to use as a field recorder with it. Excellent for capturing/warping live environmental ambience for loop creations and audio collage. A very cool idea, well executed, and you can use it as a filter effect in AUM as well (but only one instance as it is not AU, which has me worried for its long term future...) For sound experimentalist, this should be an instabuy. A fifth star if it ever future proofs itself with a move to AU.

### 5/5 — Great app

*2019-08-29*

Well-designed and so responsive. App loads and starts recording within 1-2 seconds, even on my iPhone 6SE. The effect controls and optional backing track are better executed in this app than most audio apps I’ve used. Fantastic.

### 5/5 — Terrific possibilities from this field-recording app

*2019-06-06*

This was a pleasant surprise! I have a penchant for field recordings; my work takes me all over the world and I always build in time to connect with the places I'm lucky enough to visit, to walk, to look and simply to listen to the world around me.

Roughly 80% of the way we perceive the world is visual, for obvious evolutionary reasons, but if you take the time to consciously engage your hearing and really LISTEN to the world around you, you quickly find yourself in a new and wonderful land. You'll find that cities play songs to you...the bass swoosh of car tyres on tarmac, the clattering rhythm of trains on the railway tracks, the voices from a distant radio coming through an open window.

Step outside the cities and you'll discover that nature plays new Brian Eno ambient albums for free, every minute of the day. I've derived immense creative joy from recording those sounds and making music from them over the years, and with the advent of the iPhone and iPad and visionary apps like FieldScaper, I've been able to make some sonic works (I can't rightly call them "songs") that I'm really proud of.

So along comes Loopfield. It automatically records short loops of the ambient sound around you, and offers controls to distort and illuminate what it's captured and then throw beats (from a built-in library, or imported by you) over the top. The results can be exported to the DAW of your choice. It's really simple, tunable, full of complex creative depth yet beautifully executed: FieldScaper still edges it for the richness of its features, but its developer, Igor Vasiliev, can't design a decent UI to save his life, which hampers its appeal. Loopfield is blessed with great design, although I'd still like to see a proper manual made available. Serendipitous exploration is fine up to a point, but for something this good a use guide would really elevate it and make it more accessible.

Anyway, if you're prepared to step away from the mundane 4/4 regularity of the iOS user music world, there are rich rewards to be had here. Buy Loopfield, step outside your door, and make some magic

### 3/5 — Off to a great start!

*2019-04-21*

It’s a great app! I find myself pulling out my phone throughout the day, and creating batches of loops randomly. It’s fascinating. A couple of future requests, batch export would be super helpful! Also more control over the FX chains and signal routing would be awesome. And I know this request goes above and beyond your initial design, but what would be amazing, is if there were a way to re-sample a loop inside the app itself, similar to the koala app.

### 5/5 — Wicked fun!

*2018-11-26*

If you know your Cage and Riley’s this is a given, but equally if you’ve never attempted field recording in your life, this is your golden ticket to sonic adventures in that realm!

### 4/5 — Great Utility

*2018-11-15*

excellent auto slicing of sounds to loop and plans to upgrade the exporting of sound, plus snappy developer response to feedback. ❤️

## Frequently asked questions about Loopfield

### What is Loopfield?

Loopfield is a mobile application designed for iPhone and iPad that allows users to record ambient sounds and automatically generate evolving loops. It features real-time granular effects to sculpt these loops and allows for importing beats to preview them in context.

### How does Loopfield generate loops?

Loopfield continuously records surrounding sounds and processes them through granular synthesis effects. It automatically updates these generated loops every four bars, transforming them on the fly.

### Can I use my own beats with Loopfield?

Yes, Loopfield allows you to import drum loops from various sources like iCloud, Dropbox, and AudioShare. This helps you get a sense of how the generated loops will sound within a full audio track.

### What devices is Loopfield compatible with?

Loopfield is designed exclusively for iPhone and iPad, and is also supported on iPod. It requires iOS devices.

### What is the price of Loopfield?

Loopfield is a paid application, available for $4.99. This one-time purchase grants you access to all its features without any additional in-app purchases or subscriptions.

### How often is Loopfield updated?

The latest version of Loopfield is 1.2.6, and it was last updated on September 1, 2023. This indicates a relatively active development cycle for the application.

### What is the age rating for Loopfield?

Loopfield has an age rating of 4+. This suggests it is suitable for a wide audience, including younger users, with no mature content concerns.

### Does Loopfield have ads?

No, Loopfield does not contain advertisements. As a paid application, it offers an uninterrupted user experience without any ad interruptions.

## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 1.2.6 — 2023-09-01

add infos in the about screen

### 1.2.5 — 2023-03-15

Fix Audiobus issue

### 1.2.4 — 2023-02-14

various bug fixes

### 1.2.3 — 2022-11-08

- you can rename your loops
- fix issues related to layouts on iPhone minis

### 1.2.2 — 2022-11-02

fix crash when the application runs in background

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All apps by Quentin Houben: https://appshunter.io/developer/923724217

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