# Vaporloop — Audio mangling device

> Audio mangling device for generative music creation and sound design. (iPhone/iPad app by Scott Hsiung.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/vaporloop/id6798436327 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Scott Hsiung](https://appshunter.io/developer/6798436329)
- Category: Music, Entertainment
- Price: $1.99
- Rating: 5.00/5 from 2 App Store ratings
- Age rating: +4
- Requires: iOS 15.0 · 2 MB
- Languages: American English
- Released: 2026-08-17
- Data updated: 2026-09-13
- Monetization: paid
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/vaporloop/id6798436327/reviews.md

## What is Vaporloop?

VAPORLOOP turns your audio into a generative instrument.

Drop in a song, a voice memo, a field recording, or anything you screen-record — then set a loop and start mangling it. Built around a granular time-stretch engine, VAPORLOOP lets you slow a loop to a crawl without dropping the pitch, or shift the pitch two octaves without touching the tempo. The two are completely independent.

When it finally sounds like something, hit record. VAPORLOOP captures the live performance — every knob move included — and saves it as WAV, MP3, or AIFF.

THE ENGINE
- Granular time-stretch — speed from 10% to 300%, pitch ±24 semitones, fully independent
- Grain controls — size, density, interval rate, spray, and stereo spread
- A/B loop points set by tap or dragged by hand, with pinch-to-zoom for fine editing
- Reverse playback

THE CHARACTER
- Tape wear — jitter, mechanical noise, dirt, and dropouts
- Warble — independent wow and flutter, each with rate and depth
- Pitch LFO — sine, triangle, saw, square, and sample & hold
- Speed LFO — sweep playback rate without touching pitch

THE MIX
- Four-band parametric EQ with a drag-to-shape response curve
- Reverb with decay and size, up to cathedral-scale tails
- Delay with tap tempo, note divisions, self-oscillating feedback, and its own time LFO

WORKING
- Import MP3, WAV, AIFF, M4A, FLAC, MOV, and MP4
- Share audio straight in

## Key features

- Granular time-stretch engine
- Independent pitch and tempo control
- Tape wear and warble effects
- Pitch and speed LFOs
- Parametric EQ and reverb
- Delay with tap tempo
- Import various audio/video formats
- Export WAV, MP3, AIFF


## Frequently asked questions about Vaporloop

### What is Vaporloop?

Vaporloop is an audio mangling device that transforms your audio into a generative instrument. It allows for deep manipulation of sound through granular time-stretching, independent pitch and tempo controls, and various character and mixing effects.

### What audio formats can I import into Vaporloop?

Vaporloop supports importing a wide range of audio and video formats, including MP3, WAV, AIFF, M4A, FLAC, MOV, and MP4.

### What export formats does Vaporloop offer?

You can export your mangled audio creations from Vaporloop in high-quality formats such as WAV, MP3, and AIFF.

### Can I control pitch and tempo independently in Vaporloop?

Yes, Vaporloop's core engine features granular time-stretching where speed can range from 10% to 300% and pitch can be shifted by ±24 semitones, with both parameters being fully independent.

### What kind of effects are available in Vaporloop?

Vaporloop includes effects like tape wear (jitter, noise, dropouts), warble (wow and flutter), pitch and speed LFOs, a four-band parametric EQ, reverb with cathedral-scale tails, and a delay with tap tempo and self-oscillating feedback.

### How much does Vaporloop cost?

Vaporloop is a paid application, priced at $1.99. This one-time purchase grants you full access to all its features.

### Is Vaporloop available on Android devices?

Based on the provided data, Vaporloop is currently supported on iPhone and iPod devices. Information regarding Android compatibility is not available.

### How often is Vaporloop updated?

Vaporloop was last updated on August 19, 2026, indicating recent development. The app is currently at version 1.0.1.

## Version history (last 3 releases)

### 1.1 — 2026-09-01

Loop snapshots, wider EQ and a chaos LFO.

SNAPSHOTS
- Eight pads hold a loop and its pitch, so you can build variations of the same passage and jump between them.
- Store the same loop twice at different pitches to play one against the other.
- With SYNC on, a snapshot waits and switches the moment the loop comes back around, so you stay in time.
- LOAD and CLEAR arm the pads; snapshots save with the session.

PARAMETRIC EQ
- Every band now sweeps the full range, 20 Hz to 20 kHz, instead of stopping partway.
- The band LFOs sweep frequency rather than gain, and move by musical distance, so the same setting means the same thing on the low shelf and the high.

GRAIN ENGINE
- Harmonic Chaos has its own LFO, with all five shapes. Voices stack and drop as it sweeps.

SESSIONS
- New starts a clean session.
- Session files carry a VAPORLOOP icon

### 1.0.1 — 2026-08-19

Fixes parameter faders becoming unresponsive on the effect pages.

The tape delay now bends pitch smoothly as you move the time, instead of crackling, and reverb size and decay can be swept in real time without clicks.

Typing a value now opens a field above the keyboard, and negative values can finally be entered.

### 1.0 — 2026-08-17

No release notes.

## More apps by Scott Hsiung

- [Devils Turntable](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/devils-turntable/id6798973414)
- [Shruti Bot](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/shruti-bot/id6799481987)

All apps by Scott Hsiung: https://appshunter.io/developer/6798436329

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