Best Tape Loop Machine Apps

4.8(20 ratings)

Free

Create warm, evolving ambient soundscapes with tape-style looping and sound-on-sound layering. This audio effect plugin offers long delay times and analog degradation simulations for experimental music creation. Explore presets or use it within your favorite AUv3-compatible host.

deriva tape machine by Kristoffer Eikrem

Reel-to-reel tape, AUv3

Strong Contender

5.0(1 ratings)

$9.99

This audio plugin emulates the warm, silky sound of reel-to-reel tape machines. It offers advanced sound modeling with simple controls, allowing for creative pitch manipulation and saturation effects. Customize your sound with adjustable bias, wear, and tape speed.

LOOPER - Loop Recorder by Chai Wei Zhen

Layer music. Film your loops.

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Drum Machine Loops Lite - Beat

0.0(0 ratings)

FreeIn-App Purchases

More Tape Loop Machine apps to explore

Real Loop Drums & Metronome HD

High sound quality drumsHuman beat simulationOffline functionality

This app provides a high-quality drum machine with a metronome, offering a wide variety of musical styles and grooves. It's designed for musicians of all levels to use as a rehearsal tool, featuring human-like beats and offline functionality.

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Loopette: Cassette Tape Looper

Pocket Lo-Fi Sampler & Effects

$3.99

tono: Pocket Synth & Sampler

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Synth, sampler & loop tape

9 synth engines and samplerADSR envelope, LFO, and 6 effects16-step sequencer and arpeggiator

Create music on the go with a portable studio featuring a synthesizer, sampler, drum machine, and loop tape. Record your voice or instruments, import audio, and export your mixes. Optimized for mobile use with a unique foldable design.

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Drum Loop - drum machine

A simple drum machine

Multiple drum styles (Rock, Metal, Blues, Pop, Jazz)50 high-quality drum patternsReal recorded drum sounds

Create your own drum beats with a variety of styles and high-quality sounds. Practice your instrument without needing a live drummer. This app is updated frequently with new patterns.

by Aetna Group S.p.A.

This app is a unique four-tape looping instrument that degrades over time, creating evolving, decaying sounds. Record audio, manipulate tape characteristics like warmth and wobble, and share your sonic creations.

Four decaying tape loopsRecord from microphoneOverdubbing

Loop with song structure.

$13.99

This app is a section-based audio looper for mobile devices, enabling users to record, loop, overdub, and add effects. It allows for the creation of songs with distinct structures like verses and choruses, facilitating real-time switching between them. It's a powerful tool for musicians to compose and perform.

Record, loop, and overdub audioCreate song sections (verse, chorus)Real-time section switching

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Drum Pad Pro - Real Drums Sound Machine Beat Maker

by LODESTAR LLC

Studio quality HiFi drum soundsMulti-velocity samples for realistic hitsCustomizable reverb and distortion effects

This app provides a high-quality electronic drum kit experience on your mobile device. It features studio-grade sounds, multiple velocity samples, and customizable effects. Perfect for practice, jamming, or even small performances.

free with in-app purchases

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Tape Cassette 2

AUv3 Tape Cassette Effect

Tape cassette emulationSelectable Type 1 Cassette IRImproved saturation algorithm

This audio plugin emulates the warm, noisy, and characteristic sound of vintage tape cassettes. It offers enhanced saturation, a new impulse response, and real sampled tape noise for a more authentic vintage audio experience. It can be used on entire tracks or individual channels for added texture and movement.

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Loopify - Live Looper

Start looping right away

Live loop creationPerformance toolsMusic experimentation

Create, perform, and experiment with music loops using this intuitive loopstation app. It's designed for musicians of all levels to enhance their music-making process.

free with in-app purchases

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Parrot - Recorder and Looper

Play back recordings on a loop

Record audioContinuous loop playbackSleep timer

Record audio and play it back continuously on a loop. Set a sleep timer for playback and protect app access with a privacy screen. Recordings are stored locally on your device.

🔧 Utilities

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Tap2Beat - Drum Pad Machine

Hip-Hop & EDM Beat Maker

High-quality sound packs24 drum padsBeat loop creation

Create music with this intuitive drum machine app. Explore diverse sound packs, tap pads to craft beat loops, and record your own tracks. Ideal for aspiring beat makers of all skill levels.

Looper - Pocket Loop Studio

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by Contextual Labs Ltd

Drum Machine Loops - Loop Drum

Real Drums Pro & Metronome HD

$6.99

This app provides a high-quality drum machine with a metronome and a wide variety of musical styles. It's designed for musicians of all levels to use for practice and performance.

High sound quality drumsHuman beat simulationMultiple musical styles (Jazz, Pop, Funk, Hip Hop, etc.)

Realistic Cassette Player

Synth, drums, sequencer & tape

$19.99

This app is a versatile music creation tool that combines a synthesizer, drum machine, sequencer, and tape recorder. It's designed for intuitive live performance and offers extensive sound editing capabilities, including AUv3 plugin hosting.

Twelve distinct synth engines55 drum kits with four engine typesEight-track tape recorder with editing