Appendix b: the loopback plug-in, The loopback plug-in – Apple MainStage 2 User Manual

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The Loopback plug-in lets you record virtual “tape loops,” play them back repeatedly,
and overdub new recordings while previous ones continue playing. You can use the
Loopback plug-in to create simple loops, recurring motifs, or complex, evolving textures.

Using Loopback as an insert plug-in in an instrument channel strip, you can create looped
performances with a single instrument, your voice, or other audio material. By inserting
Loopback in an aux channel strip and using it as a send effect, you can create loops with
multiple instruments, vocal performances, and other audio material routed from other
channel strips. Relative levels can be controlled with the Send knobs of the source channel
strips.

Loopback lets you create “sound-on-sound” backing tracks or grooves in your MainStage
performance. You can use multiple instances as a rhythm section, and switch between a
reduced and a full version of your rhythm parts, for example. The Loopback plug-in is a
flexible, powerful, creative tool both for the studio and for live performance. You can also
export loop performances as standard audio files to use in other plug-ins, including the
Playback plug-in.

This appendix covers the following:

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Getting to Know the Loopback Interface

(p. 158)

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Using the Loopback Waveform Display

(p. 159)

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Using the Loopback Transport and Function Controls

(p. 159)

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Using the Loopback Information Display