Support

TidyLoop support

Help for TidyLoop on Mac. The Mac app is coming soon.

Contact

Email pingo@pingocreativetechnology.com with "TidyLoop" in the subject. Tell us your Mac model, your macOS version, which TidyLoop version you have (Mac App Store or direct download, once available), and what happened.

Getting started

No recording handy? Choose "Try the demo jam" to see TidyLoop work on a built-in jam.
Your own jam: drop a WAV, AIFF, FLAC or MP3 file in. TidyLoop works out the tempo, beat grid, key and chords, transcribes the notes and ranks the best 1, 2, 4 and 8-bar loops.
Pick a loop: click a suggestion to hear a gapless preview. Drag the start and end to adjust; edges snap to beats and zero crossings. Star the ones you like.
Export: a loop exports as WAV + MIDI together, named with tempo and key (for example jam-03_loop2_120bpm_Am.wav). You can batch export the top loops, export a pack, or drag a loop straight into your DAW.
Shortcuts: press ? in the app for the full keyboard shortcut and mouse-gesture reference. Space always plays.

The three pages

Jam: find and cut loops, fix notes, split stems.
Arrange: drag starred loops onto tracks, match and morph them, export the arrangement.
Live: launch starred loops from an 8 lane × 8 bank grid, morph between sets, play cartridges such as RoboVox, and record a performance into the arranger.

System requirements

A Mac with Apple Silicon (M1 or later). Intel Macs aren't supported yet.
Input: WAV, AIFF, FLAC, MP3. Output: WAV, MIDI.
No internet connection needed. The only download is an optional stem model, and only when you ask for it.

Stems

TidyLoop splits jams into stems on your Mac, with one of two models: HTDemucs (an optional one-time download; Drums, Bass, Synths & Keys, Vocals) or the TidyLoop stem model (Drums, Bass, Chords, Lead). New jams split into stems on their own, so the stems are ready when you need them.

Maschine MK3

Native Instruments Maschine MK3 support, including Box mode, is in the direct-download version only. The Mac App Store version won't support it, because Apple's sandbox blocks the low-level USB access it needs.

Box mode runs TidyLoop with no screen, with the Maschine as the only interface. It starts at login, autosaves and restarts itself if it crashes.

Common questions

Is there a subscription? No. Pay once.
Can I try it? A built-in demo jam shows it working without your own recording.
Windows? Not yet. It's in development, Maschine support included.
Does TidyLoop collect my data? No. See the privacy policy.