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The tape looper on the Linux desktop.
Record, overdub, mirror, chew, eat and destroy loops in real time.
We'll ping you when it's ready.
X1 on your Linux desktop. Interface in, MIDI in, loop. Destructive — no undo, no nets.
| OS | Ubuntu 22.04+ / Debian 12+ (or any distro with ALSA + SDL2) |
| Audio | USB audio interface (ALSA-compatible) |
| MIDI | Any USB MIDI controller (auto-detected) |
| Display | X11 or Wayland (SDL2) |
| Dependencies | libasound2, libsdl2, libsdl2-ttf |
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| Action | Shortcut |
|---|---|
| play stop | SPACE |
| record toggle | R |
| rewind | W |
| reverse | D |
| clear | C |
| clear all | Ctrl+C |
| export | E |
| loop set in | [ |
| loop set out | ] |
| loop toggle | / |
| flip side | B |
| chew half source | Y |
| overwrite | O |
| speed half | F |
| speed double | G |
| flatten reference window | = |
| eat next pane | H |
| pop reference window | P |
| punch record hold | TAB |
Four screensavers after five idle minutes — even mid-playback. Write your own:
gcc -shared -fPIC -O2 -o my-saver.so my-saver.c $(pkg-config --cflags sdl2)
Drop .so files into ~/.local/share/waveloop/screensavers/