What is Loop Station?

The Loop Station lets you record and layer multiple audio loops in real-time using your microphone. Record a base rhythm, then overdub additional layers — vocals, beatboxing, guitar, whatever you like. Each loop syncs to the first loop's length, so everything stays in time. Mute, solo, or delete individual tracks until your mix sounds right.

Recording uses your microphone through the Web Audio API and writes each take to memory as a raw 44.1 kHz audio buffer. The first loop sets the bar length — every subsequent layer wraps to that same length, so a 4-bar drum pattern stays in time with a 4-bar bass line you record an hour later. Export mixes all unmuted tracks into a 16-bit stereo WAV.

How to use

1. Click record to capture your first loop via microphone — this sets the loop length for all subsequent layers.
2. Add more layers by clicking record again while the base loop plays. Each new layer automatically loops in sync.
3. Use the track controls to mute, solo, adjust volume, or delete individual layers. Export your final mix as a WAV file.

When to use

• Sketching a song idea quickly — drum pattern, bass, melody — before opening a full DAW.
• Practising harmony parts by recording a chord progression and singing different lines over it.
• Beatboxers and a cappella singers building layered performances without external hardware.

Result

A beatboxer records a 4-bar drum pattern as the base loop, then layers a bass line on track 2 and a melody on track 3 — all synced perfectly. They mute the melody to hear just drums and bass, then export the full mix.

FAQ

Why does my first loop sometimes have silence at the start or get clipped at the end?

The recording starts the moment you click Record and stops the moment you click Stop, so any pause before you sing or play becomes silence at the front. Click Stop right on the downbeat of the next bar to keep the loop locked. Trim later by re-recording a tighter take.

How do mute and solo interact when I have several tracks running?

Mute silences only that track while everything else keeps playing. Solo silences every track that isn't soloed — turn on solo for two tracks and you hear those two, nothing else. Mute always wins over solo on the same track.

Will headphones help, or can I use my laptop speakers?

Use headphones. Without them, your microphone picks up the previous loop playback through the speakers and re-records it into the new layer, creating phasing artefacts and pile-up that gets worse with every overdub.

Is there a metronome or count-in to keep my loops in time?

Yes. Set a tempo with the BPM field or tap it out on the Tap button, then flip the Metronome switch on. Press Record and you get a one-bar count-in before capture starts, so you can come in right on the downbeat. The click plays through your speakers as a guide only and is never mixed into the recorded loop, so wear headphones to keep it off the mic. Leaving the metronome off works too: your first loop simply sets the timing for everything after it.

What happens to my audio if I refresh the page or close the tab?

All loops live in your private session and disappear on refresh — nothing is saved anywhere. Export the mix to WAV first if you want to keep the take. If you need individual stems, mute every track but one and export the mix for each track.

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