$29

loophole is a midi-triggered loop sampler, which allows you play sections of up to 4 different loops using midi notes to control which section of which loop plays. This can be a great way to mash up 4 different loop styles or add quick variations on 4 similar loops. As well as having full control of which sections to play, you can also trigger random sections too (well this is a de la Mancha plugin!)

You can load any 4 loops and sync them to host tempo, then using midi notes you can play the loops, switching between loops, playing several loops and defining which sections play. You also get a visual display of the loops, the play position and which sections are being played. The multi-out version lets you apply further effects processing to each loop separately. Loophole also has a volume envelope per loop to declick or fade in/out



- Loop sampler, using midi notes to trigger sections of each loop, either specifically or randomly
- 171 original drum loops in 24bit Wav format, across 19 different kits covering acoustic and electronic styles (Rock, Jazz, Breakbeat, DnB, Hip Hop, Dubstep, Lofi, Glitch, 8 bit, House, Trance and more)
- Loads any 16, 24 and 32 bit WAV in mono or stereo
- Very low CPU (<1% on 2.2GHZ dual core CPU)
- Tempo-sync each loop by setting length in beats, allowing stretching or different lengths if desired
- Play sections of each loop, each triggered by a different midi note
- Play random sections using one midi note
- Graphical representation of loops, play position and triggered sections
- Normalise and mono options per loop
- Envelope per loop to fade in/out or declick
- Volume control and mute per loop
- Stereo out and Multi-out versions
- 21 presets covering different styles and sounds
- 12 midi files showing examples of basic and advanced triggering
- Updated to SE 1.1

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The download includes both stereo-out and multi-out versions of loophole and a full manual





Download demo VST (8 MB) - This zip contains a demo version of loophole to allow you to fully evaluate it before purchasing. It is a feature limited version as follows:
- demo version does not allow you to load your own loops (full version allows any wav file to be loaded)
- demo version only has 12 included loops (full version comes with 171 original drum loops)
- demo version is stereo-out only (full version also has a multi-out version)
- demo version has 1 second of silence every 20 seconds

Manuals are also included with the demos




The demo VST is the best way to test the capabilities of loophole, however below are some audio demos to give you a taste of what it can do
The audio demos are purely loophole, using included loop & midi content. No other instruments, effects or processing are used.

loophole audio demo 1 - mash up of loops
loophole audio demo 2 - acoustic drum loop stew
loophole audio demo 3 - big hitting loop gumbo
loophole audio demo 4 - jazzy soup
loophole audio demo 5 - confused electrotechno
loophole audio demo 6 - oddball glitch mix
loophole audio demo 7 - fish n chiptune




loophole operates on the principle of midi notes triggering each loop and the random play of loops
All the used midi notes are labelled on the GUI for easy reference



C = global trigger – this must be pressed / held to activate loophole, otherwise no sound will play. When note is on, the loop play position (vertical black line) will cycle through the 4 loops in sync with the host tempo. When released, the play position will remain stopped. Each time the note is pressed, the play position will restart from zero. This note is an on/off trigger and velocity has no impact.
D, E, F, G = loop trigger – each note triggers the volume on/off for the specific loop, with volume related to the velocity of the note. At the point the note is pressed, the loop will sound from wherever the global play position is, until the point the note is released. The triggered section is highlighted on the sample display. Any, none or all 4 notes can be pressed to create a mix of loop sections.
A = random loop – this works the same way as the loop triggers, except it randomly triggers any one of the four loops. The note timing, duration and velocity work as for the loop triggers. The random loop trigger can also be pressed at the same time as any/all of the loop triggers.



As well as 2 versions of loophole (stereo and multi-out) the download also includes loops in wav format and midi files for example patterns. You can of course load your own loops and arrange your own midi patterns, but the additional content is used by the presets as a useful starting point.

The 171 included loops are royalty-free, 24bit wav files, each one a 4 beat drum loop, covering 19 kits in various styles

The 12 included midi files are examples of different triggering patterns, showing simple 1 bar patterns to more complex 4 bar patterns with random triggering and multiple layers. You load the midi files into your host piano roll to trigger loophole (loophole doesn’t load midi files itself, only loops)




loophole v1.1 was updated using the latest version of SynthEdit, SE 1.1
Plug-ins developed with this version of SynthEdit have no problems at all with multiple instances on multi-core processors. This problem is only related to plugins developed with SE 1.0



loophole has been tested and works in Cubase 4.5.2, Sonar 8.5 LE, Ableton Live Lite 8.1.3, FL Studio 9.1, Reaper 3.63, Renoise 2.5, energyXT 2.5.2, energyXT 1.4 and Podium 2.30

You should however always test the demo version in your choice of hosts/system before purchase



Thanks for the 3rd party modules from Chris Kerry, Dave Haupt, Kelly Lynch and Scoofster

Also a huge thanks to g200kg for the fantastic freeware knobman, used to make the controls on most of my GUIs



All plugins are Windows VST only. They can be bought seperately or in bundles for an even better deal. Please check the included End User License Agreement (EULA) before installing. You are encouraged to try the demo version before purchase. You can get updates on plugins by subscribing to my newsletter