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Description:
Introduce a complete set of clip region editing tools — including cropping, muting, navigation, snapping, and layer targeting — all accessible via
Touch, MIDI, and Actions
. The entire process should be usable flexibly with either direct interaction, external controllers, or programmable workflows.
Problem:
Currently, Loopy Pro requires touch interaction for detailed clip editing. There is no way to perform the full process — selecting a clip, defining a time region, and applying edits — via Actions or MIDI. This limits efficiency, prevents integration with hardware controllers, and interrupts creative or live performance workflows. Additionally, there's no way to toggle between snap-to-grid and free placement modes.
Proposed Solution:
Implement a
fully parallel editing system
where all functions can be used via:
  • Direct Touch
  • MIDI input
  • Assignable Actions
Feature Set:
✅
Clip Targeting:
  • Open a specific clip
  • Scroll/browse through clips on canvas or within groups (e.g. “next/previous clip”)
  • Select clips via MIDI or widget actions
✅
Region Selection:
  • Define editable region via bars, beats, %, samples, or milliseconds
  • Use fixed-value actions (e.g. “crop bar 2 to 4.5”)
  • Live “region cursor” control with MIDI or UI widgets – including during playback
✅
Editing Actions:
  • Crop / Uncrop
  • Mute / Unmute
  • Apply to entire clip or individual overdub layers
✅
Snap Mode Toggle:
  • Action to switch between
    Snap-to-Grid
    and
    Free
    editing modes
  • Affects region selection precision (e.g. exact beats vs. free dragging or scrolling)
✅
Unified Access:
  • Every step in the process is available via Touch, MIDI, and Actions — fully interchangeable
  • Works with haptic controllers, footswitches, or touch-only setups
  • No dependency on one specific input method
Benefits:
  • Maximum flexibility for performers, producers, and live users
  • Enables complex, precise clip editing workflows without workflow interruptions
  • Supports accessible and hands-free operation without limiting touch-based workflows
  • Ideal for glitching, loop refinement, dynamic arrangement, or performance prep
Examples:
  • Touch to select a clip, then crop a bar with a two-finger gesture — or do the same using a mapped button
  • Use MIDI to scroll through clips, define a time region with an encoder, and crop on beat 3 only
  • Toggle Snap mode to align edits to bar grid or work freely with off-grid precision
  • Mute overdub layer 2 from 1.5s to 2.2s using only widget buttons
This summary was automatically generated by ChatGPT-4 on 2025-05-17.
Original Post:
I would love to be able to crop specific bars in a clip. Let’s say I record 16 bars of guitar and then decide that I want to keep bar 4-8. The editor makes it very hard to make the start/stop points fit perfectly to create a seamless loop.
I can crop the clip perfectly in the sequencer, but I would like to be able to do the same at "donut level" :)