Originally Posted by DrDan
I am very intrigued. Can I make my own loops - meaning can I imput a Audio snipet into Elastik and create my own library? How long can a loop be?
The video shows Elastik importing loops onto a track, Elastik features you can use to alter the audio output of the imported loops and how loops can be combined to create a finished audio track. The video does not show what changes remain in the audio track if the plugin is removed from the track.
Band-in-a-Box also has audio loop creation capability. I believe Tobin with PG Music created a video demonstrating how you can highlight part of a track and create an audio loop. The thought was you might want to create an audio loop to use as a recurring riff.
Audio loops are generally short but the length really depends on the audio content and the expectation of how the audio loop might be used. For example a bass drum hit only needs to be as long as one note while an audio loop of an instrument riff might extend for four or eight bars.
A loop needs to have metadata. A percussion loop needs tempo metadata. Loops that can change pitch need tempo and key signature metadata.
There are good loops and bad loops. Good loop construction considers how a loop might be used, sample rate and how the beginning and end of a loop blends with what comes before and after the loop. For example a loop used in a 44.1k sample rate recording must contain exactly 44,100 samples. Too many or not enough and the loop audio will not match the rest of the audio and get out of sync.
Sometimes you will run across audio snippets that don't include metadata. They are not loops but instead are called shots because they are one time events that are not repeatable.
Last but not least most of my description applies to audio loops. But there are also midi loops.

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