LooperDevice (Module)

LooperDevice (Class)

Live.LooperDevice.LooperDevice

This class represents a Looper device.

Live Object: yes

Properties

Property	Type	Supports
can_compare_ab	bool	get
can_have_chains	bool	get
can_have_drum_pads	bool	get
canonical_parent	Track	get
class_display_name	str	get
class_name	str	get
is_active	bool	get
is_using_compare_preset_b	bool	get/set
latency_in_ms	float	get
latency_in_samples	int	get
loop_length	float	get/listen
name	str	get/set
overdub_after_record	bool	get/set/listen
parameters	ATimeableValueVector	get
record_length_index	int	get/set/listen
record_length_list	StringVector	get
tempo	float	get/listen
type	DeviceType	get
view	Device.View	get

can_compare_ab

• Type: bool
• Settable: no
• Listenable: no

Returns true if the Device has the capability to AB compare.

can_have_chains

• Type: bool
• Settable: no
• Listenable: no

Returns true if the device is a rack.

can_have_drum_pads

• Type: bool
• Settable: no
• Listenable: no

Returns true if the device is a drum rack.

canonical_parent

• Type: Track
• Settable: no
• Listenable: no

Get the canonical parent of the Device.

class_display_name

• Type: str
• Settable: no
• Listenable: no

Return const access to the name of the device's class name as displayed in Live's browser and device chain

class_name

• Type: str
• Settable: no
• Listenable: no

Return const access to the name of the device's class.

is_active

• Type: bool
• Settable: no
• Listenable: no

Return const access to whether this device is active. This will be false bothwhen the device is off and when it's inside a rack device which is off.

is_using_compare_preset_b

• Type: bool
• Settable: yes
• Listenable: no

Returns whether the Device has loaded the preset in compare slot B. Only relevant if can_compare_ab, otherwise errors.

latency_in_ms

• Type: float
• Settable: no
• Listenable: no

Returns the latency of the device in ms.

latency_in_samples

• Type: int
• Settable: no
• Listenable: no

Returns the latency of the device in samples.

loop_length

• Type: float
• Settable: no
• Listenable: yes

The length of Looper's buffer.

name

• Type: str
• Settable: yes
• Listenable: no

Return access to the name of the device.

overdub_after_record

• Type: bool
• Settable: yes
• Listenable: yes

If true, Looper will switch to overdub after recording, when recording a fixed number of bars. Otherwise, the switch will be to playback without overdubbing.

parameters

• Type: ATimeableValueVector
• Settable: no
• Listenable: no

Const access to the list of available automatable parameters for this device.

record_length_index

• Type: int
• Settable: yes
• Listenable: yes

Access to the Record Length chooser entry index.

record_length_list

• Type: StringVector
• Settable: no
• Listenable: no

Read-only access to the list of Record Length chooser entry strings.

tempo

• Type: float
• Settable: no
• Listenable: yes

The tempo of Looper's buffer.

type

• Type: DeviceType
• Settable: no
• Listenable: no

Return the type of the device.

view

• Type: Device.View
• Settable: no
• Listenable: no

Representing the view aspects of a device.

Methods

Method	Returns
clear()	None
double_length()	None
double_speed()	None
export_to_clip_slot()	None
half_length()	None
half_speed()	None
overdub()	None
play()	None
record()	None
stop()	None
undo()	None

clear()

• Returns: None

Erase Looper's recorded content.

double_length()

• Returns: None

Double the length of Looper's buffer.

double_speed()

• Returns: None

Double the speed of Looper's playback.

export_to_clip_slot(clip_slot: ClipSlot)

• Returns: None
• Args:
• clip_slot: ClipSlot

Export Looper's content to a Session Clip Slot.

half_length()

• Returns: None

Halve the length of Looper's buffer.

half_speed()

• Returns: None

Halve the speed of Looper's playback.

overdub()

• Returns: None

Play back while adding additional layers of incoming audio.

play()

• Returns: None

Play back without overdubbing.

record()

• Returns: None

Record incoming audio.

stop()

• Returns: None

Stop Looper's playback.

undo()

• Returns: None

Erase everything that was recorded since the last time Overdub was enabled. Calling a second time will restore the material erased by the previous undooperation.