The standalone $599 pedal combines four audio loop tracks with a four-track drum machine, over 100 effects, sampling, MIDI, and individual WAV export.
Polyend has introduced Loop, a standalone looper and drum machine designed for guitarists, songwriters, and electronic musicians. Announced on September 24, the unit combines four independent mono or stereo loop tracks with four sample-based drum tracks and over 100 effects. Orders are open now at $599 or €599, with shipping scheduled to begin in October 2026.
The main idea is keeping recording, rhythm programming, sound processing, and song arrangement inside the same piece of hardware. Musicians can establish a rhythm, record an instrument, process each loop, and save the entire setup as a Project. That puts Loop somewhere between a traditional pedal looper, a compact drum machine, and the pattern-based hardware Polyend has developed across products such as Play and Tracker.
Polyend Loop Keeps Recording and Rhythm Together
A guitarist can start with one of the included rhythm patterns, record a riff, and add overdubs without adding a separate drum machine. Electronic musicians can load existing loops from a microSD card, record external hardware, and synchronize everything to the same tempo. Each audio track can operate in mono or stereo, with up to 60 seconds of recording time and unlimited overdubs.
That combination expands on the format covered in my roundup of loop pedals and stations, where rhythm options and hands-free operation were major considerations. Loop adds deeper project storage, sample-based drum programming, and independent processing for each recorded track.
Each Loop Track Gets Its Own Effect
Each of the four loop tracks can use one independently selected effect. The collection includes reverbs, delays, modulation, distortion, and filters, giving musicians several processing options without building an additional pedal chain.
Forward, Reverse, and Ping-Pong playback can be selected separately for each recording. Varispeed allows loop speed and pitch to follow tempo changes together, while the pitch of the drum section remains unchanged. Loop does not apply time-stretching, so recorded audio retains the expected relationship between playback speed and pitch.
This approach connects with my earlier article on hardware effects for synths, where direct control and real-time processing were central to the appeal of adding pedals to a hardware setup.
The Drum Machine Handles Full Song Sections
The four-track drum machine includes over 500 kits, 350 rhythm patterns, 2,000 drum samples, and 180 audio loops. Musicians can also record original samples directly onto Loop and organize them into custom kits.
Each Project contains 16 patterns with 16 steps assigned to each pattern. Patterns can be queued or chained into longer arrangements, while bar-quantized Project changes allow performers to move between saved song sections at the end of a measure. Loop stores up to 1,000 Projects, including recorded audio, drum programming, effects, tempo, and performance settings.
Polyend users will recognize the company’s continued focus on hardware sequencing and saved project recall. That same direction appeared in my Polyend Play review and the company’s 2025 Tracker family update.
MIDI and WAV Export Connect Loop to a DAW
Loop accepts instrument, line-level, and supported microphone sources, including two simultaneous mono sources. TRS MIDI and USB MIDI handle clock, transport, CC messages, and Program Change commands, while an expression pedal connection provides additional performance control.
Each audio loop track is saved as an individual WAV file on the microSD card. Musicians can transfer those files to a DAW for editing, arrangement, and mixing without re-recording each part.
Polyend Loop Price and Release Date
Polyend Loop launched on September 24, 2026, priced at $599 or €599. Orders are open now, with shipping scheduled to begin in October. Complete specifications and ordering information are available from the official Polyend Loop page.
Will Vance is a professional music producer who has been involved in the industry for the better part of a decade and has been the managing editor at Magnetic Magazine since mid-2022. In that time period, he has published thousands of articles on music production, industry think pieces and educational articles about the music industry. Over the last decade as a professional music producer, Will Vance has also ran multiple successful and highly respected record labels in the industry, including Where The Heart Is Records as well as having launched a new label with a focus on community through Magnetic Magazine. When not running these labels or producing his own music, Vance is likely writing for other top industry sites like Waves or the Hyperbits Masterclass or working on his upcoming book on mindfulness in music production. On the rare chance he's not thinking about music production, he's probably running a game of Dungeons and Dragons with his friends which he has been the dungeon master for for many years.
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