---
name: "sooperlooper"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "sooperlooper"
version: "1.7.8~dfsg0-2+b2"
release: "Debian 12 (Bookworm)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/sooperlooper"
---

# sooperlooper(1)

looping sampler

## NAME

SooperLooper - looping sampler

## SYNOPSIS

**sooperlooper** \[*options*...\]

## DESCRIPTION

SooperLooper is a live looping sampler capable of immediate loop recording, overdubbing, multiplying, reversing and more. It allows for multiple simultaneous multi-channel loops limited only by your computer's available memory.

## OPTIONS

**-l** \<num\> , **--loopcount=**\<num\> number of loopers to create (default is 1)

- **-c** \<num\> , **--channels=**\<num\>

  channel count for each looper (default is 2)

- **-t** \<numsecs\> , **--looptime=**\<num\>

  number of seconds of loop memory per channel (default is 40), at least

**-L** \<pathname\> , **--load-session=**\<pathname\> load initial session from pathname

- **-D** \<yes/no\>, **--discrete-io**=*\[yes\]*

  initial loops should have discrete input and output ports (default yes)

- **-p** \<num\> , **--osc-port=**\<num\>

  udp port number for OSC server (default is 9951)

**-j** \<str\> , **--jack-name=**\<str\> jack client name, default is sooperlooper\_1

**-S** \<str\> , **--jack-server-name=**\<str\> specify jack server name

**-m** \<str\> , **--load-midi-binding=**\<str\> loads midi binding from file or preset

- **-q** , **--quiet**

  do not output status to stderr

- **-h** , **--help**

  this usage output

- **-V** , **--version**

  show version only

## COPYRIGHT

Copyright 2007 Jesse Chappell

## SEE ALSO

[**slconsole**(1)](/slconsole/1.md), [**slregister**(1)](/slregister/1.md), [**slgui**(1)](/slgui/1.md)

## AUTHORS

This manual page was written by Alessio Treglia \<quadrispro@ubuntu.com\> for the Debian project (and may be used by others).