Gear4 Pocket Loops keyboard wants to meet your iPod

Just because you didn’t get piano lessons as a kid, that doesn’t mean you don’t have bags of musical talent just waiting to get out. With or without talent, any iPhone or iPod Touch wielder can spend £50 on the cheap and cheerful Pocket Loops keyboard, download the free app and get some “tracks laid down” in five minutes flat. 

We got to listen to some new-fangled dubstep from Gear4’s DJs on the IFA showfloor and fell for Pocket Loops’ idiot-proof charms. Create and record loops on the app’s four track sequencer – and don’t be afraid of the keys. Once you’ve prodded a few notes, you can then turn them into something resembling a chart-topping mega hit.

Landing in the shops in October or November, if this takes your fancy then keep your eyes peeled in the next month – Gear4 are planning a giveaway of free Pocket Loops keyboards plus a competition to win a day in a recording studio.

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Dan Grabham Editor-in-Chief

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Dan is Editor-in-chief of Stuff, working across the magazine and the Stuff.tv website.  Our Editor-in-Chief is a regular at tech shows such as CES in Las Vegas, IFA in Berlin and Mobile World Congress in Barcelona as well as at other launches and events. He has been a CES Innovation Awards judge. Dan is completely platform agnostic and very at home using and writing about Windows, macOS, Android and iOS/iPadOS plus lots and lots of gadgets including audio and smart home gear, laptops and smartphones. He's also been interviewed and quoted in a wide variety of places including The Sun, BBC World Service, BBC News Online, BBC Radio 5Live, BBC Radio 4, Sky News Radio and BBC Local Radio.

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