POLYEND DJ Loop

Much more than a looper: a pedal-format composition station

The Polyend Loop reimagines the performance looper by transforming it into a true composition instrument. Whereas a classic looper focuses on recording and layering phrases, this model combines a four-track audio looper, a four-track drum machine and a sequencer in a compact format designed for pedalboards.

It belongs to Polyend’s creative ecosystem, a brand renowned for its sequencing machines and performance tools. The Loop does not try to imitate a legendary looper: it offers a modern approach, capable of developing a riff idea, an ambient texture or a chord progression into a structured arrangement with an intro, verse, chorus and outro.

A performance partner for guitarists, multi-instrumentalists and solo artists

The Polyend Loop is aimed at guitarists and bassists looking to enrich their solo performances, as well as keyboardists, singers, electronic musicians and instrumental music creators. Its intuitive operation allows you to capture an idea quickly, while its arrangement functions will satisfy experienced users looking to prepare a complete set.

In rehearsal, it becomes a complete rhythmic and harmonic foundation. On stage, its bar-synchronized project changes avoid abrupt transitions between the different sections of a song. In the studio, loop tracks are saved individually in WAV format on a microSD card, making it easy to edit and mix them later in your digital audio workstation.

Its capabilities are equally well suited to blues and rock, where it can build a lively accompaniment around a riff, as well as ambient, post-rock, electronic and experimental music. Artists who build their tracks through successive layers will particularly appreciate its four independent loop tracks and built-in drum sequencer.

Four loops, four drum tracks and more than 100 effects to shape live

Each audio loop track can be used in mono or stereo, with a recording time of up to 60 seconds per track. You can record an instrument, a line-level source or a dynamic microphone, load loops from a microSD card, or use the stereo input to capture two mono sources simultaneously.

The four tracks feature independent volume, gain and pan controls. Choose a Forward, Reverse or Ping-Pong playback direction for each one, set a free or tempo-synchronized length, then enable Varispeed if you want speed and pitch to vary together when the tempo changes. Overdubs are unlimited, and an Undo function lets you cancel the last recorded layer.

The built-in drum machine features four sample tracks, with one sound per track in each kit. The 16 patterns available per project can be prepared, queued or chained together to create longer sequences. Each pattern contains 16 steps and lets you adjust numerous parameters per step to program mechanical, nuanced, deconstructed or highly dynamic rhythms.

Reverbs, Delays, chorus, flangers, phasers, tremolos, overdrive, fuzz, bitcrusher, filters, equalizers and panning effects provide a broad sonic palette. An effect can be assigned to each loop to process a pad, rhythm guitar, bass or percussion part recorded live separately. The expression pedal can control virtually any performance parameter without taking your hands off your instrument.

The sound

The Polyend Loop prioritizes clear, precise reproduction, making it well suited to layering multiple audio parts. Its character largely depends on the recorded sources and selected processing: it can remain clean and faithful when accompanying an acoustic or electric guitar, then become far more textured through modulation, saturation or digital degradation effects.

The built-in effects give the Loop a particularly expressive personality. A spacious reverb and stereo Delay can create immersive ambient landscapes, while an overdrive, fuzz or animated filter can bring out a more aggressive and organic loop. Reverse playback, Ping-Pong and Varispeed open the door to fluid transitions and less conventional textures.

The device’s responsiveness makes it a tool designed for the moment: you can start with a simple loop, add drums, launch a new section and develop the whole arrangement without interrupting your performance. The Polyend Loop therefore encourages a spontaneous approach while offering enough depth to prepare fully developed compositions.

Technical specifications

Effects	Tremolo, Reverb, Delay, Multi-effects, Looper / Sampler, Distortion / Overdrive / Fuzz, Chorus / Flanger / Phaser, Fuzz, Chorus, Looper & Drum Machine, Distortion, Overdrive, Flanger, Panning, Phaser	Number of tracks	8
Technology	Digital	Type	sector
Format	Pedal	Use	guitar, Bass, pedalboard

Loop tracks	4 independent mono or stereo tracks	Tempo	30 to 280 BPM, with synchronization possible via an external MIDI clock
Recording time	up to 60 seconds per loop track	Factory library	more than 500 kits, more than 350 rhythms, more than 2,000 samples and more than 180 loops
Overdubs	unlimited	Sampling	record your own drum sounds via the audio input
Undo	undo the last overdub	Projects	storage for up to 1,000 projects with quantized change at the bar
Playback modes	Forward, Reverse and Ping-Pong, independent for each track	Audio input	6.35 mm TRS stereo or mono jack for instrument, line-level or dynamic microphone
Timing	free length or tempo-synchronized for each loop	Phantom power	not available
Varispeed	speed and pitch linked to the tempo, or playback independent of the tempo	Audio outputs	6.35 mm Left/Mono jack and 6.35 mm Right jack
Per-track mixing	independent volume, gain and panning	Expression input	6.35 mm TRS jack with performance parameter assignment
Files	save individual audio tracks in WAV format to a microSD card	MIDI	bidirectional USB-C MIDI
Drum tracks	4 sample-based tracks	Storage	microSD card slot for projects, samples, loops, WAV files and updates
Kits	4 samples per kit, one sample per track	Audio and file transfer	via microSD card
Patterns	16 patterns per project	Dimensions	180 x 120 x 57 mm
Resolution	16 steps per pattern	Weight	0.93 kg
Arrangement functions	pattern queuing and chaining