{"id":162,"date":"2026-10-14T14:00:11","date_gmt":"2026-10-14T12:00:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/musiclooper.com\/?page_id=162"},"modified":"2026-11-01T14:26:13","modified_gmt":"2026-11-01T13:26:13","slug":"loop-a-section","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/musiclooper.com\/index.php\/guide\/loop-a-section\/","title":{"rendered":"Loop a section of a song (A\/B repeat)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Repeat exactly the passage you want to master, over and over, until it&#8217;s second nature.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Set an <strong>A<\/strong> (start) and <strong>B<\/strong> (end) point on the waveform to loop a passage.<\/li>\n\n<li>Fine-tune the loop by dragging on the waveform; use <strong>Undo\/Redo<\/strong> to step through range changes.<\/li>\n\n<li>Name each loop (e.g. <em>Intro<\/em>, <em>Chorus<\/em>). New loops are auto-named <strong>\u201cPart N\u201d<\/strong> so you can rename them later.<\/li>\n\n<li>Set a <strong>target rep count<\/strong> to automatically stop after a chosen number of repetitions.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-style-rounded is-style-rounded--2\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1800\" height=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/musiclooper.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/ml26-loop-1.jpg\" alt=\"Loop a section of a song (A\/B repeat)\" class=\"wp-image-226\" srcset=\"https:\/\/musiclooper.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/ml26-loop-1.jpg 1800w, https:\/\/musiclooper.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/ml26-loop-1-300x167.jpg 300w, https:\/\/musiclooper.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/ml26-loop-1-1024x569.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/musiclooper.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/ml26-loop-1-768x427.jpg 768w, https:\/\/musiclooper.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/ml26-loop-1-1536x853.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1800px) 100vw, 1800px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-base-2-background-color has-background has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-27be8982 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"border-radius:12px;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\ud83d\udca1 <strong>Tip:<\/strong> Loop a little <strong>wider<\/strong> than the tricky bar \u2014 include the beat before and after, so you practice the transitions <em>in<\/em> and <em>out<\/em> of the passage, not just the isolated notes.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-base-2-background-color has-background has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-27be8982 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"border-radius:12px;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\ud83d\udca1 <strong>Tip:<\/strong> Set a <strong>target rep count<\/strong> of 10 and don&#8217;t move on until all 10 are clean. Then widen the loop or raise the speed.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-base-2-background-color has-background has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-27be8982 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"border-radius:12px;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\ud83d\udca1 <strong>Tip:<\/strong> Tap <strong>Zoom<\/strong> to see the loop up close. While it plays, the view follows the playhead and stays within the loop, so the bars coming up are always in sight.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Example:<\/strong> To nail a fast fill, put A one beat before it and B one beat after, then loop it slowly until it feels effortless before speeding up.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/musiclooper.com\/index.php\/guide\/\">\u2190 All User Guide topics<\/a> \u00b7 Previous: <a href=\"https:\/\/musiclooper.com\/index.php\/guide\/video-lessons\/\">Loop and slow down video lessons and concerts<\/a> \u00b7 Next: <a href=\"https:\/\/musiclooper.com\/index.php\/guide\/slow-down-music\/\">Slow down music without changing the pitch<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/apps.apple.com\/app\/music-looper-for-musicians\/id1189818821\">Download Music Looper on the App Store<\/a> \u2013 for iPhone, iPad, Mac and Apple Watch.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Repeat exactly the passage you want to master, over and over, until it&#8217;s second nature. \ud83d\udca1 Tip: Loop a little wider than the tricky bar \u2014 include the beat before and after, so you practice the transitions in and out of the passage, not just the isolated notes. \ud83d\udca1 Tip: Set a target rep count [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":158,"menu_order":4,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-162","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.7 - 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