6 Looperman Alternatives for Producers Who Want More

For years, Looperman has served as a community hub for producers, offering a vast library of free loops, acapellas, and vocals contributed by its users.

But when your projects demand higher-quality sounds and a more streamlined workflow, it’s natural to explore what else is out there.

Here, we’ll break down the top Looperman alternatives—from features and reviews to powerful tools like Output’s own Arcade—to help you find the right gear for your production needs.

1) Top pick: Output

We’re the team at Output, and we build production tools designed to get out of your way. We make powerful instruments and effects that just work, letting you focus on what matters: the music.

Output Features

Our ecosystem is built around Arcade, our sample playback plugin with a cloud library that gets fresh sounds daily. Beyond samples, we have a suite of powerful FX plugins for sound-shaping, including the granular synthesizer Portal, the multistage distortion engine Thermal, and the rhythmic modulator Movement. We also offer a full collection of deep and playable Kontakt instruments for everything from vocals to bass.

Our newest tool, Co-Producer, is an AI-powered assistant that helps you find the perfect sound without breaking your flow. It analyzes your session’s audio—or even a natural language prompt—and suggests matching samples from our library. It’s designed to cut down on endless crate-digging, letting you audition and drag sounds directly into your project, so you can stay locked in on the music.

Here’s what you get with Output:

• A massive, royalty-free sample library in Arcade that’s updated daily.
• AI-powered sound discovery with Co-Producer that understands your musical ideas.
• A suite of acclaimed FX plugins for deep sound design and manipulation.
• An integrated system where all our tools talk to each other, speeding up your workflow.
• Trusted by industry heavyweights like Kendrick Lamar, Billie Eilish, and Skrillex.

Output Pricing

We designed our pricing to be straightforward and accessible. Our main subscription, Output One, gets you our entire suite of tools—Arcade, Co-Producer, and all our FX plugins—for $14.99 a month. Since Arcade on its own is $12.99 a month, bundling everything for just a couple of dollars more is a pretty obvious choice for most producers.

If subscriptions aren't your thing, you can still buy our acclaimed FX plugins and Kontakt instruments individually as perpetual licenses. We believe in giving you options that fit how you work and build your toolkit. You can explore all of our products and pricing to find what works for you.

Why Producers and Artists love Output

We think our tools are pretty solid, but you don’t have to take our word for it. On Trustpilot, producers have given our software a 4.1 out of 5-star rating. The feedback often points to how our instruments help get ideas flowing. Users tell us our tools provide “endless inspirations” and that the whole experience is just “awesome, just awesome.”

What we hear most is that our tools just speed things up. Producers mention the clean interface and how Arcade helps them add “sauce to my beats without the usual blocks.” For many, it’s a go-to starting point for new tracks. It’s humbling to see our gear used by top-tier artists like Beyoncé, Skrillex, and Björk, but it’s just as rewarding to hear from producers that our tools help them stay in the zone and simply make more music.

2) Splice

Splice is a subscription service built around a large library of royalty-free samples, loops, and presets. The platform uses a credit system for users to license sounds, which they can keep after downloading.

Splice Features

The workflow centers on the Splice Desktop app, which allows you to preview sounds in your track’s key and tempo before dragging them into your DAW. It also includes a "Create" mode that automatically suggests compatible loops to help sketch out ideas. A mobile app is available for browsing sounds on the go.

Splice Pricing

The platform operates on a tiered subscription model, starting at $12.99 per month for the "Sounds+" plan. Higher tiers, like "Creator" and "Creator+," offer more monthly credits, which are used to license individual sounds, presets, and MIDI files.

3) Sample Focus

Sample Focus is a web platform with a library of free, user-contributed audio samples. It's organized by genre and tags for browsing and downloading sounds.

Sample Focus Features

The platform is a large, community-fed library of sounds. You browse the website by genre or tag to find samples, which can be previewed directly on the page before downloading.

There’s no direct DAW integration; you download the MP3 files and import them into your session manually. Each sound includes basic metadata like tempo and key and is uploaded by other users.

Sample Focus Pricing

Sample Focus operates on a credit system. Free users get a small number of download credits each week and can earn more by uploading their own sounds or referring new users. Paid subscriptions are available for those who need more credits to download sounds.

4) Loopcloud

Loopcloud is a platform that gives producers access to a large library of royalty-free samples, MIDI files, and presets. It connects to your DAW, allowing you to audition and manipulate sounds in sync with your project.

Loopcloud Features

The core of the platform is its library of over four million sounds, which expands weekly. Beyond audio samples, it also offers a collection of MIDI files and synth presets. Loopcloud's plugin syncs with your DAW, letting you preview sounds in time and key with your track before you commit. You can also use it to organize and tag your own sample library.

Loopcloud Pricing

Loopcloud uses a subscription model with three tiers: Artist, Studio, and Professional, available as monthly or annual plans. Each plan provides a set number of points per month, which are used to acquire sounds from the library. Higher-priced tiers come with more points and additional cloud storage for your own samples.

5) LANDR

LANDR is an all-in-one platform built around AI-powered mastering. It also bundles in music distribution, samples, plugins, and collaboration tools.

LANDR Features

The platform’s core is its AI mastering engine, which analyzes a track and builds a custom processing chain. Beyond mastering, LANDR provides distribution services to major streaming platforms and access to a large library of royalty-free samples and plugins.

It also includes tools for remote collaboration, like DAW streaming, and a marketplace for hiring music professionals.

LANDR Pricing

LANDR offers a main subscription called Studio, which bundles all its features into different tiers. For those who only need to get their music on streaming services, standalone distribution plans are also available for a yearly fee.

6) Loopmasters

Loopmasters is an online marketplace for royalty-free sample packs, loops, and presets from various producers and labels. The platform serves as a large digital storefront for sounds across dozens of genres.

Loopmasters Features

The platform’s catalog contains loops, one-shots, MIDI files, and synth presets. You can browse the website by genre or format to find sounds, which are then downloaded for manual import into your DAW.

Loopmasters also has a companion app, Loopcloud, that integrates with your DAW. It allows you to audition sounds from their library in sync with your project’s key and tempo before you decide to acquire them.

Loopmasters Pricing

Access to the Loopcloud library is handled through a subscription model. The service offers three tiers—Artist, Studio, and Professional—which provide a monthly allotment of points. These points are then used to download individual sounds and presets.

What to Consider When Selecting a Looperman Alternative?

When you’re ready to move on from a free-for-all library, it helps to know what features actually speed up your process.

1. How you find sounds. Beyond basic keyword search, look for tools that actively help you discover ideas. Instead of just typing “dark synth pad,” an AI-powered assistant can analyze your project’s audio or a text prompt and suggest perfectly matched loops. Our Co-Producer was built for this, cutting down the time you spend digging through folders.
2. Clear, royalty-free licensing. With community-driven sites, licensing can be a gray area. A professional alternative guarantees every sound is cleared for commercial use, so you can release your music without future headaches. Quality control is part of the package.
3. Direct DAW integration. The standard now is a dedicated plugin that syncs to your project’s key and tempo. This lets you audition sounds in real-time, directly in your session, before you commit to downloading them. It’s a massive workflow improvement over manually importing files.
4. Are the samples playable? Getting a static audio file is fine, but a platform that loads samples into a playable instrument is a different beast. For instance, our Arcade plugin maps every sound to a keyboard with built-in effects and macros, letting you perform and shape it on the spot.
5. Is it just a sample library? Consider if you want a one-stop shop. Some platforms are just sound libraries, while others bundle in FX plugins, mastering, and other tools. An integrated ecosystem means all your gear works together seamlessly.

Which Sample Platforms Should You Go With?

Honestly, any of these platforms are a solid upgrade from a community library. But if you’re looking for an alternative to Looperman that offers an entire production ecosystem, we built Output for you. It’s less about digging for static loops and more about having playable instruments and smart tools that help you finish music faster.

Find Your Next Hook in Output

Stop digging through endless folders and start finishing tracks. We built our tools to get out of your way and keep you in a state of flow. Explore the entire Output suite and find your next sound today.