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How to make a 4-bar loop and export it to WAV

Work out the loop length, cut a four-bar phrase and check how it joins before exporting it to WAV.

Prepare the loop in session mode

The editor interface is in Spanish for now. Button names appear in Spanish, followed by their meaning in English.

Find a phrase that can repeat

Open the track in Montaje (session). Look for four bars with a clear first beat and no vocal entry cut off at the end. If you want a bed for practising transitions, pick a phrase that keeps the same pulse and texture when it goes back to the start.

In 4/4 that is 16 beats. Multiply 16 × 60 and divide by the BPM. For example, at 128 BPM four bars last 7.5 seconds. If the phrase starts at second 15, your end point will be 22.5. Check that the next bar starts there. If the tempo drifts, set the end point on the real beat of the recording.

Listen to the join

Select that range and turn on Bucle de selección (loop selection). Listen to several cycles. If the first beat sounds doubled, you may have included part of the next bar. If the join clicks, zoom into the waveform and check the edges. The preview may pause briefly when it restarts, so also check the WAV on the player or sampler where you will use it.

Export only the four bars

Keep the range as a region if you want to repeat the adjustment. Use Export only a section and check that the length of the WAV matches your calculation. Name the file beat-128bpm-4bars.wav so you remember its tempo and length when you load it.