How to share a loop online
Updated 2026-08-09
There are three different things people mean by sharing a loop, and they need different answers: sending someone audio to listen to, giving them a link that plays in a browser, or handing over a project they can add their own parts to. Picking the wrong one is why so many musical ideas die in a camera roll.
Sending audio
The simplest option, and the right one when you just want an opinion. Export the loop as a file and send it however you already message people. .mp3, .m4a, .wav and .caf covers every player anyone is likely to use — .mp3 for maximum compatibility, .wav when you want it uncompressed.
The limitation is that an audio file in a chat thread is easy to ignore and impossible to find again three weeks later.
Sending a link
A web page plays anywhere, needs no app, and survives being forwarded. Jam Looper can publish a jam as its own page with artwork generated from the track, and you send the URL.
You can see what that looks like in the gallery of published jams. This is the option that works when you are sending to someone who does not have the app and will not install one to hear thirty seconds of your idea.
Sending something they can build on
The one people forget. If you want a collaborator to add a part, they need the separate layers, not a flattened mixdown — otherwise they are playing along with a wall of sound they cannot adjust.
Jam Looper can export the whole project rather than the bounce, so the person at the other end gets your tracks intact and can mute, adjust and add to them.
Which to use
- Want feedback? Send audio. Lowest friction.
- Want it heard by someone who has no app? Send a link.
- Want them to play on it? Send the project.
- Want it findable in a year? A link. Files disappear into message history.
Try it without buying anything
Jam Looper turns an iPhone into a loop station — smart loop lengths, four tracks free and eight with Pro. Download it free, or listen to what people have made with it.
Common questions
How do I share a loop I made on my phone?
Export it as an audio file (.mp3, .m4a, .wav and .caf) and send it like any attachment, or publish it as a web page and send the link so it plays in a browser without an app.
What is the best format to share a loop in?
.mp3 for maximum compatibility and small size, .wav when the person on the other end is going to work with it and wants it uncompressed.
How do I let someone add their own part?
Send the project rather than a mixdown. A bounced audio file flattens everything into one track, so a collaborator cannot adjust or mute individual layers.
Can people listen without installing an app?
Yes, if you publish the loop as a web page. The link opens and plays in any browser, which is the practical choice for sending to someone who does not already have the app.