<s>
Live	B-Application
looping	I-Application
is	O
the	O
recording	O
and	O
playback	O
of	O
a	O
piece	O
of	O
music	O
in	O
real-time	O
using	O
either	O
dedicated	O
hardware	O
devices	O
,	O
called	O
loopers	O
or	O
phrase	O
samplers	O
,	O
or	O
software	O
running	O
on	O
a	O
computer	O
with	O
an	O
audio	O
interface	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Musicians	O
can	O
loop	O
with	O
either	O
looping	B-Application
software	O
or	O
loop	B-Application
pedals	I-Application
,	O
which	O
are	O
sold	O
for	O
tabletop	O
and	O
floor-based	O
use	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
the	O
late	O
19th	O
century	O
,	O
jazz	B-Device
and	O
blues	O
had	O
heavily	O
influenced	O
popular	O
music	O
,	O
encouraging	O
musicians	O
to	O
experiment	O
with	O
rhythm	O
,	O
repetition	O
,	O
and	O
musical	O
improvisation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1953	O
,	O
Les	O
Paul	O
demonstrated	O
live	B-Application
looping	I-Application
on	O
the	O
television	O
show	O
Omnibus	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1963	O
,	O
musician	O
and	O
performer	O
Terry	O
Riley	O
released	O
an	O
early	O
tape	B-Application
loop	I-Application
piece	O
called	O
“	O
The	O
Gift	O
”	O
,	O
featuring	O
the	O
trumpet	O
playing	O
of	O
Chet	O
Baker	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Even	O
by	O
the	O
early	O
1990s	O
,	O
when	O
dedicated	O
loop	O
machines	O
first	O
went	O
on	O
sale	O
,	O
the	O
term	O
"	O
live	B-Application
looping	I-Application
"	O
had	O
not	O
yet	O
been	O
coined	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Paradis	O
and	O
other	O
models	O
had	O
volatile	O
memories	O
,	O
forcing	O
composers	O
to	O
develop	O
fresh	O
loops	O
live	O
in	O
front	O
of	O
their	O
audiences	O
—	O
and	O
thus	O
,	O
live	B-Application
looping	I-Application
came	O
into	O
existence	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Roland	O
and	O
DigiTech	O
loop	B-Application
pedals	I-Application
entered	O
the	O
market	O
in	O
2001	O
,	O
around	O
the	O
same	O
time	O
DJ	O
mixing	O
gained	O
popularity	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
the	O
2002	O
Repeater	O
introduced	O
real-time	O
studio	O
looping	B-Application
,	O
looping	B-Application
devices	O
became	O
affordable	O
enough	O
for	O
aspiring	O
at-home	O
composers	O
to	O
enjoy	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
laptops	O
gained	O
popularity	O
in	O
2004	O
,	O
computer	O
software	O
began	O
to	O
emulate	O
the	O
1990s	O
effects	O
of	O
early	O
looping	B-Application
devices	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Live	B-Application
looping	I-Application
has	O
become	O
increasingly	O
popular	O
in	O
recent	O
history	O
as	O
it	O
offers	O
the	O
ability	O
for	O
a	O
single	O
musician	O
to	O
create	O
multiple	O
layers	O
to	O
their	O
live	O
music	O
,	O
resulting	O
in	O
a	O
sound	O
close	O
to	O
that	O
of	O
a	O
"	O
full	O
band	O
"	O
experience	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Notable	O
manufacturers	O
of	O
looping	B-Application
devices	O
include	O
Boss	O
,	O
DigiTech	O
and	O
TC	O
Electronic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
2012	O
–	O
13	O
poll	O
of	O
1000	O
singers	O
,	O
11%	O
stated	O
that	O
they	O
used	O
live	B-Application
looping	I-Application
while	O
51%	O
did	O
not	O
know	O
what	O
live	B-Application
looping	I-Application
was	O
.	O
</s>
