Steinberg has released the 1.1 update to its LoopMash app and announced a free version of LoopMash for iPhone and iPod touch users.

LoopMash compares and replaces similar musical elements, blending up to four two-bar loops together. The app comes with over 250 audio loops from different music styles plus more than 50 factory presets as well as an unlimited number of user presets. Each preset includes eight scenes; each scene blends up to four loops together.

LoopMash Version 1.1 adds preset sharing and an in-app store. Users may now expand their LoopMash library with various content sets, each containing over 50 premium audio loops. The newly featured in-app store features genre-specific content sets for rock, hip hop and funk as well as an additional three eclectic expansion packs.

LoopMash Free offers iPhone and iPod touch users the chance to experience its innovative approach to mixing loops together. To enjoy the quality content in its entirety users will need to upgrade to the full retail version.

LoopMash is available in the Apple App Store for €2.99 / £2.39 / $3.99 while LoopMash Free is free of charge. Expansion Packs can be purchased for €0.79 / £0.59 / $0.99.

A special Expansion Pack by multi-instrumentalist and producer Erran Baron Cohen includes loops ranging from chill out to bossa nova is available for €1.59 / £1.19 / $1.99.