The Mooer GL100 is a dual-footswitch stereo phrase looper and drum machine from Mooer, announced in December 2024. It records at 44.1kHz and 24-bit, holds 300 minutes of looping time across 100 storage slots, and pairs the looper with 20 drum pattern styles in various time signatures. Its headline feature is Mooer's AI Band Technology, which intelligently suggests matching beats to your guitar playing1.
The controls: 100 memories and twin footswitches
The GL100 is built around two multi-purpose footswitches, each with what Mooer calls a complex selection of control combinations. Short presses and holds trigger phrase recording, playback, overdubs, cancellations, and undo and redo. Alongside the footswitches sit buttons for Auto Rec, Tap, and Drum13.
The top panel, as listed by Guitar Pedal X's Stefan Karlsson, runs: a Looper Level control from minus infinity to +6, a Menu/Save/Delete control, a Smart Color Screen, Auto Rec, Tap Tempo, Drum, a Rec/Play/Dub footswitch (hold for Undo/Redo), and a Stop/Tap footswitch (hold for Clear/Delete)3.
The two footswitches handle tap tempo, drum pattern synchronization, and various other functions, according to gearnews.com's Jef1.
Loop management features include:
- Automatic and manual state saving, into 100 different storage slots24
- Real-time loop browsing3
- A count-in feature3
- Built-in quantization3
- A time-stretch function3
- Tap Tempo BPM support and an auto-record footswitch3
On the drum side, the GL100 features 11 variations of 20 different drum pattern styles in various time signatures, with four stop modes for different loop endings4.
Stereo operation and connections
The GL100 provides stereo input and output, and Mooer adds flexible input/output mode selection, including stereo, dual-mono, and isolated signal processing. Jef at gearnews.com confirms mono/stereo operation and notes a 1/8-inch headphone jack among the connections1.
MOOER Studio software
The GL100 comes with MOOER Studio software, compatible with both Windows and iOS (as Mooer states it), for saving, exporting, importing, and deleting phrase recordings, along with firmware upgrades and factory reset2.
From Groove Loop to GL100
The GL100 carries the Groove Loop name in its full title, the Mooer GL100 Groove Loop & Drum Station, and gearnews.com's reviewer places it in context against the DigiTech SDRUM and Singular Sound BeatBuddy class of band-in-a-pedal tools, calling it "a significant advancement in looper technology, offering musicians a versatile and powerful" tool for creative expression and live performance1. The pedal lists at $137 USD3, and pairs its looping and drum functions with Auto Rec, Tap, and Drum buttons, a 1/8″ headphone jack, and the MOOER Studio software, compatible with both Windows and iOS, for saving, exporting, importing, and deleting phrase recordings, firmware upgrades, and factory reset1.
"The Mooer GL-100 represents a significant advancement in looper technology, offering musicians a versatile and powerful [tool]."
Guitar World framed the launch as Mooer further stoking the increasing competition in the compact looper market, and noted the pedal was available at launch for $1374. In a January 2025 roundup of compact loopers, Guitar Pedal X's Stefan Karlsson picked the GL100 out of the field: "The Mooer one is by far and away the most attractive / appealing one for me here!"3.
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Questions
How much looping time does the Mooer GL100 have?
The GL100 supports 300 minutes of looping time, which can be saved manually or automatically into 100 different storage slots. Loops are recorded at a 44.1kHz sample rate and 24-bit sample depth, and the pedal includes a time-stretch function, a count-in feature, and built-in quantization for keeping loops in time with the drum machine.
What is AI Band Technology on the Mooer GL100?
AI Band Technology is the GL100's standout feature according to gearnews.com's Jef: it intelligently suggests matching beats to your guitar playing. Combined with the pedal's 20 drum pattern styles, 11 variations, and tap tempo, it is aimed at players who want a backing rhythm that follows what they are playing rather than a fixed pattern.
Is the Mooer GL100 a stereo looper?
Yes. Mooer describes the GL100 as a dual-footswitch stereo phrase looper and drum machine, with stereo input and output provided. It also offers flexible input/output mode selection, including stereo, dual-mono, and isolated signal processing, so it can be run in mono or stereo setups.
How many loops can the Mooer GL100 store?
The GL100 stores loops in 100 different storage slots, described by gearnews.com as 100 user-assignable memory slots. The 300 minutes of looping time can be saved manually or automatically, and loops can be browsed in real time.
How does the Mooer GL100 differ from the Groove Loop X2?
The Groove Loop X2, launched in 2021, is a stereo looper pedal with 14 save slots of up to 10 minutes each and 121 syncable drum grooves. The GL100 is Mooer's flagship looper pedal with a drum machine, offering 300 minutes of loop storage across 100 user-assignable memory slots and adding AI Band Technology.
What is the sample rate and bit depth of the Mooer GL100?
The GL100 records at a 44.1kHz sample rate and a 24-bit sample depth, according to Mooer's product page.
Sources (4)
- Mooer GL100: A Huge 300 Minutes of Looping!, gearnews.com, 2024-12-18
- GL100_MOOER Audio, MOOER Audio
- Guitar Pedal X, Guitar Pedal X, 2025-01-08
- Mooer launches GL100 AI-equipped looper/drum pedal, Guitar World, 2024-12-18
