How do I loop Video or Audio?

Last updated 6 August 2026

There are multiple ways to create and control loops in Backstage, depending on what exactly you want to achieve.

Create a Loop

Option 1 — Loop an Event

Open the Sequencer window and select any Event in a Channel.
Either check the Event->Loop checkbox in the Inspector, or right click the event to check the Loop Checkbox

If this is the only or last event of the channel, this sequence will now play infinitely, looping the content in the event. If there is another event after the looped one, the loop will fill the space to the next event.

Option 2 — Loop a sequence

Open the Sequencer window and select your Sequence.
In the Inspector, enable the Loop Checkbox.

The sequence will restart automatically when it reaches the end. This method does not distinguish how many Events you have in your Sequence, if the last event of the longest Channel in the Sequence is done, the Sequence will automatically start from 0:00:00 or the forced start time.
For seamless loops, with this Method, you need to make sure that all channels have the same duration, else your Video or audio (whichever is shorter) will cut out before the jump back.

Control a Loop

Usually a loop is part of a bigger show like an intro or a walk out loop so you need a way to transition out of it.

Use the Stepper

The easiest way to control multiple sequences is via the Stepper, if you have one filled with your Sequences and it is currently running a looped Sequence, use any of the Stepper interfaces (f.e. Node editor or web console) to go to the next step, you can even make sure the transition only happens at the end of the loop, with the await finish checkbox.

See Your First Graph for a step-by-step walkthrough of building an auto-starting looping playlist with the Stepper.

Use this option when:

You have more than one clip to loop through
You need the loop to start automatically at project load
You need external control (UDP, OSC, Conductor) to advance or stop the loop