Nobody is trying to talk you into it! I think we should all be aware of one thing though, in my opinion, loops also includes a lot of current sample libraries such as Sonokinetik and countless other one (or three) finger libraries...it's noble to be pure & "ethical" , but the mega million dollar earning "stars" don't give a sh*t about that..I'm open to having my mind changed about loops, but so far I haven't read anything that convincing as to why I should use loops
Yeah, "phrase" libs. I stay away from those too.Nobody is trying to talk you into it! I think we should all be aware of one thing though, in my opinion, loops also includes a lot of current sample libraries such as Sonokinetik and countless other one (or three) finger libraries...it's noble to be pure & "ethical" , but the mega million dollar earning "stars" don't give a sh*t about that..
There's nothing wrong with other people using loops, but I've never had much luck working with them.
I put one on, I get mesmerized and just sit there doing nothing, the loop doesn't do what I want it to do (because it's a loop), and remove it and start over.
That goes back as far as the first time I programmed a pattern in the new drum machine I'd just got with my first MIDI setup. I did it once, and then made a A/B MIDI selector switch to select either my keyboard or the drum machine so I could play parts in from its pads.
My brain just doesn't work that way.
Yeah, "phrase" libs. I stay away from those too.
It's kinda funny, since I compose a lot of horror music, I sometimes use libraries like Thrill, and other aleatoric libs, and even then, EVEN THEN, I still give myself cap for using pre-recorded stuff. It's sound fx, rather than music, but still...I usually don't feel that proud of it when I hear it in my tracks, no matter how much tweaking I do to the samples.
Look at dudes like Jason Graves. That cat is ORIGINAL!!! And I respect him far more for it.
Oh yeah, no one is trying to talk me into using loops, except for that little devil on my shoulder.
Nobody is trying to talk you into it! I think we should all be aware of one thing though, in my opinion, loops also includes a lot of current sample libraries such as Sonokinetik and countless other one (or three) finger libraries...it's noble to be pure & "ethical" , but the mega million dollar earning "stars" don't give a sh*t about that..
Soon there' will be an AI engine that will put together loops in a folder you've chosen, assemble and mix it for you..with a vocaloid singing AI generated words and melody.
:raises hand:Does anyone else have reluctance to use loops?
I make exceptions for:
- MIDI patterns of single instruments, such as banjo rolls and drum grooves. I could recreate the patterns verbatim and end up with the same exact result, so instead I'll import the pattern just to save time.
Do we consider libs such as Spitfire stuff loops?
I do