New Hardgroove's Content

Just wanting to see if anyone else has tried this stuff?
 
After hearing others complain about the "content" that was given in the last update, and hearing Craig and others say they use this type of content, well.... curiosity got the better of me and I took a look.
 
I gotta say, this some great content!! The bass is played very well, sounds great, but it has a groove that is....BAD A**!! You can put it in the Loop Construction window, it's all sliced at the right places, you can just move it all around like you want as groove clips and it sounds good!!
 
I am surprised. Never thought I would use loops like this.
 
But I have noticed that a majority of the "Loops" that come with Sonar, are of the 120bpm+ side. IOW, high energy stuff. Is there anything out there for someone looking to go around 90-100bpm? : )
 
And a shout out to CW Bakers for including this stuff in the last update. Good work gentlemen.

I've used them and also transposed some bass sections in Melodyne and it worked great.  They're fun for quick, easy music dittys or ideas.

Thanks for that Craig. I must have skipped the documentation. I didn't see the part about getting Melodyne in on the action. If fact, as I was reading your post, I am working on several bass parts, that I could use this technique with. Wow!!
 
This is what I did: I know of Hardgroove, and I know your work Craig. So I had to see what all this was about. I have never used the Matrix View. But I dragged a bass part over, listen to it, it sounded great! So I thought let me auditioned some other parts. Found a keyboard part I liked, found a drum beat that set the bass groove in motion, and I haven't looked back!
 
Now I have taken that small idea and I am expanding on it. But it's all a learning process for me. Never made music this way before. So at times it's real fast, other times I have to stop and do some reading and experimenting.
 
I have learned to use my Trigger finger to trigger the columns, have routed Timeless 2 delay for certain tracks/parts, along with single triggering cells that are run to fx's to get what I am after, then learning to "perform" the song!
 
I have already come up with a guitar part that I will put in once I get the song/performance recorded. It's really moving along well and I am having a blast doing it! As the wife and I were eating out tonight, she said she heard me playing along with it and she really likes it!
 
So I am heading in the right direction. Will try the Melodyne trick tomorrow. Going read more and watch videos.

I do have the video. Passed right over the part on Matrix View! Just never saw myself using loops. I know that was closed minded, but it has definitely opened my eyes.

Thanks for the link to the 24pg ezine. I missed that.

Doing this has got me having an idea of using the chromatic loops for my own songs I am doing now. Using them to construct a measure or two, with three or four variations, dropping them in Martix and recording an intro progression, verse and so on.

I'm about to go into Hardgroove's Dark side as well. The last time I played with loops must've been during Sonar 8.5 or X1 and used them on/off just for ideas. After reading this thread, I think I'm ready to give it a good shot at an actual song.
 
Thanks Craig for the great work you do here and not sure if this is being said enough, but we're definitely very fortunate to have you here (on the forums as well as brewing thing up behind the scenes).