It's probably just me, and is down to the fact that I rarely use loops and samples unless I've made them myself (again, a rare thing really).

I've been quickly previewing some of the one shot samples and I can't get my head round why we would use some of the synth hits. I'd rather use a synth than someone else's sample of one.

I was hoping for more sort of say vocal stabs or movie samples. But that perhaps down to my inexperience of using others loops and samples.

I am still grateful to Cakewalk for gifting us something like this, but I hope that the Cakewalk Content Club gives out more than just samples and loops. In fact I think I'd rather have a load of tricks and tips type manuals and videos than this kind of stuff.

Just me though... I'm sure there are loops and sample users aplenty who love this stuff :-)

There's a song in the song forum by tbosco entirely made from this package of loops and samples.  Here is the link: http://soundcloud.com/tbosco/the-x2-additional-content-song .  Maybe this will give you and idea of how they can be helpful.

Thanks Lynn, I'll check that out later :-)

Hey Lynn... Thanks for the plug...lol...  That song was made from the loops content that comes with X2, not the new free package unfortunately.  However, I've listened to a lot of the new stuff, and there is a lot of useful stuff in there, similar to my song.

There's many ways to use the loops and one-shots.... just be creative.  :-)

synkrotron-  I hope the free content is varied also... but, can't complain about free stuff I guess.

tbosco


but, can't complain about free stuff I guess.

Absolutely. And I hope it wasn't coming across as a complaint as such. Just stating my position re loops and samples really :-)



I've not had a listen to your tune yet, but will do soon...

Hi all,loops can add a movement to finish the right groove.It shouldn't be the main part for me but depends on the kind of music.Best.Roby

I've just finished listening to your eight minute track Tony. A lot going on there, and all samples? Okay, in the right hands you can obviously do a lot with loops. Just not in my hands I'm afraid.

I think if I use any of those samples/loops it'll be just a few at a time rather than a complete tune... I'll keep browsing and see what inspires me.

I guess for me, it's the genre of the loops.  Useful, but not to me.  I have a fairly robust collection of loops, especially drum loops, that I have acquired over the years along with other loops such as piano, steel guitar, electric and acoustic guitar samples, etc., and I don't see me using these.  So, while the content is great if you are into techno, trance, dubstep, etc., for me, anyway, it is considerably less useful.  Let me reiterate, I am very grateful for Cakewalk offering this and it will be incorporated into my library in the manner of the BORG, I just hoped that it might have been a bit more "mainstream" or "conventional".  I already have a quite large quantity of this material from disks that come with mags such as Computer Music.  I don't want to discourage Cakewalk from offering loops, I just wished, personally, that they were more useful TO ME, something like some polka or Irish dirge loops, LOL!  And, let's face it, the price is right!