2013/07/05 02:51:21
sharke
Did anyone go through and listen to the audio loops included in this content giveaway? There are exactly 100 of them, and they're virtually the same ambient chords washed in lots of reverb. There are some plucky mainstream EDM riffs as well, good quality if you like that sort of thing (I'm not too keen) but one thing bothers me. If you're going to make commercial loops like this then why drench them in reverb? Surely it would be a lot more useful to get them dry and add your own reverb, especially if you're trying to achieve some kind of coherence with the rest of the elements on your track. 
2013/07/05 05:46:03
craigb
Next you're going to tell me not to use the stock presets on all my gear, ya?
2013/07/05 09:15:15
Glyn Barnes
I am down loading them now. I am not really sure why, I doubt if I will ever use them.
2013/07/05 16:51:59
Rain
Well, once one starts relying on loops not only for rhythm but for melodic and harmonic content, they might as well go all the way and have those loops processed and pre-mixed as well, no? 
 
At this point, it's not about making music or being creative, it's about organizing clips - usually, according to a very specific set of rules inherent to a genre that is actually more a pattern than a genre.
 
2013/07/07 12:13:02
dubdisciple
The audio loops may make decent temporary filler for someone that needs something to take up space while they compose the rest of the song. Otherwise it is somewhat pointless to have them so heavily processed. The midi loops probably have more practical value to the trance artist that would actually use them. I can't say I have ever encountered a trance producer who actually heavily uses loops. Boring arpeggios..yes, but not much in the way of canned loops. These are clearl made for wannabes and non-trance people who want to dabble.

As for people using loops for melodic and harmonic content, most serious producers of genres that would utilize a loop for such a thing is likely to mangle that loop beyond simply looping it. I fully admit that unless I am up for taking more time than I care to analyze a trance song , it's hard to hear the difference, but I feel that way about music. Most genres of music sound like repeated patterns of the same to those who don't care for it. Even most popular genres of music using live instruments follow predictable chord progressions and previously used melodic elements grouped in predictable ways.
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