I just asked Richie who did the latest tutorial this question, as he used alot of loops in his tutorial, but thought i would also throw it open to everyone here as well!br
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What sample packs you would recommend for loops?br
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I have bought about 3 or 4 sample packs in the past, and to be honest it’s been a bit of a mixed bag! A couple of them have been great and i’ve used them loads, the other couple i literally have never used, as when i went through the pack i found the quality was nowhere near as good as i was hoping, and the problem was that in the audio demo’s on the sample companies website, they made them sound much better than they actually are!br
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How would you recommend i go about finding sample packs that are going to be stables in my tracks, and that i’m going to use loads? The problem of course, is that you can’t demo every single sound/loop in each pack so you know exactly what you’re getting!br
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Would be interested to hear from Phil but also anyone who wants to chip in with an answer or comment on this.
Hi Dave, have you seen the book “Secrets of House Music Production” by Sample Magic? Its a really good book, full of loads of useful hints and tips for the various styles of House music, but best of all it comes with a CD full of samples for each of the different genres.br
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I try and stay away from loop packs, but this one is really good especially when you’re just trying to get some ideas down, groove etc…
Thanks enigma - funny you should mention that book, it’s a bit of a sore point for me i’m afraid!br
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I bought the book quite some time ago, then my former housemate ‘borrowed’ it and took it with him when he moved out. So he basically stole it, never to be seen again!br
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But yes, from the little time i had it, it was a really good book. But i never got round to using the sample CD, from what you said i should of.br
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Thanks for the tip mate. I may look at buying this book again actually, just for the sample pack mostly.