Is it frowned upon to use loops in your productions?

**Darioleus** · 12-28-2012, 04:06 AM

Hey guys.....I'm wondering if it is a little newbie to use synth or drum loops in track production. Do other producers notice when you use a loop??? Or is it all fine and dandy if you do?

PS- I mean loops that you don't produce yourself!

**Ecoleopard** · 12-28-2012, 05:02 AM

Originally Posted by Darioleus

Hey guys.....I'm wondering if it is a little newbie to use synth or drum loops in track production. Do other producers notice when you use a loop??? Or is it all fine and dandy if you do?

PS- I mean loops that you don't produce yourself!

It depends but i would make ur own, its easy

**beaubryte** · 12-28-2012, 06:22 AM

Sampling and using loops is the core of dance music.
If it sounds great, use it.

**elliot1106** · 12-28-2012, 09:22 AM

Yes it is definitely frowned upon.

Sampling does not equal using loops.

Oh and, are you trolling? Theres something that is to be proud of about making a track and knowing you did everything on it- using loops is a way of pretending you do that to uneducated people. Why would you even want to do that?

**Emery** · 12-28-2012, 10:35 AM

Clyde Stubblefield's drum loops have been used hundreds of times over in so many tracks. Hip-hop and turntablism wouldn't exist if it wasn't for stealing peoples loops. I agree that it is more genuine if you create your own, but for you to say there is a definite right or wrong way to create art is pretty ignorant

**elliot1106** · 12-28-2012, 10:40 AM

Sampling loops is different than derping over to a torrented vengeance sample pack or similar.

Being creative with loops is also different.

**Emery** · 12-28-2012, 12:02 PM

I totally agree with that. sample something fresh and you'll be fine.

At the same time he said he is a "newbie" so for the sake of learning keep it simple, even if that means copping someone else sounds for awhile

**elliot1106** · 12-28-2012, 12:34 PM

Originally Posted by Emery

I totally agree with that. sample something fresh and you'll be fine.

At the same time he said he is a "newbie" so for the sake of learning keep it simple, even if that means copping someone else sounds for awhile

I'm a newbie producer and I don't use loops.

**Awesomer** · 12-28-2012, 01:52 PM

Using loops in such a way that your track sounds like a bunch of unmodified loops pasted together is generally frowned upon.. by other producer wankers who can recognize that's what you've done. This is 1/1000th of the potential audience for your track. The actual audience can't tell that's what you've done.. and don't care.