Loop Loft All Stars!

Now this is a jam:

"An epic drum battle (in 7/8) with Omar Hakim, Eric Harland & Mino Cinélu during The Loop Loft All-Stars performance in NYC. More here: loop loft.com

The band:

Omar Hakim - Drums

Eric Harland - Drums

Mino Cinélu - Percussion

Mark Kelley - Bass

Doug Wamble - Guitar

Bob Reynolds - Tenor Sax

Recorded live at Guitar Center, NYC on February 27th, 2014."

Beats Like Bonham!

Is the drummer in your Led Zeppelin tribute act leaving you dazed and confused? Just slap a sigil three sticker on your lappy and pick-up the latest bundle from The Loop Loft and you're good to go:

"The grooves made famous by John Bonham are now at your fingertips. Introducing Beats Like Bonham Drum Loops. Following the success of our hugely popular Bonham Complete Takes series, we have designed a new stereo loop set collection, giving you all of the beats in 24 bit 48 kHz clarity and in a wide range of formats including WAV, REX2, AIFF (Apple Loops) and Stylus RMX, allowing you to easily drag and drop the loops into the DAW of your choice."

 

 

Subtractive Looping with Reason Dr Octo Rex

Ryan Gruss from The Loop Loft experimenting with multiple Doc Oc in Reason:

Slice Machine 002 - Loop Loft Beats Overview

Samplephonics has teamed up with The Loop Loft to create a bad ass new Kontakt beat slicer, the Slice Machine 002:

"Introducing Slice Machine 002 // Loop Loft Beats, a custom beat slicing machine for Kontakt 5 containing 225 of the finest drum breaks from The Loop Loft.

Teaming up with our friends at Samplephonics, we developed the first Kontakt instrument to allow users to easily add, move around and effect loop slices directly inside the program. With just a few clicks, you can subtly change a beat, or totally glitch it out beyond recognition.

From the ambient acoustic sounds of Portishead and Massive Attack, to full in your face breaks from the likes of The Prodigy and Roni Size, this sample library contains a huge range of drum sounds that will bring excitement and attitude to any genre of music."

Overview:

Ableton Live Pack - Hip Hop Drums Tour 1

The Loop Loft is now releasing Partner Instruments with Ableton Live! The first one out of the gate is Hip Hop Drums, below Ryan Gruss gives us a tour of the new Ableton Pack:

Reason ReFill - Everything But Sticks

Looks like another winner from Ryan Gruss @ The Loop Loft...

Everything But Sticks Reason ReFill:



Reason ReFill - Everything But Sticks

"Let's be honest. 99% of the drum loops in existence use sticks. This isn't necessarily a bad thing, but isn't it time to do something different? This is why we set out to produce Everything But Sticks, a ReFill that take a new and fresh approach to grooves on the drum set.

By using a wide variety of brushes, mallets, bundles, kitchen utensils and even our bare hands, we were able to pull out an entire range of timbres and dynamics from the drum kit that sticks simply can't produce. For fans of our Cinematic Drums and Art of Brushes ReFills, Everything But Sticks will be a welcome addition to your arsenal of loops and samples. And if you're not familiar with some of our non-stick offerings, Everything But Sticks is the perfect place to start."

ReFill Specs:
- 261 REX2 Loops
- 87 WAV Samples
- 32 Dr Octo Rex Patches
- 6 Kong Patches
- 6 ReDrum Patches
- 3 Combinators
- High Quality, 24-bit 48 KHZ Audio
- File size: 300 MB

$49 USD @ The Loop Loft

Reason 6 - Creating Linear Drum Loops

Here's a new video from The Loop Loft on"Creating Linear Drum Loops". Speaking of The Loop Loft, they currently have a Holiday Sale on their loops - 35% off with the code "holidaysale". Check it:

The Loop Loft - Indie Rock Drum Loops Vol.2

From The Loop Loft comes Indie Rock Drum Loops Vol.2:

Following on the success of our first Indie Rock Drums ReFill, Volume 2 delves even deeper into the many subgenres (and sounds) of indie rock. From the post-hardcore aggressiveness of Fugazi, to the slapbacked echos of Built to Spill, to the gritty blues of The Black Keys, this collection of loops and samples will give you those authentic DIY drums you've been searching for.

Recorded through classic Universal Audio 610 preamps, all of the loops are loaded into 28 unique Dr. Octo Rex patches, allowing you to quickly build custom drum arrangements tailored to your own songs. We also individually sampled every drum and cymbal from all of the sessions and created custom Kong and ReDrum patches, giving you the option to program your own beats utilizing our drum sounds.

On top of that, we designed a series of Combinators which tap into all of the great new effects in Reason 6, including The Echo, Pulveriser and Aligator. Combine that with feels ranging from Ted Leo-inspired uptempo shuffles to Pedro the Lion-esque 6/8 backbeats, and you have a complete arsenal of authentic indie rock drums at your disposal.

ReFill Specs:

- 250 REX2 Loops
- 67 WAV Samples
- 28 Dr Octo Rex Patches
- 6 Kong Patches
- 6 ReDrum Patches
- 4 Combinators
- High Quality, 24-bit 48 KHZ Audio
- File size: 200 MB

Buy now for $29.00 @ The Loop Loft

Multitrack Drum Mixing

"Sit down, grab a drink and make yourself comfortable. This will take a while. In this 24 minute long video I walk you through some of my own drum mixing techniques, demonstrated with our latest Multitrack Sessions release, Lucky Sevens. Again, I'm using Logic for this tutorial, but all of these basic principals of utilizing EQ, compression, gating, reverb etc can be utilized in any DAW (Pro Tools, Ableton, Reason, Garageband, yaddy yaddy yadda...). And if watching a guy mix an odd meter drum session wasn't exciting enough, there is a surprise guest appearance by the police."
-The Loop Loft

The Sound of Skin - Loops That Will Touch You

The Sound of Skin - Loops That Will Touch You

"Skin. Not only is it our body's largest organ, it's now the latest addition to The Loop Loft's offering of fine instruments. Ever wondered what goosebumps sound like? Does the skin of a newborn resonate more than that of a 34 year old man who's never worn sunscreen? How much bass can our cheeks really produce? Does fist bumping sound as douchey as it looks? These were the types of questions that were keeping us up at night, so we set out to record the very thing that keeps us all together: our integumentary system.

Dry skin. Oily skin. Clean-shaven skin. Three-day-scruff skin. They all have unique sonic qualities... and we captured them in stunning, 24 bit, 48 khz detail. This is not just another sample library, it's a full-on loop collection served up in WAV, AIFF (Apple Loops) and REX2 formats.

Normally, such an eclectic and innovative collection of loops and samples would cost tens, if not hundreds of dollars, but for a limited time, The Sound of Skin is available for FREE. That's right. Just add it to your cart and checkout. No credit card information is necessary for download. Who's got goosebumps now?"

Number of Loops: 28
Tempo Range: 90-120 BPM

- 100% Royalty Free
- High Quality 24 Bit 48 KHZ Audio
- WAV, REX2 and AIFF (Apple Loops) Formats

Free @ The Loop Loft

Multitrack Drum Tutorial - Arranging

"This video covers the basics of The Loop Loft's Multitrack Drum Sessions. The tutorial is presented in Logic, but the drum tracks can be used in any major DAW including: Pro Tools, GarageBand, Ableton, Reaper, Cubase, Digital Performer, FL Studio and many more." -The Loop Loft

Multitrack Drum Session - The Loop Loft

One of my major gripes when using drum loops is the inability to pan the kit the way I want. Let alone trying to add effects to a single drum or mute the cymbals. The Loop Loft has solved these issues with Multitrack Drums:


"Sometimes loops just aren't enough. Do you ever wish you could ride the faders and control the individual elements of a live drum track? Well, now you can.... and for only $15! With our new series of multitrack drums, we provide you with 9 separate tracks of drums and percussion, giving you full control over the level, EQ, compression and effects for each instrument.

On top of that, we organize the sessions by song structure, breaking up different components of the song into different folders (intro, verse, chorus etc) and with each section of the song, we provide a multitude of groove and fill variations. Just listen to the preview clip, drag and drop the multitrack files into your session and start arranging and mixing. It's that easy. And since the tracks are WAV files, they're compatible with every major DAW including Logic, Ableton, GarageBand, Cubase, Pro Tools and many others."
-The Loop Loft