VIDEO: Using fast jazz and bebop loops inside of Stylus RMX

Share this post Twitter Facebook Tumblr Email Posted October 16, 2012 in BeBop, Charlie Hunter, Jazz, RMX, Spectrasonics, Stylus RMX, Video

In this video I show you how to use faster jazz and bebop drum loops (200 bpm+) inside of Stylus RMX.  To demonstrate the process, I match them up with up with loops recorded at much slower tempos to create and layer an entirely new groove.  

The loops utilized in the video come from both our Platinum Pack and Charlie Hunter "Looped".





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Video: Charlie Hunter at the Portland Jazz Fest

Share this post Twitter Facebook Tumblr Email Posted July 10, 2012 in Charlie Hunter, Guitar, Jazz, Live, Portland, Video

Loop Loft artist, Charlie Hunter, performed at the Portland Jazz Festival earlier this year, and fortunately an incredible video of the concert has surfaced on the internets!  Sit back for the next 60 minutes and enjoy some of the most musical and virtuostic guitar (well, he's also handling bass duties, too!) playing you'll ever witness.  And if you haven't already, check out Charlie's loop collection right here.

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Video: How to layer kick and snare samples with live multitrack drums

Share this post Twitter Facebook Tumblr Email Posted June 20, 2012 in Layer, Logic, Samples, Video

In this video I show you how to quickly layer and "double" multitrack drums in Logic 9 with electronic samples.  This same production technique can be used in almost any DAW (Pro Tools, Ableton, Cubase etc) with plugins like Drumagog or Steven Slate Drum Replacer.

The drum session used in the video comes from Complete Takes Vol 1, but this same technique can be applied to any of our multitrack drum series.

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Improving Drum Mixes With Gates

Share this post Twitter Facebook Tumblr Email Posted May 16, 2012 in Gates, Mixing, Multitrack, Reason 6, SSL, Tutorial, Video

In this video I show you how to utilize gates in Reason (with their fantastic SSL 9000k-modeled mixer) on a multitrack drum session to clean up and improve the mix.

The drum sessions in the video are available here.

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VIDEO: Tour of Complete Takes Vol 2 in Ableton, Logic and Reason 6

Share this post Twitter Facebook Tumblr Email Posted May 11, 2012 in Ableton, Logic, Multitrack, Reason, Reason 6, Video

Not just drum loops, but entire, song-length performances of multitracked drum sessions.... that's what Complete Takes is all about.  In this video, I give you a look at Complete Takes Vol 2 and work with the drum sessions inside of Logic, Ableton Live and Reason 6.  

Working with quality, live multitrack drums has never been easier.  Literally, just drag and drop the files into your session and go.  Check out the video for an in-depth look:

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Video: Using Multiple Loops In Multiple Meters (all at the same time)

Share this post Twitter Facebook Tumblr Email Posted January 30, 2012 in Kong, Odd Meters, Reason, REX, Tutorial, Video

You were probably just asking yourself... "hmmm, is it possible to use multiple odd meter drum loops (in multiple odd time signatures) together at the same time, and make something that doesn't sound like a Dream Theater b-side?"  Well, you've come to the right place, because I've got your answer:  YES!  It's totally possible, and the results are pretty interesting.

In this video, I show you how to take three different loops in three time signatures (7/8, 7/4 & 15/8) and play them together inside of Reason.  It's easier than you might think, and it ends up creating a groove that changes slightly with every measure.


The MIDI loops utilized in this video come from our recently released Odd Meter MIDI Drums collection, while the 7/4 Rex loop comes from the Odd Meter Grooves Vol 2 pack, and lastly, the Kong Patch hails from our popular Cinematic Drums Vol 2 ReFIll.


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Video: Making Linear Loops in Reason 6

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In this video, I show you how to create linear drum loops in Reason 6 by utilizing slice edit mode in Dr. Octo Rex to deconstruct a straight forward rock groove and fill the gaps with ReDrum.  The ReFill I'm using in this example is Indie Rock Drums Vol II.


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New Cinematic ReFill for Reason 6

Share this post Twitter Facebook Tumblr Email Posted December 02, 2011 in Cinematic, ReFill, Video

We've configured our latest Cinematic Drums release specifically for use in Reason 6.  Custom Combinator patches that utilize The Echo, Alligator, Pulveriser (along with a vast amount of other Reason components), will take this eclectic collection of loops and samples into directions you would never imagine.

Watch the preview:

Reason ReFill - Cinematic Drums Vol 2 from The Loop Loft on Vimeo.

ReFill Specs:


- 183 REX2 Loops
- 22 Dr Octo Rex Patches 
- 7 Kong Patches
- 3 ReDrum Patches
- 3 Combinators
- High Quality, 24-bit 48 KHZ Audio 
- File size: 100 MB

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