I'm proud to announce the release of Gruss Loops Volume V. The first complete pack of grooves recorded in my new studio, it represents another step forward in the Gruss Loops series, both sonically and musically. From spacial, jazz explorations to tight, aggressive rock, this pack of loops covers a massive range of styles and sounds that will help bring your tracks to life.
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I just wanted to give everyone a quick (and not so subtle) reminder that today is the last day to subscribe and download Gruss Loops - Volume IV. At the stroke of midnight (EDT), it will be swiped from the membership shelf and replaced with the eagerly awaited, critically acclaimed Volume V. As I've mentioned before, the end of the month is the best time to join, since you'll be able to download over 200 different loops in the span of 24 hours.... all for the insanely low price of $9.95 Norma...
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Last week it was cheese. This week it's ice.
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Warning - This video contains an overabundance of ponytails and Dockers....
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When I was much younger, while being chauffeured around from elementary school to Cub Scout meetings in my mom's awesome station wagon, I used to get so frustrated whenever I heard Fleetwood Mac's, "Go Your Own Way". Not by the melody or lyrics, but by the drum beat.
Every other pop song I was used to hearing at that point in my life had nice, steady backbeats on 2 and 4, along with plentiful amounts of reverb. This song, however, didn't follow that particular rhythmic formula. In an eff...
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Dutch jazz drummer, Han Bennink, is a crazy old man.
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In my quest to tame the overly-live tracking room in my new house, I bit the bullet and trekked out to my local Guitar Center to find a solution. I figured I could pick up a few of those foam panels and line the walls of my studio on the cheap. I mean, how expensive could foam be?
According to the ponytailed sales guy in the pro audio department, I needed to cover my walls with Auralex foam. He said these foam panels were the "Rolls Royce of acoustical treatments" and were priced according...
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My good friend, tv and film composer extraordinaire, Will Bates, just informed me that some Gruss Loops will be featured tomorrow night on VH1's live special, Divas. The show is being hosted by the shit bat-crazy one and only, Paula Abdul, and will feature live performances from Cindy Lauper, Jennifer Hudson, Kelly Clarkson, Miley Cyrus and the first person l think of when I hear the word "diva", Stevie Wonder. I was wondering when Miley and Stevie would finally work together.
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This might be even better than the Journey video....
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Loop #94
No trip to Home Depot would be complete without purchasing a big, orange bucket. And no drummer would ever begin using said bucket for its intended purpose until turning it over and playing "Wipe Out" for 10 minutes straight. Instead of filling it full of joint compound and skim coating my dining room walls, I took the bucket into my studio and mic'd it up for some loops.
With a Shure Beta 52A underneath to capture the low end, a Rode NT5 overhead to capture the attack, and on...
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