I can't tell you how sick I am of hearing tired, canned dance beats. I don't even like dance music. But if I have to hear it while out in public, away from the safe confines of my iPod, I might as well try to improve the quality of the drum sounds. The world has been overrun by shitty producers with their 808 samples and re-mixed Ableton Live schlock. And don't even get me started about the kitten DJs who spin said schlock.
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Last night I received an email from someone named Todd, with the subject, "The Money Beat". At first I wasn't sure what to think. Is someone with poor typing skills requesting a groove based on "Last Train to Clarksville"? Is someone holding my cats hostage again and demanding loops as ransom? Curious and slightly unnerved, I clicked into the email and read the following:
Just wanted to let you know that I used the above named loop in a new track of mine, "Manifolds V," which you can list...
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Saturday Night Live's, Shawn Pelton, is back to show us how to layer 'down n' dirty' drum loops in Ableton Live.
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