Twist your existing Sound Loops into every Color of the Musical Rainbow; becoming a Musical Artist

I’m not techie and altough I enjoy the Discovery Channel; I’m in no way a scientist, nor do I have that mind. I’m simple, i like simple things; but I absolutely love interesting and unique textures in music. One of my favorite ways to dive into the world of the creative and new is by taking tired sound loops and music samples and completely manipulate and destroy them……. In a good way of course!!!

Check out these tracks that were created with our Sound Loops and Construction Kit Libraries!

Classic Rock

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Blues

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Southern Rock

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The best part, aboslutely nothing is off limits here….you can go crazy and let your imagination loose. For example you can take your pre-existing rock  drums loops and instead of using them as the drum groove; use them as your rhythmic motive. You can just as well make
the guitar rhythms or guitar loops your new “drum” beat ….. It all works and its all good !!!!

What you’ll need to start with are some audio files, sample sounds, sound loops  and it really doesn’t matter the  genre and style …whatever it is that moves you…..Please make sure that they are
cleared loops; this means they are royalty-free and cleared to be
used in any compositions.

There are so many ways to manipulate and multiple, color, affect your sounds. Here are a few examples of things I’ve had great success with.You could use your piano loops and run them through a distortion pedal, run
your drums loops through a massive verb and only use the mix of
verb…ie. no direct sound. Push all the knobs, use the settings you never use, it never fails that the ones you
think are going to be the worst, usually turn out to be the best and super catchy. Don’t limit  your imagination; this is where people will fail…..if your going to be unique and different you must think outside the box. One of the most effective ways of creating authentic and unique music
sound loops is to focus on the “textures and actual sounds”; ect that your creating. Artists love
colors…become a musical artist. Expertiment, take a chance; color it up!!!

Here’s a tip that Music Producers and Musicians have used with great success. Don’t just be comfotable with one effect …..combine effects; use many together, loop them out of order, go nuts. Word of caution here!!!!!!! Please be extremely
carfeul when doing this as feeback and sounds can get out of control very quickly;
but you never know…. this might turn out to be an amazing thing?

Always remember, experimentation is the “key”. Artists have known this for centuries. Start thinking sounds, sonic textures, soundscapes. To to create your next masterpiece with nothing but one sound and then build from there. So many possiblities, so many ways of creating unique and bizarre sounds. Begin to look at the world
like an artist does and use musical colors to start creating truley unique and original musical masterpieces!!!