[Fmpro] are loops ok to use?

[Tracey Larvenz]

Didn't George throw in all the tape loops?

Tracey Larvenz
www.melodiousthunk.net



On May 29, 2007, at 6:17 PM, Chris Alpiar wrote:

> Yea they were songwriters not composers that's exactly why they had  
> George
> Martin
>
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> From: fmpro-bounces+chris=alpiar.com at nxport.com
> [mailto:fmpro-bounces+chris=alpiar.com at nxport.com] On Behalf Of Tracey
> Larvenz
> Sent: Tuesday, May 29, 2007 9:10 PM
> To: fmpro at nxport.com
> Subject: Re: [Fmpro] are loops ok to use?
>
> I guess the Beatles were dodgy composers too.
>
> Tracey Larvenz
> www.melodiousthunk.net
>
>
>
> On May 29, 2007, at 5:52 PM, Chris Alpiar wrote:
>
>> If you use sampled sounds that's cool, but if you are using 2 4 8
>> or more
>> bar loops because you are too lazy to input the groove yourself and
>> actually
>> compose it, that's not worthy of calling yourself anything more  
>> then a
>> computer user, a dj, a music technologist, I wouldn't even have
>> balls to
>> call myself a music programmer if that's how I wrote music
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: fmpro-bounces+chris=alpiar.com at nxport.com
>> [mailto:fmpro-bounces+chris=alpiar.com at nxport.com] On Behalf Of
>> leshurdle
>> Sent: Tuesday, May 29, 2007 7:34 PM
>> To: onephatcat at earthlink.net; fmpro at nxport.com
>> Subject: Re: [Fmpro] are loops ok to use?
>>
>> Gosh,
>>
>> I'm shamed and ashamed to dare to use technology which I paid for...
>> even though the client wanted those sounds and the budget sucked.
>>
>> However, watermarking would have solved all the issues......... they
>> didn't do it, fair game.
>>
>> L
>>
>> On May 29, 2007, at 4:03 PM, onephatcat at earthlink.net wrote:
>>
>>> I think the correct term for someone who's compositions are
>>> predominantly loops should be "Compositor" because that is exactly
>>> what they are doing, putting together a composite of sound
>>> patterns. However, the reality is that many, if not most composers
>>> are probably not capable of creating those fat crushed drum loop
>>> sounds on their own, nor of actually playing nor easily afford to
>>> hire someone who can play the ethnic hand percussion loops that are
>>> overused these days, so lets cut some slack on the unpitched and
>>> semi-pitched percussion loops, but if you use loops of discreet
>>> pitched sound patterns, especially orchestra, shame shame shame.
>>>
>>> Joel
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>> In my opinion you are no longer a composer if you do, more of a DJ
>>>> But your ethics are up to you :) Legally I have no idea tho
>>>>
>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>> From: fmpro-bounces+chris=alpiar.com at nxport.com
>>>> [mailto:fmpro-bounces+chris=alpiar.com at nxport.com] On Behalf Of
>>>> girltunes
>>>> Sent: Tuesday, May 29, 2007 3:23 PM
>>>> To: fmpro at nxport.com
>>>> Subject: [Fmpro] are loops ok to use?
>>>>
>>>> I probably missed previous discussion of this...but is it ok to use
>>>> stock loops in compositions - Logic and Garage Band come with
>>>> banks of
>>>> loops and I'm not sure whether they're ok to use or does one share
>>>> credit with the unknown looper who created them?
>>>>
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