EXS 24 Logic Sampler Users Group

<It raises some interesting questions about using commercial loops and even
presets from instruments.
How much do we "lean" on other peoples talents for our own completed tracks?
It's a big subject.>

Interesting topic Phil....and one that comes up a lot with our stuff as you can imagine....

My take on what we do is to provide the "paint" part to people, where elements can be broken down and used in creative ways. I actually cringe as much as any of our customers do when we hear someone using our stuff in really uncreative and "stock" ways. It's especially a drag when someone does very little composition at all with the sounds and then calls it their own. Of course, it's legal to do this, because we aren't ever going to be the "creativity police"...but this kind of use, and those full-blown backing tracks kinds of products does put a bad rap on the whole soundware business. I often hear comments like "Commercial samples are only for uncreative musicians"....which is a shame.

OTOH, My favorite thing is to hear people use our stuff in super unique and interesting ways. A great example is the way inventive people like Guy Sigsworth, BT,  Timbaland, and Bjork use our samples. That's really what its all about for me, and why our focus is on furthering the marriage of technology and samples, with things like Groove Control and Virtual instruments, so that each person can use our sounds simply as a catalyst for inspiration, instead of just another "preset". I think that even people that are mainly preset users should strive to learn their instruments and techniques to increase their skills. IMO, that's part of the growing process of being an electronic musician in the 21st Century.

Merry Christmas!

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