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Loopmasters has released Deep & Soulful House V2, a new title in the DJ Mixtools series of sample libraries.

In-house Loopmasters producer ANDY LEE who is know internationally by his CENTRAL AVENUE alias is one of the UK’s foremost DEEP & SOULFUL HOUSE producers is proud to bring a selection of four brand new royalty free tracks which are broken down into progressive stems allowing you to mix, remix, loop and add that ultra-cool groove element to your set.

If you are a fan of labels like SALTED, SHIFTED, PURPLE, GO-GO, DUFFNOTE, BARCODA, early SOULFURIC, MN2S and classic DEFECTED & BARGROOVES then these tools are for you. Offering new and exciting possibilities for studio production and live performance, these tools give a DJ the ability to essentially remix live and essentially raises the bar for tools a DJ has at his disposal to work a crowd.

DEEP AND SOULFUL HOUSE V2 includes 4 Fully Mixed tracks and 33 long evolving stems, plus 30 Bonus Sounds to complement the packs – all at 125 Bpm in the Key of D Minor.

DJ Mixtools 17 – Deep & Soulful House V2 is available for £14.95 GBP.

More information: Loopmasters / DJ Mixtools 17 – Deep & Soulful House V2

Loopmasters has released Groove Tech, a new sample library by Andy Lee of Barcoda.

Groove Tech take inspiration from what is being called “The New Sound Of Ibiza” and is without doubt the freshest House sound of the year.

Moving away from harder and tougher sounds that have dominated the club scene in recent years, and following the trend for tunes that have really solid and infectious grooves with original and innovative percussive elements that work in a main room just as well as the backroom. Often with a slightly jackin’ and swung out groove that can fuse Deep and Tech House, Techno, Disco and Jackin samples together to form a new and exciting sound that for now we are calling “Groove Tech.”

Groove Tech features

• 935MB content, 24-bit House samples.
• 500+ House Loops, between 125 and 127 Bpm.
• 400 Single Sounds and Hits.
• 29 Ready to play patches for HALion, Kontakt, SFZ, EXS24 and Reason NN-XT.
• Apple Loops, Reason Refill and Ableton Live Pack also available.

Groove Tech is available to purchase for £34.95 GBP.

More information: Loopmasters / Groove Tech

Loopmasters has released DJ Mixtools 04 – Deep and Soulful House, the latest series of sample packs for DJs and live artists.

In-house Loopmasters producer ANDY LEE who is know internationally by his CENTRAL AVENUE alias is one of the UK’s foremost DEEP & SOULFUL HOUSE producers is proud to bring a selection of four brand new royalty free tracks which are broken down into progressive stems allowing you to mix, remix, loop and add that ultra-cool groove element to your set.

If you are a fan of labels like SALTED, SHIFTED, PURPLE, GO-GO, DUFFNOTE, BARCODA, early SOULFURIC, MN2S and classic DEFECTED & BARGROOVES then these tools are for you. Offering new and exciting possibilities for studio production and live performance, these tools give a DJ the ability to essentially remix live and essentially raises the bar for tools a DJ has at his disposal to work a crowd.

DJ Mixtools 04 – Deep and Soulful House features

• 4 full Deep and Soulful House tracks, all DJ Mix stems provided.
• Evolving 24Bit 32 and 64 bar Loops.
• Fully mastered ready for clubs.
• Includes Locked Groove (Bass and Drums), Breakdowns, Top Loops, FX Loops, Percussion Loops, Drum Loops, Chords and Musical Stems, Bonus One Shot FX and Single Drums.
• Royalty Free.
• Ableton Live Compatible.
• Available as single tracks at Beatport.

DJ Mixtools 04 – Deep and Soulful House is available to purchase for £14.95 GBP.

More information: Loopmasters / DJ Mixtools 04 – Deep and Soulful House

Loopmasters has released a new sample library by Andy Lee: Progressive House & Future Tech.

I am not exactly sure by what standards something is called progressive house or future tech these days so I guess it’s a good idea to drop some names to get an idea of what type of sound you can expect.

From the Loopmasters website:

Progressive House & Future Tech is influenced by the more progressive club sounds of artists such as Pryda, The Swedish House Mafia, Funkagenda, Daniel Portman, Michael Woods, Alex Kenji, EDX, and the legendary sounds of Deadmau5.

This collection of royalty free samples includes everything between Progressive and the Main Room side of Tech House as pioneered by artists such as Tiger Stripes, Bingo Players, D Ramirez, Mark Knight, John Dahlback, and labels such as Noir, Toolroom, Stealth, Poker-Flat, Sneekerz, Get Physical, Nervous, and Spinnin.

Progressive House & Future Tech includes over 1,100 loops and samples:

• Over 1.3 GB content, 24-bit quality.
• 697 Loops: 88 bass, 89 chord and stab, 398 drum, 80 lead, and 42 pads & sidechained.
• 459 Single Sounds: 17 chord stab (2 multi), 333 drum, 26 FX, and 20 synth multis (bass, synth, pads, etc).
• 45 patches EXS24, HALion, Kontakt, NN-XT, and sfz format.

The loops folder structure is uncomplicated and easy to browse. There are category folders for bass, chords/stab, drum, etc., for the two tempos offered (128 and 130 bpm). Same thing with the single sound folders, everything is straightforward and painless to find.

The sounds of Progressive House & Future Tech are generally quite minimal, though there is a generous amount of the type of melodic content you would expect from a progressive sample library. Where applicable everything has been key labeled.

Even though most of the samples are quite short (2 bars), many chord/stab and lead loops have those typical build-up/breakdown type elements and a few also have variations for easy construction of sequences. The drum loops are quite varied, including variations such as top/no-kick loops. For pushing the beat even harder the pads section has some useful side chain effected loops.

The collection of single sounds is a valuable addition, especially when using the included sampler patches. Each one of the 20 multi-sample synth patches uses only 4 samples, yet they work surprisingly well and cover a lot of ground.

Check the Loopmasters demo below to get an impression of the sounds of Progressive House & Future Tech.

So what do I think?

Progressive House & Future Tech isn’t marketed as a construction kit library, but it sure has all the production ready loops and samples of one.

Andy Lee has done a lovely job creating tons of loops that match perfectly stylistically, without getting too repetitive. The melodic content is solid and the drum loops are great for mixing & mashing. I had a short session in Ableton Live just throwing loops in left and right and I was amazed how well everything worked together with minimal effort.

Highlight for me are the synth (chord/stab & lead) loops. Totally inspiring, offering more than sufficient variation both melodically and sound wise.

In short, a quality package with plenty of exciting material for your electronic music productions.

More information: Loopmasters / Progressive House & Future Tech

Loopmasters has announced the release of Progressive House & Future Tech, a collection of progressive house samples, recorded and produced by legendary house producer Andy Lee.

A consummate collection of some of the deepest loops for house music’s elite production specialists, featuring a wealth of previously unheard and unreleased material created exclusively for Loopmasters with modern house music producers solely in mind.

Progressive House & Future Tech is influenced by the more progressive club sounds of artists such as Pryda, The Swedish House Mafia, Funkagenda, Daniel Portman, Michael Woods, Alex Kenji, EDX, and the legendary sounds of Deadmau5.

This collection of royalty free samples includes everything between Progressive and the Main Room side of Tech House as pioneered by artists such as Tiger Stripes, Bingo Players, D Ramirez, Mark Knight, John Dahlback, and labels such as Noir, Toolroom, Stealth, Poker -Flat, Sneekerz, Get Physical, Nervous, and Spinnin.

Essential sounds which create a multi tempo melting pot of edgy, dirty and twisted samples that not only captures the current sound of dance floors worldwide but provides inspirational sounds that we are sure will play its part in the future of these genres.

Progressive House & Future Tech features

• 697 Loops including: 90 Bass Loops, 400 Drum Loops, 90 Chord And Stab Loops, 80 Lead Lines.
• 459 Single Sounds including: 42 Pads, 20 Chord Stabs, 300+ Single Drum Samples, 26 FX, 80 Multi-sampled Bass, Leads and Pads.
• 45 Ready-to-play Patches for Reason NNXT, HALion, Kontakt, EXS and SFZ.
• Reason Refill, Apple Loops and Ableton Live versions also available.

Progressive House & Future Tech is available to purchase for £39.95 GBP.

More information: Loopmasters / Progressive House & Future Tech

Essential House Drumworks

Loopmasters has released Essential House Drumworks, a brand new collection of House Drum Samples from deep within the studio vaults of one of our most celebrated producers, Andy Lee of Barcoda.

Essential House Drumworks is a collection of exquisitely recorded and produced single drum samples dedicated to producers of all four to the floor genres who are looking to create their own beats from scratch using the finest sounds and samples. Suitable for Minimal, Tech, Electro, Deep, Soulful, Funky, Fidget, Progressive and Disco House, along with Techno and Trance – this is one hell of a large collection of hand picked sounds which have been produced with the dancefloor firmly in mind.

Essential House Drumworks features

• Over 1,650 single drum and percussion samples, and more than 40 kits pre programmed for Reason NNXT, Halion, Kontakt, EXS, and SFZ soft samplers.
• Included in this huge collection you will find no less than 46 Claps, 66 Cymbals, 252 Hi Hats, 276 Kick Drums, 705 Percussion Samples, 62 Shakers, and 255 Snares.
• From Synthetic, Processed, Gated and Effected through to Chunky, Live and Real sounds – this collection of Dance Drum Samples is your one stop shop for drum samples. Alongside banks of Kicks, Snares, Cymbals and Percussion, you also get ready to play kits including Deep House, Disco, Electro, Hard House, Minimal, Soulful, Tech House, Tribal and Urban styles.

Essential House Drumworks is available for purchase for £19.95 GBP.

More information: Loopmasters / Essential House Drumworks