Reggae Drum Loops FAQ
Thanks everybody for asking a lot of questions about the [intlink id=”53″ type=”page”]Reggae Drum Loops[/intlink] pack! To make it easier for everyone I gathered them here in one place. More Q&A’s will be added as they come in. Here goes:
Q: Can I try the reggae loops before I buy them?
A: Yes, there are a couple of reggae loops in the [intlink id=”19″ type=”page”]free drum loops [/intlink]pack. And with our money-back guarantee you really can’t lose. Buy them and try them out, if you don’t like them we’ll give you every cent back.
Q: Will the reggae loops work for metal?
A: They are probably not ideal for heavy metal, but why not create your own reggae-metal genre? Who knows, it might be a hit!
Q: Love the sound on the demo clips – what are you using?
A: It’s Toontrack Superior Custom & Vintage with the Vintage Oaklawn preset and the snare slightly tuned up. And some parallel compression with if I remember correctly Stillwell Audio’s fabulous Rocket Compressor.
Q: I use Superior Drummer – where do I put the files?
A: Look up the Superior Drummer User MIDI folder (reachable from the Superior plugin interface) and then navigate one level UP to the MIDI folder. Now move the folder 220@ODDGROOVES_REGGAE_DRUMMING to that folder. Re-start the plugin. Done!
Q: I’m not into reggae specifically, but have enjoyed your [intlink id=”15″ type=”page”]progressive drum loops[/intlink] products in the past. In there anything in the Reggae Pack that can be used in prog?
A: Yes, there is. The 125 BPM half-time grooves were all inspired by Frank Zappa’s reggae vamps, so there is a fair portion of oddness in there as well.
Q: I’m in France – why do I get charged Swedish VAT?
A: As a company based in Sweden, OddGrooves is bound by law to charge Swedish VAT (25%) to residents of both Sweden and other EU countries.
Q: Wassup with all this reggae nonsense? I thought you guys were prog musicians! Jeez…
A: Yes indeed, we are prog musicians. But we also like reggae, and thought that other people also might like to have access to some great [intlink id=”53″ type=”page”]reggae drum loops[/intlink]. Not to worry though, we have plenty of progressive rock loops and other cool stuff in the pipe.
Got more questions? Ask them right here on the blog!
music is music.. there are no categories..never was..
influences are there.. like nothing is apart from each other.. you can say i like that or not.. but putting music
into a “schublade” is simply wrong.. every serious musician will tell you that !!! no borders !! no boundaries !! they only exist in our heads..
cheers
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You guys rule everyday.
Keep kickin out the Jams in any style!
You’re quite right about Frank Zappa and reggae … in his later live recordings the skanky beats show up pretty regularly as a vamp for his jams. In fact, FZ had a special hand signal — a finger-twirling gesture, as though he was messing with dreadlocks — whenever he wanted the band to pick up on that feel. Chad Wackerman (dr) and Scott Thunes (bs) were pretty adept at making reggae sound cool in the FZ school of music.
Of course, if you’re ultraserious about reggae, hunt down some mid-period Sly & Robbie, and try to guess when the big “bomb drops” will occur….