must have sample/loop sets for non elect/dance/hiphp composer

[captain54]

I know this is a hard question with the multitude of sample sets and loop libraries out there....

I am looking to revamp my collection and attempting to streamline my setup so that I basically will be eliminating the need to lose valuable time and creative inspiration by sifting through hard drive after hard drive of sample sets....

What I do is pretty basic...put together background and sound beds for TV, radio....also, lately a lot of what I do is taking rock and indie demos and layering with synth, percussion instruments, loops, etc.....I definitely am not an electronica, hip hop, dance composer, however....I'm an old school guy who wants to keep it organic, but yet have that occasional ambient feel....I'm on a mac and Logic Pro 7 with the EXS 24 as my main sampler...

I am looking for inspirational tools and sounds that are pretty much cutting edge...I'm pretty much a "one man band", play drums and keys and vocals, so I usually get stuck when it comes time to add guitars.....

here are some of my standbys that I find myself going to a lot...

Garageband jam pack 3
Spectrasonics Liquid grooves
East west quantum leap guitar and bass
Scarbee rhodes and wurly
Bosendorfer 290
Albino (for layering)
Zero G creative essentials guitar and fx samples
Spectrasonics bizarre guitars
Ilio trance fusion
Platinum Drums
Discrete Drums 1 & 2
Drum kit from Hell Superior

along with a Roland Xp-30 and all the synths that come with Logic Pro 7...I've been able to simplify things a bit by converting a few of the loop sets to Apple Loops and indexing them in the Logic loop browser....so I have one place to go for all my sounds and instruments...

I'm just trying to find a simpler way of working.....I've thought of just chucking it all for a ROMpler like a motif ES where everything is at your fingertips....

I'm just getting to the point where I HATE sifting through sound after sound after instrument after instrument after loop after loop....

any suggestions??

[burak]

I recommend the betamonkey's drum loops for rock, alternative etc..and session loops from simon phillips for multitrack loops.
I use them quite often.

[Kalite Marka]

Originally Posted by burak

I recommend the betamonkey's drum loops for rock, alternative etc..and session loops from simon phillips for multitrack loops.
I use them quite often.

eyvalla burak,
indeed they are quite good