boris/mike, i think that's the problem. you're using 'one cool loop'. and you're making that loop very, very prominant in your mix. problem is - other artists are doing the same. which leads to people thinking it's nicked. it seems like you've stolen it, when in fact you haven't - you've just paid damn good money for a sample cd that some other artist has paid damn good money for too.

look. i'm not a bloody expert at this techno making business but i have been doing it for years and i have been through these exact problem myself. it just means working that little bit harder to source/categorise your loops. sure use a sample cd, but find a plug in or plugin chain that then becomes 'your sound' to stick over the top of the loops. do this in a prog like acid - then export each loop as a seperate file and put into organised folders. then only use these loops! that way you'll NEVER have the same loop as someone else on your tracks.

alternatively use a program like recycle to chop them up a bit.

just a little more time and effort will really mean issues like this dont arise again.

wow.. it seems like we're actually getting somewhere useful now dont you think!?!!