not at all. there's no way in this world you going to sit and tell me that working with sample cd's and loops is cheap. if done the right way, it is just a creative as midi. i strongly believe this. in fact i personally often find it more creative and productive.

i spend day after day preparing loops - mashing up different loops into different folders. categorising. eqing. then using them in tracks.

it's a different way of working but to me it's the same as taking a sine wave in midi (that someone else has provided for you) and making your own sound out of it. this way you take a loop from a sampled cd, from rebirth, from anything - and lovingly craft it beyond all recognition into your own loop.

the only difference is your track start to sound more full because there's more going on. this is the key to our sound and most of the hard techno producers out there.

fair enough, you work with midi. do things your own way. but don't tell me that i'm not creative because i'm doing things to a different way that the 'standard' way of making music.

there's a line here. just the same as there's a line with using presets on keyboard and making your own sounds. as long as you know what line is, there's nothing wrong with using loops.

ok rant over..

(sorry death )