Irony...I was going to post a question in the "Techno Production" forum about whether or not people used sampled drum sounds...the individual sounds...in there production, or whether people made new, fairly one-of-a-kind drum/percussion sounds from a synth(s).

Now I see this debate about using entire pre-made loops in tracks.

This discussion has certaily change my understanding of electronic music production. Maybe I am naive, but I thought we were all creating our own sounds...our own mark.

Again with the disclaimer, I'm down with using samples, but not to the point of calling them a track of your own.

On Spinwarp, a Dnb forum, you can read tutorials about how to create any drum sound you want from a fairly simple synth. I thought everyone was doing this, at least to some extent.

I don't have a "label", nor do I produce for a label, so I don't fully understand the industry, but when all of you do here what I'm make'n, you will hear my stuff, and not other peoples work/loops, liscense free or otherwise.

No offense to anyone, just my belief.

I think I'll hold off on the question of whether people make their own percussion with synths, or use sampled kicks, snares, toms, etc.