Drum Loops: Beta Monkey vs. Drums on ...

Drum Loops: Beta Monkey vs. Drums on Demand, who has a review?

Posted on Aug 18, 2004 10:02 am
rockstar_not
Member Since: Aug 18, 2004

I'm about to spend $50 on some loops - Drum n Bass, funky butt loops need not apply.

It seems like Drums on Demand and Beta Monkey offer some of the more useful and affordable loops for my style - rather than define it, I'll say what kind of music I like:

Coldplay, U2, Switchfoot, Emmylou Harris, Guster, Allison Krauss w/Union Station, etc.

I like the samples from both of these companies, but it seems like Drums on Demand has seen more favorable reviews on this forum. I do like how they are organized on the disc.

I'm looking for opinions from someone who has loops from both. Beta Monkey looks like their stuff is about 1/3 cheaper than DoD.

-Scott

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dbmasters
Administrator
Since: Apr 03, 2002

Aug 18, 2004 10:13 am

A mod here just got monkey beats and loves them, hopefully he will pop by today and give you his two cents...I've never heard of Drums on Demand...

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...bringing sexy back
Member
Since: Jul 01, 2002

Aug 18, 2004 01:17 pm

you, that'll be me...i just got the three for $49 deal from betamonkey and theyre awesome, though i havent tried DOD yet. theyre gonna have to be pretty good to beat (ha, beat! geddit?) what i got for my money though

if ya got any specific questions put em here and ill be happy to help, cos i love the monkey stuff!

dcs973
Member
Since: Jun 11, 2004

Sep 01, 2004 10:56 pm

I use Drums On Demand and I'm pretty happy with them... they make it really easy to piece songs together by creating song sets organized by BPM. The only thing that I've run into is that they record different sets on different kits, so taking a verse from one set and a chorus from another usually doesn't work out. Kind of a bummer... although, you can also build the beat yourself using layers and individual hits, which are also included on the CD's (layers are new and were added in Volume 3).

-Dave