back again with some more authentic samples from platinumloops
this time we taking it south of the border! And no I don’t mean taco bell….
What is Latin Breaks Volume 1?
It’s a full authentic collection of rhythms and loops straight from Latin America.
Percussions, horns, vocals…
all the various sounds you would expect in an exotic latin musical excursion.
Not just a bunch of bongos, but these sound like full breaks
chopped from complete latin records or performances
Real Latin music played live by real Latin musicians
Quick Specs
- Content: 144 loops and 7 one shot samples
- Format: WAV, AIF, REX2
- Price: $69.95
So how do they sound?
Authentic…and spicy!
One thing I’ve come to notice about platinumloops is when they say Latin, they mean it. Just like their Arabian breaks product, this product captures the authentic sound and vibe of real Latin music.
The playing and recording is the type of stuff you spend hours getting dusty fingers looking through old thrift store records, cds, and 8 tracks.
These samples fit easily in a movie or tv soundtrack, as well as they next hip hop, pop, or dance tune.
There is a bit of “air” about the samples, that gives it that live feel, maybe because it was actually recorded live.
I found myself just listening to the grooves, not knowing how or where I would use them.
Production is high quality, and there is tons of different elements to mix, mash, and mangle
So what’s the bottom line?
I was really surprised in this library, when I first got it in for review I thought I couldn’t do anything with it.
I knew it was recorded well, but it felt more like something I would use in a movie score and not for making my next production.
Either way, movie score or music production, these sounds can be very useful and inspiring.
I give this collection a solid 4.5 out of 5 subs.
Well produced and well put together, I would have liked to have more of the musical elements, even though there is quite a bit, I felt I could have traded a few of the percussion loops and breaks for some good latin horn/guitar grooves.
But all in all, a great product.
check out the demos on their site, they even have a few loops/breaks for download: Latin Breaks V1
leave a comment below and let me know what you think
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wow those sound very interesting, nice vocals and horns! i might check that out if i ever need to make a latin track lol
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saintjoe Reply:
March 10th, 2010 at 3:20 pm
I hear that, def got some interesting sounds in there.
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Soundin mighty fine to me
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saintjoe Reply:
March 10th, 2010 at 3:20 pm
they have a pretty authentic sound I think, thanks for checkin it.
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i give it a 3
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saintjoe Reply:
March 10th, 2010 at 3:19 pm
cool, everyone has their own style and opinions, thanks for the comment.
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p-loops always comes correct
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saintjoe Reply:
March 10th, 2010 at 3:19 pm
definitely got some goodies.
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yeah I’ve checked the demo loops….it sounds pretty dope…
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saintjoe Reply:
March 10th, 2010 at 3:19 pm
no doubt yo, thanks for the comment.
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Real nice . It depends on how they are used
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saintjoe Reply:
March 10th, 2010 at 3:19 pm
yeah, definitely depends on how ya use em. thanks for checkin it.
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they sound pretty tight thanks for the heads up ohh by the way where did you get the stand for your your maschine need that lookin down be killin my neck
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saintjoe Reply:
March 10th, 2010 at 4:17 pm
Got it from sam’s club it’s a rolodex laptop stand. 15 bucks, changed my life lol and my neck/back!
hahahaha
thanks for watchin fam.
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Def some quality sounds there saintjoe. PLoops always gives you some quality. Something to chop up and get real creative with. But joe, is that the MPC I see sitting there??? Looks like you blew the dust off of it!!! LOL.
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saintjoe Reply:
March 10th, 2010 at 5:27 pm
that’s the 4k, I pulled it out this weekend, messed around with it, then turned it back off. Bout to sell it lol.
Yes, PL got some nice stuff, I like this latin joint almost as much as their arabian one.
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I agree the sounds are nice. The one thing I found w/latin music (from my experience anyway) is that the styles and flavors can be very regional. For example the sounds of Northern Spain vs. Southern, Puerto Rico thru Dominican Republic to Brazil or my personal favorite Afro-Cuban. Perhaps in the future Platinum Loops might consider a regional package being this one seems to try to capture a lot in one instance.
Out of curiosity how’s the breakdown? (i.e. one-shots, isolated instruments, vocal,etc.)
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saintjoe Reply:
March 10th, 2010 at 5:44 pm
I agree there are tons of styles in Latin music. This one is pretty much loops for the most part, not much in isolation, I think the “latin breaks” is really more about having a feel of grabbing loops from Latin music as opposed to having a construction kit.
so to me the focus seems to be more on “chunks” of Latin music, as opposed to isolated loops and riffs for building your own.
I really think they are made to be used like samples or as backdrops more than like a construction kit.
there is only about 7 oneshots, the rest are single or multi sound loops
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dope samples, ive been searchin for ‘A’ material latin samples.. defintely worth having in my lib.. tnx for the heads up
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saintjoe Reply:
March 11th, 2010 at 7:04 am
no doubt fam, thanks for checkin it out.
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yea, these are good loops. not easy to find as well.
Thanks man
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saintjoe Reply:
March 11th, 2010 at 7:04 am
for real, some nice lil grooves in there man
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This set of loops are hot and is a must have. I know I have to get my hands on it. Yo, check out my youtube page. I have a little promotion of the website on my page. I am loving these sounds.
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saintjoe Reply:
March 11th, 2010 at 7:06 am
Dope stuff man! Thanks for the love, I had to peep the youtube, wasn’t used to the Daysun lol…
But just peeped it man, I love ya junk dude, keep bangin.
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Some nice authentic Latin sounds there. Keep the reviews coming man.
btw, I’ve just picked up Celemony Melodyne. Will you be doing any reviews on that in the future?
I’m finding it a great sidekick for using on Sampling CDs & Construction Kits to grab melodies, drums, etc off of them and change the scales, pitch, formant & tempos to mix & match to my original music.
A very slick application.
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saintjoe Reply:
March 11th, 2010 at 8:21 am
no doubt man.
I’ve seen Melodyne but haven’t considered reviewing it. It’s very dope how you can extract midi data from an audio file, that’s pretty ill. So if you like the groove of an audio file, but want to use it with a different sound…you can.
Definitely a nice tool.
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RIGHT DOWN MY ALLEY!!! VIVA PUERTO RICO!!!!!!!!! LoL…..thnx for the review. I’ll send you some fried plantains in return son!!!
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saintjoe Reply:
March 11th, 2010 at 5:46 pm
Hahahahaha, you crazy fam! Thanks for watchin.
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the sounds are really crisp and clear. i would love the challenge of tryin to use those loops in some of my beats. Get my salsa on while im still making the club bounce. And the way you chopped it up was pretty dope to.
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saintjoe Reply:
March 14th, 2010 at 2:18 pm
no doubt man, thanks for checkin it out
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I gotta admit you killed that beat chopped up that loop lovely one of ur best!
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saintjoe Reply:
June 7th, 2010 at 5:33 am
@Flip, thanks for checkin it out yo
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