"Hey bro, my name is
Donnie Vie, and I sang and wrote 13 albums
with a band called Enuff
Z'nuff. I've gone solo now
and am starting my 3rd solo CD. This next
one will be on Universal.
In the past year or so, I've ordered 7
of your CDs ( Vol. 1&2, Vol IV, Vol
V, Natural Grooves, and Alt & Mod
1&2)- you can check your records and
see this is true. I'll admit, I use the
hell out of them, cause I've checked out
a lot of different loop CDs and sites,
downloads, etc.... and you guys blow everybody
else away. As a matter of fact, your loops
are drumming on two songs on my last album
and hopefully at least half of my new
one.
I love these loops cause
they are the fuckin' best. (I wish the
disks held up a little tuffer) but I dont
think any body is tuffer than me on these
things. You can hear the loops at work
at DonnieVie.com
- check it out, all the songs that have
been recorded on my own are your loops.
Though I'm not the best engineer yet,
at least the drums kick ass, and no asshole
drummer to deal with (not saying all drummers
are assholes, just most of mine).
Donnie Vie
www.donnievie.com
www.enuffznuff.com
Nothing is cooler
than getting some high praise from a musician
you have respected for years. Donnie is
one of the best singer/songwriters you
probably have not heard lately. If you
need a refresher course on what great
music Donnie and his band Enuff Z'nuff
have given us through the years, then
get
a reminder!
Just a helluva musician
he is - awesome that we here at Beta Monkey
have been helping to inspire his new material.
"Chris, I received the loops you
sent and I'm just beginning to scratch
the surface of the material.
The loops
sound great and your playing is killer.
Just wanted to say thanks again. I also
wanted to thank you for sending out the
additional volume III for free. Much appreciated.
Your customer service is fantastic! Between
your product and the way you guys treat
your customers, I can't imagine a better
plan for a successful future these days.
I'll pass on the good word to all the
folks I know and look forward to purchasing
new volumes in the future. Thanks again."
-- Don Bruno
"First, let me say that I own all
6 Drum Werks and I think they are the
best value out on the market today. My
wife is going to be getting me the Country
disc in a month, so Iíll be adding that
one to my praises as well.
Iím
in the Air Force, stationed at Osan AB,
Korea, and itís hard as hell to hook up
with drummers who have kits out here,
so recording a live drummer is out of
the question. I rely on your discs and
others to help get my ideas out, and so
far, they are my best friend (next to
my Tele).
Anyway,
suggestion aside, thanks Chris for helping
me get my music done while stationed overseas!!!
-- Doug Pinard
"My new CD will be out
in 2006. I couldn't have done it without
you! Could I hire the drummer
who you used, to go on tour, if need be?"
-- Kenneth
Randisi / Beyond Death (Ken
created some ripping metal stuff with
the use of Double
Bass Mania)
"I got the CD, and it rocks! Those
loops are absolutely incredible. You guys
are a dream come true!" -- Thanks
again, Jason Starling
"Thank you for all, I'm
very pleased with Double Bass Mania!!
Good sound, silly grooves on drums my
friends!!! Rock it!" -- Eric
FAURE, Réunion Island, France.
"I used loops from the Pure
Country CD. Your loops are
the greatest, and I'd been trying all
sorts of drum loop disks, with varying
levels of frustration before I heard about
yours. I especially like that they are
"unfooled around with" so I
don't have to live with someone else's
opinion of how much compression/EQ to
use. They end up sounding more like a
real drummer was at the session than any
other set I've used.
Of course you can feature my song on your
user's page, I'd be honored! I'm so flattered
that you liked it that much. The feeling
is mutual!" -- John
Trentes (Look
for John's work in a future update to
our User's Music Page)
Word
is just starting to come in on the
new Jazz Essentials CD...
"These are all very good!
I especially like the bebop-paced fast
tempos, which are going to be very useful...
I should also congratulate you on your
new artwork (on the discs) and the cases.
Nice 'image' enhancement..." -- Ray
Savage
"Thanks so much for helping out,
these disks make a huge difference in
the studio! I'll be singing your
praises far and wide. Having all the variations
on a groove, and good fills, just gives
so much flexibility for composition. I'm
fooling other drummers, and my mastering
guru as well! Pretty cool. Thanks once
again, I'm sure to write again soon."
-- Todd Perkins www.churchofdreams.com
"I just received the Double Bass
loop CD, and I am using it with Garageband.
So far so good! The real drum sounds are
far superior to anything via MIDi. Thanks
for your excellent customer service, I
certainly would not hesitate to recommend
your company." -- Jonathan Bear
"Yesterday I received the CD's (much
faster than expected!). The sound
quality is great and the loops are very
realistic. Also the way the loops are
organized is very easy to use. I'm very
happy with them!" -- Thanks! Robbert
Springer
"Thank you so much for your very
useful tools!" -- Carmelo
Donaglia (Italy)
"Just received my order in today's
post (Wow that was super fast >:) )
Just added the files to my Hardrive
& I think I'm pretty much set-up &
ready to go. Thanks again for the prompt,
efficient service & the awesome product.
I'm going to have endless hours of rocking
out. " -- Best
Regards, Adam
Brewer
"I just purchased the download of
the 120BPM Guitar Rock Song Set, I think
the samples and grooves are incredible.
This is the first time I have purchased
loops from you and I am very impressed
with the quality." -- Mike
Lynch
"I received the CD in
the mail and it is a fantastic product!
It is exactly what I have been looking
for. Thanks!" -- Clayton
Mitchell
"I bought the Alt
and Modern Rock III CD and was very
excited after listening to all the demos
on the website. But just hours
later......I couldn't wait anymore. I
needed to scratch my itch. So I decided
to purchase the tasty 6/8 Blues/Prog rock
loops in the download section.
Let me just say....AWESOME LOOPS. Clean
cut, nice DRY sound (which is cool cuz
you can make the drums sound anyway you
want with a multiband compressor and EQ.)
So I made a quick little scratch song
to confirm my belief that BETAMONKEY rocks!!
THANKS
ALOT!! And can't wait to give all my songs
that REAL feel." -- Kyle
Koopman - P.S.
I will be ordering more CD's in the very
near future for sure!!!
"Just want to say thank
you again! I just ordered Alt and Modern
Rock Drums I Friday. What did
you guys do? Hand deliver? I got them
today! Monday! That was way quick and
want you to know how much I appreciate
the speed. Usually when I order something,
I needed it two weeks ago. Your fast response
is the best guys :) Keep it up!"
-- Bob Blais
"Just received Drum
Werks V here in Scotland! Great drum
sounds at a great price. Keep up the good
work!" -- Regards,
James Reid
-- P.S. -
Bought DW 5 after reading the excellent
review in Sound on Sound!
"I just received the Double
Bass Mania loop cd today... Wow that
was fast as I had just ordered it
a few days ago!! Well, you guys certainly
don't have any false advertising with
this product. The double bass loops on
this cd are exactly what I was looking
for. None of that wimpy crap that tries
to sell itself as hard rock drumming that
all the other drum loop cds offer.
The
loops work great in Acid. This is one
satisfied customer and I will be telling
more musicians about your products. Don't
worry, I won't be burning anyone a copy
of this as people need to support your
great company and purchase their own CD."
-- Thanks!!
Nancy Lukes
(U.S.)
"I recently bought your
Drum
Werks Vol. 5, Apple Loops version.
I love it!!! The loops sound
soooo much better than others I've tried
and are much more comprehensive. Thanks!"
-- Bill Greenlaw (U.S.)
"I ordered Vol. III few
months ago and I have to tell you, they
are great. I just love them.
I'm looking to order some more, but don't
know which ones, I want them all. Thanks
for a great product!" -- Bob Blais
(U.S.)
"I am a repeat customer
and will continue to be because your loops
are just the best. I have had
nothing but great service from the start.
Just thought
I would let you know that I recently changed
my email address. As a personal request,
I hope you will be expanding on the "Natural
Grooves" disc, because you are
absolutely on the right track with those
loop!!! They are fantastic!
What I love about the Natural Grooves
disc is that perfect snare sound to start
with. It's not an 80's over sound, not
a high pitch crack, but just nice and
clean. Same goes for the toms and the
rest of the kit. The drums sound great
with any reverb I choose from a small
room, to a large hall and anywhere in
between. I now have five of your disc's
and for some reason, I always tend to
reach for that one first.
Keep up the great work and I hope to see
more soon!!!" -- Take
Care, Luc
"Hey Chris, I am normally not one
to email a testimonial, But I have to
say that these loops are the most organic
loops I have ever heard!!!! I am a
Songwriter/Composer/Protools Engineer
and I needed loops that were well organized
and easy to construct into usable rhythm
tracks. I have should my colleagues and
buddies ion the industry the tracks I
have constructed and they thought I actually
used a studio drummer!!! I utilize the
loops through Abelton Live and let me
tell you they sound awesome. I have to
send you a sample. Let me know what ya
think." -- Best Regards, Mark Brisbane
"I liked all of your
drum loops so much I bought more.
So, now I have the Alt rock 1 & 2
I have bought 11 downloads and now this
CD, you must think I'm bananas!"
-- Regards, Jason Parker (U.K.)
"I recently purchased
Double
Bass Mania and am extremely impressed
with the loops included. They
sound fantastic and are the best loops
I've heard for heavy music. I've used
them on a couple of songs so far and find
them much more appropriate for what I'm
recording than anything else I've tried.
I've attached a copy of one of the songs
I've recorded using Double
Bass Mania. Thanks for an excellent
product at a great price!" -- Tracy
Towns
"These loops are so much
more inspiring than sequenced drums. Recorded
this one (attached mp3) with SONAR. Look
fwd to ALT
III!" -- Dan Estes
"Hello Betamonkey!
You guys rock! I just picked
up your "140 Up-Tempo Alt Rock/Power
Pop" on an instant download. Very
cool. They're awesome and work together
great. I built usable drum tracks in minutes.
I'm very happy... Thanks for a great product,
I don't forsee myself using anything else
in the studio except betamonkey from now
on. Thanks Again!" -- Scot Cafferty
"Wanted to let you know
the downloads went without a hitch,
and the CD's showed up Monday morning
right when I was ready to rock! All three
CD's are killer and I have no doubt I'll
be ordering again soon. I'll also mention
to anyone musician who'll listen about
BetaMonkeyMusic's killer drum samples
and excellent customer service. Keep up
the good work at BMM. We'll do this again
real soon..." -- Thanks, Joel Gardner
"I've just started getting into the
Drum Werks discs, a bounty of most useful
material." -- Bob Derkach
(Canada)
"This is my second three pack purchase.
I absolutely love them. These
loops have awakened my desire to record
again after a five year break. The drums
and the bass are the most important part
of the recording and no amount of money
spent on a drum machine or module could
satisfy my desire to hear real drums on
my recordings. Thanks for bringing out
the creativity in me and igniting my love
for making music." -- Robert Hines
Arlington, TX
"Got my CD's today, FAST.
Great stuff. There's a LOT of
businesses out there who could learn a
few things from you guys. Are you Buddists?
I'm half kidding. Seriously though, kudos
where they are due." -- Rick Greco
"I just wanted to thank
you guys at Beta Monkey. I purchased
Double Bass Mania and couldnt be happier.
Just what the Metal Doctor ordered,
some kick ass drums to bring to my music
to life. Its like playing with a really
good musician, you have to bring your
"A" game. Your drums melted
my speakers and my imagination and creativity
went through the roof. I've written and
recorded two songs in the short time I've
had my Beta Monkey, and this is one monkey
I dont want off my back! I want more and
will be back to get some more loops from
you excellent dudes. I posted my new creations
using Beta Monkey at my website. Guitardungeon.com.
Posted in The Crypt at Guitardungeon is
a song called "Through the Flames".
Also posted in The Citadel at Guitardungeon
is a song called "The Sixth Hour".
The posted files are raw files and not
mastered but have mucho Mojo. Thanks Again....I'll
be back ........Dave Murray.....AKA...Prisoner
One......Guitardungeon.com
"OMG, these new discs
are incredible! I'm absolutely
blown away by the drum sound on these
discs. These are excellent metal discs
because of that real "popcorn"
style bass drum. It's tight and poppy
so as not to drown out the heavy guitar/bass
in the mix! I love the straight snare
sound found on the discs too. I was most
impressed by the collection of tom grooves
in this collection. Much more than I've
seen in the past. Keep up the great work!
-- Mike O'Hara (aka- 'DragonLips')
"GOT THE NEW ALT AND MODERN ROCK
III TODAY... LOVE IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
-- Mike
"These are awesome loops."
-- Regards, Håkan Soold (Sweden)
"Outstanding, Chris.
LOVE that you're going 24-bit on us.
That really perks up the presence and
the room sound of the drums and makes
them a lot easier to tweak/process/destroy.
Terrific work. Any 24/96 in our futures?
Thanks so much." -- David
"Chris, Just let you
know, I have been a studio drummer for
30+ years in St. Louis , MO. and I have
never heard a clear sound like this before.
The DW set (on Drum
Werks I ) sounds better than the 1975
Rogers set I play on. Your dw set blows
it away... cool" -- Donald Brown
"Your stuff is very cool..just keep
'em coming, nice and dry... always
pleasure to do a business with you..
you're definitely the best on the market.."
-- Darko J.
"Hi Chris. First of all
I would like to thank you for the great
stuff. About 6 months ago I bought
a Beta
Monkey Funky Monkey Three-Pack. Best
thing that ever happened in my small home
studio. Now I can really create some great
music with the best drums possible. You
are the best... Just love my Drum
Werks." -- Vadim Meklin
"I must say this Double
Bass Mania is amazing. You
guys have everything I could ask for as
far as metal drum loops go." -- Michael
Moses
"I recently downloaded
your Yamaha Maple Snare and Pearl Kick
Samples and just wanted to send a big
'thank you' for a super high quality product.
I'm using them in a triggering program
I have and they sound fantastic!! I will
definitely be back for more and I plan
to tell my friends about you too. Thanks
again!" -- Tyler Tingey, Shadowland
Recording, Montesano, Wa.
| 03/01/05
(Some Reactions to the
new Download Section) |
"As I sit here typing
this I have just made a drum track for
one of my demos - the drum sound is phenomenal
and have made my demos sound awesome.
I love the fact that you guys now have
a download
section, as with alot of CD's you
get stuff you dont need. This way it does
not feel like I have wasted my money.
I refuse to use other loopss, I'll only
use Beta Monkey now. Can't wait to see
what other loops will become available
in the download
store. Thanks Again." -- Andrew
"Just to let you guys
know, the downloads went smoothly. The
price is awesome! I felt like I was stealing
from you. Hee Hee! Great loops!
Thanks a lot." -- Sean
"You guys are a great example of
how loops should be priced and delivered.
I have no idea why anyone would
buy drum loops from anywhere else.
You guys are the kings of 'rock loops'
- keep it up! Thanks." -- Keith Johnston
"Thanks for the follow
up. that's very classy customer service
and much appreciated. I am very
happy with your loops and company. The
price was right - the loops are great.
( today I am using four of them. I'll
try to remember to send my tune .) OK
man I'll keep spreadin' the news about
BetaMonkey. Send me some clean laundry
so I can promote human body bill board
style!" -- Best wishes, Scott L.
"I just received Drum Werks Vol.
I-IV - great drums. I've tried
more expensive wav. files and they don't
toch yours. Thanks!" -- Dave Chilson
Lewisburg, TN
"Only can think of one
word that describes your cd's... and that
is AWESOME!!! I ordered your
special of 3 cd's of my choice, and two
days later they arrived... that in itself
is impressive. So, I cranked up my software,
loaded up one of my almost finished songs,
deleted the drums I had in there, and
went to work. In no time at all, I was
in awe. Your drum loops took a song that
was slightly above average, and put it
at the king of the heap. And that is just
from using just one of the cd's. I haven't
even touched the other two.. Keep up the
great work." -- Alan Stewart
"Thanks for taking the
time to help get me started off with my
looping! The drums sound awesome
and I cannot wait to get them incorporated
into my songs! It is really nice of you
to take the time to help me out! It is
really uncommon that companies that sell
over the internet ake the time to help
people out with their products. That must
be why there are so many positive comments
from your users! You guys take the time
to help people use your product. That
is sooo cool!! You have no idea how impressed
and thankful I am that you guys are this
nice! Thanks again!" -- Wiley Siler
"The drum loops are the
best i've heard, what a difference they
make to the overall sound of the my music,
a great variety of beats."
-- Charlie (Scotland)
"I wanted to compliment
you on your great product and customer
service. Though there are many
available soources for drum loops today
I am consistently returning to your material
when I need serious production traction.
The bottom line is you guys are providing
the most cohesive performance sets with
terrific variability for creating convincing
live drum tracks. It's obvious that you
understand that digital studios are looking
for seamless high quality performance
tracks; not just a grab bag of pieces
and parts. Now I'm off to download some
of your new DL Song packs..." --
Mike Compton,
Ascendant Studios - P.S.
Thanks for that complimentary disc you
threw in!
"Just wanted to tell
you thanks for the great loops.
I've had so much fun with them I haven't
taken the time to thank you. Anyway, I've
attached just one of several songs I've
recorded using your loops. They have truly
inspired my songwriting." -- Danny
Larsen
"Chris, the new downloads
are a brilliant idea! I love your stuff
and have recommended it to MANY people,
hope it has brought you some business.
I emailed you a tune a while back, don't
know if you got it, but I'll send it if
you didn't- it was about the NJ governor,
received a lot of local airplay in NJ.
Anyway, how about some new grooves for
the download section? That would be great.
I love this new idea too, because it will
be easy to do in a session, when you can't
wait a few days for the cd to arrive.
Effectively priced as well. Later!"
-- Mark Rufino
"Thanks for the awesome
beats and service! Drum sounds are wicked.
(about Double
Bass Mania) -- Sam Austin (Australia)
"Thanks very much for
the loops, they sound great and the blues
disc (Drum
Werks Volume VI) has just the SRV
type beats I want to play with right now.
Thanks again and take care! -- Barry Hulce
"I JUST WANTED TO LET
YOU KNOW HOW HAPPY I AM WITH THE PRODUCT
HERE. I AM A BLUES PLAYER AND
I HAVE USED OTHER DRUM PRODUCTS SIMILAR
TO THIS, BUT THEY WERE NOT LOOPED REAL
TIGHT LIKE YOURS AND WERE NOT ON THE BPM
- HAD TO BE TWEAKED... YOURS DROP IN TO
CUBASE (FOR EXAMPLE) PERFECTLY. THANKS
SO MUCH FOR ALL YOUR HARD WORK AND OFFERING
SUCH A HIGH QUALITY PRODUCT AT A REASONABLE
PRICE. I WILL BE BACK FOR MORE. TIGHT!
-- D. BARSTOW
"Just wanted to write
to say how much I like the loops.
I've just finished two new songs... 2
completely different styles... and I'm
getting great reviews on both of them.
People are asking me about the drums and
I'm sending them to your web-site. Thanks
again... I'll be back!" -- Tom Hoelle
www.tomhoelle.com
"Just wanted to drop
a note to tell you guys how much I love
your work. Fantastic loops played
and recorded expertly. And at a price
a "REAL" struggling musician
can afford. You guys rock. Thanks again
guys." -- Jamie Madden Billy's
Ego
"Thanks very much for
the loops, they sound great and
the blues disc has just the SRV type beats
I want to play with right now. Thanks
again and take care!" -- Barry
"I have been playing with Drum Werks
volumes 4, 5, and 6 since Christmas. Simply
amazing." -- Chris Hardin
"The Beta Monkey drum
loops are the best I've heard.
What a difference they make to the overall
sound of the my music, a great variety
of beats. I CAN NOT believe I got such
great stuff for next to nothing! THANK
YOU!" -- Charlie (Scotland)
"Got my Custom
Three-Pack a week ago. I
been workin with 'em ever since and I
still haven't gotten through all the loops!
They all sound great. I am really impressed
with the sound and quality. These loops
will keep me busy for a long time. Thank
you. Please keep me informed of new products
as you release them in the future. Great
stuff -Thanks again!" -- George Thompson
(U.S.)
"Guys - I received my CD's
today... Just want to let you all know
that they are some freakin kick ASS CD's.......
thank you all for hooking us up with a
damn good deal. You guys have done a great
job!! Thanks!" -- Nado Qureshi
"Just wanted to say thanks.
The drum loops are fantastic! They fit
together seamlessly in the track.
I've already finished 3 songs. I can't
see any reason to go anywhere else. I'll
be back for more. -- Steve Carmen
"Thanks for all your
time with the custom
package deal. You were a
great help and frankly some of the best
customer service I have experienced anywhere..let
alone the web. Peace and Happy Holidays!!"
-- Tim Herbert (U.S.)
"The discs have just
arrived. I must say I am very impressed
with the quality and presentation of your
discs. Regarding the delay it's
a fact of life that sometimes things screw
up up due to no fault of our own, the
reason I was patient is that your discs
offer exceptional value for money and
suspected they would be worth the wait.
Buying things from international sellers
can be a risky business especially on
the first transaction but the way you
have dealt with this manner and your honest
straightforward communications have encouraged
a feeling of trust, I would not hesistate
to buy from you again. I will take you
up on your gracious offer of free discs
on the next order, thank you." Regards
-- David Miller (U.K.)
"Got the Drum
Werks Vol. VI CD yesterday. Itís awesome!
Iíve already thrown together a 6/8 blues
that I ëm dying to start putting tracks
on. Great stuff. I had poked
around some message boards before I ordered
and a number of people had mentioned Beta
Monkey as a great source for quality sounding
drums. Thanks again for the great communication
and the speedy delivery." -- Josh
Maiocco (U.S.)
"I bought
some of your CDs and I think that they are
the best on the market. No one
delivers the variety of sounds and grooves
you guys do. Thanks for producing great
stuff and being so great to deal with!"
-- Scott Diussa (U.S.)
"Wow, I must say how impressed
I have been with the great service I keep
getting from U.S. retailers over the internet.
I just purchased a mind blowing Fuch's
ODS 50 guitar amp made in New Jersey
and sold to me via Minnesota (American
Guitar Boutique), the great gear from
PedalGeek
in New York and killer drum loops from
Beta
Monkey Music in Connecticut.
I
don't generally get a warm fuzzy feeling
forking out serious coin over the internet
to completely unfamiliar businesses however
each and every interaction has been amazing.
Trust and Honesty with strangers in another
country, there can be peace in the world.
Thanks so much Dan McCleary, Ty Stewart,
Chris Donlon and Andy Fuchs!! There's
great music being made in Vancouver, BC
Canada as we speak!!" --
Bill Miller (Canada)
"Chris! I have started
chopping up and using some of the loops
from Drum
Werks Vol 5 and
Drum Werks 6 that I ordered recently.
I have to say that I think that these
volumes are the best sounding BM Drums
yet. They are sitting in the mixes wonderfully
and I thank you once again for some really
great sounding and grooving loops. Best
wishes to you! -- A.J. Washington (Australia)
"Hi Chris, just mailing to
let you know that the CD's turned up Friday
and what can I say dude? F**kin
hell, these are some of the best beats
I've ever heard. I've been searching for
double
bass beats for so long, and there
aren't many decent drummers that can play
this kind of stuff in my area. I've been
jamming non stop since I got the CD's!
Thanks again for being so cool with the
delivery problems, most companies would
have given up long ago and just refunded
the money (and I'd have been lacking some
seriously amazing samples). Thanks for
all your hard work in getting the loops
out to me and the extra CD, really appreciate
it mate. -- Mark Vasan (U.K.)
"I got DWV
last yesterday and spent all night pasting
up drum loops for a song that was simply
a 4/4 click track for other drummers to
try out with. Needless to say,
I was able to do the drum tracks myself
before any of the 3 other drummers got
it down. They hate you now! hah!!! Anyway,
check it out at http://www.voidian.com
It's called The Power of Blue."
-- Steve Smith (U.S.)
"The drumming on all the
volumes is excellent and the recording
top-notch. I can hear some Zep
in Drum
Werks volume I (mostly Zep's "Untitled"
LP) and even some in the Alternative
CD's. These CDs are all I need!"
-- Chris C. (U.S.)
"I have numerous song written
using your loops and your talents to produce
those loops. I would like to
give you guys the "props" for
allowing me to be way more effective in
writing those songs. Thanks Again!"
-- John Rowland (U.S.)
"This past weekend, I
had the chance to preview the Vol
5 disk. Excellent stuff! I
really like that 5 min drum solo track.
:-) I have NEVER been disappointed in
my purchases from you. Keep up the excellent
work." -- Brian Surgi (U.S.)
"Thanks for doing a great
product that's such a joy to work with!
I think I've got all but about
three of your disks, and I keep planning
to pick up the Pure
Country CD when I start writing in
that vein again. I've
been writing tons of songs and I will
shoot some stuff your way when I have
some things I'm proud of." -- David
Fox (U.S.)
"The Beta Monkey CD's are
a huge help to songwriters like myself!
Thanks!" -- Ben Baumann
(Australia)
"I got the CD's - thank you
very much! They're even better
than the first lot. The covers look awesome!
So, is that you drumming? Nice work whoever
it is. The brush stuff is good. I look
forward to getting stuck into it!"
-- Tim Merrin (Australia)
"I finally settled in using
your loops from Drum
Werks VI, and gotta say I'm verry
happy with your product. Having
purchased Drum Werks III, VI and Natural
Grooves, I got enough pro session work
to keep me occupied for months (or more!),
FOR $50.00! Thanks for being apparently
the only guy out there putting loops together
for more than the techno-remix crowd." --
Laurence Ocwieja
"With grooves and customer
service like yours, Sonic Foundry and
the other big boys better jes' move on
over! Thanks so much for service
in an otherwise devoid industry"
-- Tom Hicks (U.S.)
"WOW! I have 3 of your
other CD's and just got 2 more of your
latest. First thing is, you guys
are fast at delivering! I just ordered
Thursday and got it today! Excellent as
usual. Nice work! Great sound too. I have
been using your other CD's of loops in
my live 2 piece cover band and have really
enjoyed the response about how the drums
sounded. Keep up the great work people.
And I don't hesitate to spread the word
on where these great sounds come from.
Oh yeah, your competitors loops CD's now
make great 'coasters' LOL.
Drums
on Demand was the other product. I happen
to come across that site for them and
was interested in the drum loops and how
I could incorporate them into my duo act.
Not long after that I happened across
your site and grabbed some loops from
you guys and well the rest is history
as they say!" -- Frank Betts (U.S.)
"Have been using your loops
with great success - I look
forward to these two new collections."
-- Douglas Plank (U.S.)
"The last CD's were great
so carry on the good work."
-- Allan Schnelle (Denmark)
"Just a note to say I
purchased the Funky Monkey 3-Pack off
you last week. The discs arrived
in three days and I'am very impressed.
I've never used drum loops before, but
I'm finding it very easy to edit them
together in cubase sx. I don't think I
will be using my Boss drum machine ever
again. I will definately be purchasing
more discs off you in the future. Keep
up the good work." -- Phil Lewis
(U.S.)
"Many thanks for the
drum loops - they arrived today
(three days shipping time too!). Great
service! I shall recommend you to my friends
but there again I can't because the loops
sound too good! Thanks again. You guys
are the best deal out there, without question"
-- James (U.K.)
"GíDay there! You
guys rock. No doubt about it.
I was a little tentative buying the first
CDs but Iíve ordered a few now and I have
yet to be disappointed. Iíll get you copies
of some of the work I am able to carry
out thanks to your loops." -- Cameron
(Australia)
"Just wanted to let you
guys hear some stuff off Rob Wilson's
album (using Beta
Monkey loops mostly) - he's
at http://www.robwilson.biz/audio.htm
It's interesting that this guy is charting
(radio playlist charts) all around the
world using your loops. No. 1 on the international
radio playlist charts not too long ago.
Hear from you soon, can't wait to hear
the new loops CD's." -- Ciao, Tim
"A CD submission of alternative
rock instrumentals was recently liscened
by MTV's
"Real World" -it contained a
lot of Beta Monkey drum tracks.
Here is a link to one of the "oddball"
quircky tunes I wrote for the CD titled
"Ding
Dog Ditty". It showcases some
really cool drum beats that were looped
in ACID and fit the song perfect. Thanks
again for the great stuff. -- Theron Day
"I love your loops! I
can't drum or program a drum machine to
save my life.. not to mention I can't
find a drum synth/sampler that "sounds
right." -- Edward Averill
"Chris, got my CD's the
other day- thanks for shipping so quickly.
I've only had a chance to preview a selection
of the loops, but they sound awesome.
Great sounding drums, especially on the
Classic
Backbeats disc, and I'm impressed
with the variety of extremely tasty grooves
and fills.
You
have a great product at a great price,
and I really appreciate your help on the
phone last week. They'll work perfectly
for my style, and my songwriting and recording
methods. I only wish that I didn't order
them months ago and save myself lots of
frustration. I'll send you a couple of
songs when I get 'em finished. Thanks
again. I'm sure I'll be back for more
discs before too long.
I'm
impressed with the sounds and variations
of the loops you guys put on there. I
spent some time yesterday working on a
couple of new riffs and songs with your
loops. They're very easy to use and they
definitely speed the entire process up
drastically. I guess I have no excuse
not to start cranking out lots of new
songs and improve my songwriting skills.
So again, thanks for a great product."
-- Dan Bailey
"HO-LY CRAP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I ordered these at 4:30 on thursday
afternoon while leaving work (don't tell
my boss), and they came here at 10:00
the NEXT morning, ??? Is that humanly
possible!! Thanks for your AWSOME service.....
I will DEFINITELY be spreading your name
around........ rave on! I have been listening
to the loops for 6 hours now! People here
think I am nuts man. Thanks a lot for
an awesome tool...........these will help
me learn to improve my mixing skills,
and also my guitar playing skills."
-- David Lara
"I HAVE A MAJOR COMPLAINT.
These drum loops on Alt
and Modern Rock I and II are so damn
good, that I have wasted my day away making
music. I haven't mowed my lawn, done homework
for college, or anything else except jam
away with these exceptionally impressive
drum loops. No really though--these loops
are SWEET! I'll be sending you all some
of my work when I finished. Rock on!"
-- Marcus Perry
"Thanks for giving me
some fresh air with Double
Bass Mania. I really enjoyed
hearing some heavy blast beats and DB
flurries!!! Now I want to get back and
jam ASAP!!!!!!!!! -- Michael Greenhall
"Chris, you're a star,
thanks a million! I bought the
Natural
Grooves and Drumwerks
IV a few weeks ago and they're just
superb, they're inspirational, perfectly
designed and like everyone else says,
just so usable, they really get the creative
juices flowing. I love how natural they
sound and how unprocessed they are. I'm
full of praise, they're just great and
I've been recommending them to loads of
people. Thanks again!" -- Justin
Hynes
"Thanks once again for
your efforts. As promised, I
said Iíd let you know what I thought of
your product. Iím happy to tell you that
Iím absolutely delighted with the quality
- especially the grooves with the deep
bass drum ‚ it sounds great on my recordings.
My only real problem now is getting enough
quality groove clips to cover the BPM
ranges but Iím sure this will improve
as I build up my Betamonkey library."
-- Tommy Smith (Scotland)
"Great service, great
drum loops, great experience. Thanks Beta
Monkey!" -- Brendan J Maloney
(Australia)
"Great samples! Fast
shipping! Just got my third CD and more
than satisfied! You guys absolutely rule!
-- Mark Fletcher
"I got the
Groove Construction Kits CD from you
the other day, and Iíve been having a
blast this weekend monkeying around with
them (no pun intended). I play
mostly power pop, sometimes with a vintage
ë60ís feel, and the Groove Construction
Kit 5 is my favorite so far. Everything
is fitting my needs perfectly! Thanks
again for the quick service, and for throwing
in the extra CD of loops. Iíll be telling
all my friends about Beta Monkey, you
can be sure!" -- Michael Lark
"Hi Chris, Thanks for your
fast service on my recent purchase! I've
used drums on demand and prefer the Monkey!!!
Much more economical too. Thanks!"
-- Daryl Grew
"Your playing rocks and
the loops really make the writing process
faster and more enjoyable. I can't thank
you enough! -- Mike H.
"Since I found you guys,
I have not used any other loops. My $50
Sonic Foundry and RADS CD's are sitting
on the shelf collecting dust. BETA MONKEY
KICKS ASS!" -- Ryan Weiss
(check out Ryan's latest
work)
"Just wrote a new song
using Drumwerks
III. Thanks again for the
awesome drum sounds." -- Mike Habig
"Hey guys at BetaMonkey!
I'm recording my new album with your drums
and I have to say they are awesome!"
-- Andrew Bordoni
"Another sample library
review of drum loops from Beta Monkey
Music. These loops are primarily
designed for alt rock types of styles,
but I've found that they are really outstanding
for drum 'n bass. Simply take one of the
110bpm loops and pitch it up to 160+ bpm
and they have a really solid feel."
-- (www.peff.com)
"We are really enjoying
your loops. I bought Vol 1, 2,
3 and 4 a few months ago. incredibly useful
stuff!" -- Rupinder (www.sthir.org)
"I just got Natural
Grooves... sweet loops!!!
You should do all your loops dry.. saves
you time too. Thanks for the deal!"
-- Wayne Miller (MA)
"I purchased five Beta Monkey
CD's near a month ago. Thanks
for a great set of loops, just what my
studio needed for original ideas. Just
downloading some of the freebies at the
moment ~ great idea. Anyway, just thought
I'd take this opportunity to say thanx
again." -- Joe Busuttil (Australia)
"Just got the disc today...
the stuff sounds awesome (as expected!).
Anyhow, thanks a ton for the great service."
-- Lee Arnone
"Chris, you are too kind.
I see exactly why you have so many satisfied
customers. A top notch product at an unbeatable
price and great customer service. I'm
sure this won't be my last order and I
look forward to whatever loops you come
up with next. Thanks a million!"
-- Brandon Ankeny
"First off, your loops
absolutely ROCK! FAR superior to the "other"
stuff out there! And, second,
with customer service like yours, Sonic
Foundry and the other big boys better
jes' move on over! Again, thanks so much
for service in an otherwise devoid industry..."
-- Tommy Hicks
"I got the CDís from you
the other day, and Iíve been having a
blast this weekend monkeying around with
them (no pun intended). I play
mostly power pop, sometimes with a vintage
ë60ís feel, and the Groove
Construction Kit 5 is my favorite
so far. Everything is fitting my needs
perfectly! Thanks again for the quick
service, and for throwing in the extra
CD of loops. Iíll be telling all my friends
about Beta Monkey, you can be sure!"
-- Michael Lark
"Been introducing several
of my friends to your loops, and I believe
one guy even said, if he had found your
loops earlier, he wouldn't have bought
DFH...! (Drumkit from Hell)...! Another
chap heard my songs and despite it being
a very good song (heh), he only asked
where the heck I got my loops from! sigh.
I think your loops are too good dude,
overshadowing my music...heh! I thought
I'd let you know that your loops have
been very essential in blessing others,
as I just recorded a backing track cd
entirely done with your loops, for a group
of missionaries going up to Japan to perform
over this coming christmas! But nonetheless,
am looking forward to more exciting loops
from you. (especially that DVD release
man..when????)Thanks and cheers!"
-- Alawnkoh (Singapore)
"I received the Double
Bass Mania CD yesterday and it is
just awesome. I have been looking
for something like this for a very long
time. I can now start writing the music
that I want to hear and these loops will
help immensely. It is very hard to write
metal to rap and dance beats without having
it sound like rap-metal (which I don't
mind, just not what I'm going for)...
Anyway, thanks a lot for making this CD.
It's going to get a lot of use!"
-- Scott Laws
"I got the
DB mania and Alt/mod
CD today. Awesome USABLE
stuff. Thanks for the great loops and
I can't wait to get to work!" --
John Murphy
"Double
Bass Mania is melting
my mind right now, Bro!! Man,
the playing and sound quality are both
right on the money. You're the new Mountain
Mirrors drummer, man. You'll be credited
on our forthcoming CD! F'n A...what a
great disc, and it's grooving enough to
be used on much more than metal."
-- Jeff
"I received my Clasic
backbeats and Pure
Country CD's today...Less
than 7 whole days after I ordered it...
now that's what I call service!!! I'm
Blown away, and I've only had a chance
to listen to about 25% of the samples
so far. Man, the playing of the drums
is good, real good...and I think it makes
me play guitar way better..... a lot of
songs and recordings will come from this.
I've been searching for this for at least
8 years now... to finally I have flexible
and varied beats that I can play almost
any style of music to.... well it's sure
made my day, probably my year, even the
next decade!! One truly happy Customer!"
-- Paul Cairns
"Thanks ‚ Iím looking forward
to checking these out. Iíve been
using Drums on Demand with little success
plus a number of others, so if these are
up to the mark I will definitely go through
the catalogue. Iíve been in the business
a long time and I know whatís right and
DOD just donít do it. The sound (recording)
quality is poor and unnatural, with over
and under-compressed snares and oscillating
cymbals. Bass drums vary from paper thin
to too big and too boomy. There is also
a limited amount of groove and fill options
available and a distinct a lack of ëFeelí
in the loops which puts limitations on
the user ‚ so much so that I have had
to reluctantly revert to using synth.
drums in my recordings.
My apologies if
this is too general but I would have to
stay up half the night to convey to you
how disappointed I am with DOD."
-- Tommy Smith
"Great stuff here.
The retro quality of the Classic
Backbeats CD's is very much what I
miss (used various drum machines). I have
limited sampling sequencing capabilities-
basically what my Yamaha AW16G provides.
But your product has me looking into more
sophisticated sample sequencers."
-- Alex Santos
I have a 10x20 drum room
that is gathering dust. I even used them
to record one of my new originals. Nice
job, but my drummer is now looking for a
tour." -- Scott Casey Scott
Casey Productions
Make sure you keep "harmony-central.com"
informed of your new releases. I was a heart
beat away from ordering from "drums on demand"
and your new cd showed up on their list.
After comparing quality, variety and price
point I decided to buy from you instead.
Thank you for making your
quality product affordable." -- Nate
I have spoken with many
people who are starting off with hard disk
recording and I always tell them to get
a hold of your CD's because they are so
easy to use, and sound great. I think you
have great products and I wish you success.
If there is anything I can do to help, please
let me know.
Here are 2 tunes from my clinic. One is
a Punk-pop type of tune, and the other is
a Ska/Reggae tune. I play along with the
tracks live so you will notice some guitar
parts missing. Thanks!" --
Kevin Philbin Clinician Gibson USA
Don't forget to check
out the actual music that musicians are
creating with Beta Monkey drum loops. Words
of praise are nice and hugely appreciated
on our end, but as the saying goes: Let
the music do the talkin'! Hear the finished
products on the User's
Music Page.