If your using a good loop Riff do you also still have to add chords to the song?

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JAMESUK

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Hi everyone,

I just wanted some advice about something. There are so many loops now available for dance and urban music and I just wanted to know if you use a particularly strong Loop which has a strong synth riff do you still need to add chords underneath this loop? Or is it possible to just use the Loop/Riff itself for the whole song without using any piano/synth chords underneath it?

All input would be welcome.
 
Music is an expression of your creativity. The choice is yours.

A few DJ's have got away with using a full synth loop from a pack for the main riff



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BUT it won't get you far unless you get creative with them. You'll probably impress your friends but not people in the community.
 
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Good question. In my opinion, sometimes.
Basically if i feel like it lol. sometimes in the mood for just the base sample, then other times feel like adding more to a sample with chords and riffs.
 
Hi mitchiemasha and Konkosskang,

As a newbie its always good to know what other songwriters and producers are doing and what is possible when composing songs.

I suppose even if you add chords behind a Loop/Riff you can have them way down in the mix right? So you get the basis of the harmony around the loop but in a very subtle way.

Many thanks.
 
This just my opinion but seriously I'd do what I feel like when making a track and sampling or synthesizing. It's that simple man lol.
Subtle, in yo face, swirling like gauge round the temple man seriously it depends on what I feel like doin at the time whether sampling/synthesizing or both [Sound Designing] That's the only answer I can give:p
 
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JAMESUK said:
Hi everyone,

I just wanted some advice about something. There are so many loops now available for dance and urban music and I just wanted to know if you use a particularly strong Loop which has a strong synth riff do you still need to add chords underneath this loop? Or is it possible to just use the Loop/Riff itself for the whole song without using any piano/synth chords underneath it?

All input would be welcome.
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my position is that you should not be adding chords that conflict with the chords in the loop, but that does not mean that you cannot add additional chordal/melodic instruments to the final arrangement
 
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