With all of the unfortunate things that have happened in KVR-land recently, I thought that it might be an opportune moment to dwell on some positive things that have happened, but which could not have happened without KVR.
Many of you know me (if you know me at all) as the guy who makes drum loops. What you may not know is that before coming to this site I hardly knew what drum loops were.
I first came here because I had heard about Tracktion on the Tape Op website and bought it. When I came to the Tracktion forum to ask a question (which was answered in about 12 seconds,BTW), I couldn't help but notice the line of thread titles on the right side of the screen.
One click later, and I was instantly a pathetic junky, doomed to check this site over and
over again. Even threads that had nothing to do with me drew me in.
And I started to feel guilty. Not because of warez (I wouldn't know where to find it if I wanted to), but because I felt like I was just taking: downloading all of these wonderful freesources and reading up on a thousand useful links, without really giving anything back to the community..
And so I threw together some drum loops, as a way of giving back to this wonderfully
useful place.
Strange to tell, they proved to be much more popular than anything else I had ever made. Pleased and quite curious, I made some more. And some more. And these latter were even more popular. So much so that I was eventually approached by developers to make loops
professionally. I have come to an agreement with one of these developers and the first c.d. has commenced development.
This is a very very good thing for my poor obscure self, whose drumming would otherwise be locked in a (mostly) moribund and depressing local music scene. Now people from 20
countries scattered throughout the world have heard me play. And I might actually make a
couple of dollars playing!!!
Without even having to break my kit down!
And no place but kvr could have made it happen.
Thanks Ben, for proving the truly wonderful and often neglected fact that order can consistently rise out of chaos, if you just let it happen.
If by some chance someone hasn't tried out any of these (totally free) drum loops of mine, they can be found here, here, here, here, and here.
And thanks again to Spe3d for the Auditorium!!!
Yet another reason why kvr is the way coolest
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- KVRAF
- 5703 posts since 8 Dec, 2004 from The Twin Cities
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- KVRAF
- 9220 posts since 23 Jul, 2002 from Pequot Lakes, MN
Here? A depressing music scene? Surely you must be jesting 
Unfortunately, you're right
Your story sounds a lot like mine and how I came to KVR three years ago. It's nice to have you here, John
ew
Unfortunately, you're right
Your story sounds a lot like mine and how I came to KVR three years ago. It's nice to have you here, John
ew
A spectral heretic...
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- KVRAF
- 3345 posts since 8 Nov, 2003 from Amsterdam
congratsherodotus wrote:Strange to tell, they proved to be much more popular than anything else I had ever made. Pleased and quite curious, I made some more. And some more. And these latter were even more popular. So much so that I was eventually approached by developers to make loops professionally. I have come to an agreement with one of these developers and the first c.d. has commenced development.
. Isn't it great to get paid for things that you love and are good at 
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- addled muppet weed
- 111311 posts since 26 Jan, 2003 from through the looking glass
congrats 
and yep loops so cool even ive used drums
and yep loops so cool even ive used drums
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- KVRist
- 385 posts since 23 Aug, 2003 from Brooklyn, NY
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- KVRAF
- 3299 posts since 7 May, 2004 from Athens, Greece
Congrats herodotus and thanx for being such a positive KvR member 
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- KVRAF
- Topic Starter
- 5703 posts since 8 Dec, 2004 from The Twin Cities
Did you check out that link?ew wrote:Here? A depressing music scene? Surely you must be jesting
Unfortunately, you're right
Your story sounds a lot like mine and how I came to KVR three years ago. It's nice to have you here, John
ew
I urge you NEVER to try having a conversation about anything on that board. I did, and it depressed me for weeks.
And it's nice to be here.
Thanks all!!!!
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- Skunk Mod
- 21249 posts since 10 Jun, 2004 from Pony Pasture
The term "online community" is waved around a lot by those who run forums and websites. A lot of things bearing that label don't deserve it, IMO. KVR deserves it.
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- KVRAF
- 1927 posts since 30 Oct, 2003 from Frolicking in Dirac's Ocean
Congrats, herodotus!! Thanks for the great loops and good luck in your endeavor. Yeah - this is a wonderful community - whoever you are. (And props for picking a cool pseudonym!)
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- Banned
- 6127 posts since 1 Apr, 2004 from Et in Arcadia Ego
you're all retarded.
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- KVRAF
- 3002 posts since 24 Nov, 2003 from Heidelberg&Hamburg
Seriousherodotus wrote:Many of you know me (if you know me at all) as the guy who makes drum loops. What you may not know is that before coming to this site I hardly knew what drum loops were.
? Hey, so you might start with other instruments too, and we'll see what you do in about a year...Cheers Herodotus. To me it's a nice place too, because (besides many examples) people join in as you ask for some strange ideas ( he he). I can't think of another online-community that would...
(well in Germany we need now some fun after right-wing-politics will take power soon, new elections are just in about 4 months as the so-called "left" resigned. So we definitely need some fun.)
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- KVRAF
- Topic Starter
- 5703 posts since 8 Dec, 2004 from The Twin Cities
You know, it always reminds me of a William Gibson book. KVR isn't exactly like any one of the bizarre communities he has created, but if I had seen KVR in one of his books it wouldn't have seemed out of place.Meffy wrote:The term "online community" is waved around a lot by those who run forums and websites. A lot of things bearing that label don't deserve it, IMO. KVR deserves it.