Orgin of the Loon sample?

Mike Goodwin · Post by **Mike Goodwin** » Wed Oct 03, 2012 8:50 pm

OK so what is with the Loon sample that has been used in Techno, Jungle and D&B for the last 20 years? I have heard it about a million times and have always wondered.

Anyone here know the origin of that sample?

simmerdown · Post by **simmerdown** » Wed Oct 03, 2012 8:51 pm

its a bird

Mike Goodwin · Post by **Mike Goodwin** » Wed Oct 03, 2012 8:55 pm

simmerdown wrote:its a bird

Good grief

simmerdown · Post by **simmerdown** » Wed Oct 03, 2012 9:03 pm

its a plane

sporkles · Post by **sporkles** » Wed Oct 03, 2012 9:10 pm

simmerdown wrote:its a bird

You just blew my mind.

Mike Goodwin · Post by **Mike Goodwin** » Wed Oct 03, 2012 9:14 pm

simmerdown wrote:its a plane

No it's .........

simmerdown · Post by **simmerdown** » Wed Oct 03, 2012 9:23 pm

how bout an utube example

i have a good sample i recorded in my backyard if you want it

massenmedium · Post by **massenmedium** » Wed Oct 03, 2012 9:31 pm

Apparently it's "originally" (until the bird's lawyers get in touch) from an Emulator II library disc.

Disc #22 "Wind Chimes / Birds / Streams", Patch 02 - Bird Stream.

Mike Goodwin · Post by **Mike Goodwin** » Wed Oct 03, 2012 11:38 pm

massenmedium wrote:Apparently it's "originally" (until the bird's lawyers get in touch) from an Emulator II library disc.

Disc #22 "Wind Chimes / Birds / Streams", Patch 02 - Bird Stream.

YES! I knew that someone here would have this extremely obscure bit of information stashed in there tech nerd head (no offence)!

Thanks

H20nly · Post by **H20nly** » Wed Oct 03, 2012 11:59 pm

the bird actually passed away a few years ago. the rights to his music were bought by a small record label who went out of business. that label's entire catalog was purchased by another record company who were eventually bought out by Larrikin Music.

a lawsuit has been filed.

simmerdown · Post by **simmerdown** » Thu Oct 04, 2012 12:02 am

http://www.mediafire.com/?y4wu0ell0v86mi3

theres my rec, ive used it several times...needs some eq etc, but it works

Mike Goodwin · Post by **Mike Goodwin** » Thu Oct 04, 2012 1:49 am

Very cool of you sir. Thanks for posting it up. I tried de-clipping it but for some reason it will not let me save the file. Strange.

simmerdown · Post by **simmerdown** » Thu Oct 04, 2012 6:52 pm

hmmm...no reason for that in the sample, just a .wav

102455 · Post by **102455** » Thu Oct 04, 2012 7:46 pm

massenmedium wrote:Apparently it's "originally" from an Emulator II library disc.

Really? I thought it started life as an Akai sample. I first heard it when I got my S900.

Perhaps Akai "acquired" their sample library from Emu.....

I reckon it was the S900 that brought the Loon into the mainstream though.

massenmedium · Post by **massenmedium** » Thu Oct 04, 2012 9:31 pm

Not sure about the "mainstream" distinction, I imagine most EII users would have to have been doing fairly well commercially.

But yeah certainly as far as house / rave music goes it makes sense that a lot of people would have been using Akais. 808 State had a big pile of gear though I think. Probably robbed most of it off big acts playing in Manchester. j/k

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