I'm just wondering what everybody's approach to finding sounds is? do you use

1) Presets (including tweaking presets)?
2) Sample libraries (commercial and custom)?
3) Crate digging?

Now, I'm not asking where to find sounds (there's a million places to find sounds), but I just wanted to know how everybody else is working. This being okp, I'm thinking the answer is going to skew heavily towards crate-digging, but if you have a different approach, feel free to discuss.

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Represent the city that I'm from- Dum diddy dum

Nothing else seems to matter.

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GET ON MY LEVEL!

myself included.

anybody else?

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Represent the city that I'm from- Dum diddy dum

I use Logic Pro 7....

I have Sonik Synth 2....which I bought for the synth pads & actually use the drum kits and grooves a bit...

I have a M-Audio 47 key MIDI Keyboard...and that is about it...

NI has a Free Kontakt player/sampler that I use hear and there for a few kicks and snares or maybe part of a pad...

I personally Try to mix it up..

Like I'll use a loop and just build entire beat around it with synths from logic..

Or I might just use all in Logic Sounds..

Try to vary it up. It helps keep things fresh and interesting..

I never focus on one thing, but at the same time I'm not great at any one thing because of it....I love options though..

I like tweaking presets , because presets are usually already mixed well for whatever sound they are going for, and you can just alter sounds from there while still maintaining a certain quality..

I'm not expert though, just some guy who makes beats/instrumentals/music in my basement...