Loops vs Construction Loops

jgfromintonation

Can somebody give a detailed explanation of the difference between loops and construction loops in Maschine expansions? Been using Maschine / Native Instruments for 3 years and somehow never noticed the term "construction loops" in the expansion store

I see it's based on tempo so i assume the difference is construction loops adjust to the tempo of the project, but don't all loops? Like i can loop a sample from anywhere and stretch it in Maschine so what differentiates a construction loop from any regular audio clip? Just wondering

ozon

My understanding is that construction loops are sets of related loops separared by intrument, which can be combined into a full beat/loop.

D-One

Technically there is no difference, a "Loop" in Maschine is anything in audio form that is tagged as such, Loops automatically open with the Audio-Plug while other Audio files (One-Shot) open with the Sampler instead.

In Maschine "construction loops" are mostly things that are present in Expansions Groups/Kits that have been exported to Audio/Loops. Use case would be to use those things without Machine I guess, on a DAW or something. Or, if for some reason you prefer to use an Audio loop rather than Kit/Group.

A real-world example of the Amplified Funk Expansion, this loop called "Drums[100]3onit":

Is just the 3onit Group drums exported to Audio (without the melodic elements):

That's why it shares the same name. Obviously, the full Kit/Group gives you the freedom to change sounds, fx, change the MIDI Pattern, etc...

Dave Schulze

Thanks, I'm trying to free up space on my drive and noticed how big these folders are. They take up lots of space. It's just stems, right?

The only downside I found to removing the Construction folder from Loops is that Maschine will be unable to load if you click on the Loops section, these files will be missing.

I opened every Project in Maschine and none gave me errors when I removed only the Construction folder.

D-One

https://community.native-instruments.com/discussion/comment/167049#Comment_167049

The construction ones yes. After deleting if you rescan they should simply not show up on the browser.

If you never used them than theres no problem and if you ever change your mind you can just reinstall the expansions, so it's rather safe.