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We prohibit the use of ready-made melodic loops, melodic samples, melodic presets (sequences, arps), and midi files, but there are some exceptions you need to know.

Everything that's mentioned above, including vocal chops and guitar melodies is prohibited. There is only one reason for that - their melody was created by someone else, and it can be used in a huge number of other released tracks.

But royalty-free vocal samples and acapellas are allowed for use.

You must check with the distributor/seller of the sample that the vocals have a 100% royalty-free license. You’ll have to submit a link to the source of the sample (purchase website) and its royalty-free license during the uploading process. You’ll also have to mention the sample file name.

We position ourselves as a platform where the buyer acquires a unique, exclusive, and original track. Since getting exclusive vocal is very hard and quite expensive, we allow producers to use royalty-free acapellas because this way the buyer still has an exclusive instrumental track.

But what about melodic loops, samples, and presets?

After the buyer purchased and released a track, it will be surprisingly unpleasant to know that there are tons of other tracks released with the same melody. Accordingly, the buyer will not return for his next purchase here. We would not want that.

Therefore, we force you to produce melodies and make a sound design of all the main instruments in the track by yourself (leads, bass, chords, pads, guitars, vocal chops) on synthesizers and romplers.

But we are far from 2010, and there is a fairly decent number of high-quality samples and one-shots that you want to use, you say. And you will be right!

We do not prohibit the use of one-shot samples, ROMplers (Avenger, Nexus, Omnisphere), and Kontakt libraries if you create your own melody using them

If you cut a melodic loop, change the rhythm, tonality, and compose your own melody using various manipulations, then there will be no violation of the rules. In no case can you use the melodic loop in its “pure” form, even with minor processing, for example, to speed up the tempo or lower the tonality.
If you really want to use a particular loop, then your task is to make it unrecognizable and unique.
Thus, your project with the proper application of our rules can consist entirely of samples.

Let’s look at some good examples of how you can and can not use loops.

The melodic loop is used in a "pure/original" form. It is forbidden.

One-shot samples of guitar chords were used to build the melody of the track. Such use of one-shots is allowed since the original melody is composed.

A melodic loop was taken to create an original melody. It was transposed two semitones up, the rhythm was completely redone, and some notes were reversed. Thus compiled a completely original melody.

Taking the original musical loop, the producer only swapped chords in place. This is minor processing, and it is prohibited.

If you doubt the ability to use some kind of melodic loop or a preset from the ROMpler, then first, you need to understand what a melody is.

Then answer the question: "Is there a melody in this sample / preset?"
Make your own decision that does not violate the conditions described above.

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