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Work quickly. Don't listen to the drum track over and over for an hour, you'll get sick of it. Use broad brush strokes initially, and if you can't get a finished product right away set it aside and come back later. Move on to something else in the track, and when you get stuck there, revisit the drums for a bit. My drum tracks usually evolve over the course of the song's production. I had your problem for years, and the thing that fixed it for me was taking a more detached view of my tracks, and learning to move quickly and jump to a different section if I sense myself getting bogged down.

Diablo 2 - find all the sets/uniques in single player. I should probably be committed for even having tried it. I came damn close. But never again.

I'm really diggin the vibe you got here but the sampled viola/violin makes me cringe. It's the note transitions that always ruin violin samples. PM me if you want a live violin.

I don't share WIPs unless I'm sending them to someone I'm collaborating with, because I see no reason to post unfinished work. I guess I might post a WIP if I was stuck, but that hadn't happened in years.

well best of luck in your search. Not sure yurr going to find anything useful, but I hope you do.

You're not going to find any. The people you look up to didn't read books about using samples either. They just practiced. A lot. I don't think the sounds in that first track you linked to are particularly good, but the composition and arrangement is. Imma be honest, I don't think books in general are a substitution for critical listening and practice. I've read a number of books on composition and arrangement, and they didn't really help much. It's when I listen, dissect, and practice that I've seen the most gains.

I'd like to tentatively express interest in Moo Moo Farm. I have an idea for a wholly inappropriate styled remix.

You guys look totally badass.

I got a bit of a start on Requiem of Spirit. Too many WIPs in the works. I wish I didn't have to waste 8 hours a day sleeping. If someone else has already gotten it I understand. I think I'll continue this one regardless.

I love this. I think it could be mixed better, but maybe that would ruin the olde timey charm.

I don't have the problem of most people here, needing to lose weight. Quite the opposite. But I'm looking to gain some solid muscle, which given my speedy metabolism, has been incredibly hard so far. It pisses me off. Still Imma work out as often as possible and see what I can do. Oh and I'm going to try to make at least 1 remix a month, given the fact I'm really bored with original music shouldn't be hard to do.

Do something worthwhile. Hasn't happened yet, but hope springs eternal.

Unfortunately I saw that picture and can never unsee it.

Cool. Added to my Tune-in favorites.

Updated, the kick was waaay too loud and I didn't notice it until I listened in the car.

I heard this song the other week and was filled with a compulsion to remix it. It's kind of electro house. Dreamland Dance Party

I honestly didn't realize this many VGM-related albums were released in a single year.

Very energetic track, I'm diggin it. Something I wasn't too crazy about, and this is a personal preference, once the chip sounds came in they seemed too loud and forward and made the beat seem less powerful.

I thought I recognized that patch. I've never found a use for it, but it makes sense here. Anyway, I think this idea is worth pursuing, maybe with more triphop beat.

Is that watery mallet thing from Omnisphere?

Sounds kind of interesting but the deadline is way too fast for me. Good luck though.

A picture is worth a thousand words, so... Assuming you have multiple outputs configured.

Reaper fulfills all your requirements.

I'll join too. I use Reaper, so, yeah.

You can do it in kontakt with groups, but it's a total pain in the ass. Commercial drum libraries like Steven Slate have done the hard work for you. Drum sampler software usually makes it a lot easier than Kontakt.