Loopcloud vs Vocal Vault: Which Subscription Wins for House/Techno?

Loopcloud wins on price and sheer library size — $7.99/month for access to over 5 million samples across every genre. Vocal Vault wins if you produce underground house or techno and you're tired of sifting through EDM pop vocals and trap ad-libs to find something that works in a 128 BPM afterhours set. Loopcloud is the better deal for bedroom producers exploring multiple genres. Vault is the better tool if you're building club records and need vocals that sound like they belong in a warehouse, not a YouTube type beat.

Both subscriptions solve the same core problem: you need vocals, you don't want to pay $50 per pack, and you want fresh content every month. But they approach that problem from opposite directions. Loopcloud is a mass-market platform built for quantity and discovery. Vault is a niche weapon built by three working house and techno producers who got sick of generic vocal libraries.

What You Get: Library Size and Monthly Drops

Loopcloud gives you access to the entire Loopmasters catalog — 5+ million samples, loops, and one-shots, updated constantly. That includes vocals, but also drums, basslines, synth loops, MIDI, and every other sample type you can think of. You can preview everything in your DAW's tempo and key before downloading. It's a massive, genre-agnostic library.

Vocal Vault gives you 50 new vocal hooks every month in your chosen vault (House or Techno). That's it. No drums, no loops, just vocals. The House vault skews 122–128 BPM, the Techno vault skews 128–135 BPM. Everything is recorded specifically for underground club contexts — breathy hooks, spoken word fragments, percussive chants, dub-delayed phrases. You're not getting pop toplines or radio-ready verses. You're getting tools to build tension in a breakdown or add human texture to a 6-minute loop.

If you need a one-stop sample library for every element of a track, Loopcloud is the obvious pick. If you specifically need vocals that fit the aesthetic of labels like Anjunadeep, Drumcode, or Hotflush, Vault is more targeted.

Price Breakdown: What You Actually Pay

Loopcloud is cheaper. That matters if you're on a tight budget or you're just starting out. $7.99/month is less than a single coffee run, and you get access to a library that would cost tens of thousands of dollars to buy outright. The 100-download-per-month cap is generous for most producers — that's 3-4 full sample packs worth of material every month.

Vocal Vault is more expensive at $14.99, but that's the founding rate — capped at 500 members before it jumps to $19.99. You're paying for curation and specificity. Every vocal is recorded and processed with house and techno in mind. No genre tourism, no trap verses, no singer-songwriter toplines. You're also supporting a small label run by working producers, not a VC-backed sample platform.

Genre Focus: Who Should Use Which?

If you produce multiple genres — house one week, lo-fi hip-hop the next, drum & bass after that — Loopcloud is the better investment. You get access to everything, and the AI-powered search and key/tempo matching tools make it easy to audition samples quickly. The Loopmasters catalog spans every electronic subgenre, plus live instruments, world percussion, and cinematic sound design. It's a Swiss Army knife.

If you produce house or techno and nothing else, Vault is more efficient. You're not scrolling past dubstep growls and hardstyle kicks to find a breathy vocal hook that works at 126 BPM. Every vocal in the vault is built for the same context you're working in. The aesthetic is consistent — underground, minimal, club-functional. You can drop any vocal from the vault into a project and it'll sound like it belongs, without heavy processing or pitch correction.

I've used both. Loopcloud is great when I'm exploring ideas or working on commissioned tracks outside my usual lane. Vault is what I open when I'm building a house record and I need a vocal element that fits the vibe without explaining itself. It's a narrower tool, but it's sharper where it counts.

Licensing: What You Can Actually Do With the Vocals

Loopcloud uses Loopmasters' standard royalty-free license. You can use the samples in commercial releases, DJ mixes, and live performances. You can't resell the raw samples or use them in competing sample packs, but that's standard across the industry. The license is solid and covers most professional use cases.

Vocal Vault uses the same license model. Every vocal is 100% royalty-free for commercial use. You can release tracks on Spotify, Beatport, vinyl — whatever. The only restriction is you can't resell the raw vocal files. Both platforms let you keep using samples even if you cancel your subscription, as long as you downloaded them while subscribed.

No meaningful difference here. Both licenses are professional-grade and won't cause issues with distributors or labels.

Who Should Pick Loopcloud

You produce multiple genres and need a general-purpose sample library. You're early in your production journey and you want access to everything to figure out what sounds inspire you. You need drums, basslines, FX, and MIDI in addition to vocals. You want the cheapest possible subscription that still delivers pro-quality samples. You like the idea of AI-powered search and DAW integration for auditioning samples in context.

Loopcloud is the better value if you're building a broad toolkit. It's especially strong for producers who work across house, techno, breaks, and experimental electronic music — you get access to all of it under one subscription.

Who Should Pick Vocal Vault

You produce underground house or techno exclusively. You've spent hours digging through Splice and Loopcloud and you're tired of filtering out pop vocals and EDM hooks. You want every vocal in your library to already fit the aesthetic you're chasing. You value curation over quantity. You want to support a small label run by producers who actually use the sounds they're selling.

Vault makes sense if you're past the exploration phase and you know exactly what kind of music you're making. It's not a beginner tool — it's a focused weapon for producers who already have a sound and need vocals that reinforce it.

Frequently Asked Questions

Q: Can I subscribe to both vaults (House and Techno) at the same time?

A: Yes. You'd need two separate subscriptions — one for House at $14.99/mo and one for Techno at $14.99/mo. That's $29.98/month total for 100 vocals per month. Most producers pick one vault and stick with it, but if you work across both genres regularly, doubling up gives you more flexibility.

Q: Does Loopcloud include vocals from every Loopmasters pack?

A: Not every pack, but most of them. Loopcloud Studio gives you access to the majority of the Loopmasters catalog, including vocals. Some exclusive or brand-new packs might be Loopcloud Play-only (the higher-tier subscription) or require individual purchase, but the vocal selection is still massive — easily thousands of vocal samples and loops across all genres.

Q: What happens to my downloads if I cancel either subscription?

A: You keep them. Both Loopcloud and Vocal Vault let you use any samples you downloaded during your active subscription, even after you cancel. The license doesn't expire. You just lose access to future monthly drops and the ability to download new content.

Q: Can I use Vocal Vault samples in a Beatport Top 10 release?

A: Yes. The license is 100% royalty-free for commercial use. You can release on any platform — Beatport, Spotify, vinyl, Bandcamp, SoundCloud. You can sign tracks to labels. You can play them in DJ sets and live streams. The only thing you can't do is resell the raw vocal files themselves.

Note: Weapon Sounds runs Vocal Vault. We've tried to keep this comparison fair — including the categories where competitors win.

If you're building house or techno and you want vocals that already sound like they belong in your tracks, check out Vocal Vault. 50 new hooks every month, recorded specifically for underground club music. The founding rate is still open — $14.99/month for the first 500 members, then it jumps to $19.99. Pick your vault (House or Techno) and start getting vocals that actually fit the records you're trying to make.