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Songwriters, dj's and musicians can spend hours working on a small section of a song just to get the right 'bass sound' or 'funky beat' for their masterpiece. Building a collection of sound samples, loops and beats saves the hassle of searching on the internet or starting from scratch when all you want to do is create!!

Sound samples are essential for writers and dj's who are unable to play or read music and for experienced musician/programmers who are building a sound library and need a killer riff or drum pattern.

Browse our small assortment of sound libraries, collections and software for music makers plus links to FREE sounds, samples, loops & wav (all links open in a new window).

Articles
Collections & Software
Free Samples & Sounds

Articles

What is Sampling? Who Gets Credit Part 1 by ASCAP
What is Sampling? Who Gets Credit Part 2 by ASCAP
James Newton Vs. Beastie Boys - legalities of sampling
Famous Ripoffs - thoughts n threads at Radio Mute
Signal - The Australian Artists Toolkit
Contains useful information including audio-video excerpts of the Push The Button Music Seminar 2000 on copyright, song ownership & royalties, song ownership vs royalty share, release forms, the role of the producer, sampling paper chase, remixing and the drop lift project.
The Breaks
Want to know which bands have been sampled? Who has used snippets of other artists songs in their tracks? Take a look at this extensive database of recycled music.

Samples, Sounds & Software
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Ejay & Sonic Factory Sound Collections Features:-

Royalty free high quality sounds & loops in WAVE format
eJay soundbrowser 1.5 for easy search and preview of samples
eJay realstretch TM timestretcher for tempo adjustment by up to 200%
Sounds are compatible with all other music software programs
Simple structure means you can sort according to instrument, style, tempo and key.
Easy-to-use loop-based system (Sonic Foundry creation software only)
Well organised catagories.
User Friendly

eJay Sound Collection 5 CD-ROM
Our Price: £17.99
Platform: Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows NT, Windows 2000
Includes special 'Break Beat' section with 2,500 exclusive samples
Includes special samples by 'Junkie XL'

eJay Sound Collection 5 is a souped-up, mega-stonkin' piece of CD-ROM home-studio kit that aims to provide the buyer with all he or she needs to make Ibiza-quality dance-sounds at home.

The principal tool, guidebook, primer and atlas of the Sound Collection is the Soundbrowser. Using this on-screen dashboard the home composer can "drag and drop" samples of trip hop, freestyle, chill out, house, dub, abstract techno, Detroit--you name it--into the DIY mix. These 7,500 samples are all on the CD; all are pre-synched; and all are reasonably professional (they are saved in high quality WAVE format). A plethora of permutations also allows the down-home groovemeister to vary key, tempo, instrumentation and so forth; the exhausting amount of possible complications is a bit like permitting 15 substitutes in every football game: almost too much of a good thing.

So far, so good: this is the kind of stuff we have come to expect from eJay. What's new to this CD-ROM is the use of some specially created samples by deliriously hip Dutch DJ Junkie XL, famous for his specially chunky, housey, cutting-edge music style. The fresh emphasis on breakbeat, in all its wild, woolly and whimsically syncopated forms is also welcome. Taken together these enable the Sound Collection buyer to be a veritable Zen Master of musical homegrown. --Sean Thomas
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eJay Sound Collection 4 CD-ROM
Our Price: £ 17.99
Platform: Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows NT
Modern GUI.

A perennial problem faced by cyber DJs is finding suitable music samples for their DIY creations. With this CD-ROM, which contains a virtually inexhaustible library of 7,500 'special samples' all ably recorded by professional musicians, such problems should be pretty much at an end. The idea is simple and versatile enough. You load up the first CD, and with what comes with your integral Soundbrowser, a search engine which neatly and efficiently guides you to the various loops, strums, chimes, yowls, and samples stored in each of the other CDs. The samples are filed under their instrumental or stylistic characteristics (like techno, "rap male", Brit Pop, and drum-roll). One tiny hitch is that you have to own a Sound Collection CD-ROM (this one plus volumes 1, 2 and 3) packages to be able to access all the samples; but anyone keen enough to be recording their own music presumably won't mind that. All the samples are 'royalty-free. All are compatible with any mainstream music software program. So all you've got to do is slide in, sort through, sit back, and with the sound turned right up (the sound quality ranges from fair to good), you'll be annoying the entire neighbourhood in two shakes of a lap-dancer's tail. --Sean Thomas

The fourth edition in the eJay Sound Collection Series once again contains a gigantic selection of hand-picked sounds and loops. Just as with the previous three collections in the series, our professional musicians have created over 7,500 special samples exclusively for eJay. As always: top quality sounds and 100 percent compatible with all music software programs. In addition to Chill Out, Garage, Hip-Hop, Latin, Trance, Euro, Brit Pop and even Alternative Sounds, these four CDs hold a hidden even Alternative Sounds, these four CDs hold a hidden treasure that will turn any party into a liberal dance inferno: 2,500 samples collectively called "The Sound of Parades"--Progressive House, Tech House, Trance, Hard Trance and Techno produced with real Love Parade flair! Mix the kind of tunes that everyone around the world was dancing to this summer.
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Ejay Sound collection 3 (CD-ROM)
Our Price: £ 17.99
Another 7,500 brand new Wav samples in eJay high quality for use with music programs. This particular volume provides you with a special on the history of house as well as samples in an array of music styles including techno, dance and hip hop.
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eJay Sound Collection 2 CD-ROM
Our Price: £7.49
Platform: Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows NT
Converts .WAV files into .PXD format
Includes special R 'n B, Reggae, Ethno and House Vocal Sections

This second volume offers 7,500 absolutely new samples for your own hit production and offers a special for R & B, Dub, Reggae, Ethnic and House Vocals. Soundcollection Volume 2 is compatible with all music programs and all samples have been created by top international producers.
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eJay Sound Collection 1 CD-ROM
Our Price: £7.49
Platform: Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows NT
A huge selection of 26 genre's
Over 7,500 royalty free samples
26 Different music styles

An exciting selection of over 7,500 wav format sounds, including 26 different music styles from house & garage, to drum & bass, to cutting edge global sounds. This is an ultimate collection to be used in conjunction with the eJay range and all other standard music products.
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Hip Hop / R & B Vocals: Mac Money Voices From The Black Box CD-ROM
Sonic Foundry - Our Price: £45.83
Platform: Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows NT, Windows 2000, Windows ME
Wide variety of male and female vocals
Easy-to-use loop-based system
Solos, harmonies, and other sounds
Rap, soul, hip-hop and R&B resource
Hip-Hop/R&B Vocals: Mac Money Voices from the Blackbox is your source for male and female vocals built on rap, soul, hip-hop, and R&B. Filled with solos, harmonies, and scat phrases, the Mac Money team delivers the sounds you need to add professional vocals to your latest mix.
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Ambient Realms CD-ROM
Sonic Foundry - Our Price: £ 45.83
Platform: Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows NT, Windows 2000, Windows ME
Broad range of sounds and effects
Well-organised categories
Create innovative audio atmospheres and explore new musical environments with Ambient Realms, a collection of high-quality sound loops. You'll work with a broad spectrum of highly unusual textures, effects, noises, and beds, organized in easy-to-reference categories. Take an out-of-the-box approach to your next multimedia project or original composition with an out-of-this-world collection of loops - Ambient Realms.
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Vince Andrews Solos & Sections CD-ROM - Sonic Foundry - Our Price: £ 45.83
Platform: Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows NT, Windows 2000, Windows ME
Wide variety of jazz and woodwind sounds, An original work from artist Vince Andrews
You'll have all that jazz plus the MC edge with Jazz Solos and Sections: Vince Andrews Horns & Woodwinds: Traditional and Effected Sounds. Of course, you'll find silky and sparkling brass and woodwind riffs, but dig a little deeper to find a huge batch of counterpart files created by Sonic Foundry's own sound design crew. Make the perfect solo statement on your contemporary jazz track, or add a blue note or a blaring distress call to your next composition with these essential jazz loops.
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RADS Drum Components CD-ROM
Sonic Foundry - Our Price: £45.83
Platform: Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows NT, Windows 2000, Windows ME
Huge selection of drum sounds
Drums, cymbals and other items
Build customised beat patterns with ease, unmatched flexibility, and a user-friendly structure. Drum Components: RADS, introduced by Pocket Fuel, is a collection of pulse-pounding rhythms. You'll get a vast assortment of kick, snare, hi-hat, and ride cymbal patterns, along with dozens of drum fills and cymbal samples. Create your own intricate, infectious drum loops in an incredible range of styles with Drum Components.
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Classic Country CD-ROM
Sonic Foundry - Our Price: £45.83
Platform: Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows NT, Windows 2000, Windows ME
Broad range of Country-style musical sounds
Capture that Country twang!
Add some twang to your next musical masterpiece with loops that make it simple: Classic Country. If you want to capture that Nashville sound, you'll find everything you need in this grab bag of musical loops: bluegrass, drum fills, guitar licks, and bass riffs. Add the whine of a pedal steel guitar or the jangle of a mandolin. Each track is played with top-notch studio musicianship.
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Paul Black's Whiskey, Cigarettes & Gumbo CD-ROM
Sonic Foundry - Our Price: £45.83
Platform: Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows NT, Windows 2000, Windows ME
Wide variety of Blues guitar sounds, Capture that authentic Blues sound!
Blues Guitar: Paul Black's Whiskey, Cigarettes & Gumbo is a gold mine of authentic, traditional blues: deep delta stylings and scorching urban riffs, rich with tone and character. Artists, engineers, and editors unite in a synergy to capture this mash of tasty licks faithfully, with the ACID user in mind. Using the finest vintage instruments and amplifiers in Butch Vig's world-class Smart Studios, together Paul Black and Sonic Foundry distilled Blues Guitar. Add the essence of Paul Black's celebrated slide and fingerstyle work to your own musical creations.
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World Pop CD-ROM - Sonic Foundry - Our Price: £45.83
Platform: Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows NT, Windows 2000, Windows ME
Great variety of Asian and other sounds, East Indian and Pakistani influences
Rhythm, percussion, guitar and vocals
In World Pop, producer Richard Michos blends musical genres with world influences. This construction kit offers enormous possibilities of styles and textures, including rhythm sections, percussion loops, electric guitar washes, and Pakistani and East Indian vocal flourishes - melded seamlessly to produce shimmering, exotic results. The well-travelled loops of World Pop serve as the perfect ingredient to enhance the musical landscape of your next composition.
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Psychedelic Guitar CD-ROM
Sonic Foundry - Our Price: £ 45.83
Platform: Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows NT, Windows 2000, Windows ME
Wide variety of psychedelic sounds and effects
Harvey 'The Snake' Mandel's trademark sound
Harvey 'The Snake' Mandel is one of the pioneers of psychedelic music, with a trademark style that changed the world of rock guitar forever. Psychedelic Guitar includes his signature - soaring leads saturated with effects, supple rock rhythms, special effects, and mountains of tone and sustain - all with the feel of an improvised live performance.
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Noise Reduction 2.0 Win CD-ROM
Sonic Foundry - Our Price: £ 327.83
Platform: Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows NT, Windows 2000, Windows ME
Preview effects before you commit them to your audio
Process effects quickly and efficiently
Increase the value of your recordings by improving quality
Salvage and restore old vinyl recordings
Develop and save custom settings

The Noise Reduction DirectX Plug-In 2.0 is a collection of four professional-level sound restoration plug-ins: Vinyl Restoration, Noise Reduction, Clipped Peak Restoration, and Click and Crackle Removal. Save valuable time and money by applying Noise Reduction's processing power to salvage vintage vinyl recordings, and rescue problem tracks. For basic restoration solutions, use Noise Reduction's preset parameters, or develop and save your own custom settings for complete control and unlimited flexibility. Whether you're in radio, multimedia, or music production, Noise Reduction will prove an invaluable addition to your audio editing suite. Use Noise Reduction with Sound Forge 4.5 or any other DirectX-compatible host application to clean up your audio files and achieve professional results.
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Software & Samples at PieDog

SBS1 Bytes `n Pieces software * Beats * General MIDI More info at Piedog
SBS11 Dr.Beat 1 software * Beats * General MIDI More info at Piedog
SBS12 Dr.Beat 2 software * Beats * General MIDI More info at Piedog
SBS13 Dr.Beat 3 software * Beats * General MIDI More info at Piedog
SBS14 Dr.Beat 4 software * Beats * General MIDI More info at Piedog
SBS15 Dr.Beat 5 software * Beats * General MIDI More info at Piedog
SBS16 Dr.Beat 6 software * Beats * General MIDI More info at Piedog
SBS17 Dr.Beat 7 software * Beats * General MIDI More info at Piedog
SBS18 Dr.Beat 8 software * Beats * General MIDI More info at Piedog
SBS19 Beat `n Bass 1 software * Beats * General MIDI More info at Piedog
SBS20 Headhunters Jungle Grooves 1 software * Beats * General MIDI More info at Piedog
SBS21 Ultimate Blues 1 software * Beats * General MIDI More info at Piedog
SBS22 Ultimate Blues 2 software * Beats * General MIDI More info at Piedog
SBS23 Pearly Gates MIDI file effects * Beats * General MIDI More info at Piedog
RD1 Raw Drums Alternative * Beats * General MIDI More info at Piedog
RD2 Raw Drums Rock * Beats * General MIDI More info at Piedog
RD3 Raw Drums Funk * Beats * General MIDI More info at Piedog
RD4 Raw Drums Reggae * Beats * General MIDI More info at Piedog
RD5 Raw Drums Classic Grooves * Beats * General MIDI More info at Piedog
RD6 Raw Drums Loops From Hell * Beats * General MIDI More info at Piedog

HANDY LINKS
Acoustic Labs Mixer
Easy-to-use eight track digital audio recorder, editor and mixer software allowing users to create professional quality audio productions on their computer. Very reasonably priced, free demo download available.

Buffed Beats
Collection of R&B/Hip Hop/Rap/Christian or Latin beats available for online purchase and download. Free Sample tracks available for review at the site.

Cubse VST Resources and Plugins

Drum Sounds, Samples, Tools & Software
for drummers and music makers.

Loopmasters
Professional Sample Libraries in Wav/Rex2 and other formats - Free Preview Loops, Demo MP3's, and much more...

Midi & Wav Music Creation Software & Books
for beginners to advanced music makers.

Music Software
for creating music on your PC/Mac including Cakewalk, Dance eJay, Cubase VST

Sample Libraries at Amazon UK
includes ethnic, jazz, rock, classical and progressive samples.

Drum & Percussion Products at Amazon UK

Samples FAQ
Aims to answer questions about music sampling like 'Where have I heard that beat before?' and 'Where did that MC/DJ/Pop star get that beat from?' A wide range of styles are covered including Rap, Soul, Funk, R&B, Jazz, Rock, Pop, Blues, Reggae, Comedy, Film, etc.

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Free Samples, Sounds & Loops

The samples links below open in a new window and lead to the correct page at Analogue Samples (AS) and Sample Net (SN) for the instrument listed. There are several magazines in the UK who include free samples and loops on their CD's. Most popular are Sound on Sound, Computer Music Interactive, and most of the Future Music range.

Free Sample, Sound & Loop Sites

The following sites provide free downloadable samples, sounds and loops and/or links to sample sites.

714 MMP - Breakbeats and loops
Ambient Electronica Ambient electronica samples.
Analogue Samples.com (AS) Hundreds of free samples & loops!
HQ Samples Free samples - acapellas and loops, drums, layers, effects, pads etc.
DJ Samples
Dogbeats cool breaks
Dooley Drums free drum loops
Dr Loops some free loops of Dr Loops sample CD's: Sound Effects, Vocal Samples, Music Loops.
E-Drummer hq drum loops, jazz, funk, blues & more
Echovibes Free wavs and mp3s New V3! Hear 'em before you download 'em. Access to thousands of free sounds!
FreeHipHopBeats
Groundloops company with free samples
Hip Hop Samples Downloadable multi track loops, Roland Mv8000 Sounds, Software samples including free hip hop wav samples and drum sounds. Find Fruity loops, Hip Hop Drums & Drum Loops, samples and mpc sounds.
Human Workshop Free samples
Loopsundbeats german site with huge archive of loops in various styles from 60 to 186 BPM
Killerbeats techno stuff
Loops.net Collection of links
Looperman free samples
Loopgalaxy.com Over 300 free samples
Meanbeat Drumkits
MourningAfter free synthesizer and wav samples, strings, pads, drums, efx, basses etc.
MusicFind Search Engine - Mp3, Wav, and Midi
One Stop Beats Hip Hop & R&B sounds for Akai MPC 4000/3000/2000 & all major samplers.
Sample Arena Loads of samples and links
Sample City Samples for dance music producers
SampleNet UK
Samplepoolz German sample site
Samplez.de German sample site
SampleZone 900 MB of samples
Sonichound Lots of samples
Soundfx.com Sound FX Portal
Sound on Sound - SoundBank their audio download area contains example audio files that accompany some of the monthly product tests. Most of these are in MP3 format.
SynthSounds.com
Sound Effects Search Engine
The Sound Effects Library - A unique resource of Sound Effects, Music Samples and Music Tracks, with over 200,000 professional royalty free sounds on-line. Search audition and download virtually any sound instantly. The BBC sound library catalogue is about to be added to the database! Sounds can be previewed and purchased online from £2.99 - £6.50 for single sounds or create your own CD for an extra £10.00 - $14.00. There are also some free mp3 sounds and sound animations available for download.
Urban Sounds Some free packs