Samples Tutorials

Samples are audio recordings used to create larger music productions. Virtually every type of instrument and effect has been recorded and is available in sample form.

Some forms of electronic music are intrinsically linked to samples. Hip-hop, rap, and house music are often produced using sampled material. Often, the legality of sampling causes headaches for electronic music producers.

There are large sample CD collections with genre-specific samples. You can use these to assist your music production. Some major producers use nothing but samples to create their work.

Sample articles and tutorials are listed below.

Popular French House Samples

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French House, Samples, House, Video, Daft Punk. It is well known that many French House hits are the result of clever remix work. Now there is a video to showcase before-and-after french house production results. Click the link below to see a YouTube clip that demonstrates the sampling practices of Daft Punk, Cassius, Modjo, Stardust, and more.

Video of Samples used by Daft Punk, Cassius, Modjo, and other French House Artists.

Video of Samples used by Buffalo Bunch and others. This video does a nice job of demonstrating the looping and editing techniques used by lots of house remix artists.


Sampling For Inspiration

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Samples, Sampling, Music Samples. Since licensing fees can be so expensive, it is usually unwise to sample audio from commercial songs. Unless you want to pay lots of money to a record company, you should avoid sampling other people’s songs. If you sell or perform your song, then you might end up in an expensive lawsuit.

However, there is a method that you will allow you to enjoy many of the benefits of commercial sampling. Best of all, this method doesn’t require you to pay the expensive licensing fees. At the end of the process, you produce an entirely original work.

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