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By EPROPS Fri Dec 28, 2007 5:33 am
Where can I download some good drum kits?

By EPROPS Sat Dec 29, 2007 7:57 pm
Good lookin out....
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By amateurama Sun Dec 30, 2007 7:27 pm
Personally, I don't **** with any of the "free" kits or sounds on the net..They can become a huge problem if your serious about making money w/your music, just in terms of rights of use..I for one ain't trying to get sued..Anyway this forums sister-site (mpc-samples.com) has a ton of great kits & sounds for sale..I recently copped the "East Coast Phat" pack and was very happy with it..now I have hundreds of great kicks, snares, snaps, claps, and hats all cleared for use..
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By mnh2410 Sun Dec 30, 2007 8:20 pm

Well if u creative u will flip the hell out of those FREE sounds. Add eq, layer it, ect.. to make your own sounds. U can do alot wit sounds its just a matter of doing it. I like to layer shit. I remember i made a gun shot sound out of two different claps i sampled. Its crazy but true. Just remember there is no right or wrong way when it comes to creating your own sounds/sampling.


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By amateurama Sun Dec 30, 2007 8:51 pm
Adding effects to or flipping samples so that they sound different doesn't make them yours..
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By mnh2410 Sun Dec 30, 2007 9:00 pm
amateurama wrote:Adding effects to or flipping samples so that they sound different doesn't make them yours..


I said MAKE YOUR OWN SOUND. What i mean is u can create a sound u like wit it or either keep it as is and go from there. The sounds u use are samples to. U can never get away from samples. Keyboards, guitars,ect.. are all types of sample sounds. Now when u start looping sounds that me and you both could easily identify is from a james brown, lenny williams, ect record then i can see the questioning/hesitation in it. But to close this up yeah the sample may not be yours initially but its your creativity put into it to create a new sound from it. Im refering to making drums, snares, hi hats, ect...



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By ghostlywhitemachines Sun Dec 30, 2007 10:27 pm
I am new to this sampling lark and really dig creating new beats from loops of obscure old vinyl (mainly for my own pleasure). Can someone clarify once and for all what the copyright law is? How would I go about getting permission to clear a sample if I wanted to release a track commercially? And what comeback would there be if an uncleared sample is used - is it just monetary (i.e. royalties go to the samplee like in Bitter Sweet Symphony) or is it a criminal offence? What happens if more than one uncleared sample is used in a track (i.e. do you pay all royalties split to both samplees or do you actually pay full royalties to each so infact make a loss)? Did the Dust Brothers clear all samples for Paul's Boutique? The Avalanches? Maxinquaye? etc...

Would be really interesting to hear the definitive answer. I guess this may vary from country to country (I am in the UK).

By ghostlywhitemachines Mon Dec 31, 2007 12:22 am
ghostlywhitemachines wrote:I am new to this sampling lark and really dig creating new beats from loops of obscure old vinyl (mainly for my own pleasure). Can someone clarify once and for all what the copyright law is? How would I go about getting permission to clear a sample if I wanted to release a track commercially? And what comeback would there be if an uncleared sample is used - is it just monetary (i.e. royalties go to the samplee like in Bitter Sweet Symphony) or is it a criminal offence? What happens if more than one uncleared sample is used in a track (i.e. do you pay all royalties split to both samplees or do you actually pay full royalties to each so infact make a loss)? Did the Dust Brothers clear all samples for Paul's Boutique? The Avalanches? Maxinquaye? etc...

Would be really interesting to hear the definitive answer. I guess this may vary from country to country (I am in the UK).


Didn't think to look in "The Biz" section (duh!) - all the answers are there, sorry! :roll:
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By BRAVO Tue Jan 01, 2008 9:09 pm
amateurama wrote:Adding effects to or flipping samples so that they sound different doesn't make them yours..


(Interms of drums & Perc especially) Who's is it then? Have u not just created something new by doing that?! Isn't that called editing?!?!?!

By fader-pro Wed Jan 02, 2008 12:14 am
amateurama wrote:Adding effects to or flipping samples so that they sound different doesn't make them yours..


Yeah it does....sort of....I don't sample much, (music) but I respect the art.....and the big sites with "free sounds" are mostly samples that are public domain or cleared in some other way.....and there is no way to copyright a percussion sample...... :wink:

By kingmob Thu Jan 03, 2008 8:31 pm
ghostlywhitemachines wrote:I am new to this sampling lark and really dig creating new beats from loops of obscure old vinyl (mainly for my own pleasure). Can someone clarify once and for all what the copyright law is? How would I go about getting permission to clear a sample if I wanted to release a track commercially? And what comeback would there be if an uncleared sample is used - is it just monetary (i.e. royalties go to the samplee like in Bitter Sweet Symphony) or is it a criminal offence? What happens if more than one uncleared sample is used in a track (i.e. do you pay all royalties split to both samplees or do you actually pay full royalties to each so infact make a loss)? Did the Dust Brothers clear all samples for Paul's Boutique? The Avalanches? Maxinquaye? etc...

Would be really interesting to hear the definitive answer. I guess this may vary from country to country (I am in the UK).


planning on storming the billboard charts ?.... :)

By ghostlywhitemachines Thu Jan 03, 2008 8:34 pm
kingmob wrote:
ghostlywhitemachines wrote:I am new to this sampling lark and really dig creating new beats from loops of obscure old vinyl (mainly for my own pleasure). Can someone clarify once and for all what the copyright law is? How would I go about getting permission to clear a sample if I wanted to release a track commercially? And what comeback would there be if an uncleared sample is used - is it just monetary (i.e. royalties go to the samplee like in Bitter Sweet Symphony) or is it a criminal offence? What happens if more than one uncleared sample is used in a track (i.e. do you pay all royalties split to both samplees or do you actually pay full royalties to each so infact make a loss)? Did the Dust Brothers clear all samples for Paul's Boutique? The Avalanches? Maxinquaye? etc...

Would be really interesting to hear the definitive answer. I guess this may vary from country to country (I am in the UK).


planning on storming the billboard charts ?.... :)


The UK charts actually... am gonna be toppermost of the poppermost! :lol: