I think youtube sampling is really fun, easy, and good workflow if you can rip sound straight off a track. I will go so far and say this, its almost perfect for sampling. So this topic is valid, legit and beginners questioning about it is just right. Face it buddy's.
PROS:
1. You dont have to guess what your buying, and then coming to find out it sounds like shit, or nothing of value. Using money on bunch of crap isnt really something i can afford. Even tho i know the feeling of working with what you got and make the best out of it is great, i also get that with Youtube, plus i can filter out what i dont need, and thus save space on my computer.
2. You can pick out exactly what you want from a song, dont have to download the whole CD, whatever.
3. Especially beginners should use it, because of all the knowledge it provides. What i mean by that is that its EASY to discover new "OLD artists/bands" and different genres to experiment with.
4. That comes in handy. Sometimes when you surfin trough YT, just watching the pictures popping up in the right field, remember to make sure you turn off the "recommended for you thing" and there when you hit the jackpot and find that one sample, just hope its HD, but i hope its not hehe=)
5. When you do that, on the road of getting more knowledge, your not limiting yourself to the famous bands everybody samples from on Vinyl and so on. but yeah, on the road, you WILL sample something you just like but have no idea of how its going to work, just try it, play it, record it, chop it, make a easy lil drumpattern, play around with the mapped out slices. Have a nice day. ART BY ACCIDENT. This is an amazing feeling, i recommend trying things for no reason. expand.
6. This is that one place where you will find sounds of allmost everything, all in one website. Just because of the soundquality it should be stupid? dont get it..
Cons.
1. I personally dont like the new youtube so much.
2. The sound quality itsnt always on top, but if it dont work, and you need the sample, do some searches other places, then buy the record and you good. Or if its not important, get to the next one. Dont sample it.
SUM:
Youtube will get you further faster than other places, but say if you want to sample highquality drums from a loop, maybe youtube isnt the place because of the soundquality.. The same goes for bass, it really depends on ones personal style and preference. But for most parts, 360 quality on youtube works if you know how to mix and layer your samples for your liking. Fact.
Thanks.
PS. If you dont know what to search for? Just write some randomshit, something like: Clown in plastic, rubber 1975 ost, talking waitress 1978. whatever works. just dont give up.