Newbie question... Looking for samples online?

[plotneezy]

Hello! I'm very new to producing, and this is only my second day digging for samples. Anyways, I've been digging all day online (I have no record store near me, and even if I did I'm 14 so I can't drive), looking on lp cover art sites for ideas, just googling stuff, going on discogs and the-breaks, watching Youtube videos, but I'm just not finding any samples which pop out to me. So, how do you guys find your samples on the net? Sorry if this is a stupid question, but I'm really new to this.

[SoundSplash]

When I was Dl'ing my samples off the net (ages ago) I had a few different methods..

Alot of consignment stores are full of records too.. When I wasnt driving, my grandma knew I was into vinyl so she would bring me home the most random cool shit after she went out thrift store shopping....

Youtube can be a great place to discover artists to sample too. If you hear an album you like from a particular artist. Try and pull up a zip or rar from them off filecrop.com.

[AllKnoing]

youtube lil bro

[tylawdaboss]

Also try Spotify or Rdio. Rdio won't release there streaming bitrate info, but I know the premium version of Spotify streams in 320kbps. The free version I believe is 64kbps and if that's enough for you then go for it.

[GodParticle]

Blogs..

[brodel34]

throw all of the previous comments out the window my dude. take it from someone who's been down that road.... start digging for records NOW! save your lunch money (you think i'm joking, but i'm serious). I'm not telling you to dig ONLY for the fact of having samples.... but mainly to gain music knowledge. It sounds soo ****ing cliche, i know... trust me i do. But if you want to perfect your craft, if you want to be immortal in music... you have to study what has worked in the past. I KNOW it doesnt seem like that matters now... but in time you will understand. I'm not telling you to torture yourself with records that you cant afford.

Save your money. Go to the thrift stores, record stores... check out the dollar bins. See a cover you like? cop it. take it home... dont like it? try another record next week, or in a couple days. You will eventually find something you like, even if you wouldnt sample it... i promise you will find some dope ass music. Build your music knowledge from there. Dont make it a big deal, dont make it difficult, just go out and check out the universe of music thats out there!! I guarantee you, you will be amazed at what you had no idea existed. And so it begins. Good luck my friend! i've planted the seeds.... its up to you water them and grow into greatness!

[plotneezy]

Thanks guys, I'm going to look on Soulseek and Youtube today, and I have a friend who is really into music so I'll arrange with him to go digging.

[ThaRealKapone]

Imma lay all my E-diggin' secrets on the table, so listen up, Im never saying this again lol:

Listen to your favorite songs from your favorite artists then find out who they sampled. Google the person the sample is from and either go to discogs or wiki, when you get there, find out what album the sample is on and what year it was released. Now google type into google the album title, the year the album was released, and the words 'blogspot', 'mediafire', '**********' or 'uploading' behind the title. After you find a working link and a site hosting either a zip or rar file version of the album, dig through the album and find out if there's other samples on the album that you can use. If you cain't find anything, go through the rest of the artist's discog and download the rest of their albums until you find something.

Ps. It also helps to find out who produced a sampled artist's work cus they prolly have a signature sound that your feelin', for example, I like to sample Grover Washington Jr., David Mathews and Eumir Deodato so it only makes sense that I search for songs that Creed Taylor produced when lookin for samples as he produced all of my favorite artists to sample. ALSO, youtube can help you find samples. If you hear a sample you like, check the sidebar for other songs with interesting album art and titles, they might B good samples!

Hope this helped, enjoy and best of luck gettin' your carpal tunnel on!

[Swift | Producer]

youtube g lol.

[foley4414]

youtube homie