Sounding the Collection: Samples From The Powerhouse Museum
Download a free collection of audio samples of toys, machines, and everyday objects from over 100 years of Australian history. Custom-made Instruments and Note Set included.
Posts tagged with Sampling
Water From Your Eyes: Microtonal Indie-Pop
Water From Your Eyes discuss how they use microtonal tunings and ideas from serialist composition to write the ‘beautifully ugly’ songs on their album Everyone’s Crushed.
Good Timing – Beatmaking with Auto-Warp in Live 11.3
Warp longer samples or entire songs to the grid with Live 11.3’s improved Auto-Warp algorithm.
The Orchestra of All Things: Sampling Your Environment
Learn how sampling your environment can add texture, narrative depth, and a personal touch to the music you create, and try it for yourself with Ableton Note.
James Krivchenia: Big Thief Drummer Samples YouTube for Blood Karaoke
Big Thief drummer and producer James Krivchenia discusses sampling YouTube videos, recording bands, and creative editing in Ableton Live
Tiger JK: The Korean Rap Legend on Beats, Rhymes and Life
With Drunken Tiger he was one of the originators of Korean hip-hop, now Tiger JK is starting fresh and talks about making his own beats in Ableton Live.
Paradox: Breakbeat Mastery
Paradox reveals the secrets behind his notorious, breakbeat-driven production methods, and shares some free loops from his vinyl-only sample series ‘Wax Breaks’.
Loop: Five Perspectives on Sampling
Video of Robert Henke, Katie Gately, Young Guru, No I.D., and Abid Hussain discussing aesthetic, technical, moral and legal aspects of the art of sampling.
Made in Ableton Live: Mad Zach
Watch Mad Zach arrange a heavy hip-hop beat with banks of his best samples and synths like Wavetable.
Sydney Sounds: Sample the City
Download free sample packs from the Sydney Sounds series – created by Australian artists for Happy Mag.
ZULI: A Very Modern Sampler
Cairo-based producer ZULI discusses methods of sampling and composition using DJ tools and Ableton Live
Studies in Sound: Arbour on Lo-fi, Beats and Musical Exploration
Lo-fi beats artist Arbour reflects on his musical development, production process and influences. Free sample pack included.
Matmos Present More Sounds from the Polish Radio Experimental Studio
Experimental duo Matmos have created a sample pack from the work of Bogusław Schaeffer recorded at Polish Radio Experimental Studios in the 60s and 70s.
Made in Ableton Live: Bad Snacks
See how Bad Snacks slices up live takes from her electric violin and works with lo-fi effects processing to make a warm and melodious house track.
Made in Ableton Live: Freddie Joachim
Freddie Joachim chops up some Rhodes samples, slices drum breaks and lays down some live guitar in Ableton Live.
From the Ground Up: Watch Tracks Being Built in Our Video Series, Made in Ableton Live
The Made In Ableton Live video series shows artists from different genres taking a track from conception to completion
Minor Science: The Language of Sampling
Minor Science discusses methodical approaches to sampling that helped him make his debut album, Second Language.
Footwork Celebrating Culture: Iyer’s Tamil Touch
Singaporean producer Iyer discusses his mission to shine a light on South Indian music through his unique brand of Tamil-tinted footwork.