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Sampling Question !

Posted: Thu Aug 19, 2010 7:20 pm
by Thuun
Hello !
I have a legal question for the lot of you.
There are lots of sounds I hear in movies that I would like to use and/or fuck with in my tracks.

Main question is if this is legal or not, Im sure there are ways to record your desktop audio should I pop a dvd in..

secondary question is if anyone has any suggestions for how to do this.. right now I have a feedback loop on my audio interface, output fed to input..

Thanks dubstepforum

Re: Sampling Question !

Posted: Thu Aug 19, 2010 7:22 pm
by Basic A
Vocal / speech samples that are noticable, watch yourself.

Cinematic stuff/ steling strings / explosions/ ect... meh...

Re: Sampling Question !

Posted: Thu Aug 19, 2010 7:30 pm
by marshy
What Basic A is TRYING to say ( ;) ) is any sound recording you use without permission is illegal, it all comes down to how obvious it is. If it's an explosion or cinematic stuff, i doubt they'd even notice where it was from, unlike a quote from... Toy story.

Re: Sampling Question !

Posted: Thu Aug 19, 2010 8:06 pm
by FSTZ
unless you and your mix become REALLY popular and you make a lot of money off of it...

you will be fine

Re: Sampling Question !

Posted: Thu Aug 19, 2010 9:20 pm
by Thuun
Thanks guys ;}
Im more about the sound effects than lines of speech anyways

Re: Sampling Question !

Posted: Thu Aug 19, 2010 9:26 pm
by FSTZ
you'll be fine

wors case scenario they serve you with a cease and dissist order

only after you get really popular

Re: Sampling Question !

Posted: Fri Aug 20, 2010 12:07 am
by wormcode
Also, iIf it gets signed, most bigger labels will tell you it's up to you to clear the samples, or not have any at all. That's where mangling/editing/re-recording comes in, especially with sung vocals from an acapella.