Lately I've been really vibing soulful tracks like Pretty Lights' newer material and Heartbreak's Moombahsoul stuff, but I wonder where are all of these artists getting these old soul acapellas and samples? Are they using sample packs or sampling from home or what? I think it would be really inspiring to get my hands on some of this stuff.
I want to bump this thread cuz I've really been wondering this too...where people like Pretty Lights and Bassnectar get their samples. I've been really trying to find some non-generic / non-"gangster" hip hop vocals to use in my productions, but havent had any luck. Do people sample them from old records or what?
Re: Old Funk & Soul Acapellas/Samples?
Posted: Thu Aug 18, 2011 7:19 am
by Karoshi
best just finding your own samples to use. it can be quite hard and time consuming, but it is worth it in the end.
i find youtube to be a good place to look, as the related videos at the side can take you to all kinds of places haha.
Re: Old Funk & Soul Acapellas/Samples?
Posted: Thu Aug 18, 2011 8:44 am
by faultier
there's quite a lot of motown acapellas (think the temptations, jackson 5, the four tops, this kind of stuff) floating over the internetz, not sure how ok it is to post links to these here, but i'm pretty sure a google search will find them for you
Most of the vinyl I buy isnt EDM related, but, you'd be surprised how often youll find vocal solo's. You dont need a whole acapella to make something amazing, just 16-32 bars.
Re: Old Funk & Soul Acapellas/Samples?
Posted: Thu Aug 18, 2011 11:24 am
by Eridu
dfaultuzr wrote:there's quite a lot of motown acapellas (think the temptations, jackson 5, the four tops, this kind of stuff) floating over the internetz, not sure how ok it is to post links to these here, but i'm pretty sure a google search will find them for you
true. i have a few...most are hits and well known records. i could upload a few if you want.
Re: Old Funk & Soul Acapellas/Samples?
Posted: Tue Aug 23, 2011 3:06 am
by Hoborg
Eridu wrote:
dfaultuzr wrote:there's quite a lot of motown acapellas (think the temptations, jackson 5, the four tops, this kind of stuff) floating over the internetz, not sure how ok it is to post links to these here, but i'm pretty sure a google search will find them for you
true. i have a few...most are hits and well known records. i could upload a few if you want.
I would be much obliged if you could, gonna go hunting myself as well. thanks for the tips everyone
