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thinking of buying some sample packs and jus wondered what sites/Labels are good to buy from.

looking for drums mainly but also FX, Synth multis. n Various Misc.

and now most places are selling specific dubstep saple packs...

they worth it?

prob lookin at around £0 - £20,

ne advice?

cheers, lamont

I havent really come across many that i have found useful the odd sample here and there but to be honest there a waste of money.

If you spend your time looking in the right places on the net you can find so many samples there is no need to buy any.

The Dubstep and DNB sample cds have been rinsed anyways if you did want to get some samples cd's think outside dance music.

Or get you decks out and rip some stuff from some old vinyl.

i think sample packs are a waste of time and money, half the fun of producing is making, finding and recontextualizing your own samples

glottis5 wrote:recontextualizing

word of the week goes to glottis5

^^^yeah

WTF does that mean LOL

I have to agree with the guys above

I haven't heard any that were too impressive

http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictiona ... xtualizing

Main Entry:
re·con·tex·tu·al·ize Listen to the pronunciation of recontextualize
Pronunciation:
\ˌrē-kən-ˈteks-chə-wə-ˌlīz, -chə-ˌlīz\
Function:
transitive verb
Date:
1978

: to place (as a literary or artistic work) in a different context

I've yet to see a sample pack I'd be willing to pay money for. There are a LOT of free ones, which are good. And don't get dubstep or tram and bus specific ones, get more general, or completely different ones, your dubs will be far more interesting that way.

DROKKR wrote:http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictiona ... xtualizing

Main Entry:
re·con·tex·tu·al·ize Listen to the pronunciation of recontextualize
Pronunciation:
\ˌrē-kən-ˈteks-chə-wə-ˌlīz, -chə-ˌlīz\
Function:
transitive verb
Date:
1978

: to place (as a literary or artistic work) in a different context

This completely discombobulated me...

I personally pronounce unionized with 4 syllables due to my interests.

Mission accomplished, thread hijacked.

http://www.goldbaby.co.nz/

check this for some classic stuff...

Affordable and quality is good.

i think theyre a waste of money.

I just tried out the vengeance sample and the snares and kicks sound really big (despite being rinsed )

I wouldn't bother paying for any, to be honest, as most people are saying. You might end up with a decent sounding track but you will end up with the same sounds hundreds of other people using the packs have and your tracks won't sound unique and will be a bit shit, especially if they're loops.
I used to want to get these packs but I would never had paid for them, I did download a couple, though and didn't see the point, there was a select few sounds that were pretty cool, rest were nothing special and would have been waste. Just play about creating your own sounds its more fun and more rewarding.

this Kid named Lamont wrote:thinking of buying some sample packs and jus wondered what sites/Labels are good to buy from.

looking for drums mainly but also FX, Synth multis. n Various Misc.

and now most places are selling specific dubstep saple packs...

they worth it?

prob lookin at around £0 - £20,

ne advice?

cheers, lamont

None buy records, use synths and fx you find in nice in your sequencer. Why buy a sample cd to use sounds everybody uses? That's like a big waste of money.. Unless your talking about Vienna libraries or somethin...

For real man, digg for them samples yourself and come out with something fresh and YOU

I reckon there are only two types of samples that may actually be worth buying.

The first are decent quality recorded drum hits (not loops)

The second are proper orchestral instrument samples. Get a full orchestra Rompler, 200GBs worth of orchestral samples!

If you're going to splash the cash, check out East West sample packs. also worth checking out are back issues of Computer Music Magazine. their covermount DVDs come packed with samples every month!

Also check out http://www.freesound.org/packsView.php Lot's of good free samples on there.

vengeance are good if you don't use them straight - make great layers with other items.

other than that, blister pack is a must have IMO - but most of the items in there are easily creatable if you want, it's just a time saver more than anything.

alot of the old akai format cds are great for stuff, just have to dig about a bit