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Big Fish Audio Acid Jazz City 2
Big Fish Audio Acid Jazz City 2
A second collection of 24-bit downtempo, retro and free Jazz styles infused with a Hip Hop groove. Includes thirty big construction kits (over 1700 loops), each with dozens of alternate loops for customizing your own musical creations. ACID JAZZ CITY 2 features live & programmed drums, turntables.
$19.95
Big Fish Audio Eclipse 2 Ambient Guitars
Big Fish Audio Eclipse 2 Ambient Guitars
Big Fish Audio Eclipse 2 Ambient Guitars [Kontakt] Over 4 GB of pristine ambient guitar loops and sounds. Description Big Fish Audio is proud to present Eclipse 2: Ambient Guitars! 30 Construction Kits of beautifully recorded ambient Guitar, Ukulele and Strumstick samples combine to form over 4GB of...
$25.00
Big Fish Audio Paranormal 2
Big Fish Audio Paranormal 2
Sci Fi Suspense and Thriller Movie Cue Construction Kits. Description Sci Fi, Suspense and Thriller Movie Cues Inspired by the soundtracks of today's blockbusters and Mini-Series' such as Stranger Things, Ex Machina and Tomorrowland as well as classics like the X Files, Prometheus, The Dark Night.
$17.50
Big Rock Guitars EZmix Pack
Big Rock Guitars EZmix Pack
THE SCHOOL OF ROCK GUITAR 50 unique guitar tones, inspired by the past 40 years of rock. Some guitarists hit notes thirty, or even forty, years ago that seem to resonate just as vividly now as back then. We’re talking about the icons – the flag bearers of the big guitar tones that changed...
$5.00
Big Room Sound - Wind
Big Room Sound - Wind
A collection of varied wind sounds, some interior, some exterior, some intentionally distorted to sound like fire from a rocket. A useful selection for when things are blowing around. 
$10.00
Big Room Sound Birds and Nature
Big Room Sound Birds and Nature
Over two hours of birds, crickets, cicadas and frogs primarily from Southern Ontario, Canada, but also from Britain and Costa Rica. Specific calls and ambiences from the forest, the beach, the neighbourhood or on the dock of a quiet pond. Essential sounds to bring background tracks to life.Tech Specs Categories:...
$15.00
Big Room Sound Energy
Big Room Sound Energy
A collection of sounds that invoke movement and motion. Electricity pulsing through wires, powers invoked through magic, transforming matter in another dimension are the inspirations behind these dynamic sounds. 
$5.00
Big Room Sound Essential Water and Aquatic
Big Room Sound Essential Water and Aquatic
A wide ranging pack of water and liquid sounds including: underwater, drips, splashes, trickles, waterfalls, waves, and more. Cinematic • 222 Samples
$10.00
Big Room Sound Household Appliances
Big Room Sound Household Appliances
A collection of sounds from everyday household appliances. Fridges, freezers, stoves, laundry machines and microwaves make it feel just like home.
$5.00
Big Room Sound Swords
Big Room Sound Swords
A collection of five unique swords clanging and scraping a vast array of sounds. In addition to all the schwings, hits and scrapes there are some extra ringy metal hook hits for sustain and variation.
$10.00
Bighead Dungeon of Drums Kit
Bighead Dungeon of Drums Kit
Bighead is back on the beat with his second Splice pack - this time, dripping with all-new flavor. The Multi-Platinum producer has garnered over two billion (with a B) streams and has worked with Lil Pump, Famous Dex, Lil Tracy, Lil Peep, Gucci Mane, and many more. Known for paving the beat foundation...
$10.00
Bill Bruford - Packet Of Three
Bill Bruford - Packet Of Three
Bill Bruford's Packet of Three. KEYFAX DEBUTS WORLDS FIRST TRI-FORMAT SAMPLE CD WITH BILL BRUFORD. Whatever, when you use these samples & loops you probably won't sound like the other guys. Please don't sound like the other guys! Pleads drum-meister Bill Bruford on the liner notes to Packet of 3.
$10.00
Bill Bruford - Packet Of Three
Bill Bruford - Packet Of Three
Bill Bruford's Packet of Three. KEYFAX DEBUTS WORLDS FIRST TRI-FORMAT SAMPLE CD WITH BILL BRUFORD. Whatever, when you use these samples & loops you probably won't sound like the other guys. Please don't sound like the other guys! Pleads drum-meister Bill Bruford on the liner notes to Packet of 3.
$10.00
Bingoshakerz Organic Jazzy Downtempo
Bingoshakerz Organic Jazzy Downtempo
Dreamy synths, jazzy melodics, warm piano keys, lush pads, live saxophone and trumpet sounds, sublime guitar loops, snappy drum hits and more, Organic Jazzy Downtempo delivers laid back ambient and downtempo grooves for a perfect evening chill production or a soundtrack to score. Organic Jazzy Downtempo...
$10.00
Bingoshakerz Synthpop Song Starters
Bingoshakerz Synthpop Song Starters
Drawing inspiration from late 80s electronica, dusting off retro synths and tape-machines – Synthpop Song Starters delivers modern song starting kits soaked with nostalgia-driven sounds.Analogue synth riffs, blazing bass grooves, melodic chord progressions, tape-saturated beats and more, Synthpop...
$5.00
Biome Digital Premium Claps and Snares
Biome Digital Premium Claps and Snares
Biome Digital Premium Claps and Snares [WAV] 'Premium Claps And Snares' is a supreme collection of dance music clap and snare one-shots. Featuring a total of 402 new sounds recorded from hardware drum machines and processed with hardware compression to bring you some of the thickest and phattest...
$5.00
Biome Digital Premium Hi Hats and Rides
Biome Digital Premium Hi Hats and Rides
Biome Digital Premium Hi Hats and Rides [WAV] 'Premium Hi-Hats & Rides' from Biome Digital is an exquisite collection of Dance style hi-hats, rides, crashes and other percussion one-shots. A total of 345 new sounds are recorded from hardware drum machines and live percussion instruments and...
$5.00
BiPolar
BiPolar
Big Fish Audio BiPolar This is the next wave of drum-n-bass. If your record collection is full of releases from labels like Certificate 18, Looking Good or Metalheadz, you've got to add this speed freak to your collection. Drum n Bass producer "Polar" (aka "K"), has released music on Moving Shadow, Rugged Vinyl and R&S.
$10.00
Bizzare Guitar
Bizzare Guitar
If you like Distorted Reality, this is a library you won't want to miss. This unique collaboration between visionary artist Peter Maunu and Sound Designer Eric Persing, was over two years in the making and marks a new milestone in creative sound. Neither a traditional guitar multisample library or a collection of "riffs".
$10.00
Bizzare Guitars
$10.00
Black 2 Black vol. 3
Black 2 Black vol. 3
The classic mix is back - but taken a step further. All your favourites are here, but better than ever. Loops straight from the top draw, broken down into alternate mixes, Cone Rippin' Brass Licks including full sections and trombone, Funky Dope Guitar Licks, Big Mama Vocals and Vocoded Hook (subject...
$10.00
Black Beats from da Block - RnB/HipHop Stylez [2 CD]
Black Beats from da Block - RnB/HipHop Stylez [2 CD]
2 CDs. Ueberschall Black Beats from da Block - RnB/HipHop Stylez 2 CD´s packed with the hottest new material for HipHop and RnB productions, Inspired by some of the worlds greatest Producers like: Neptunes, Timbaland, Erick Sermon, Dr. Dre, Busta Rhymes, Mobb Deep, Jay-Z. BLACK BEATS contains 32...
$17.50
Black II Black 1
Black II Black 1
Review Highlights: "...a professional product, chock-full of well-recorded and well-presented ready-to-run samples." 4 1/2 and 4 3/4 stars - SOS, Nov 94. "...monstrously funky..." - Keyboard, USA, Jan 95. "...all the necessary travel passes to drive a groovy soul train into the top of the charts." - The Mix, July 95.
$10.00
Black II Black 2 CD 1
Black II Black 2 CD 1
Both these CDs are packed full of sounds specially recorded for these CDs that whilst being original have a very classic sound. Both CDs include sections devoted to: Kickin' Jamz Mid Jamz Slo' Jamz Garage/House Loops Reggae Loops M&C Loops Percussion Loops Shuffles Rolls Stereo Vocal Blocks Vocal Hooks...
$10.00
Black II Black 2 CD 2
Black II Black 2 CD 2
Both these CDs are packed full of sounds specially recorded for these CDs that whilst being original have a very classic sound. Both CDs include sections devoted to: Kickin' Jamz Mid Jamz Slo' Jamz Garage/House Loops Reggae Loops M&C Loops Percussion Loops Shuffles Rolls Stereo Vocal Blocks Vocal Hooks...
$10.00
Black II Black 3
Black II Black 3
The classic mix is back - but taken a step further. All your favourites are here, but better than ever. Loops straight from the top draw, broken down into alternate mixes, Cone Rippin' Brass Licks including full sections and trombone, Funky Dope Guitar Licks, Big Mama Vocals and Vocoded Hook (subject...
$10.00
Black Metal Midi Pack
Black Metal Midi Pack
No frills, just black metal in its purest form Efraim Juntunen of Swedish black metal pioneers Naglfar takes you on board for a journey down the long and winding rapids of black metal drums. From the steady doom-like beats to the rampant, grinding tirades and violent outbursts in fills, Juntunen steers...
$5.00
Black Octopus Sound 300 Vocal Shouts
Black Octopus Sound 300 Vocal Shouts
Producer Ahee (creator of the amazing Beats from the Bass Ship Serum pack) has teamed up with Dome of Doom to create a wickedly clever and useful collection of vocal shouts. Adding the perfect vocal snippet or word to a phrase of music can make or break a track, and when these vocals are strategically...
$5.00
Black Octopus Sound Deep Trance
Black Octopus Sound Deep Trance
Deep dive into the hypnotic world of ‘Deep Trance’ with its layered melodies, high tempo riffs, powerful drums, and many more classic trance elements. This stunning collection creates an uplifting, dynamic, and feeling to take your listeners to a new dimension of sound and instantly elevate...
$10.00
Black Octopus Sound Katty Heath Vocal Pack
Black Octopus Sound Katty Heath Vocal Pack
Trance music icon Dennis Sheperd has teamed up with UK vocalist Katty Heath to bring a ridiculously well produced and musically expressive vocal sample pack. The dream team of Katty’s amazing voice with Dennis Sheperd’s professional engineering and mastering experience has created a must...
$10.00

Sample types

Sample libraries are the collections of sound files that are usually organized in sets concerning musical instruments or environmental sounds categories used for compilation. They are widely used by composers, DJs, music producers and other people for making musical works. Usually, famous music composers are known for their own sound style they form using blends of various sample libraries and sound effects in their compositions.

Samples can be differentiated from regular sound records by few special features. They are short (length about 10 seconds) and are recorded using one note. That helps to make a qualitative instrument on their basis. High quality samples are usually professionally-cut. In such samples micro-pauses in the beginning and in the end of a sample are deleted and the stops for sound loop are marked. Samples without sound loop are called “one-shot” samples, which are reproduced from the very beginning to the very end of a whole piece. Such samples are ordinary used in making drum sounds, sound effects etc.

Samples with sound loops are called “loops”. E. g, one set of drums for four-eight time can be recorded as a loop. Special software that can work with pre-made loops has become widely-popular among the amateur musicians. These programs include SONY ACID, EJAY and many others. Sample libraries and single samples in WAV format can be reproduced with literally any PC sound playback software.

Sample recording

When it needs to digitize the piano sounds, one can guess, that it will be enough just to record every piano note. This approach was used in 1970-s, when sampling techniques just appeared. But the sound quality made with such a technique is rather poor and too far from the professional sounding.

For recording a full-quality sample it's inevitable to take into consideration all the trifles of sound, e.g, the velocity of key press, using a pedal, sounding with opened and closed piano top etc. Adding to it the sounding dependence from the place where sound is played and even from the furniture of this place we have a great bunch of factors that can notably impact on the sounding. So, the quantity of sounds can reach 100 per one piano note. The more sounds we record, the closer we are to the original sounding, but also the bigger are the recorded files. It enlarges the size of an instrument that is sampled.

Potentially, sounding of an instrument that uses sample libraries come close to original. But considering that there are a lot of peculiarities in the sounding of original instrument, digital instruments can't copy it with an absolute accuracy. That's why original pianos are still in use.

After recording desired sounds, we need to make an integrated instrument, which sounds will be then reproduced by digital or analog sampler. For that, we need to assign (map) the samples from our own sample libraries to each keyboard key. For getting qualitative sounding, we need to spend a lot of time assigning appropriate samples.

Clean and processed sound libraries

The most part of sample libraries present clean («dry») sounds without any sound effects applied. So, the musicians can put necessary effects by themselves choosing the right place for them in any individual composition.

Some sample libraries can have samples with special sound effects for particular purposes, e.g., imitation of cathedral choir reverb or heavy metal distortion. These samples are also called «wet» samples.

Sample libraries and music software for DJs and amateur musicians

Sample libraries are vitally important for a good DJ. If some time earlier Djs used analog devices for making cool sounds, now they can use their own collections of digital sounds to make a musical masterpiece. The quality of a synthesizer for a DJ or other musician's purposes is measured by the quality and quantity of sound samples it can reproduce. The best ones, for example, some Yamaha high-end models, have an impressive sample libraries in combination with perfect sound quality.

Sample libraries can be used not only by professional musicians and producers who buys a lot of expensive equipment. They can also be used by an amateur, who just starts his music experiments. Sample libraries are provided in the digital file-sets that can be easily downloaded from the web. Simple sets are usually free or cost not much. So getting them is not much of a problem.

There are a great variety of computer programs which use sample libraries and can substitute synthesizers. One of good examples is FruityLoops. It has its own collection of software synthesizers. There are more than 20 various synthesizers and 2 samplers available. They can be used for making one's own sample libraries. But it needs a lot of time and experience, so amateur musicians often use already-prepared sound sets, combining and mixing them together, adding some effects and environmental sounds. FruityLoops sample library can be easily expanded with other libraries. The friendly interface will help to make such an expansion easy and fast. FruityLoops is rather professional music production instrument with a lot of different options and possibilities. But there is another program to work with sample libraries that is called SoundForge.

SoundForge, developed by Sony Creative Software, is a suitable platform for an amateur musician. Its restricted version, Sound Forge Audio Studio, is a nice instrument to start with. It's price is pretty good and it has all the functionality to start home experiments with sample libraries. SoundForge has a set of instruments for fast editing and creation of new sound pieces. The program helps to remaster and clean old records, put filters and effects and create master-discs. This program will be a good start to making your own sample libraries.

Great collection of sample libraries for any taste

It's clearly seen that producing samples is not an easy task. Luckily, there is a great variety of special sample libraries available on the contemporary music market and there's no need to make them yourself. One can find practically any sound he or she needs.

Our site provides a solid collection of sample libraries in various formats, including WAV, AKAI, GIGA, SF2, Reason refills etc. They can be used for making industrial, house, trance and other kinds of compositions. Our library is being constantly developed and updated. We are glad to present you a variety of choice for making your own music masterpieces.