General Sample Links
(Categories list follows)
(*Req. Reg. = Requires Registration, eg. e-mail.)
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Reg.]http://www.breakbeat-paradise.com/bb_samples.phphttp://www.breakbeatsonly.com/join.htmhttp://computermusicman.blogspot.com/2008/07/hip-hop-samples.htmlhttp://www.djmixsource.com/Downloads.htmhttp://djpuzzle.com/blog/free-scratch-boom-bap-hip-hop-loops/http://www.dmoz.org/Arts/Music/Sound_Files/Samples_and_Loops/ (Links List)http://www.dooleydrums.com/ (Req. Reg.)http://downloadmydrums.com/http://drumdrops.com/drum-samples/yamaha-hybrid-kit/buy-kit (Req. Reg.)http://electronic.future-graffiti.com/free-dubstep-samples/ (Dubstep samples)http://electronic-samples.com/trap-essentials-trap-sample-pack/http://www.eqloops.com/browse.phphttp://fatloopshop.com/blog/http://findremix.com/http://www.findsounds.com/ (Sound and Sample Search Engine!)http://www.flashkit.com/loops/http://www.flashkit.com/soundfx/http://flstudiomania.blogspot.com/ (look in Archive)http://www.flstudiomusic.com/http://flstudiosamples.com/index.php?_a=viewCat&catId=9 (Req. Reg. Add free stuff to cart)http://forum.deejay.me/forumdisplay.php?f=17 (remix packs) (Req. Reg.)http://forum.image-line.com/viewtopic.php?f=1400&t=94710 (Excellent FPC Multitrack Drumkit)http://www.fox-gieg.com/rkhive/banks.htmlhttp://freeflstudioloops.com/project-packs/http://free-loops.com/http://www.freeloops.comhttp://www.free-samples-n-loops.com/http://www.freewebs.com/dorumalaia/freerefillswavsamples.htmhttp://www.futurewaveshaper.com/http://www.genuinesoundware.com/?a=soundfontshttp://www.goldbaby.co.nz/freestuff.htmlhttp://www.groffi.bplaced.net/index.php?sid=dd5c4734ebfa21bfc3c5e3a59ab8e5f4&request=sampleshttp://www.grsites.com/sounds/ Sound FXhttp://www.hammersound.net/http://www.hardsamples.com/extra_info_pages.php?pages_id=10 (Req. Reg.)http://www.hexawe.net/mess/200.Drum.Machines/ (300 MB of Drum Samples)http://hiphopmakers.com/tons-of-free-music-samples-part-1-26-links-inside (Links List)http://hiphopmakers.com/tons-of-free-music-samples-part-2-over-30-links (Links List)http://howtomakeelectronicmusic.com/category/free-sampleshttp://incompetech.com/m/c/royalty-free/ (loops and beats, many different styles)http://ibeat.org/http://jeuxdorgues.com/files/jeuxdorgues2_soundfont.rarhttp://www.jeuxdorgues.com/jeux-d-orgues-2-stiehr-mockers/?lang=enhttp://www.killerbeats.com/sounds.asp?intMainId=3 (Req. Reg.)http://www.impactsoundworks.com/products/groove-bias-minihttp://loop9samples.blogspot.com/ (Req. Reg.)http://loop9voices.blogspot.com/ (Req. Reg.)http://www.loopartists.com/free-loops.phphttp://www.loopasonic.com/ (Req. Reg.)http://www.looperman.com/ (Req. Reg.)http://www.looperman.com/loops/tags/royalty-free-ethnic-loops-samples-sounds-wavs-download (Ethnic/World loops) [Req. Reg.]http://www.loops4free.net/ (Links)http://www.lucidsamples.com/14-free-sample-packs (Req. Reg.)http://machines.hyperreal.org/winky/0012.html?Winky (vintage analogues)http://www.macloops.com/ (Free Garageband Apple Loops) (Req. Reg.)http://members.tripod.com/artificial_2/samples/as_main.htmhttp://www.mhat.com/phatdrumloops/http://mihaisorohan.blogspot.no/2010/07/free-trumpet-loops-and-samples-for.html (Nice jazz trumpet loops wav)http://www.modernbeats.com/home.php (Req. Reg.)http://modularsamples.com/http://www.moviesounds.com/http://musicheights.com/forum/local_links.php (Req. Reg.)http://www.musicradar.com/news/tech/sampleradar-13154-free-sample-downloads-217833 (LOTS of great stuff here) (Great Site, Amazing resource)http://www.musiciansmedia.net/sample_loops.asp (Req. Reg.)http://www.nanorecords.co.uk/downloads/ (Free Psytrance kits, near bottom of page)http://naturesoundsfor.me/http://www.newgrounds.com/bbs/topic/1200140 (3.5Gb of High Quality Soundfonts!)http://www.newyorkbrass.com/download-free-brass-samples.htmlhttp://www.nexusproject.net/index2.htmlhttp://www.noiseaddicts.com/free-samples-mp3/http://www.ntonyx.com/sf_f.htmhttp://obiaudio.com/category/sample-pack/http://ohdeo.com/category/blog/http://ourafilmes.hypermart.net/samples.htm (scroll down for samples)http://ozonemusic.h1.ru/samples/samples7.htm (drums and beats/loops)http://www.philharmonia.co.uk/thesoundexchange/make_music/samples/library/ (Orchestral samples + Free Sample player)http://www.platinumloops.com/free_loops.shtml (look for the free demo loops)http://www.playinmusic.com/free-loops.htmlhttp://www.producer-central.com/audiobrutality/drums-free-wav-samples-acoustic-drumhits-percussion-loops.htm#.UHZzga7P6Gghttp://www.producerspot.com/category/free-downloadshttp://www.psionic3d.co.uk/?page_id=225http://www.qubenzis.com/psychedelic-trance-music/samples-sounds/ (Psytrance) (Req. Reg.)http://realworldremixed.com/index.phphttp://www.remixcomps.com/http://rekkerd.org/loops/http://www.rhythm-lab.com/http://www.royaltyfreemusic.com/free-music-resources.html – Free Royalty Free Stock Music for Educationhttp://www.samplephonics.com/soundbankhttp://www.sampleswap.org/ Professional quality free audio samples (Req. Reg.)http://samples.kb6.de/downloads.php Vintage Drum Machine Sampleshttp://www.sf2midi.com/soundfonts/ (Soundfonts) (Req. Reg.)http://www.siliconbeats.com/free_drum_loops.phphttp://www.slickmedia.com/super/index2.htmlhttp://www.soniccouture.com/en/free-stuff/ (Req. Reg.)http://www.sonivoxmi.com/FreeSamplesPage.asphttp://soundbytes.de/EarlyPatches/en/downloads.htmhttp://soundfonts.homemusician.net/http://www.sounds.beachware.com/ (5000 free sound FX)http://www.soundcentral.com/http://soundfonts.darkesword.com/http://sounds.beatport.com/pack/sounds-of-the-season/7270 (Beatport Sample Pack) [Reg. Reg.]http://www.soundsnap.com/browsehttp://soundtransit.nl/search/sounds.php real world/ambient recordingshttp://www.stonewashed.net/loops.html Links, mostly sound FXhttp://www.studios301.com/blog/808-fairchild-samples/ (TR-808 samples)http://www.synthfont.com/ (various free soundfont editors/players)http://www.synthtopia.com/content/category/computer-music/sample-cds/ (Click on “Previous Entries” @ bottom to see more pages)http://www.synthzone.com/sampling.htm (LIST)http://www.thecontrolcentre.com/samples.htm (click on each to find the free ones)http://www.theflipsideforum.com/index.php?topic=4909.0 (Hardcore Kicks and other Samples from our very own REIGN)http://theremin.music.uiowa.edu/MIS.html (Orchestral)http://togeostudios.com/category/downloads/ (Several free Samples and Loops packs amongst all the Ableton stuff)http://www.topsamplesites.com/ Linkshttp://trashaudio.com/2010/01/roland-tr-808-sample-pack/http://trisamples.com/category/free-samples/ (lots of great drum samples)http://www.tutozed.com/category/samples/ (Req. Reg.)http://www.ultimatemetal.com/forum/backline/529782-sharing-my-collection-drum-samples-here.htmlhttp://users.skynet.be/bassculture.org/index.htmlhttp://www.vipzone-samples.com/freesamples.php (Req. reg.)https://vst-store.com/soundfont-sf2/soundfont-sf2 (Various vintage synth Soundfonts)http://www.wavealchemy.co.uk/free-samples (Req. Reg.)
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CATEGORIES
Acapellas and Vocal Sampleshttp://www.acapellas4u.co.uk/ (Req. Reg.)http://www.beansacapellas.co.uk/ (Reg. and upload required)http://acapellas.narod.ru/http://www.breakbeat-paradise.com/bb_samples.php (search for “Vocals”)http://www.freewebs.com/dorumalaia/freerefillswavsamples.htm (Doru Malaia, free treated vocal samples, great stuff)http://ccmixter.org/view/media/pells (Creative Commons Licensed acapellas)http://loop9voices.blogspot.com/ (Mostly FX/processed vocals & loops) (Req. Reg.)http://www.looperman.com/acapellas (Req.Reg.)http://www.musicradar.com/news/tech/sampleradar-1338-free-female-vocal-samples-275492http://ohdeo.com/category/blog/downloads/samples/vocals-acapellas/
Drums/Drum Loopshttp://www.breakbeatsonly.com/join.htmhttp://www.breakbeat-paradise.com/samplesite/bb_drumloops.php (drum loops and samples)http://www.dooleydrums.com/ (Req. Reg.)http://downloadmydrums.com/http://drumdrops.com/drum-samples/yamaha-hybrid-kit/buy-kit (Req. Reg.)http://www.drumsamples.org/http://www.freewebs.com/dorumalaia/freerefillswavsamples.htm (Doru Malaia, ethnic percussion)http://flstudiomania.blogspot.com/ (look in Archive)http://forum.image-line.com/viewtopic.php?f=1400&t=94710 (Excellent FPC Multitrack Drumkit)http://www.goldbaby.co.nz/freestuff.html (excellent vintage drum machine stuff)http://www.hexawe.net/mess/200.Drum.Machines/ (300 MB of Drum Samples)http://www.impactsoundworks.com/products/groove-bias-mini (huge Vintage Drum Pack)http://loop9samples.blogspot.ca (Req. Reg.) (Crazy processed drum loops and other great stuff)http://machines.hyperreal.org/samples.html (Vintage Drum Machine Samples)http://www.mhat.com/phatdrumloops/http://www.musicradar.com/news/tech/sampleradar-328-free-drum-n-bass-samples-222244 (328 free drum n bass samples)http://www.musicradar.com/news/tech/sampleradar-342-free-dubstep-samples-217768 (342 free dubstep samples)http://ohdeo.com/category/blog/downloads/samples/drum-kits/http://ozonemusic.h1.ru/samples/samples7.htm (drums and beats/loops)http://www.producerspot.com/download-62-free-afro-latin-percussion-loops-samples-sounds-by-wave-alchemyhttp://www.producerspot.com/100-free-drum-samples-pack-released-by-beatzhttp://samples.kb6.de/downloads.php Vintage Drum Machine Sampleshttp://www.siliconbeats.com/free_drum_loops.php (various styles)http://www.studios301.com/blog/808-fairchild-samples/ (TR-808 samples)http://trashaudio.com/2010/01/roland-tr-808-sample-pack/http://trikome.com/blog/category/downloads/samples/breaks/ (Classic Dnb Break Pack)http://trisamples.com/category/free-samples/ (lots of great drum samples)http://www.ultimatemetal.com/forum/backline/529782-sharing-my-collection-drum-samples-here.htmlhttp://warbeats.com/Community/Forums/aft/57 (HUGE Drum Machine Sample Packs)
Hip Hop-relatedhttp://www.20dollarbeats.com/freebeats/freebeats.php (Req. Reg.)http://acapellarchives.blogspot.com/http://beatstorm.com/fileshttp://www.breakbeat-paradise.com/bb_samples.php (Search 4 what you want)http://computermusicman.blogspot.com/2008/07/hip-hop-samples.htmlhttp://djpuzzle.com/blog/free-scratch-boom-bap-hip-hop-loops/ (huge collection)http://electronic.future-graffiti.com/let-the-skyfall-dubstep-trap-16-bit-sample-pack/ (Trap Beat samples)http://electronic-samples.com/trap-essentials-trap-sample-pack/ (Trap samples)http://fatloopshop.com/blog/http://flstudiomania.blogspot.com/search/label/sdayhttp://www.flstudiomusic.com/http://www.freeloops.com/freeloops/hiphop/http://hiphopmakers.com/tons-of-free-music-samples-part-1-26-links-insidehttp://hiphopmakers.com/tons-of-free-music-samples-part-2-over-30-linkshttp://incompetech.com/m/c/royalty-free/ (loops and beats, many different styles)http://www.modernbeats.com/free_sounds.php (Req. email address)http://obiaudio.com/category/sample-pack/http://ohdeo.com/category/blog/downloads/samples/drum-kits/http://ohdeo.com/category/blog/downloads/samples/synth/bass/http://www.producerspot.com/free-fl-studio-trap-flp-template-by-hex-loopshttp://www.platinumloops.com/free_loops.shtml (look for the free demo loops)http://www.producerspot.com/trap-construction-kit-01-free-sample-pack-by-fatloops (pay with a tweet)http://www.producerspot.com/download-free-hip-hop-essentials-loops-and-samples-pack-by-hexloopshttp://www.producerspot.com/download-free-trap-5-beats-construction-loops-kits-by-hex-loopshttp://www.studios301.com/blog/808-fairchild-samples/ (TR-808 samples)http://trisamples.com/category/free-samples/ (lots of great drum samples)http://www.tutozed.com/category/samples/ (Req. Reg.)
Orchestral Samples (Brass, strings, woodwinds, etc.)http://www.archive.org/details/orchestral_sampleshttp://www.breakbeat-paradise.com/samplesite/bb_horns.phphttp://free-loops.com/free-loops-find.php?search=Search&term=trumpethttp://www.jeuxdorgues.com/jeux-d-orgues-2-stiehr-mockers/?lang=enhttp://mihaisorohan.blogspot.no/2010/07/free-trumpet-loops-and-samples-for.html (Nice jazz trumpet loops wav)http://www.newyorkbrass.com/download-free-brass-samples.htmlhttp://www.philharmonia.co.uk/thesoundexchange/make_music/samples/library/ (Orchestral samples + Free Sample player)http://www.producer-central.com/audiobrutality/free_trumpet_licks_samples.htmhttp://theremin.music.uiowa.edu/MIS.html
Remix Packs/Contestshttp://www.acidplanet.com/contests/?T=8890http://findremix.com/http://forum.deejay.me/forumdisplay.php?f=17 (remix packs) (Req. Reg.)http://realworldremixed.com/index.phphttp://www.remixcomps.com/
Soundfonts
(You will need these tools to decompress many of these soundfonts) — sfArk and SF Pack. sfArk is the most common –>http://melodymachine.com/sfark.htm (sfArk)http://www.softpedia.com/get/Multimedia/Audio/Other-AUDIO-Tools/SF-Pack.shtml (SF Pack)
http://flstudiomania.blogspot.com/search/label/soundfonthttp://www.fox-gieg.com/rkhive/banks.htmlhttp://www.genuinesoundware.com/?a=soundfontshttp://www.hammersound.net/http://www.hgf-synthesizer.com/soundfonts-sf2.htmlhttp://jeuxdorgues.com/files/jeuxdorgues2_soundfont.rarhttps://musescore.com/groups/young-composers-group/discuss/172224 (HQ Orchestral Soundfonts Collection)http://www.newgrounds.com/bbs/topic/1200140 (3.5Gb of High Quality Soundfonts!)http://www.ntonyx.com/sf_f.htmhttp://www.sf2midi.com/soundfonts/ (Soundfonts) (Req. Reg.)http://www.sonivoxmi.com/FreeSamplesPage.asphttp://soundfonts.darkesword.com/ (Various Soundfonts)http://soundfonts.homemusician.net/http://sso.mattiaswestlund.net/ (sfz format, use free Cakewalk sfz player)http://www.synthfont.com/ (various free soundfont editors/players)https://vst-store.com/soundfont-sf2/soundfont-sf2 (Various vintage synth Soundfonts)
Sound FXhttp://www.audiomicro.com/free-sound-effects (Req. Reg.)http://www.flashkit.com/soundfx/http://www.grsites.com/sounds/http://naturesoundsfor.me/http://www.producerspot.com/free-2-gb-of-sfx-samples-pack-by-boysshttp://www.soundcentral.com/http://www.sounds.beachware.com/ (5000 free sound FX)http://www.soundsnap.com/browsehttp://soundtransit.nl/search/sounds.php (Huge database of Field Recordings)http://www.stonewashed.net/loops.html Links, mostly sound FX
EDM,Trance/Dance, House/DNB/etc.http://www.acidplanet.com/downloads/8Packs/?T=8947http://electronic.future-graffiti.com/free-dubstep-samples/ (Dubstep samples)http://www.eqloops.com/browse.phphttp://www.flstudiomusic.com/http://free-loops.com/free-loops-find.php?term=Trancehttp://loop9samples.blogspot.com/ (Req. Reg.) (Crazy processed drum loops and lots of other great stuff)http://www.lucidsamples.com/14-free-sample-packs (Req. Reg.)http://ohdeo.com/category/blog/http://www.hardsamples.com/free-samples-c-40.html?osCsid=49a59bfcc11cae167be7727ff1928d34 (Hard Style) (Req. Reg.)http://www.musicradar.com/news/tech/sampleradar-328-free-drum-n-bass-samples-222244 (328 free drum n bass samples)http://www.musicradar.com/news/tech/sampleradar-342-free-dubstep-samples-217768 (342 free dubstep samples)http://www.nanorecords.co.uk/media/ (Free Psytrance kits, near bottom of page)http://www.producerspot.com/download-free-dubstep-samples-and-loops-by-ghosthack-dehttp://www.producerspot.com/download-free-hardcore-sample-pack-1-by-tritonehttp://www.qubenzis.com/psychedelic-trance-music/samples-sounds/ (Psytrance) (Req. Reg.)http://sounds.beatport.com/pack/sounds-of-the-season/7270 (Beatport Sample Pack) [Reg. Reg.]http://users.skynet.be/bassculture.org/index.htmlhttp://www.theflipsideforum.com/index.php?topic=4909.0 (Hardcore Samples)http://www.wavealchemy.co.uk/free-samples (Req. Reg.)
Vintagehttp://www.aliens-project.de/toy.htmlhttp://www.bluedistortion.com/samples/http://www.goldbaby.co.nz/freestuff.html (excellent vintage drum machine stuff)http://machines.hyperreal.org/winky/0012.html?Winky (vintage analogues)http://modularsamples.com/ (modular synth samples)http://www.ppg.synth.net/zip/lib_14_march_2001.zip (PPG Wave2 soundset, direct d/l link)http://samples.kb6.de/downloads.php Vintage Drum Machine Sampleshttp://soundbytes.de/EarlyPatches/en/downloads.htmhttp://www.soundcentral.com/ (Vintage + much more)http://www.studios301.com/blog/808-fairchild-samples/ (TR-808 samples)http://trashaudio.com/2010/01/roland-tr-808-sample-pack/https://vst-store.com/soundfont-sf2/soundfont-sf2 (Various vintage synth Soundfonts)http://warbeats.com/Community/Forums/aft/57 (HUGE Drum Machine Sample Packs)http://www.wohmart.com/a6/audio/ (Alesis Andromeda A6 samples)
WAV sites/Movies/TVhttp://www.moviesounds.com/http://www.moviewavs.com/Movies.htmlhttp://www.musicradar.com/news/tech/sampleradar-483-free-movie-soundtrack-samples-258893 (483 free movie soundtrack samples)http://www.wavcentral.com/movies.htm
World/Ethnic Musichttp://www.bollywoodsounds.net/free-pack (Free Bollywood/Indian sample and loop pack 596Mb) [Req. Reg.]http://www.darkarps.com/hang-drum-multisampled-instrument/ (Hang drum samples)http://www.looperman.com/loops/tags/royalty-free-ethnic-loops-samples-sounds-wavs-download [Req. Reg.]http://www.musicradar.com/news/tech/free-music-samples-download-loops-hits-and-multis-217833/105/1 (World Music Sample Pack)
Otherhttps://archive.org/details/audio (Internet Archive – Audio Archive – free digital recordings)https://archive.org/details/ird059 (The CONET Project – Recordings of Shortwave Numbers Stations Very cool stuff)http://ccmixter.org/view/media/home (community music remixing site featuring remixes
and samples licensed under Creative Commons licenses.)http://co.native-instruments.com/index.php?id=koreplayerdl (free Native Instrument Kore player)http://www.findsounds.com/ (Sound and Sample Search Engine!)http://www.freesound.org/ (The Freesound Project is a collaborative database of Creative Commons licensed sounds)http://incompetech.com/m/c/royalty-free/ (Royalty Free Music)http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Sound_samples (8.5 GB of Free, CC-Licensed Samples from the OLPC Project, and OLPC Music Tools)http://soundtransit.nl/search/sounds.php (Huge database of Field Recordings)
Peace