Famous Sampled Orchestra

Hear the brass riffs, string phrases, woodwind hooks, orchestra hits, and stabs beside their most recognizable sampled uses.

33 SAMPLES63 FLIPS
This is not a royalty-free sample pack. Listen, study, chop, and experiment. If you release music using source audio, you are responsible for any clearance your use requires.
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Famous Sampled Orchestra

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Three short lessons on hearing, chopping, and flipping samples. Each video opens at the useful chapter.

Listening exercise · 2:52

Hear the Sample Lineage

Compare one source with the records that sampled it.

Ableton Live · 1:06

Slice a Sample in Simpler

Turn a loop or vocal into playable slices.

Producer workflow · 3:26

Turn a Sample into a Beat

Watch one source become two different beats.

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