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Where to get free wav sample to use with Live?
Posted: Sun Sep 07, 2008 7:38 am
by gjm
Hi All. Can you suggest some free .wav samples libraries I can use with Live. I have 3 kids who are just diggin session view. (remember I am an old fart noob type just getting into Live). Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanking you. G.
Posted: Sun Sep 07, 2008 8:24 am
by nbinder
freesound.org
Posted: Sun Sep 07, 2008 6:08 pm
by gjm
Thanking you
Posted: Sun Sep 07, 2008 6:19 pm
by Tone Deft
check the top of the sticky in the tips n tricks forum
http://www.ableton.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=27120
Posted: Mon Sep 08, 2008 3:43 am
by landrvr1
www.flashkit.com has a very nice library of loops and FX.
In the blue menu bar on the right, under Sound FX or Sound Loops.
The FX stuff is broken down by category, which is handy.
There's fine print below most samples that will tell you if it's free or if you need to purchase a license. Most are free.
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Posted: Mon Sep 08, 2008 5:07 am
by leedsquietman
http://www.freesound.org/ is the best place, especially for ambiences and off the wall stuff
www.sampleswap.org is also good but watch out as some of this stuff is not totally authorized (public domain, or creative commons).
Posted: Mon Sep 08, 2008 5:41 am
by bosonHavoc
check out
http://www.looperman.com/
its a community site for sharing royalty free loops and samples
Posted: Mon Sep 08, 2008 1:30 pm
by jonny72
Whilst they're not free I'd recommend getting some eJay samples. They are generally well produced (maybe over produced), maybe a bit cheesy, very commercial and great fun to play about with.
The best bit is they are really cheap. Either buy some of their old packs on eBay (make sure they have WAV versions of the samples, not all of them do) or get their recently released Virtual Sound packs (3 packs, 25000 WAV samples in each, £20 or less a pack).
Posted: Mon Sep 08, 2008 2:32 pm
by Low Frequency Obstinator
Computer Music Magazine - Good for loops/hits (and free vsts), gets a bad rap generaly but kind of ok when your starting out. (Some of the loops are pretty naff mind you, especialy when they try to genre-ise; the Drum & Bass collection was particularly grim)
Loads & heaps of sites online too, just search for wav. files. (Add the word 'free' to your seacrh to avoid the pay sites)
Nice the kids are getting into it, wish mine would!
Posted: Mon Sep 08, 2008 6:40 pm
by gjm
Wow... thanks people. Lots of resource.
For those of you with kids, these rules are currently working well
1. Time for computer gaming is directly traded for homework on a daily basis, 1 hr of homework = 1hr of gaming. You can't bank time.
2. Want to make music, do art etc = free access, but show me the evidence.
waves
Posted: Mon Sep 08, 2008 9:00 pm
by terragong