We list the best music samples, to make it simple and easy to add royalty-free music, audio and sound effect loops to your recordings, whether for composing music or for a video audio tracks. Most ...

Music software and hardware company Native Instruments announced today that it’s launching a new subscription platform in the US called Sounds.com. Meant for music creators, Sounds.com is a way to ...

Learn to make your own noises and great creative awards await… When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. In today’s era of synth presets ...

Earlier this year, Heems, Riz MC, and Redinho released a quintessential telling of the brown immigrant story in the form of Cashmere, their debut record as Swet Shop Boys. They’re the rap group of ...

You don't have to be a folktronica or Tom Waits nut to enjoy non-standard percussion/rhythm tracks – how many times do we really want to hear congas, tambourines, guiros and the terminally hip cajon?

Beatport has launched a sample pack label: 'Beatport Sounds' — which will drop exclusive samples from electronic music producers on a monthly basis. Each of the "Artist Series" sample packs has its ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write for, and about, the up-and-coming musician. Royalty-free sample library and sound effects company Splice and Warner ...

Splice Sounds was officially unveiled last summer, offering a streamlined approach to sample pack purchasing. By Michael Sundius Steve Martocci was on a flight one day when he received an unexpected ...

While some environmental samples are more overt than others, our favorite tracks have woven in the call of loons, the squeaks of sneakers and the endorphin-inducing crack of a beer can. All you've… By ...