So, I get emails all the time.. Some of it’s spam, some of it involves folks asking questions or leaving comments about the site, or about music in general. All comments and questions are welcome, though, and I’ve met some really cool people that way, too! I always love hearing from folks all across the world, whether they made some songs out of the samples they picked up from Bassadelic, or whether they’d like clarification on something related to music production tutorials, etc, etc, etc.. It’s all good, and I love that there are folks out there who are willing to take the time to write it up!
But then there are those… other types of emails… The ones that aren’t just spam, but the ones that are just so unexpectedly bizarre that I have no idea how to respond.. Well, in some cases, those are the kind that are worth sharing :)
So, I figure I’m just going to post this email in full. Apparently Bassadelic isn’t known as just a music site; it’s also what people (supposedly? but not really…) find on google when they want to buy a TON of candy…
;)
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And to anyone out there reading this: don’t worry, I won’t post anyone’s emails like this normally; I encourage anyone to write to me and say whatever’s on their minds, be it strange, thoughtful, angry, or hilarious…..it’s just that THIS email happened to be bizzare AND spammy, and was clearly sent by someone who has never actually been to the site :)
But that’s not the main point of this post. The REAL big point is: HOLY SNAPPERS!! DISCOUNTBULKCANDY dot com IS FINALLLLLLY AVAILABLE???????????? :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D
With 80 one-shot samples (almost all of which are played in the key of C) each of these samples have been arranged, tweaked and sequenced into melodies, and they are available in the ‘Loops,’ folder, which contains 168 fully-sequenced loops, each lasting 8 seconds, and sequenced to 120 BPM. This does not mean they are ONLY intended to be played or sampled at 120, you can use them at whatever higher tempo you desire, but I chose 120 bpm because it’s a good starting point for rave music. Very few house tracks of that time were much slower than 120 bpm. If you do want something slower, though, you can always assemble a melody yourself out of the one-shot samples, too!
Plus, I decided to include a copy of ‘StrangeFlow’s Dope 909 Drum Samples,’ as well. So, enjoy!!!
This sample pack was created as a kind of resource for electronic producers aiming to get an authentic, old skool rave sound withouut having to clear each sample individually. It can be a real pain dealing with all the legal issues of using someone else’s music… At the same time, getting that certain kind of vintage-flavor into your music can be extremely satisfying! so, it’s not hard to see why some folks are willing to drop a few bucks on a sample archive like this one to get a variety of sounds and samples that have been designed to thoroughly and authentically replicate the golden era of the warehouse rave scene, which was roughly from around the late 1980s up into the 1990s.
From the magic TB-303 sound of ‘acid,’ to piano chords and oddball synths (along with a touch of hardcore AND humor) there is sure to be something in here to get you hyped and ready to make your next banger for the dancefloor. The sound of vinyl has been added to many of these samples, giving even more of that 80s/90s white-label record sound that will help distinguish these sounds from some of the overly-clean and dull sounds that typify too much of modern electronic music. Subtle reverb has been added to many of these samples, as well as saturation, expert EQing, and a variety of other effects to make them sound as authentic and … “rave-tastic” as possible. (Hmm… “Rave-tastic,” eh? Methinks I’ve ran out of descriptive terms, at this point ;)
The point is, this package is intended as a goto resource for old skool electronic synth sounds and melodies. Many of these sounds are based on actual tunes from back in the day, as much research was done to ensure that these sounds matched the old style of house/techno/jungle music as was possible. It’s almost as if someone cut up a bunch of samples from hundreds of old rave tunes, sequenced them perfectly and dropped them neatly into this set of folders you are currently considering. At least, that’s the way I like to look at it ;)
It’s not JUST the sounds themselves, but the direction of the melodies, as well; there’s something quite unique about the acid-scale (for lack of a better term) that was forged out of the now-archaic music technology of the time… There’s some-thing very specific and distinct about how the note progression bends up or down, just before looping. Sequenced portions will be copied and pasted, but tuned up half an octave, and then that entire section might be copied and pasted, and the pitch changed, once again. There are many different ways to go about an acid house or an old techno melody, but these were a few of the things I noticed. There was no specific formula used for each loop, though. They’re all different. Also, I put almost all of the notes into the key of C (in the one-shot folder) because C is considered the standard in the Western World, but many of these types of melodies and progressions in this genre start a note or two above C.
ALSO, please note: many of the loops contain one-shot samples that have been pitched WAY up 2 or 3 octaves, so if you don’t recognize the sounds, that is likely the reason. Everything is straightforwardly labeled, though; so it shouldn’t be too difficult to figure things out. If you have any questions, though, feel free to hit me up! My name’s Will (aka StrangeFlow) and I run Bassadelic.com, the company that put this package onto the interwebz.
You can use these samples in all of your musical projects, both personal and commercial. These samples are ALL 100% royalty-free. You can do whatever you want to with them. You can mix them, bake them, broil them, or delete them – but the ONE thing that you simply CAN NOT do is resell them. That’s all. I sincerely hope you get some good use out of them, and that you have as much fun mixing with ’em as I did making ’em.
The dude’s also got a decent house mix up, and I figured, well, what the hell, why not post that, too, eh? Most electro swing fans also enjoy non-electro house, too.. Or at least, I would assume many of them do.
My homie, Urple Eeple, hit me up about a brand new compilation coming out on Chillage Records, ‘Crunksauce Vol 2,’ and it’s available now at a ‘name your price’ price..
(I recommend throwing these guys a couple bucks though, as there’s a TON of talent and sweat that went into this one, as you’ll hear within the first 30 seconds of streaming the comp on bandcamp)
Here’s what they had to say about the comp:
Chillage Records takes you on an intergalactic journey with their second compilation, Crunksauce Vol. 2. Filled with drippy bass music and innovative soulful beats, Crunksauce Vol. 2 is sure to please anyone with an appreciation for bass heavy bouncy beats. With a pay what you want price tag, this is one compilation you will want to be sure to pick up.
Tracklist:
1. Casual Magic – Out of Nowhere
2. Urple Eeple – All You Need
3. Spoken Bird – Resurrection Bounce
4. Isturite – Invaders of the System
5. Dubzilla – Black Sheep
6. Dr Knobz – Pendular Tango
7. Devin Kroes – A New Beginning
8. Megowan & Mia Lolita – Astronautilus
9. Intellitard – Future Tripping
10. Mia Lolita – Cosmic Horror
11. Dissent – Party Over Here
12. iONik – I Don’t Know Me (Edit)
13. Joe Daddy – Ansible
14. Spoken Bird & Urple Eeple – Catch Me Instrumental
Chillage Records is a record label based out of Northern California that seeks to push experimental dance music forward, showcasing artists on the cutting edge of glitch hop, future bass and left coast beat music.
Chillage Records began as a community of producers who got together for the purpose of sharing their knowledge of production and perfecting their craft. From these gatherings a mighty musical clan was formed, and Chillage Records was born.
Our artists are accomplished producers with musical backgrounds in jazz, classical, funk, salsa, and hip hop. Having released tracks on Adapted Records, Street Ritual, Far Arden Recordings, and Gravitas Records our artists showcase a wide variety of talent and heavy hitting progressive tracks. One thing is certain, Chillage Records will be delivering the best in cutting edge west coast bass music in 2014.
Yes, it’s quite a perilous journey, finding good rap and trap vocal samples for your mix. Sure, that old Biggie lyric DOES, unquestionably, sound dope as fuck. But can you use it? I mean, technically, it is illegal, and if you’re going to be selling very many records/downloads, you could get into some ugly legal territory down the line. And why limit yourself? Why pay royalties for 4 seconds of lyrics? Wouldn’t it be great to be able to have free access to tons of decent vocal samples, and not have any SINGLE SHREAD OF DOUBT that you SHOULD or SHOULDN’T use THIS or THAT sound in your new mix? It’s something that a TON of producers have had to think about, and it really can stifle the creative process. Why worry about bullshit legalities when you really just want to create the craziest, most insane electronic album anyone’s ever fucking heard in their entire fucking lives???
Enter, a new (and ridiculously decent-priced sample package that you will be FAAARRR from regretting picking up…
/\ /\ FREE DEMO AVAILABLE BY CLICK THE GRAPHIC ABOVE! /\ /\
..and …
\/ \/ FULL PACK AVAILABLE BY CLICKING THIS GRAPHIC BELOW! \/ \/
Well.. Sounds good. But come on, Bassadelic.com, y’all motherfuckers ALWAYS give us some kind of free taste – can’t we have a dozen or so samples, just to wet our voracious appetites, no questions asked?
NO! …Well, Ok, I changed my mind…
YES YOU CAN!!
Click the link below and you’ll be taken to a fantastical, magical, incredible mediafire link where you can download and immediately start using a bunch of trap samples for free. And, if you enjoy them, perhaps you’ll consider coming back over to the site and possibly picking up the full package? It does not cost a lot, as we do not believe in gauging our friends and customers, unlike a lot of sample pack companies that would easily charge about a hundred dollars for a pack like this. (No, seriously, a lot of big-name companies wouldn’t even hesitate… I could name about a dozen off the top of my head, which I think is one of the big reasons people like our sample packs (because we don’t act like greedy douche bags… but I’ll leave that issue aside for right now)..
The point being, there IS a demo pack, 29 samples (a mere 1/25th the amount of samples that you get in the FULL version) and that demo is available at the linked graphic below:
Give us MORE INFOZZZ!
So, you get 739 .WAV samples (weighing in at around 350 MB) in this sample package from Bassadelic.com
This sample pack picks up where the last one left off, covering a wide variety of trap hip hop style vocal one-shot .WAV samples that are completely perfect for mixing into your next musical production.
You might use them for vocal refrains, rhythmic backing, as one-off vocal FX in the middle of your own verse, or even just on the drop before the beat and the bass in your new trap masterpiece shatter the dancefloor. Whatever you choose to do with theseall original / royalty-free and copyright-free sounds, you’re sure to find some use out of them; they range in theme from talking about clubs, hip hop culture, edm culture, weed culture, tons of modern slang terms, as well as a variety of adult themes and fun dancefloor anthem-style vocal samples. Some are one or two words long, while others are a sentence or two in length – and some are catchy, verbal announcements that are PERFECT for adding to trap music.
People will constantly be asking you, “Hey, what rap song is this from?” But it’ll be your secret ;)
These samples were recorded by two MCs who took influence from rappers such as 2Chainz, Wacka Flocka Flame, Lil B, T.I., Juicy J, Cheif Keef, Gucci Mane, OG; as well as older classic rap artists such as Tupac, Biggie, Jay Z, and Ludacris. The vocals in this package cover the verbal spectrum of EDM and trap – sometimes conversationally, sometimes braggadociously, sometimes angrily, and sometimes just plain hilariously; this pack is MUCH more than just a run of the mill collection of ‘AY,’ ‘YEA,’ and ‘HEY,’ samples that you find in some ‘Vocal’ folders of other sample packages (though, you can be sure there are a -FEW- of those types of samples in here, too. I mean, it IS a trap pack, and this one is DEFINITELY a step beyond comprehensive, as you’ll soon find out…
Anyway, we really hope you enjoy these samples, and come out with some trap hits using as many of these vocal shots as you see fit. You can use them however you want in both commercial and personal applications; however, you can NOT resell these samples, even if you rename them.
Ha, I had to post this one. Found it on facebook, and the graphic at the bottom of it says, ‘dnbculture.ca,’ so all credit goes to them (well, them – and everyone who created the Simpsons, obviously)…