Is it even worth it to sample records anymore?

[Sharmaji]

And then you end up with Trap

i mean, i didn't explicitly SAY it, but......................

trust me as a drummer that hihat rolls will only get you so far in life

[drake89]

It's a little sad to see how things have evolved, but there's still a lot of great stuff happening though. I feel like sampling is becoming a little more popular again, Pretty Lights and his label seems to be doing well and all the guys on there sample really heavily, Griz and a lot of other artists as well. Dunno how they get away with it though. I hope we'll see a change in the laws around this subject. I wouldn't sell a track where I've sampled a lot simply because it doesn't feel 'right', but I think other than that you should be allowed to do as you please with music. #digitalfreedom

(regarding hip hop, there's still a lot of great hip hop these days imo. Like the stuff rhymesayers etc are pushing, got some clever sampling in it and stuff as well. Just ignore the rest)

All of PLM's releases are free, probably because it's so sample heavy. I also think cause they're model is probably based on heavy touring. I'm also not a huge fan of their music, but that's irrelevant.

[Maxxan]

All of PLM's releases are free, probably because it's so sample heavy. I also think cause they're model is probably based on heavy touring. I'm also not a huge fan of their music, but that's irrelevant.

I know that but I'm pretty sure it's not allowed just because it's for free. It's still copyright infringement and also making parts of other artists music available online for download, I've had free bootlegs taken down myself.

[mromgwtf]

you just need to sample stuff thats nearly impossible to track back like 70s indonesian disco music or dubstep from 2 years ago.

but than again lana del fucks prodcer or wahtever stole a whole song from a greek 80s band or sth so i dunno just do what you want really

interpunction pls
i can't fucking understand you

[JTreeZY]

I thought that if you mess with it enough, they cant sue you.

[Aufnahmewindwuschel]

you just need to sample stuff thats nearly impossible to track back like 70s indonesian disco music or dubstep from 2 years ago.

but than again lana del fucks prodcer or wahtever stole a whole song from a greek 80s band or sth so i dunno just do what you want really

interpunction pls
i can't fucking understand you

Lana del Ray sucks like the Hobbit.

edit: I cld wr3te lik3 this and pepsese woudl style und3rstand mi
but yeah you are rigth my englihs might suck bit more than the mouth of her producer

[dickman69]

I thought that if you mess with it enough, they cant sue you.

not if they can prove to a judge/jury that what u used was originally theirs i think

[Mad_EP]

Legal issues aside, the #1 reason for continuing to sample from records is the fact that there is a TON of stuff that will never see the light of day in the digital domain (mp3/flac/youtube/whatever)... there's just too much of it out there, and so much of it was in such limited runs. What is in favor for the diggers is that the same people who couldn't be bothered to upload it online are the same people who will ditch it at a charity shop where you can find it for £1/$1/whatever....

[fragments]

^Yea, pretty much that.