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Hey! I produce dubstep and i have a huge question! I downloaded a free sample pack off youtube and i used 2 vocal chants in a tune of mine. I do plan on selling it on beatport and itunes. Is there any legalities on the vocal chants? Can i get in trouble for using them? I dont want to break any laws what so ever! The samples were "What" and "Aye". I did pitch them down to fit better in my mix. I did contact the person who put the free sample pack up and he said it was royalty free but i want to know your thoughts because i cant stop stressing about it! Thanks!

you'll be fine mate...

You'll be fine, if you're really that scared about it just record yourself saying "what" and "aye" in as ruff of a voice as possible then go from there haha.

Since its just a simple chant:
+I doubt any legal peeps would be able to even prosecute that, you could have gotten it from too many sources for a single party to declare it as theirs
+ you pitched it down too, that makes it even harder!
+ Most importantly, the uploader said they were royalty free!!!

Whenever you see royalty free it means that you may use the item however you choose, including in a way that generates profit for you/your company.

what are you waiting for? Upload it to beatport

You'll be 100% fine my friend

If they're royalty free they're royalty free. Providing the guy who made the sample-pack actually owns the rights to them of course, and didn't just rip them off from someone elses tune or sample-pack.

Wouldn't it be the person who claimed they were royalty free who broke the copyright?

Brothulhu wrote:Wouldn't it be the person who claimed they were royalty free who broke the copyright?

That's kinda what i was thinking! I asked him and he said they were royalty free so i printed that off and saved the chat just in case any thing happened! I did try recording my own but didn't sound as good! I have no idea what to do! Should i release the song for free with the label or sell it! I have not posted the song anywhere though!

datdubstep wrote: That's kinda what i was thinking! I asked him and he said they were royalty free so i printed that off and saved the chat just in case any thing happened! I did try recording my own but didn't sound as good! I have no idea what to do! Should i release the song for free with the label or sell it! I have not posted the song anywhere though!

mate you'll be fineeeeeeeeee

You can download sample packs off of YouTube?!

If using royalty free samples is illegal, then I better start hiding somewhere