There’s no sign-up process to get the free samples from Goldbaby, although it’s always worth signing up to the newsletter so you know when a new sample pack has dropped. Many of the sounds in these packs are sent through tape machines or valve equipment, such as the Valve SK1 Drums, which comprises vintage Casio SK1 samples processed through SPL and Thermionic Culture valve gear.

Goldbaby’s free section has an eclectic selection of drum machines, synths and some small tasters of buyable packs. Goldbaby has worked with major music technology brands in the past including Ableton, FXpansion, iZotope, Native Instruments and PreSonus, so you know these sounds are sublime. The Goldbaby studio is packed to the brim with synths, drum machines, mixers and recording gear, meaning a lot of the sounds you get are touched by analogue warmth. Having downloaded quite a few of Goldbaby’s packs ourselves in the past, we can truly vouch for its “passion for vintage drum machines, synthesisers, vinyl, tape and music technology”, as stated on the homepage of its website.

Get Legowelt’s free sample packs here Goldbaby Image: .nz Regardless of genre or taste, you truly need to browse the site and play around with some of the instruments here. zip folder and the sounds are all in 16bit WAV format. If you ever wanted the sounds of a genuine Roland Juno 106 without going out and buying one, Legowelt has 250 samples from his, including big basses, mysterious pads, chords, haunting strings, sequences, arpeggios, drums and more. He’s taken the liberty of meticulously recording his collection of synths and drum machines, offering hundreds of one-shot samples, pad sounds and loops for each instrument. His career spans over twenty years, more than a handful of aliases and, fortunately for us, an extensive sample library that he uploads to his website for free download.

If you aren’t familiar with Legowelt, your favourite producer probably is. Browse the collection of Samples From Mars’ free samples here.

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