Hey Newgrounds! Been a while. I'm back with another list of free samples to build your stash. Keeping the text wall fluff for the end of the post. Minimum necessary deets. :)
Let's dive in with Phonk Guys Discord, a one stop shop for phonk production. All types of phonk are represented, from hard hip-hop, memphis rap, and chillout to cloud phonk and house. Tons of phonk samples and a vibrant community of producers. Multiple language chat supported.
Hot spots to check out are the downloads, samples and kits, and production help sections. Literal gigabytes of kits and sounds available. Server is active. Hip-hop producers won't be sorry you stopped by!
See also NG Audio Pub Discord: resources tab. You can ask @Lich to be added to the Free Resources Ping. He never misses!
ADREANALINE sample pack is still up on Drive, updated today. Get it while it's hot!
I plan to update this pack periodically. Just added some more snares and weird noises. Next up is more 808s, rides, and other cymbals. Open for requests!
PHONK DRUM KIT vol 5 - Reddit
Reddit kits are notoriously recycled junk, but this one is a good starting point for those looking to branch out into phonk or spice up their existing sound. Beware acapellas likely need licensing or extensive manipulation... Which reminds me:
See above! Most recent pack I came across was the "best oneshot kit ever," which folks have complained is old news -- but that means some of these samples at least have been used to great success. There's something to be said for familiarity, so worth checking out! Also, see plugmaximum's 800 mb glitch kit
CTK-2400 Project & Saudade Drums
Those seeking after a more organic set of drums or weird olskool keys need look no further than the CTK-2400 project and its cousin, Saudade Drums Remastered. Courtesy yours truly. Punchy, natural drum heads and warm, wacky synth sounds, playable in sforzando (free)
These require a little patience with Unison's penchant for constant emails, but if you like getting freebies in the mail, they're actually pretty good for that. The most recent pack I've seen from them is a Hip-Hop drum sample taster. Check it!
One shots, melodies. There's 3 kits there. Occasionally he drops freebies in his email list as well. Some of his kits are hit or miss, however I do think Kyle puts out good work. I also enjoyed his Drip plugin... once I learned how to use it -- cough, automation, cough.
DJ Pain 1's website
DJ Pain is a long time producer, beat and sample maker known for his attention to detail. He has also made more beats than most high school graduates these days can count. You can trust his samples to be what they say on the tin, whether that's royalty and hassle free or full of actual hip hop soul. If you subscribe to his email list, expect some freebies in addition to the kits he offers on site. The Spice Rack, Lavish Loops 1, and Unfinished Friday Kit are FREE
https://djpain1beats.com/sound-kits
Bedroom Producer's Blog has released their 2023 drum sample collection. BPB is almost always a hit and has tons of freebies for the seasoned producer and the man who just started cooking alike. You'll want to see Gratis and Goldbaby respectively. Here's the list.
There's also a guide to start making beats, if you haven't done that already.
To make use of all these samples, you're gonna want a good sampler. I have a few recommendations.
I can't recommend Mixcraft's home suite of plugins enough
--alphasampler and omni sampler, manual 1, manual 2
The best way to get these is to download a Mixcraft trial, if you don't have them already, and yeet all the plugins you like out of the VST folder and into your DAW of choice, as you would with any DAW's native plugins. That's if you decide you don't like Mixcraft. (I do!)
Other samplers are not hard to find. These are my two favorites. Your DAW probably has its own native solutions as well.
And if you find your samples are lacking punch, I personally find these three plugins to be the magic touch.
I stand by them wholeheartedly. Repping them for years at this point.
I swear by all three of these for my drums and will even use them for synths. The latter offer paid versions, of which I use Diablo religiously, particularly the width, clip, and tilt features. Essentials Kick is great as an all in one, best for single channels. SlamPup shines in its dry/wet, particularly when pushing drums hard to bring out sustain and dirty things up.
Cymatics Origin is another great quick and dirty plugin. When used to its full potential, it can breathe life in and out of a track, even craft transitions before and after the master, like I did here, with it on the master bus as well as almost every track in the mix.
And if you are stuck on a trial version of your DAW, or god forbid using a mobile or browser based DAW, try these before you throw your hands up entirely
Reaper - great DAW, offers an unlimited "evaluation period" (trial) which will allow you to use the product indefinitely -- what a deal!
Cakewalk - free, and pretty good at that, what more need I say?
Reaper also comes with a host of great plugins which you can yeet into your main DAW, such as precise EQs and compressors.
And that about rounds off my list. Have any favorites? If you found anything this week, drop it in the comments!
You can check out my recent projects below. (yes, hip-hop)
Other stuff I'm working on
-free metal cymbal sample/sample instrument, alpha stages, may hire a programmer for sforzando
-Voice acting and music requests for Reduce Team Animations -- check out @Mejson @MATRVG @MariogD
-Never heard before t.A.T.u. AI originals and translation covers like this one, and this one
-Wrapping up NGUAC and NGADM Judging
There's more behind the scenes, but that's the big stuff.
COMMS and BEAT/SAMPLE USAGE
It's beat banging season over here in the Mississippi sticks. I'm open for commissions on beats, samples, and mastering. Paid work will always come first. Discuss initially via PM is preferred.
Anything already up on my Newgrounds as well as my samples are always free to use with prod/sample credit, unless stated otherwise at the source. That goes for covers, remixes, games, and movies, as long as you share alike.
No samples are to be sold in whole or in part as part of a paid sample pack, or redistributed without my permission. That means don't rip samples off of my pack and toss them in another one without asking me. If you want to do that, request permission and give production credit.
Special thanks and acknowledgements
Big thanks to my patrons on ko-fi and Patreon, which I recently got set up properly for tips. Your support inspires me to keep doing what I'm doing and eventually will mean I'm able to do this stuff full time. From now on, patrons will be listed in the credits of my submissions on and off NG. So if you really enjoy what I do and wanna pitch in, drop me a tip!
Other ways you can help out are to subscribe to my Youtube, drop a like or a comment, or add me to a playlist. Every little bit helps. Don't worry, let me know and I'll return the favor!
That's all for now. Ciao!
Thanks to: @MariogD, @MATRVG, @CyberDevil
ShadenLines
It sounds like you're doing a lot. Kudos.
Wish I was fluent in Russian (or some non-Latinate language)... So many people in the world are bilingual or better now; meanwhile in the US we mostly still speak English. :-(
When did you come to the United States? Do you keep up with the Russo-Ukraine war at all?
ADR3-N
Thanks! I'm actually a native English speaker but I took an extremely intensive Russian course in 2020. So Russian effectively took over my life. I didn't have a normal English accent for two years and still can't say some syllables "right." My Russian is getting rustier than I'd like since I live in the US, but if I talk to Russians in a regular basis it returns pretty easily. Same with reading or listening.
I don't keep up with the Russia Ukraine war much as there is so much propaganda on both ends, but I do know Russian enemies of state tend to end up dead pretty quickly, like the Wagner Group's leader after he mutinied, and Ukraine's president would rather drag on the war as long as possible than let go of a single US tax dollar. The weakened leadership in the US on the national stage sets the field for a long and drawn out proxy war.