The track www.nevergetoveryou uses the ICQ "Uh oh!" sample. What other commercially released music uses samples from computer programs, OSs, or related geeky sources?
posted by Mwongozi on May 29, 2009 - 17 answers

many programs and devices have a function that slows down or speeds up audio without changing the pitch. my rockheaded layman's theory on illustrating how this must be done is that it divides the whole audio track into something like audio pixels that are so short that they can be shortened without actually removing any of the details that you're hearing-- it's just you're hearing every small detail for less of an amount of time (likewise with slower speed, it lengthens the amount of time that you hear every of those little "audio pixels" so that it is twice as slow). [more inside]
posted by candyhammer on May 28, 2009 - 13 answers

PF Project's song Choose Life is constructed from samples of a monologue by the lead character of the film Trainspotting. Similarly, This Is Your Life by the Dust Brothers is built around samples from the film Fight Club reformulated as a monologue and overlaid on some trip-hop beats. Neither was actually featured in the film, but were released as singles and appeared on the soundtrack. What other songs like this are there?
posted by xchmp on May 24, 2009 - 19 answers

Help me write a sample-based song! I need the names of films or other places from which I can grab audio that includes characters called "James Anderson", "Jimi", "Mr Anderson" or similar. Explanation inside! [more inside]
posted by Cantdosleepy on Apr 24, 2009 - 21 answers

What kind of writing samples would be appropriate to submit with a resume for this job? [more inside]
posted by NeoLeo on Mar 27, 2009 - 5 answers

Where can I find the best free samples (of anything!) in NYC? [more inside]
posted by HotPatatta on Mar 22, 2009 - 7 answers

What's being sampled in Wu Tang's "Rock Steady"? What other songs are like this? [more inside]
posted by hpliferaft on Feb 16, 2009 - 6 answers

Can I make an Ableton Live sound pack with my own samples? I have .aiff drum sounds that I want to make into a kit.
posted by MNDZ on Mar 22, 2008 - 2 answers

I want recordings of people communicating over the radio, especially in a military or astronautical context. Gimme. [more inside]
posted by Drexen on Feb 1, 2008 - 5 answers

I am looking for other songs that use the 45 King's "900 number" sample, other than "Let me clear my throat". [more inside]
posted by cosmicbandito on Jan 28, 2008 - 7 answers

Sample identification filter: What is the background loop on DJ Babu's "Sound Music" (MP3 preview from EMusic here)? I'm a hundred percent sure that I've heard it used before on some hip-hop track I used to love, but an hour of five second stretches from my most likely suspects didn't yield a hit. Any ideas, hive-mind?
posted by themel on Jul 2, 2007 - 5 answers

Best way to submit resume and samples? [more inside]
posted by Becko on Jun 14, 2007 - 5 answers

For a few years now I've noticed a sample that I believe is the same in two songs. Posse in Effect by the Beastie Boys, and Take it Slow by Technotronic (scroll down to Pump up the Jam)... Each page has a sample to listen to. It seems to be a slow sax sample. I'm not sure, but that's what I think it is. Is it the same sample? If so, does anyone know where it's sampled from?
posted by symbioid on Feb 9, 2007 - 3 answers

How do I build a technical writing portfolio when all of the docs I work on at my current company are proprietary information? [more inside]
posted by tastybrains on Feb 9, 2007 - 11 answers

Where do the guitars on Run DMC's Rock Box come from? [more inside]
posted by ignignokt on Feb 7, 2007 - 6 answers

I'm looking for a sample pack of all of the words/letters/numbers/phonemes from a Speak n' Spell (and/or derivatives). I'm not looking for crazy circuit bent samples... just something I can piece together words/phrases out of. Surely someone has done this. [more inside]
posted by phrontist on Jan 20, 2007 - 9 answers

Electronic "music" from the 1960's. [more inside]
posted by Venadium on Nov 21, 2006 - 15 answers

Where do The Books get their samples? [more inside]
posted by tylermoody on Aug 3, 2006 - 17 answers

MuFi has got the best of me - help me get started making electronic music, particularly drum 'n' bass/idm. [more inside]
posted by MetaMonkey on Jul 12, 2006 - 15 answers

I am trying to find a comprehensive list of all the samples (both music and film) on Wax Tailor's new album, Tales of the Forgotten Melodies. What resources are available online to help me obtain this? [more inside]
posted by seiji224 on Jul 2, 2006 - 2 answers

Are there any comprehensive sites which catalog the original sources of audio later sampled in songs? [more inside]
posted by Danelope on Jun 12, 2006 - 6 answers

Is it okay, legally speaking, to use non-musical audio samples in a musical recording? [more inside]
posted by Durhey on Apr 21, 2006 - 25 answers

Music that samples from Jame Bond themes? [more inside]
posted by GuyZero on Mar 20, 2006 - 20 answers

Looking for a decent, cheap software sampler for Mac OS X. [more inside]
posted by I EAT TAPAS on Feb 19, 2006 - 5 answers

Fellow graphic designers: I need help thinning out my collection of samples and portfolio materials. What should I keep? please hope. [more inside]
posted by whatnot on Jan 18, 2006 - 8 answers

Calling all hip hop heads: Please help me find the name of a soul song used as a fade-out on a Little Brother track. [more inside]
posted by anthill on Dec 17, 2005 - 6 answers

My wife and I are fans of Cirque du Soleil, and I'm a keyboardist who's inspired by the unique and compelling soundtracks of each show. One such show, La Nouba, has a more gritty, urban feel to its music. There's something, however, that I can't identify, and I've been trying for years. [more inside]
posted by Merdryn on Jun 1, 2005 - 10 answers

Identify this MP3. It's a clip from the song "Let Me Love you" by Mario, but some friends are up in arms over what 80s track it samples. Can you help keep my friends out of padded rooms over this?
posted by xmutex on May 2, 2005 - 9 answers

Are there any good sources for free sound effects? Preferably free in terms of both purchase and royalty costs.
posted by too many notes on Apr 14, 2005 - 9 answers

I just watched Harold and Maude for the first time in several years. The intense "and there was a blinding flash!! kill!! kill! " monologue by Uncle Victor triggered a synapse in my brain and I KNOW this is sampled somewhere in a song. [more inside]
posted by glenwood on Mar 13, 2005 - 7 answers

In the past I've had some fun with making music using tracker programs to make .mod files (and .s3m, etc). I'm guessing this is probably a bit outdated now, so my question is really twofold...[more inside] [more inside]
posted by tomble on Jan 12, 2005 - 10 answers

Does anyone know of a website that lists songs and the tracks they stole samples from? My googlefu has failed me.
posted by twine42 on Nov 19, 2004 - 4 answers

At the Frankfurt Musikmesse '04, Powercore did a demo of some of it's latest Whizzbang equipment to let DJ's apply less-fake sounding filters to music samples and other fun things. The guy who did the presentation, Jim Motley,
seems like an absolute spaz, and it's kinda fun to see how into it he is. Here's for the question - does anyone recognize the music that he's messing with in there? It seems like a British version of Ozomatli, which could be a fun thing.
I can't get this outta my head. Anyone recognize it?

Here's Jim, freakin' out.
More videos here.
posted by kahboom on Sep 27, 2004 - 4 answers

Obscure song question: On DJ Shadow's first full length album, there's a song called Stem/Long Stem. About halfway through he samples some tv show or movie or record with a man talking about being taken to jail for parking tickets or something. DJ shadow doesnt list who this is in the liner notes. Would anyone possibly know where this originally came from?
posted by Slimemonster on Feb 1, 2004 - 9 answers