Find Your Sound: Free & Royalty-Free Loops and Samples for Every Genre

Why Use Royalty-Free Samples?

There are numerous benefits to using royalty-free samples. Firstly, navigating the world of sample clearance can be a minefield for producers. This limits your expression and gets in the way of doing what you love most: producing music. Royalty-free samples allow you to skip the arduous process of negotiating clearance and royalty splits, and skip to the good part. In short: royalty-free samples ensure that producers are legally safe and free to use them however they see fit.

However, that does not mean that sampling records and songs is mission impossible: there's even a solution to freely sample music, multitrack, and previously released records. Find out how it works.

Explore by Genre and Artist

What "the best material" is, is to a certain extent madly subjective. A hip-hop beatmaker might dig for loops or isolated parts to chop up, while an electronic producer could be on the hunt for acapella stems. There are free music samples for any type of music producer out there.

One of Tracklib’s many perks is the ability to search and filter on genre, instrument, sound key, BPM, and even by sample pack, label, or producer. That way, producers are able to narrow down their options, choosing only from samples that will be perfect for their particular style of production.

Let’s say, for example, that you’re looking for a jazzy, piano sample for your hip-hop track. All you need to do is set the search filters and tick the Jazz box under the Genre sub-menu, and Piano under the Instrument sub-menu. You could even go further by filtering for track key or BPM to fit the vibe and feel you're looking for, or select sample packs by artists you might love including sample packs by The Kount, Soul Supreme, Shuko, Budo, DARGZ, Aaron Paris, MXXWLL, Goldbaby, Jay Mumford, Àbáse, and many others.

How to Access and Download

Starting a trial is completely free and comes with free credits. This allows you to access and explore all songs, multitracks, sample packs, loops, and other sounds in full. That way you can first test the waters to see if you find what you're looking for—but rest assured, with 100.000+ songs and originally released records and thousands and thousands of royalty-free sounds, sample packs, and loops, all in one place, you can't go wrong.

To keep things going, there are different tiers to choose from to get all that good stuff bundled in one go-to subscription for all-things sampling. Download credits, original songs, sample clearance, royalty-free sounds, free music samples, a desktop app—we got you covered. There's no commitment either, meaning you can cancel anytime.

Key Features of Tracklib Samples

All the high-quality loops, samples, and one-shots are selected by an in-house team of producers, selectors, crate-diggers, and passionate music heads. These are not only of a high production standard in terms of artistic and creative levels but are guaranteed to be of a high audio quality too, free from the technical flaws or low sound quality that so often plague royalty-free samples.

Tracklib also boasts an amazing variety of options for producers and artists of any genre. Whether you're searching for loops for a killer Afrobeats song, or you’re looking for that perfect trap hi-hat sound, Tracklib will have you covered with a variety of free music samples.

Another benefit of Tracklib is the strict use of uncompressed WAV files. This ensures that all of your downloads are of the highest audio standard. It also guarantees easy integration into your DAW, either by downloading and/or by using the official desktop app. What to go for is up to your own workflow as a producer.

While going through the samples, there is also an enormously useful Loop function at the bottom of the site. This allows producers to preview their sample and loop potential before downloading. You can also preview your sample in different genres and styles, or adjust the pitch, tempo, and bar length to your taste. A feature like this shows that Tracklib thinks, acts, and operates from a producer's mindset.

Comparison with Competitors

Each of the major sample libraries has its perks. For example, Loopmasters hosts an astonishing array of material, covering every genre imaginable. Splice boasts an incredible ease of use, with an easily navigable interface. Freesound is incredibly cost-effective, offering an entirely free database of sounds.

Where Tracklib stands out is its combination of all of this. The platform is a living environment and ever-growing selection of authentic samples, curated songs, and a full library of reliable top-quality royalty-free sounds. It’s a highly intuitive interface, easily navigable, and features some time-saving search filters and a Loop Player.

Additionally, if you get tired of sampling royalty-free loops and samples, you can always browse the extensive library of real, authentic songs as sampled by legendary producers as well. Ranging from soulful samples to obscure jazz loops, this side of the platform can elevate your music to the next level by enriching your beats.

In short: it’s the best of both worlds for producers, all in one place. We don't call ourselves the home of sampling for no reason.

Links to Collections and Pages

After all this reading, it’s about time to start producing. Explore the astonishing collection of royalty-free samples and packs yourself in the Sounds library. Or if you’re more interested in sampling music used by the likes of Kendrick Lamar, KAYTRANADA, Nas, Mount Kimbie, DJ Khaled, and many others, then it's best to start here. Happy digging…