What's Inside? Spread over a series of sample packs, Vintage Soul Drums boasts a variety of rhythmic soul samples with percussion and drums ranging from 70s soul and funk to Latin rhythms.

Why It’s Great: These sample packs are tailor-made for hip-hop producers and beatmakers alike, and are exclusively available on Tracklib, meaning they can't be found anywhere else.

Pro Tip: Because these soul sample packs offer a complete sonic palette of drums and percussion, the rhythms can be used either as subtle textures to add to your hip-hop or R&B production, or as the backbone by flipping or looping the drums breaks you like best.

What's Inside? 94 samples intended to build hip-hop and particularly boom bap. The collection consists of piano, guitar, organ, Rhodes kyes, and brass instruments.

Why It’s Great: As a producer and engineer himself, Oriah Beats has an ear for what producers are looking for in soul samples. All soul samples in this sample pack are free and licensed as royalty-free, meaning you can use them in commercial productions or even for remixing purposes.

Pro Tip: Use the filters within the sample pack (Instruments, Loops / One-Shots, Keys, BPM, and Moods) to find what you're looking for. The hamburger menu opens the options Melody and Songstarter, so you can efficiently start using these free soul samples.

What's Inside? Categorized under Free Soul Loops Samples & Sounds, Looperman offers over a thousand soul samples and soul loops.

Why It’s Great: Because the sounds are made by the producer community of Looperman, there's a wide variety of sounds and styles. So whether you're looking for the sound in the vein of the late Roy Ayers, Dilla-style guitar loops, or crisp, un-quantized drum breaks—there are soul samples for any type of production style.

Pro Tip: Because all free samples and loops are offered as stand-alone WAV files, you might want to explore full sample packs instead.

What's Inside? Curated by WAVS, this sample pack dubbed Classic Soul includes just that: rich harmonies, soulful melodies, and a selection that captures the analog warmth and vintage tones of soul music.

Why It’s Great: The music is inspired by Silk Sonic, Marvin Gaye, James Brown, Bootsy Collins, and Anderson Paak, which shows the quality and thought that went into this free sample pack, respecting the rich history of soul music.

Pro Tip: By adding the full sample pack to your library, you built up a catalog of free soul loops and samples. Other selections including Trap Soul and Soulful Hip-Hop might get you into more specific directions.

What's Inside? If you want to widen your horizon, why not dig into the entire history of soul music? Free soul loops and sample packs aside, real music obviously offers endless opportunities for sampling. On Tracklib alone, you find soul music and multitracks by from soul legends like Isaac Hayes and Soul Dog to contemporary soul and R&B singers like Nicole Bus and J. Lamotta, and so much more.

Why It’s Great: Sampling soul music means you take advantage of real studio recordings, analog aesthetics, vinyl cracks, and a crisp, true soul sound.

Pro Tip: By going for a Max or Premium plan, you get free sample clearance meaning you can sample without legal headaches. Starting a free trial is also an option, so you can try out Tracklib's exclusive offering in soul music first.

With one-shots as textural elements or finding the magic in a perfect soul loop: sampling from soul packs offers a wide range of options. Here are a few articles and tutorials to get you started with various sampling techniques to work with both loops and one-shots: