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Hi all!

It would be awesome if somebody could upload more of these. I'm trying to compose pop music inspired by r&b, hip-hop, soul etc., so it would be great to be able to cut and paste my own chord progressions.

There aren't so loose samples on Freesound.org I think, though I have been able to cut some jams etc. into chords.

Cheers,
Rutger

Hi,
to begin with, it takes many samples to make a single instrument sound convincing and not horribly fake; so, when people commit themselves to sampling an instrument in depth, they often assemble them in a soundfont (sf2, sfz, nki) or incorporate them in a virtual instrument (vsti, au, lv2).

Both of these, used in a DAW, would let you compose much more quickly than having to cut and paste samples to rebuild chord progressions.

If you prefer to work with single samples anyway, this site has many orchestral samples, and the double bass also has the pizzicato samples you would use for jazz/pop:
http://theremin.music.uiowa.edu/MIS-Pitches-2012/MISDoubleBass2012.html

Another similar resource is:
http://www.philharmonia.co.uk/explore/sound_samples

Should you decide to switch to soundfonts, get ready for the storm
This article is just a very small list, compared to all that's available:
https://cymatics.fm/blogs/production/soundfonts

Browse the net and you'll find tons more; you'll need the appropriate soundfont players depending on the soundfont format, or a DAW that can natively handle them. Sforzando is a great free choice for sfz, Kontakt and Kontakt Player are the only ones for nki.

Another storm comes on the virtual instrument front
Some of the many resources:
https://www.kvraudio.com/q.php
http://www.vst4free.com/

If you go to Looperman.com you can find lots and lots of free (and royalty free) loops in many different genres. Just search the loop category for jazz and it will give you a comprehensive list. You will then be able to preview the loops and then if you like one, you can download it. In order to download you will need to create an account.

Bear
ShortBusMusic

Hi guys I just wanted to update you with more links on here which I found useful

Top 18 Free Piano Soundfonts SF2
https://www.producersbuzz.com/downloads/download-free-soundfonts-sf2/top-18-free-piano-soundfonts-sf2/

Check out the library of other perks and Rhodes in different drum kits
https://www.producersbuzz.com/category/downloads/download-free-drum-sample-kits/

5 free piano loops which are royalty-free too from producersbuzz
https://www.producersbuzz.com/downloads/melody-sample-loops/5-free-piano-melody-loops-free-piano-melody-flp-file/

incase your an fl studio producer
FREE fl studio project files here
https://www.producersbuzz.com/category/downloads/fl-studio-project-files/

134 free FLP files in 1 project here
https://www.producersbuzz.com/downloads/fl-studio-project-files/134-free-flp-project-files-in-1-download-fl-studio-project-files/

Hope the links above help to add to this topic, i also like https://www.sfxbuzz.com/ for sound effects

Thanks
PAV BEATZ