House music brings the dance floor to life, it makes any room feel like there’s a party going on—even if you’re completely alone. It’s a...

Browsing through piles of samples to find the perfect sound for your beat is like trying to find a needle in a haystack. To hear how a...

Jazz is one of music’s most exciting and challenging genres. More than a century after it was developed in African-American communities...

Drum machines made their way into the music lexicon in the late 80s when a handful of legendary machines (that were slightly under-rated...

Since the 80s synths have been a huge part of modern music—but the synth sounds of today are very different from the way synths were used...

This year LANDR Samples is putting out collections of free loops that are built for Creator—the brand new beat making tool for LANDR...

Sampling jazz music just feels right. Maybe it’s because most of the first samples early hip-hop producers used came from jazz records....

Practicing an instrument takes time and dedication. To get the most out of your practice routine it’s important to include different...

Just about 40 years ago, hip-hop was born. Ever since, rap has exploded into countless subgenres and styles. Today every hip-hop and rap...

Travis Scott is one of the best when it comes to defining his sound with iconic and instantly recognizable beats. So, if you’re setting...

Lo-fi has taken on a lot of different meanings in recent years. The term low-fidelity once referred only to the quality of a sound...

Throughout the history of sampling, finding unique samples that no one else has ever heard or used has always been key for crafting your...

Soul and funk is the music that gets the people dancing. That’s why so much of it is sampled in hip-hop, pop and electronic—it makes...

The 808 is one of the most iconic sounds in modern music. It’s incredible that a drum sound that was created in the 80s is still so...

There’s no instrument that’s more associated with pop music than the guitar. It’s been a staple in almost genre of modern music since the...

Who doesn’t love a little piano sample? It’s such a great instrument to sample because you can do so much with it. Whether it’s chord...

Until the inception of the DAW, music-making was always a very hands-on experience. As Francesca Lombardo recounts, even the early days...

Sampling revolutionized music production. It’s a powerful technique that helped create modern music’s most vital genres. But today,...

Writing a good melody is really hard, even for the best of the best songwriters. It’s not cheating to get inspired with a royalty-free...

Hardware synths produce an incredibly powerful sound that’s hard to ignore. Who doesn’t love twisting a knob and hearing it change the...