Welcome to Sample and Hold, the series on the LANDR Blog where we highlight one unique crate-digging session and the digger’s gold we...

Beats rarely sound complete without a solid vocal sample or rap part. It’s all part of the arrangement process that every beatmaker goes...

Royalty-free music is incredibly valuable because of the way today’s internet works. You can’t post anything with music on websites like...

There’s nothing more fun than piecing together a drum part over top of some cool samples you chopped up and put together. But there’s so...

Inspiration isn’t always there when you need it. Sometimes you sit in front of a piano and stare at a blank piece of paper for hours. ...

Adding tasty guitar samples to a beat you’ve worked hard on is always an exciting moment. But getting good guitar recordings is often a...

Drum breaks are a special moment in a song. When the band drops out and you get to hear what the drummer’s been playing all along, you...

Making beats is fun and exciting. But putting together the perfect track can take a long time. That’s why construction kits are so...

Music changes fast. To keep up with changing trends you need to stay up on what’s hot right now. But knowing where to look in a library...

A good vocal sample is often all you need to take your track to the next level. But finding the right vocal to match your vision is often...

808s are a staple for any beat maker today. It’s the key ingredient you need to give your tracks a huge low end. But with so many tracks...

You’ve chilled and maybe even studied to them and now you’re looking for a lo-fi sample pack to make a lo-fi track of your own. But...

Today, using trap sample packs is a key part of your workflow when you’re a trap beat maker. You need those haunting chimes, playful...

Getting started working with free sample packs is exciting. Nothing feels better than loading something unique and new into your sampler...

You love spending time in the studio crafting hip hop beats–there’s nothing more fun than putting together the perfect drum break or...

Type beats are an exciting trend in beat making right now. Major rappers have even discovered up-and-coming producers just by searching...

Everyone is making beats these days and it makes sense why. You can be up and running in no time, all you have to do is try out free...

Sampling music is fun, useful, and inspiring. You hear samples used in almost every genre on the radio. Making music with samples is an...

Welcome to Sample and Hold, the series on the LANDR Blog where we highlight one unique crate-digging session and the digger’s gold we...

Sample-based music might seem as far away from traditional music theory as it gets. But understanding the basics of theory can help you...