Acclaimed trap/bass music producer Baauer who is best known for his hit song “Harlem Shake” (it was actually more of a phenomenon than a music track) has released Baauer Sound Pack, a free collection of field recordings and samples which were captured while filming the “Searching for Sound” documentary.
We’re somewhat used to getting EDM style sample packs and loop libraries from well-known artists and music producers (such sound packs are often released as commercial products), so it’s a neat surprise to see a somewhat unusual release such as this one coming from an acclaimed artist. The pack contains 177 individual sounds which are organized into twelve different categories:
- Animal Sounds
- Bells
- Chants
- Congo
- Didi Ko Drum
- Hichiriki
- Oud
- Shakuhachi
- Sheng
- Shoko
- Tonkori
- Tulum
I’ve had bit of time to browse through the samples quickly and I really like what I’ve heard so far. The included samples sound pretty cool and most of them are unlike any other sounds which I keep stashed on my hard drive. Sample packs such as this one can be a great source of inspiration if you’re looking for some new ideas and unusual sonic textures for your music projects.
The sounds were captured during the filming of a documentary called “Searching for Sound” which is embedded above. It goes to show how fun it can be to go outside in search of new sounds. It’s definitely worth a watched and you can also read the full interview with Baauer in the Ableton Blog article which is linked in the downloads section below.
For more sounds of this type, take a look at the Sound Design Tools sample library by Gavin Thibodeau, which is available for free download via 99Sounds.
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Baauer Sound Pack is available for free download via Ableton Blog (607 MB download size, ZIP archive, contains 177 individual samples in 24-bit WAV format).
Last Updated on November 16, 2014 by Tomislav Zlatic.
