06-30-2019, 09:00 PM
(This post was last modified: 06-30-2019, 09:01 PM by Terry93D.
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(06-29-2019, 10:44 PM)Mattias Westlund Wrote: Just for shits and giggles I've been working on a track the latest days using just free samples -- old and new -- and I was reminded of this thread as well as this one started by Terry93D. I don't mean to step on anyone's toes but I think it would be a great idea to put together a be-all-end-all list of free orchestral samples that have been released over the years. If there's one community that can do it it's us, given the wide range of knowledge and experience on here.
To be clear, I'm not talking about just samples/libraries that are around today (which tends to be a moving target) but also the ones from yesteryear that have sadly disappeared from the face of the web. If you're a stubborn type of person you can usually track them down, so I think they are all worth a mention.
The question is of course: where do we draw the line? Does a random bedroom recording of a trumpet on Freesound qualify? I would say yes, as long as it's fit to be used in an orchestral scenario. I thought at first "well, typing up a list of the good stuff available can't be that hard", then I looked in my Samples folder -- with some freebies dating back more than a decade -- and quickly realized it's going to take some kind of group effort.
You know, I totally forgot about that thread - I've been busy with schoolwork up until recently, and finding information about the history of a lot of those sample libraries is difficult, so it's been sitting on the backburner... but I guess that history really isn't necessary. I would definitely like to come back to that project. Maybe not a book out of it, but a website dedicated to it, with audio examples and so on.
That's an impressive project, though. A be-all-end-all list! Tough stuff, and especially when there's such a weird selection out there, and a lot of stuff isn't available anymore (or at least not available as its maker originally intended: see EWQL Symphonic Orchestra Free Edition). I'll see if I can't post a list or something to get started with, including links.
