When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Credit: Getty Images Afrojack has weighed in on Fred Again..'s use of loops from sample packs in ...

Sampling used to be a labour-intensive task, but with the rise of the internet, the sharing and distribution of small audio files has become the norm. While ‘90s producers had to sift through crates ...

It is hard to say what mood I need to be in to have the urge to put on The Disintegration Loops, because it is hard to say what mood they express. The same five- or 10-second loop, so obviously ...

Earlier this year Splice launched a new mobile app called CoSo that used AI to build what it calls "Stacks" collections of samples that are supposed to work well together. Slowly but surely elements ...

There’s no mistaking the sounds of pedal steel guitar, and if you’ve heard that classic instrument on popular music within the last decade, chances are you have the talents of Rich Hinman. Many ...

In June 2007, Rihanna reached the No. 1 spot on the Hot 100 for what was then only the second time in her career. “Umbrella,” written and produced by The-Dream and Tricky Stewart, was originally meant ...