Archive.org 90s Sample CDs (~343GB, over 500 CDs)
A few days ago, an Internet Archive collection titled "90s Sample CDs" was DMCA'd. This collection contains many classic sample CDs from the 90s - 00s (Zero-G, Best Service, AKAI, Spectrasonics etc.) and the original archive.org page had over 14,000 views. With the help of a few other people, I have collected around 500 CDs from the original archive, and converted most of them from their original formats. Some of the disc images require proprietary tools to use properly, and will show up as broken or empty if you try to open them in an archiver or mount them as a disc. I have taken the liberty of converting what I can to uncompressed .wav files. Additional information from the original uploader can be found at https://pastebin.com/VaxsxX2a
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You can also download the torrent file from https://nnty.fun/downloads/torrent/90ssamplecds.torrent
The file list is at https://pastebin.com/0dE05GKE
The total file size is about 343GB, and I am seeding from a gigabit internet connection. At the time of writing I am the only seeder.What is a sample CD?>>1058856
Sample CDs are sound libraries, usually centered around a specific theme or music genre, intended for DJs and music producers. They contain high quality audio recordings of various loops, vocals, effects, one-shot instruments, and more. Many of the sample CDs in this archive are considered to have had a great influence on electronic music as a whole, and you may recognize many of the sounds in these CDs not only from electronic music, but also film and video game soundtracks. A good portion of sample CDs from this time were released in proprietary formats for specific hardware samplers, and converting them to something like WAV in a modern operating system often requires the use of poorly programmed, proprietary software. In the present day, sample libraries are distributed through purchasable downloads in lossless formats like WAV, AIFF etc.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sample_(music)
https://www.musicradar.com/news/tech/10-classic-sample-libraries-that-changed-music-631133>>1058856
I will also add that many older sample libraries contained uncleared samples, that is, samples of audio that were not cleared for use by the copyright holder of the original work. Many samples in these libraries were simply taken from other works of electronic music, which means a lot of these CDs are no longer officially available to purchase from the companies legally. Many of these CDs are, or at least, were hard to find on the internet before the archive.org collection was made. It should also be noted that the DMCA notice was only targeting a small minority of the whole collection, however it still resulted in the entire archive being removed.Good shit! Love this sort of stuff!
BUMPERINObased archivist. bump
does archive.org archive non text files such as videos/audio files??>>1058949
Yes. You can upload whatever the fuck you want, basically. Many people archive things from old shareware CDs to entire youtube channels. Music, video, software, games, art, everything.>>1058831
I'm OP, Quick update, I am going to be seeding this torrent from my 10Gbit seedbox shortly. The server is located in NL, depending on your location, this will dramatically increase download speeds.>>1058831
based anon with he archive archive clutch kek
You can also download the torrent file from https://nnty.fun/downloads/torrent/
The file list is at https://pastebin.com/0dE05GKE
The total file size is about 343GB, and I am seeding from a gigabit internet connection. At the time of writing I am the only seeder.What is a sample CD?>>1058856
Sample CDs are sound libraries, usually centered around a specific theme or music genre, intended for DJs and music producers. They contain high quality audio recordings of various loops, vocals, effects, one-shot instruments, and more. Many of the sample CDs in this archive are considered to have had a great influence on electronic music as a whole, and you may recognize many of the sounds in these CDs not only from electronic music, but also film and video game soundtracks. A good portion of sample CDs from this time were released in proprietary formats for specific hardware samplers, and converting them to something like WAV in a modern operating system often requires the use of poorly programmed, proprietary software. In the present day, sample libraries are distributed through purchasable downloads in lossless formats like WAV, AIFF etc.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sampl
https://www.musicradar.com/news/tec
I will also add that many older sample libraries contained uncleared samples, that is, samples of audio that were not cleared for use by the copyright holder of the original work. Many samples in these libraries were simply taken from other works of electronic music, which means a lot of these CDs are no longer officially available to purchase from the companies legally. Many of these CDs are, or at least, were hard to find on the internet before the archive.org collection was made. It should also be noted that the DMCA notice was only targeting a small minority of the whole collection, however it still resulted in the entire archive being removed.Good shit! Love this sort of stuff!
BUMPERINObased archivist. bump
does archive.org archive non text files such as videos/audio files??>>1058949
Yes. You can upload whatever the fuck you want, basically. Many people archive things from old shareware CDs to entire youtube channels. Music, video, software, games, art, everything.>>1058831
I'm OP, Quick update, I am going to be seeding this torrent from my 10Gbit seedbox shortly. The server is located in NL, depending on your location, this will dramatically increase download speeds.>>1058831
based anon with he archive archive clutch kek
