Sampling has become a key feature in modern house music, becoming a backbone of many popular and underground tracks in 2023. The process of taking portions of prerecorded audio and repurposing it to create a new piece of music has enabled artists to blend genres, pay homage and experiment with new styles. Whilst in the past finding samples was a practice of meticulous crate digging in your local record shop, in modern times with the power of the internet music is more accessible then ever before with an ever-growing selection to choose from. Here are some tips on how to find samples like your favourite artists to streamline your music production process and experiment with new ideas.

Whosampled is a community driven website that allows users to discover direct connections between pieces of music. This is a valuable resource for music enthusiasts, producers, DJs, and researchers because it provides in-depth information about the use of samples from a song. This information can help identify the artists inspiration in a song and by using this in conjunction with other databases such as Discogs, we can get more relevant information about the sampled piece of music such as the genre, style and year the track was created.

With this information AI tools such as samplette.io can be utilised by setting the filter parameters to match a piece of music you like. Allowing you to quickly search through a range of music with in the same genre, style or key. Samplette.io can also let you adjust other parameters of the search tempo and year of release to fine tune your crate digging allowing you to cut down the time spent searching for samples and allow you to focus on the creative process of music making.

Whilst the use of technology can aid in the creative process and offer valuable assistance its important not to become over reliant on these resources. A balanced approach is my best advice when it comes to making music and its essential to ensure that technology serves as a tool for inspiration rather than a replacement for artistic expression.

With that being said sampling and the technology we use to sample has come a long way and I hope this method provides you with some insight into how you can use it to your advantage in your music productions.