Welcome to SampleRadar, the hub page for MusicRadar's regular giveaway of pro-quality, royalty-free samples.
Here you can find links to all of our entries, which feature collections of loops, hits and multisamples in a wide range of genres. The great news is that you won't have to pay a penny to download any of them.
The samples are supplied as WAV files so can be imported directly into your DAW of choice. Because they're royalty-free, you're welcome to use them in your music in any way you like - all we ask is that you don't re-distribute them.
All the samples originally appeared as free downloads or cover discs given away with issues of Computer Music or Future Music magazine. Check out their latest issues for many more, but first, scroll through the links below (ordered alphabetically) and get downloading!
Latest update: 935 free analogue polysynths samples
The evergreen sounds of classic polyphonic synths (Prophet, Juno, Jupiter, Matrix, etc.) are the focus of this sample collection. 16 synth patches were created across a variety of sources, and to warm up their digital bones they were recorded through an Arsenal Audio R24 EQ and Focusrite ISA828 preamps.
The base synth patches were created to make the most of the classic oscillator/filter relationships we tend to associate with the analogue polyphonics, but they were also kept on the more 'vanilla' side to maximise usefulness – bathe them in delay, reverb, flange/phase, and don't forget some spicy distortion.
95,014 free sample downloads (A to Z)
252 free 303-style acid samples
214 free 8-bit bonanza samples
183 free '80s pop drums samples
Alphabetical Index - A-G
A
266 free acoustic guitar samples
363 free alarm and siren samples
195 free ambient allsort samples
280 free analogue circuit samples
202 free analogue dirt samples
298 free analogue drum samples
586 free analogue drum and bass samples
935 free analogue polysynths samples
404 free Arabian nights samples
257 free artificial metal samples
B
289 free battery-powered samples
136 free B-boy electro samples
504 free Balearic bliss samples
195 free bass boutique samples
252 free bendy bassline samples
286 free bespoke breaks samples
C
792 free carnival rave samples
464 free cartoon caper samples
256 free cassette club samples
437 free chunky guitar and drum samples
293 free cinematic drama samples
976 free classic synth samples
494 free contact mic madness samples
259 free country crunk samples
475 free crate digger's samples
411 free creative gate samples
493 creative kick drum samples
1,007 free criminal damage samples
D
284 free digital lover samples
245 free digital nature samples
491 free digital vs analogue samples
246 free dirty Dutch house samples
280 free distorted drum loop samples
545 free domestic appliance samples
275 free downtempo dreams samples
328 free drum 'n' bass samples
100 free drum'n'bass atmosphere samples
475 free drum 'n' bass essentials samples
100 free drum 'n' bass FX samples
130 free drum 'n' bass pad samples
253 free dub percussion samples
160 free dubstep bonus samples
258 free dystopian drone samples
485 free DnB essentials samples
E
721 free electro house samples
220 free electronic pop samples
494 free essential drum kit samples
485 free essential synth samples
165 free euphoric trance samples
282 experimental breaks samples
200 free experimental lead samples
F
1,338 free female vocal samples
563 free floor-filling samples
371 free found sound percussion samples
347 free funk and soul guitar samples
261 free funky and freaky fill samples
371 free fuzzed-out psych samples
395 free FX and sweetener samples
G
253 free gangster sting samples
456 free great outdoors samples
272 free guitar and bass samples
H-O
H
487 free handheld noisemaker samples
252 free heavy metal drum samples
400 free heavy metal guitar samples
278 free hi-hat and cymbal samples
488 free hip-hop essentials samples
253 free household rhythm samples
I
152 free industrial metal samples
459 free instant drum fill samples
195 free instant hooks samples
J
326 free jackin' house samples
K
L
265 free lo-fi acoustic samples
212 free lo-fi punk disco samples
537 free lo-fi sampler samples
M
271 free malfunctioning synth samples
275 free micro modulars samples
350 free minimal house samples
403 free minimal percussion samples
50 free Mistabishi DnB and dubstep samples
204 free modular madness samples
250 free modular synth samples
483 free movie soundtrack samples
N
587 free new age synths samples
502 free noise, hiss and crackle samples
O
P-V
318 free old-school rave samples
P, Q
316 free Parisian-style samples
515 free percussive synth samples
530 free time-stretched and pitch-shifted samples
188 free processed guitar samples
357 free Prodigy-style samples
170 free psych-rock synth samples
R
871 free radio-ready drum samples
496 free random sequence samples
331 free raw materials samples
285 free real-world drum samples
286 free real-world FX samples
275 free resonance and feedback samples
495 free retimed and repitched samples
546 free retro and degraded samples
275 free retro drum machine samples
223 free retro video game samples
449 free reversed sound samples
586 free rise of the robots samples
713 free robotic synthpop samples
123 free Roland SH-101 synth samples.
273 free rhythmic inspiration samples
270 free rhythmic noise samples
S
155 free sample-based synth samples
264 free sampled funk and soul samples
258 free shimmer and sparkle samples
279 free sidechained and gated samples
393 free soul and funk samples
286 free sound of water samples
161 free stadium house samples
366 free sparse soundscape samples
265 free starting point samples
264 free stereo toolkit samples
490 free sticks, knocks and rims samples
215 free summer lovin' samples
245 free swung and skippy samples
503 free synth arpeggio samples
235 free synth impacts samples
162 free synth orchestra samples
190 free synth percussion samples
T
441 free techno atmosphere samples
494 free techno drum and FX samples
151 free track builders samples
193 free trance basics samples
382 free trance essentials samples
250 free transition tools samples
260 free tribal adventures samples
300 free twisted orchestra samples
U
505 free ultimate arps samples
477 free ultimate hi-hat samples
120 free ultra-modern bass samples
205 free ultra-minimal samples
429 free upfront house percussion samples
V
45 free Vince Watson techno samples
371 free vintage house and techno samples
W-Z
W, X, Y, Z
560 free warehouse techno samples
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