SampleRadar: 220 free electronic pop samples

Lady Gaga: quite popular at the moment.
Lady Gaga: quite popular at the moment. (Image credit: Simone Cecchetti/Corbis)

The sound of synth-led pop music dominates the charts at the moment, and that's what we're celebrating in this week's sample giveaway.

When you're approaching these loops, think David Guetta, Lady Gaga and Tinie Tempah (among others). They were created using some of the very latest soft synths, including Tone2's ElectraX and Audio Damage's Phosphor.

What you need to know

The samples are split into five folders. These contain the full loops, the various loop elements, the drum loops only, the drum loops without kick drums, and the drum loops with bass.

All the samples are supplied as 24-bit WAV files so can be imported directly into your DAW or sampler of choice. Because they're royalty-free, you're welcome to use the samples in your music in any way you like - all we ask is that you don't re-distribute them.

The electronic pop samples are supplied in a zip file, so you'll need to extract them before you can see them. Enjoy!

Example sounds

Stay the same

Hotter than you

Love pen

Men and women

Everybody knows

Electronic pop samples: click to download

Electronic pop samples (413MB)

These samples originally appeared on Computer Music magazine's cover DVD. Check out the latest issue for many more.

Tutorials

How to mix classic pop vocals

How to make it as a pop band

For more than 50,000 more samples, head to our SampleRadar hub

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