Hi. Few weeks ago i read somewhere comment about cleaning a sample. For example Amen break. People used a lot of this sample in the past without worry abaout legality. Now I'm worry about use of this. I'm scared to not to share the fate like The Verve. What means cleaning a sample? This means to legal use i must reconstructed this sample or i must pay some money and get some papers or other things?
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You mean "clearing"?

www.nolo.com/legal-encyclopedia/how-obtain-sample-clearance-29725.html

 

there are people who get away straight with it. so it's all upto you and your sample game. few things you do here and there and do change pitch and also add some stuff and make it different from original one and you're clear to go. BTW I used some vocal chops and I uploaded that to some store site. i got asked who's sample it is. I told them it's my voice and I lost the project and recordings but don't worry it's totally me in those samples. and it got cleared.

 

Yeah, this is propably a reason why i can't find any information about this, Thanks!