i really want to know but do you use older libraries or you rely on only NEW recent samples for your productions? does it happen you mix both old and recent?

 

i like to eat them.

 

old = 16bit 44.1khz.
new = 24bit 44.1khz or 48khz.

That is pretty much the only factor in decision making. If the purpose is "hi-fi", clean and modern, I start with a "new" sample.
If the goal is lo-fi, vintage, flavor or sticking it in a sampler, 16bit is fine. Or 24bit with various degrading plugins.

I think separating them to organize separately might be an interesting thing to try.

 

I'm sure some people won't agree, but as soon as I get a new library, I convert it to 16/44.100. This way it becomes much, much smaller and easier to archive.
As I've written many times, the public no longer has the ears to notice or understand high-level audio and Hi-Fi differences and nuances.
People are distracted, they listen to songs on their mobile phones or, at most, on a computer... 16/44.100 is perfectly fine.

Yes Kate, I often mix old and new, it depends on the style of song I'm aiming for. For me, the only problem is quickly finding (among the thousands of samples and libraries) the one that could inspires me to write the new song... but that's another story.

 

You could be converting and archiving something you will never use. Are you going to sit and audition every sample first? Oh, hell no.

 

most people use headphones.. listen on youtube, soundcloud, i tunes, spotify.. only experts will know if its HQ samples i think... and yourself know how you made it.

 

End up looking for a sound, regardless of when it was "made". Super subjective.

 

I converted lot of samples / multisamples from old akai, emu and roland cds to sfz and load them into Tal Sampler. Samples from analog or digital synths especially but also other stuff like real basses and other instruments. Recently been also trying them in Serum 2 since it has sfz import. I mix them with some new stuff too.

 

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