Are sample Pack Folders Are Out of Control?

Discussion in 'Software' started by Vincent Price, Nov 6, 2025 at 4:06 PM.

  1. Slavestate

    Slavestate Platinum Record

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    If it's at that point, that is all on you for being lazy and not taking 20 minutes to organize a new sample pack every time you download it. It's really not that tough, and not everything in life is going to be handed to you, sometimes you actually need to put in some work yourself god forbid.

    And who TF needs 20+ million samples? Sorry no matter how awesome you think you are, that is just some mental hoarding behavior. I'd get help before it creeps into real life if it hasn't already.
     
  2. shinyzen

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    I spent a week or so navigating through my hard drive, and organizing things into a way i see fit. Sub categories for genres, type within etc. While going through, i ended up deleting a significant amount of stuff i would never touch, marking favorites, renaming as needed etc. It took a solid week to do about 2tbs, but now that i have that, when i get or create new samples, i know exactly where to place them and how to find them again later. Its worth taking the time, and feels good afterwards.

    @clone is the offline loopcloud you mention a crack? or start a trial and just never let it connect?
     
  3. BenniTheBlockbuster

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    I have to add my two cents here. I myself am addicted to plugins and sample packs...I have to admit that openly and honestly...I can't say why that is.
    I own 7TB of sample packs alone...I took the trouble to sort them by company.
    I also use Loopcloud, and when I'm looking for something, I can find it very quickly. I'm also a Maschine Studio user and have added about 200 sample packs to Maschine and tagged every sample.
    I've also built about 10 of my own sample packs from the 7TB, which I've re-rendered and added to the Maschine library. These contain my favorite sounds... Believe me, I've tried every sample manager out there, and ultimately, you can throw them all in the trash once you have more than, say, 1TB of samples. Only Loopcloud stands out because it doesn't slow down much even with large libraries once everything has been tagged.
    I reinstalled my computer last week and unfortunately lost a large sample folder due to an error in the Windows installation, but the good thing is that I've changed and decided not to download the samples that were lost again.
    From now on, I'll only install the plugins for mixing and sound generators that I personally really like, as well as Kontakt libraries.

    What I have definitely discovered over the years is that most sample packs are simply copies of other packs, with sounds being recycled endlessly and sold as new.

    That's why, from now on, when I download a new pack, I listen to it, pick out the best bits, and delete the rest.
     
  4. BenniTheBlockbuster

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    Fuck this,fuck this and fuck this....

    This shit is so incredibly annoying... just like : Splice_MygoddamnfuckingNiceKit_Oneshot_Drumz_Kicks - MotherfucknwestcoastslapassbitchKICK
     
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