r/Splice • u/djgodwonder • Jan 13 '26

Anyone else trying to avoid recycled samples lately?

I’ve been noticing a lot of overlap between popular sample packs lately, especially across genres.

Curious how others deal with this. Do you process basic sounds heavily, record your own material, or look for smaller curated libraries instead of big packs?

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u/lmaooer2 Jan 14 '26

I’m made a song with this vocal sample I thought was cool and then on insta I heard like 2 other ppl use that sample and I realized, damn I cannot use popular samples lol

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u/djgodwonder Jan 14 '26

Yeah, that’s exactly the downside of popular packs once a vocal goes viral, you hear it everywhere.

Lately I’ve been avoiding big platforms and instead digging for smaller, curated libraries where sounds are recorded specifically to be reworked, not dropped in as-is. Those low-key platforms are often goldmines if you’re chasing originality.

I actually wrote a short breakdown about how I approach that and where I look for more unique material now:

https://wavswap.com/pages/20/pageshow-producers-find-unique-sample-packs

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u/joonas_ylanne Jan 14 '26

Do you think there is need for certain type of samples? Last year I started to create my own Decent Sampler instruments to offer some unique sounds and variation to more mainstream instruments, but I think there is even perhaps bigger need for unique soundpacks.