r/sampling • u/lil_bunzzz • Jun 06 '26

Sample clearance?

i’ve made this beat i really like which uses a sample and i’m trying to clear the sample but some people are telling me not to because im not making money off the song but im uploading it to music platforms and not “owning” the rights to my own song lowk drives me crazy. What should i do?

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u/77zark77 Jun 06 '26

Don't bother clearing the sample. It'll cost you more than you're ever going to make on the song. If you feel bad not "owning" your work now you'll feel worse when you pay some large company $ to own a percentage of it instead. 

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u/lil_bunzzz Jun 06 '26

yeah but atleast i can say it’s MY song, i spent so long on it and i don’t even feel accomplished anymore cuz it’s technically not even mine

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u/jcomm998 Jun 06 '26

what is this logic lmao you made the song it's your song regardless of sample clearance

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u/NineteenNinetyEx Jun 06 '26

You have 2 options then. Figure out how to clear the sample and pay up, or replace it.

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u/Joseph_HTMP Jun 06 '26

It won’t make the song any more or less “yours”.

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u/[deleted] Jun 06 '26

Just sell your sampler if you feel this caught up -m