I don’t think that it’s a stretch to say that the music industry these days thrives on the sampling. But how much is too much? As I see it, it’s a moral and ethical question and the answer is subjective to each and every individual to make up his/her own mind. Personally, a bit from a track here and there is fine as long as the newly produced track is distinctively different from the original, if it’s not simply go and buy the rights to the sample.
So what trigger this thought, well here it is…Usher’s Love In This Club, heavy track and an instant hit (personally I don’t mind it, but don’t think it’s anything special) and produced by Polow Da Don (massive producer whom can be credited with the likes of Ludacris, PCD and Fergie). So anyways, the main distinctive beats of Love In This Club can be found as preset samples on Apple’s Garage Band software! Now, that’s hitting pretty low on the sampling scale if you ask me.
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