Publisher: OLPC Association (based in Miami)
Website: one.laptop.org
Format: WAV
Quality: PCM, 44.1 kHz, stereo; mostly 16-bit (705 kbps), with occasional 1411 kbps (16-bit) and 24-bit (2116 kbps) files
Number of samples: 8,459
Size: 8.26 GB
This collection contains royalty-free samples that can be used in commercial projects; it is distributed under the GPL v3 license.
It offers gigabytes of highly diverse samples. While there are relatively few high-quality acoustic instrument recordings—consisting mostly of exotic percussion—the collection excels in “extended techniques,” such as bowing bells, scraping a bow across string instruments, or breath sounds on wind instruments. It also includes a wide array of ambient noises, animal sounds, and numerous loops for percussion, vocals, and more. You are sure to find something useful here.
Contents:
The contents consist of a list of PDF files located in the root folder.
The Open Path Music Custom Sample Library for OLPC
The Zenph Studios Yamaha Disklavier Pro Piano Multisamples for OLPC
from The Berklee College of Music
from Csounders Around the World
from Dr. B. — over 2.25 gigabytes!
from Tam Tam — 19 megabytes
The entire collection was downloaded in 2012. Unfortunately, many of these samples are no longer available today (the links are dead), which is why I created this torrent—to ensure these samples live on forever.
I am seeding daily from 9:00 AM to 9:00 PM Moscow time.
