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August 13th, 2019 : Memory Collection 10 is released
10th Anniversary of the first MC pack!!!!
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MC 01 was featured in the What's New section of the February, 2010 EM Cast (Electronic Musician magazine's podcast). Below are 2 quotes from it.
- interesting fun to play with collection... just going through the library will make you laugh
Tim Webb from Discchord wrote about MC 10: These include a lot of great and goofy samples.
Doug from The Sound Test Room made this great video showcasing MC 10 and how to use it in a composituion : Free Slate Kits and more from Les Productions Zvon
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Memory Collection Sample Packs
The samples in this collection are taken from Public Domain movies, documentaries, TV shows and TV ads. I chose the name Memory Collection because by definition works in the Public Domain are from the past, a past often not very distant but sadly also often forgotten or ignored. These collections bring back some of the sounds from the past.
Disclaimer: Some samples may reflect stereotypes and prejudice of their times and original creators. They may express racial prejudice, sexism, social stereotypes, ignorance and/or poor knowledge of other cultures (for instance accents that are deemed insulting today). The views and opinions expressed in these are those of their original creators and do not necessarily reflect my opinions.
These video documents are usually old and the sound quality is often not great and they're noisy too. The samples include voice/spoken word/dialogs, sfx/foley and music. Many of them can be further divided so you can have some fun yourself ;-).
Also don't expect that every sample in them will be useful to you. But I am sure they will be fun!
The packs and their free downloadable demos are available below. NOTE that the samples in the MC packs are not mapped in any way, they only contain wav files except for the mini kits.
All the demos and Add to Cart buttons are at the bottom of this page, before the free packs.
They can also be bought from Sampleism, HERE.
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Latest videos featuring samples from the Memory Collection packs!
- First Official parody ad and second parody ad
- Memory Collection 10 demo: Eclectic
- MC 08 mini kits for NanoStudio 2 : Groovy MC 08
- Improvising in Fluxly
- Improvising in Fluxly Number 2
- Memory Collection samples in Samplebot
There are
more on the YouTube video channel
Great Electronic ambient track by State Azure, sprinkled with MC packs Sci-Fi samples, mainly spoken words. It's subtle and not in your face. The music is great and it stands very well on its own but the samples spice it nicely. Listen to it on Bandcamp: 6.15 AM
_________________________________________________Memory Collection Pack 01
Includes the original MC 01 (317 samples) and the first part of the original MC02 (6 feature films, 1,366 samples) for a total size of 684 MB. Download the free demo pack of 49 samples below, just above the Add to Cart buttons.
The samples in the packs are not mapped in any way, they only contain the wav files.
Audio collages made with the MC 01: Mini montage It's all Borax
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Memory Collection Pack 02
Includes the second part of the original MC 02. Source videos are 36 TV ads, 19 documentaries and 6 short films. Many of the documentaries are from and about the early days of radio and television. Download the free demo pack of 42 samples below, just above the Add to Cart buttons.
Please note that the samples are not mapped in any way or in any specific sampler format. The MC 02 only contains wav files.
Free Mini MC2 kits: sorry but they are currently unavailable.
Kontakt skin of the Mini
MC2:
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Memory Collection Pack 03 - Horror Movies
1,243 samples for a size of 855 MB. The samples in this collection are taken from seven Public Domain horror movies. Please note that the samples are not mapped in any way or in any specific sampler format. The MC 03 only contains wav files. Download the free demo pack of 110 samples below, just above the Add to Cart buttons.
Download or read the PDF documentation (with screen captures) and the complete list of the samples.
These samples can be a lot of fun and very useful not only for Halloween but also all year round due to the wide variety of the sounds included.
Free Mini MC3 kits: Two kits made with short or trimmed samples from the MC 03 to demonstrate how they can be used when mapped in a sampler. The wav files are included for use in other samplers too:
BeatMaker 2 (iOS) and Battery 3 formats or NanoStudio (iOS) format
Audio collage made with only samples from the MC 03:
Stop
It
Track by Josiah Christensen from elxsound, using samples from the first 3 packs with regular instruments: Step Forward
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Memory
Collection Pack 04 - Christmas / Winter Holidays
612 samples for a size of 740
MB. The
samples are from Public Domain toy advertisements, TV
shows, movies and
shorts. Note
that the samples
are
not mapped in any way or in any specific sampler format.
The
MC 04 only contains wav files. Download
the free demo pack of 74 samples below, just above the Add to
Cart buttons.
Download or read the PDF documentation (with screen captures) and the complete list of the samples.
These samples can be a lot of fun and very useful not only for the Winter Holidays but also all year round due to the wide variety of the sounds included.
Two
collages made with only samples from the Memory Collection 04.
First a more "artistic" one and the second is a
simpler
collage of 18 excerpts of some of the music samples.
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Memory Collection Pack 05 - Sci-Fi and Aliens1,750 samples for a size of 1.44 GB. The samples are from 10 Public Domain science fiction movies. Please note that the samples are not mapped in any way or in any specific sampler format. The MC 05 only contains wav files.Download the free demo pack of 120 samples below, just above the Add to Cart buttons.
Download or read the PDF documentation (with screen captures) and the complete list of the samples.The movies are from the 1930s to the 1970s. So they cover different styles of soundtracks. I was surprised by the quality of the soundtracks in general. They featured early electronic music with a creative mix of various types of sound sources. Even without using any of the samples in a composition, just listening to them is fun and it also is a lesson in the history and evolution of sound design in movies.
Audio collage made with only samples from the MC Pack 05, A Space Drama in 4 Acts.
Act 1: Space Adventure Act 2: You're Drunk Act 3: Mysterious Peril Act 4: Lost Contact
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Memory
Collection Pack 06 - More Sci-Fi
714 samples for a size of 520 MB. The samples are from three Public Domain science fiction movies from the early 60s and one serial from the 50s. Please note that the samples are not mapped in any way or in any specific sampler format. The MC 06 only contains wav files. Download the free demo pack of 53 samples below, just above the Add to Cart buttons.
Download or read the PDF documentation (with screen captures) and the complete list of the samples.Even without ever using any of the samples in a composition, just listening to them is fun and it also is a peek in the history of sound design in movies.
Audio collage made with only samples from the MC Pack 06: Mixed up
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Memory Collection Pack 07 - Crime Movies
2,796 samples for a size of 1.15 GB, they are from 9 crime/detective and 1 science fiction movie. They date from 1938 to 1975. Again the samples are not mapped in any way, the MC 07 only contains wav files. Download the free demo pack of 99 samples below, just above the Add to Cart buttons.
Download or read the PDF documentation (with screen captures) and the complete list of the samples.
Simple audio collage, more examples to come soon: No Time
Official audio demo, only samples from MC 07 with a bit of reverb: Very ConfusedA small experiment, all samples play only for a short duration. There are two 2 bars patterns that are then combined, the 6 bars are then repeated. Only processing is a touch of reverb: Short Bits
Free MC 07 mini kit: Kit made with 76 short or trimmed samples to demonstrate how they can be used in a sampler. For Native Instruments Battery 3 (or better) and Kontakt 5, more info in the included text file. Wav included, dowload it HERE
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Memory Collection Pack 08 - Horror Comedies (and more)
3,089 samples (1.21 GB) from 10 Public Domain Comedy movies, including 5 horror ones. They date from 1931 to 1973. Samples are not mapped in any way, the MC 08 only contains wav files. Download the free demo pack of 158 samples below, just above the Add to Cart buttons.
Download or read the PDF documentation (with screen captures) and the complete list of the samples.
Official audio demo, only samples from MC 08 with a bit of compression: Sound is
Free MC 08 mini kit: Kit made with 88 short or trimmed samples to demonstrate how they can be used in a sampler. For Native Instruments Battery 3 (or better) and Kontakt 5 (full, not the player), more info in the included text file. Wav included, dowload it HERE- Caustic version (Android, iOS, MacOS, Windows) is HERE
- NanoStudio 2 version in the "Groovy MC 08" project file.
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Memory Collection Pack 09 - Sounds from Christmas past / Winter Holidays
1 305 samples (589 MB) from 15 Public Domain TV shows and 29 ads (including 14 toy ads) from the 50's and 60's.Most of TV shows are Christmas or New Year's Eve specials but two were regular episodes. Though the source TV shows are mostly related to Christmas or New Year's Eve, many of the samples can be used in other contexts too as diverse sounds are included. Samples are not mapped in any way, MC 09 only contains wav files.
Free demo pack of 119 samples can be downloaded below, just above the Add to Cart buttons.
Download or read the PDF documentation (with screen captures) and the complete list of the samples.
Glyn from Sampleism made this fun audio collage with some of the samples: Mixed Holidays
Short audio example made using 15 non "Christmassy" samples of the MC 09. I used the Samplebot app (iOS) from A Tasty Pixel to create it: Presenting
More audio demos will soon be posted here!
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Memory Collection Pack 10 - Eclectic
5 017 samples (1.84 GB) from a varied collection of PD videos: 4 movies (3 horror/Sci-Fi and 1 monster movie), 19 TV show episodes including 13 from 1950's Sci-Fi shows, 11 documentaries including 4 on the subject of sound recording and 70 ads. Samples are not mapped in any way, MC 10 only contains wav files.
Free demo pack of 230 samples can be downloaded below, just above the Add to Cart buttons.
Download or read the PDF documentation (with screen captures) and the complete list of the samples.
Audio demo featuring some FX and Hybrids samples: Eclectic video is available too!
Official (parody) advertisement: audio or watch the video with screenshots of the original ads!
Second official (parody) advertisement: audio or watch the video
Short collage made with a few samples: Smile and Relax
More audio demos will soon be posted here!
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MC packs demos, they all include a readme and the complete documentation :
MC01 MC02 MC03 MC04 MC05 MC06 MC07 MC08 MC09
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Use this button to order the BUNDLE of all MC Packs 01 to 10, price is $100.00 US. (regularly $144)
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Or take your pick of the individual packs below!
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Pack 06, price is $7.00 US.
Order the MC Pack 07, price is $20.00 US.
Order
the MC Pack 08, price
is
$20.00
US.
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the MC
Pack 09,
price is $7.00
US.
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Thanksgiving 2012 free pack
The samples in this pack are from 1 Public Domain TV show and 1 PD short film about Thanksgiving. The TV show is a comedy and the short film is about the meaning of Thanksgiving. It has 91 samples for a size 55.6 MB. These samples are all new, they are NOT part of the other Memory Collection Packs.
Download it for free from Sampleism (free sign in required) HERE.
Christmas 2014 free pack
The samples in this pack are from 1 Public Domain 1940 Christmas movie. It contains 192 sample for a size of 75.2 MB. Download it for free HERE.
Christmas 2016 free pack
The samples in this pack are from the 1935 British film Scrooge. It is the first sound version of "A Christmas Carol" by Charles Dickens. It contains 397 sample for a size of 345 MB. Download it for free HERE.
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If you live in Canada the appropriate sales taxes will be automatically added to your order.
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