MC 01 was featured in the What's New section of the February, 2010 EM Cast (Electronic Musician magazine's podcast). You can listen or download the podcast from here. The part about the Memory Collection starts about 26 minutes into the podcast and has an audio example made by Len Sasso. Below are 2 quotes from it.
- interesting fun to play with collection... just going through the library will make you laugh
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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.
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!
These sample packs donationware with a minimum required donation. See the bottom of this page for orders.
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Fun with some Memory Collection samples in Samplr (iPad).
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Memory Collection Pack 01, in two parts
- the Free Pack (88 samples, 27.3 MB) and Mini MC1 that can be downloaded from this page (see below)
- the MC Pack 01 (287 samples, 157 MB) that can be purchased with a donation (minimum $3.33 US) below.
For a total of 375 samples ( 184.3 MB)
Complete list of the samples in MC_pack_01
Download the Free Pack HERE
The samples in the packs are not mapped in any way, they only contain the wav files. But I made the Mini MC1 with 47 mapped samples (sfz, Cakewalk Session Drummer 3, NuSofting DK+2, NI Battery 3 and Kontakt 3) to better illustrate the possibilities offered by these samples. The included readme has more details.
Download the free Mini MC1: HERE sfz map (samples in previous file) Session Drummer 3 (samples in 1st file)
The Mini MC1 is also part of the FXpansion Geist factory content
Audio collage made with the Mini MC1: Mini montage
Another little collage: It's all Borax
Loop made with the Mini MC1: Loop c7
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Memory Collection Pack 02
3 313 samples for a size of 1.32 GB. Source videos are 36 TV ads, 7 feature movies, 19 documentaries and 6 short films. Many of the documentaries are from and about the early days of radio and television.
Please note that the samples are not mapped in any way or in any specific sampler format. The MC 02 only contains wav files. The download is divided in 3 rar files (342, 329 and 115 MB).
Download or read the PDF documentation (with screen captures) and the complete list of the samples.
The demo has 101 samples (33.9 MB) and includes the complete documentation. Download it HERE
Free Mini MC2 kits: These are kits made with short or trimmed samples from the MC 02 to demonstarte how the samples can be used when mapped in a sampler. There are currently 3 of them.- Mini MC2 kits 01 (144 samples), download HERE (NuSofting DK+2, NI Battery 3 and Kontakt 4)
Audio collages made with the MC 02: Ominous Bad Dream
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. The download is divided in 2 rar files (223 and 213 MB).
Download or read the PDF documentation (with screen captures) and the complete list of the samples.
The demo has 111 samples (33.1 MB) and includes the complete documentation. Download it HERE
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.
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 New
612 samples for a size of 740 MB. The samples in this collection are taken 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. The download is divided in 2 rar files (204 and 205 MB).
Download or read the PDF documentation (with screen captures) and the complete list of the samples.
The demo has 111 samples (33.1 MB) and includes the complete documentation. Download it HERE
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 Aliens New1 750 samples for a size of 1.44 GB. The samples in this collection are taken 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 03 only contains wav files. The download is divided in 2 rar files (328 and 502 MB).
Download or read the PDF documentation (with screen captures) and the complete list of the samples.The demo has 120 samples (38.6 MB) and includes the complete documentation. Download it HERE.
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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Use button below to order the MC Pack 01. Minimum donation required is $3.33 US.
Use button below to order the MC Pack 02. Minimum donation required is $17.50 US.
Use button below to order the MC Pack 03. Minimum donation required is $12.00 US.
Use button below to order the MC Pack 05. Minimum donation required is $20.00 US.
Button below to order the bundle of the MC Packs 01, 02, 03, 05. Minimum donation is $50.00 US.
Button below to order the MC Pack 04. Minimum donation is $7.00 US.
All the Memory Collection packs are also available on Sampleism HERE.
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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 (Sign in required) HERE.
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There will be no refunds, so please try the demos before buying. After we received confirmation of your payment, we will email you the link or links where you can download your products. This will usually be within one business day.
If you live in Canada the appropriate sales taxes will be automatically added to your order.
Comments and questions are welcome.
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