ProTracker samples?

[hayashi]

Hi,

Does anyone know where I'd be able to find free (preferably public-domain) samples in ProTracker's file format? In fact, which file formats can ProTracker open? >.>

Thanks, Matt

[klx300r]

hi, lots of great samples on aminet..just do a quick search :-)

[Karlos]

You could try here

The beta version of protracker for OS4 is available as an ISO download that contains a lot of samples.

[hayashi]

I've been able to find quite a few samples, but none yet that will work properly as looping pad sounds. I try to use the loop tool in protracker to make a loop, but it's too imprecise to get something to loop well (there's always a popping sound).

Anyone know of any good pad/string samples that are, for example, already designed so that they'll loop correctly? (as in, the start and end of the sample match up)

[Karlos]

I always used to make loops in the sample editor using crossfades to eliminate bad loop points.

[bloodline]

I've been able to find quite a few samples, but none yet that will work properly as looping pad sounds. I try to use the loop tool in protracker to make a loop, but it's too imprecise to get something to loop well (there's always a popping sound).

Anyone know of any good pad/string samples that are, for example, already designed so that they'll loop correctly? (as in, the start and end of the sample match up)

Loop making is a bit of an art, every sampling artist has their own style. Read up about "phase matching, ""zero crossings" and "cross fades". Have fun!

[gertsy]

Choosing instrument samples that fit a staccato style helps too.  Jive type bass and jazz type guitar.  Sustained notes are more difficult unless you can find a phase point.  I used to use Audio Engineer Plus II to edit the samples because you could zoom to the Nth degree.

Yes it is fun.

The most frustrating thing was you would get what you thought was a real cool sample only to find it sounded crap in the mod. And the ones you thought were't so special sounded great.

Gertsy

[neuroflip]

try the classic ST-xx samples compilations at mooglecharm: http://morganleahrecords.com/mooglecharm/ami/ST-01_-_ST-B6.lha

[nooly]

ProTracker can open regular WAV files (preferably 20 050Hz / 8bit / mono) and it's also fun to create samples all by yourself, let's say you downloaded or generated some sample with your synth/softsynth/VST/whatever. then you should normalize or better maximize your sample with compressor/limiter so your sample is stuffed through whole bit depth (if it was quiet, it would be too noisy). Then you just resample, convert bit depth, mix channels from x to 1, save as wav and you're done. For sample looping i found the best way in zero crossing (since we have just one channel, it's pretty easy), but other ways were said earlier in this thread...