Explore our catalog of 250+ genres and sub-genres with original tracks by artists available to sample.

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Genres

Acid

Adult Contemporary

Our catalog of African music includes a wide range of styles to sample. The music is as rich and diverse as the continent’s history. Go for traditional percussion, afrobeat gems, or unearthed stems by labels who dig deep into African music.

African

Afrobeat

Afrobeats

Afro Cuban

Afro Manding

Afro-Pop

Alternative / Indie Pop

Sample rock tracks far from the mainstream. Pick stems from solo singers to bands, and add a little edge to your productions. Characterized by an independent spirit, alternative rock provides deep catalogs of samples to do-it-yourself. Right in the midst of drums, guitar, bass, keys, and vocals.

Alternative / Indie Rock

Alternative Rap

Ambient

Americana

Anime Soundtrack

Apala

Arabic

Arabic Folk

Asian

Avant-Garde

Avant-Garde Jazz

Bachata

Balearic

Ballad

Ballet Music

*Beats* on Tracklib include a wide array of drum loops, instrumental beats, premium samples, drum kits, and classic hip-hop loops. Get inspired by the work of the best beat makers, sample pack creators, and iconic library musicians to sample. 
 
#### Overview of Tracklib's beats sample library

As a subsection to the *[Hip-Hop/Rap samples](https://www.tracklib.com/music/genres/hip-hop-rap)* Tracklib has to offer, Beats provides you with instrumental beats samples. Individual samples by hip-hop producers and bespoke sample pack styled songs to dig into. If you're into Roland's 'Heritage' Beat Maker Sample Pack by Lightfoot, we're sure you're also going to find gems in here… That spans far beyond classic hip-hop loops. These beats and samples also boast the right collection for house styles. 
 
#### Exploring the Tracklib Beats Sample Library
 
Whether you’re looking for authentic-sounding drum samples or specific chord progressions, the best way forward is to use the filters on top of all the instrumental beats samples. There you can filter the audio loops and individual samples based on song keys, BPM, release year, region, and even track types: these include songs with multitracks for stems like isolated drum samples and vocal samples. 
 
#### Clearing samples for legal use 
 
By sampling from this collection, there’s no need to worry about sample clearance. Unlike royalty-free sample packs, Tracklib provides royalty-fair samples. This makes sample clearance easy, affordable, and accessible to any type of producer. Not sure how to proceed when your beat is done? Head to **[How It Works](https://www.tracklib.com/how-it-works)** or read the extensive beginner’s guide *[Sample Clearance Demystified: How to Clear a Sample](https://www.tracklib.com/blog/music-clearance)*. Become a pro in a matter of minutes! 
 
#### Tips for selecting and using beats samples effectively

Life is expensive. So here’s some free beatmaker advice: use [Tracklib’s Beat Player](https://www.tracklib.com/blog/beat-player) to try out samples even before you download any songs or multitracks. That way, you can play around with beats even before you open up your DAW ([digital audio workstation](https://www.tracklib.com/blog/music-making-software)) of choice. 
 
#### Overview of similar beats collections 
 
For curated collections of loops and drum sounds, [the *Collections* section](https://www.tracklib.com/music/collections) is the place to dig for music to sample. Each selection is a premium sample collection carefully put together by a team of crate-diggers and beatmakers. Here’s a recommended place to start: [B-Boy Breakbeats](https://www.tracklib.com/music/collections/572711) to go old school, [African Beats & Breaks](https://www.tracklib.com/music/collections/410657) for an afrobeat type of production, [Instrumental Hip-Hop](https://www.tracklib.com/music/collections/18568) if you need something to rap over, or [Drum Loop Madness](https://www.tracklib.com/music/collections/185076) for drum loops galore.

Beats

Bebop

Beijing Opera

Bhajan

Bhangra

Big Band

Black Metal

Bluegrass

Rooted in spiritual music and African-American work songs, blues music is full of history. That’s why the moody melodies and ‘blue notes’ are such a fruitful source for sampling. Whether it’s twelve-bar blues from the 50s or 60s or more recent blues rock. This rich genre shouldn’t be left out of the equation of jazz, funk, and soul. Find the right roots and download blues as old as 1946.

Blues

Blues Rock

Bolero

Bollywood

Boogaloo

Boogie

Boogie-Woogie

Bossa Nova

Brazilian

Breakbeat

Broadway

Cajun / Zydeco

Calypso

Cantonese Opera

Caribbean

Chanting

Charanga

Chicago Blues

Chicago House

Get nostalgic by sampling children’s music and soundtracks. Producers such as Marley Marl, 9th Wonder and DJ Shadow have shown before that lullabies and TV/movie music provides for an excellent source of high-pitched vocals, a cappella stories or sweet melodies. From sampling all-time favorite superheroes to dusty childhood nostalgia.

Children's

Chillwave

Chinese Folk

Chinese Lite Music

Chinese Metal

The genre of Chinese Neo-Folk sounds obscure–because it is. Neo-Folk from the mainland of China is ultra-local music. Real diggers have always dared to go into the dusty crates, so dive in a selection of obscure samples to truly create unique beats. Or skim through the full catalog of the Chinese Record Corporation: the world's largest collection of traditional and contemporary music.

Chinese Neo-Folk

Chinese Pop

Chinese Pop / Rock

Chinese Revolutionary

Chinese Rock

Choral

Choro

Christian

Christmas

Cinematic / Orchestral

With full orchestras and vast compositions, the history of classical music is as rich as it gets. Tracklib offers classical music samples ranging from postmodern compositions to music from the Renaissance. Piano melodies, string quartets, horns, or classic instruments such as the harpsichord–sample any piece of the orchestra to turn classical into a classic.

Classical

Colombian

Comedy

Contemporary Jazz

No silence in this library: these vaults of library music are full of film/TV scores. Producers like MF DOOM, J Dilla, and The Alchemist all saw the potential in sampling soundtracks before. With selected samples from Music Of The Sea, Empire Trailer Series, Live Trax, and others, you can follow in their footsteps.

Contemporary Library

Country music only for hillbillies and rednecks? Think again. The working-class lyrics, acoustic harmonies, and steel guitars or harmonicas have been sampled before by the likes of Kendrick Lamar, Bob James, Post Malone, Eminem, and Deltron 3030. Sample that Western swing or find new tracks from the heart of ‘Music City USA’ and beyond.

Country

Country Blues

Country Gospel

Cross-Talk

Cuban

Cumbia

Dance

Dancehall

Death Metal

Deep House

Delta Blues

Descarga

Detroit Techno

Disco

Dixieland

Doo Wop

Downtempo / Electronica

Drill

Drone / Dark Ambient

Drum'n'Bass / Jungle

Dubstep

Dub Techno

East Coast Rap

Varying in tempo and style, easy listening music offers samples ranging from ambient instrumentals to slow jazz. Whether it’s a big band cover or a pop standard, easy listening is exactly the right genre which can result in a loop or 1-bar sample for some extra detail.

Easy Listening

Electric Blues

Electro

Electro Acoustic