WANTED SAMPLE CDS (ONLY CDs that are DISCONTINUED and NOT AVAILABLE ANYWHERE ONLINE)
- AMG - Black II Black 1 & 2
- AMG - Black II Black - Killer Vocals (CDDA & AKAI Versions)
- AMG - Megabass Remix 1 & 2 (AKAI Versions)
- AMG - Pascal Gabriel’s Dance Samples (CDDA & AKAI Versions)
- Best Service - Barbara Dennerlein Hammond B3
- Best Service - Hallelujah (SampleCell Version)
- Best Service - Killer Horns 2
- Best Service - Looping
- Best Service - Orchestral Colours (CDDA & AKAI Versions)
- Best Service - Sound Collection FX (AKAI Version)
- Best Service - Sound Cube Vol. 1, 3-7, 10 (AKAI Version)
- Best Service - Voice Spectral (AKAI Version)
- The old Best Service site only lists an audio version for this library, and there doesn’t seem to be any mention of an Akai version on the internet either.
- Best Service - Ultra Gigapack (SampleCell Version)
- Includes complete Orchestral Colours, Brass Super Section, Hallelujah & Classical Choir.
- Best Service - World Colours (CDDA Version)
- Best Service - XX-Large Extreme 2
- Big Fish Audio - Asian Traditions
- Big Fish Audio - First Call Vintage Keyboards (SampleCell Version)
- Big Fish Audio - Funk Stew 2 (Second CD is missing)
- Big Fish Audio - Loopzilla 2
- Big Fish Audio - Megaton Trance Bomb
- Big Fish Audio - SoundFont Tool Box
- Big Fish Audio - The Studio Grand
- Crypton - Media Phage Demo Sampler Vol. 1-6
- Dan Dean - Solo Woodwinds
- Discovery Firm - Sound Complex
- Discovery Firm - FICTION+FANTASY
- Discovery Firm - URBANSCAPES
- Discovery Firm - ALL LIVING THINGS
- EastWest - Chronic Horns (CDDA Version)
- EastWest - Dance/Industrial II (CDDA Version)
- EastWest - Percussive Adventures (AKAI Version)
- EastWest - Pop/Rock Drums
- EastWest - Quantum Leap Brass (Giga Version)
- An incomplete upload of this version is in the Sharing Section on vintage music samples.
- EastWest - Steve Stevens - Guitar Sample Collection (Giga Version)
- EastWest - Tekno/Industrial (CDDA Version)
- e-Lab XClusive WAV.Xtension
- E-MU Systems - Niacin B3
- E-MU Systems - Super Strings
- Freeze Records - Top Secret CD Beats Vol. 2
- Freeze Records - Top Secret CD Beats Vol. 5
- Greytsounds - The Patrick Moraz Private Collection
- Hollywood Edge - L.A. Riot 2
- IK Multimedia - AXE
- IK Multimedia - Stun Hardcore loops for Groovemaker
- InVision - Lightware Akai Vol. 4 Pop Instruments II
- InVision - Lightware Akai Vol. 5 Classical Instruments II
- InVision - Lightware Akai Vol. 6 Ethnic, Guitar, Synth & Percussion
- InVision - Lightware SampleCell Vol. 1 Percussion & Synth
- InVision - SampleCell Command Central Vol. 1
- Kaeru Cafe - AKAI Professional Sound Tips Vol 1 Ultimate Drum Collection
- Kaeru Cafe - AKAI Professional Sound Tips Vol 2 Orchestra - The Air Sessions
- Kaeru Cafe - AKAI Professional Sound Tips Vol 6 Treasure in Japan 3
- Kaeru Cafe - Deepest Asia
- Kaeru Cafe - Okinawa Island Sound
- Kaeru Cafe - Pure Strings Collection
- Kaeru Cafe - Shamisen Works
- Kaeru Cafe - Treasure in Japan 2
- Masterbits - Edition Series Vol. 2 - Peter Siedlaczek's Orchestra
- Masterbits - Edition Series Vol. 4 - Peter Siedlaczek's Orchestra - Plus Edition
- McGill University - Master Samples
- Megamidi - Dance Series No 2
- Miroslav Vitous - Mini Library (Giga Version)
- Miroslav Vitous - Solo Instruments I (Giga Version)
- Peter Ewers’ Symphonic Organ
- ProSamples Vol 06 Experimental Grooves & FX
- ProSamples Vol 08 World Vocals
- ProSamples Vol 26 Nu RnB & Hip Hop
- ProSamples Vol 29 Dance Drumloops
- ProSamples Vol 31 Rare Ethnic Instruments
- ProSamples Vol 32 Ethnic Adventures
- ProSamples Vol 38 Trance
- ProSamples Vol 39 Hip Hop 2
- ProSamples Vol 44 Real E-Basses
- ProSamples Vol 50 Real Guitars
- Prosonus - Brass Vol. 2
- Prosonus - Brass Vol. 3
- Prosonus - Percussion Vol. 3
- Prosonus - Stringed Vol. 1
- Prosonus - Stringed Vol. 2
- Prosonus - Stringed Vol. 3
- Q Up Arts - Denny Jaeger Private Collection (SampleCell Version)
- Q Up Arts - Voices of Istanbul (SampleCell Version)
- The Kontakt version that’s currently sold is definitely missing several samples, compared to the Akai version.
- Q Up Arts - Voices of Native America (SampleCell Version)
[Note: It’s unknown if any of these libraries were ever released, except L-CDX-04]
- Roland - L-CD703 Modern Sonics Vol. 1
- Roland - L-CD704 World Music Vol. 1
- Roland - L-CD705 Rhythm Section Vol. 2
- Roland - L-CD706 Orchestral Family Vol. 3
- Roland - L-CDC-02 Dance Vol. 1
- Roland - L-CDX-04 (Contains L-CDP-03 + L-CDP-05 + L-CDP-08 + L-CDP-13)
- SampleLab - Luscious Grooves - The Dark Side
- Sonic Foundry - ACID 1.0
- Sonic Foundry - ACID DJ 3.0
- Sonic Foundry - ACID Hip-Hop 2.0
- Sonic Foundry - ACID Pro 2.0
- Sonic Foundry - ACID Pro 3.0 Content CD
- Sonic Foundry - ACID Techno 3.0
- Sonic Foundry - Psychedelic Guitar
- Sounds Good - Country (Pre-Sonic Foundry Classic Country ACID rerelease)
- Sounds Good - New World Order Journey #2 (AKAI Version)
- Spectrasonics - Bass Legends (SampleCell Version)
- Spectrasonics - Distorted Reality (SampleCell Version)
- Spectrasonics - Supreme Beats (SampleCell Version)
- Synclavier - Brass & Winds (SampleCell Version)
- Tacet - Natural Sound Sampler I - Drums & Percussion
- Tacet - Natural Sound Sampler III - Short Sound Effects
- Tacet - Natural Sound Sampler IV - Wind Instruments
- Ueberschall - Collection Vol. 2
- Ueberschall - Comfort Zone
- Includes Brazil Electro, Easy Listening and Rhodesattack
- Ueberschall - da nu RnB hip hop Vol. 2
- Ueberschall - Drum & Bass Flash Trackz (CDDA Version)
- Ueberschall - Jam Box by Mousse T. (CDDA Version)
- Ueberschall - Loopmatic
- UltimateSoundBank - Mediterranean Instruments
- CD 2 for AKAI is available on R-Massive.
- UltimateSoundBank - Soundscan missing volumes (44, 50, 52, 54)
- Zero-G - CE09 Guitar Separates (CDDA Version)
- Zero-G - Ethnic 1 & 2 (Roland S-7xx Version)
- Zero-G - Flamenco Sounds (CDDA Version)
- Zero-G - Saxophone Legacy
Manuals for sample CDs (The libraries are available online but scans of the manuals or complete tracklists are not and needed for documentation)
- Best Service - Diamond Vocals
- The track names can be found on the Inspire Audio download version (WAV copy of CDDA). Can also be found on the selection of free library samples.
- Best Service - Vocal Pearls
- EastWest - L.A. Riot 3
- The track names can be found on Discogs.
- Masterbits - RAPsody
- Sounds Good - Methods of Mayhem (CDDA Version)
- Sounds Good - New World Order Journey #2 (CDDA Version)
- Sounds Good - On The Jazz Tip (CDDA Version)
- Some pages of the booklet are available as pictures on Discogs.
- Ueberschall - Overdub Sensation
Broken Sample CDs (These are available online but are improperly ripped and thus do not function correctly)
- Big Fish Audio - Megaton House Bomb
- Has some issues with the second disc.
- ProSamples Vol 28 Vocal House (From Ueberschall Houseworx!)
- Has glitched samples/is glitchy.
- Sound Ideas - Sampler Library 101
- One track is missing, though it’s believed that it was added in a later release of the library.
- UltimateSoundBank - Soundscan volumes 6 (D E F), 8 (Jazz Latin Drumkits) (F), 11 (Dance & Groove Drums) (C D), 15 (C D E) (partitions in parentheses do not load)
- UltimateSoundBank - Soundscan vol. 14 (Twisted Special FX) and 56 (Modern Percussion Loops) are glitched