So you ready for another set of samples to be reviewed?
This time I’m on some Arab music….I love ethnic samples.
Problem is, I don’t like clearing samples from records, and I don’t feel right not clearing them.
So I stay on the lookout for royalty free sample food.
Arabian Breaks, inspiration all day and all night
When I looked on the platinumloops website, I saw TONS of content.
But the new arabian breaks product looked very interesting.
The demo on the site proved they sounded pretty good, so I had to review them on the site. They kindly sent it over for review.
So what’s in the collection?
You get some loops, fully produced loops too. Not just single sitar loops, or single arabian drumloops.
These loops are full and authentic sounding, just like all those middle eastern records in your crates…only they don’t have the dust.
We can fix that with fx though 
They also put various one shot samples in here.
Hits, stabs, short riffs, and single notes…so you can get your own creation even more unique.
How do they sound?
They are very good.
I really like how well produced they are, even down to the smallest detail, it’s like they came straight from the source.
The strings, the drums, the voices, all mix together perfectly to give you an authentic middle eastern flavor.
They are not distorted in any way, not overly effected, they are just right.
What’s the bottom line?
The bottom line is this is one of my favorite sample packs this year!
The variety of the various produced loops gives you tons of music to samples.
The fact they are fully produced and not just single instruments also gives you a more authentic sound.
I’m giving this collection 5/5 subs because it’s just a must have for anyone that likes to have some world sounds in their music.
Go over to platinumloops.com and checkout arabian breaks….
tell em Joe sent ya, maybe they’ll gimme some samples or something
So what do you think about these arabian sounds?
Let me know below by leaving me a comment, I want to hear your opinion.
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September 30th, 2009 at 10:26 am
Ah shit man. Remember that persian indy-film soundtrack I mentioned a while ago that I bowed out of cos I couldn’t quite get it. This stuff would have been perfect. Its it all arabic, or are there persian and turkish type grooves in there too?
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saintjoe Reply:
September 30th, 2009 at 10:38 am
I’m not even gonna lie to you man…I wouldn’t be able to tell you the difference lol. I’m sure if I studied the various styles I could learn, but I will say this is probably arabic given the name. It’s VERY good man, seriously.
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September 30th, 2009 at 5:16 pm
dod daang!!!
Serious, those are very serious yo, I have quite a few middle eastern samples but the quality on those there are easily heard in your vid..
Amazing.
Obviously one needs to know the styles to just produce arabian music, but it can easily be converted into hiphop form.
Good stuff!
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saintjoe Reply:
September 30th, 2009 at 5:19 pm
Yeah man, I was impressed, them joints are SICK! lol. And yeah, for what I do, the various styles may not matter as much, but for more authentic creations it will, I tend to think this are mostly arabian. I had a turkish sample cd before, as well as some from instanbul and pakistan, they have subtle differences…but to me, I’m just looking for what sounds good!
I love this collection.
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October 1st, 2009 at 11:36 am
The sound quality of these arabian samples are amazing. Gives variety to your production. Nice update…..thx
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saintjoe Reply:
October 1st, 2009 at 3:23 pm
Whatsup man! Yeah, I think they are incredible, you should hear them in person lol. Very nice. Welcome to the site….
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October 2nd, 2009 at 6:33 am
Joe!!! Done gound some mo stuff, huh??? dem sounds is on point like da end of a tack! I can make a lot of bangas wit those my dude! Keep filterin out da best from da rest!
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saintjoe Reply:
October 2nd, 2009 at 6:37 am
no doubt yo! these joints is ILL man, thanks for checkin
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October 2nd, 2009 at 11:57 pm
Hi| My FRiend…….to Much press in piano. SAMPLE piano good but much press . Best wisches | CLAVIUS from…….
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saintjoe Reply:
October 3rd, 2009 at 11:43 am
Thanks for commenting, not sure I understand what you’re saying? Too many piano samples around the net?
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October 6th, 2009 at 2:28 pm
yo those sounds are HOT!
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saintjoe Reply:
October 6th, 2009 at 2:38 pm
Yeah, they straight up crazy yo, trust me.
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October 7th, 2009 at 11:54 am
Great samples man, Keep it up. Thanks for the review. Lookin’ foward to seein’ more.
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saintjoe Reply:
October 7th, 2009 at 8:18 pm
Thanks for checkin it bro! Keep checking back and make sure you sign up for the free samples yo!
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October 8th, 2009 at 11:26 pm
yo those are hot got to cop that (in walks kanye) is it me or were you really grooving on that music saintjoe i mean getting it in they should have gotten 10 subs mmmaaann whats wrong with you(exit kanye) 10 seconds of silence aaahhh yeah i will be getting those thanks for the review
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saintjoe Reply:
October 8th, 2009 at 11:31 pm
hahahahahaha lol, yeah they dope…u buggin lol…exit kanye lol…hahaha
thanks for checkin yo.
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October 15th, 2009 at 11:02 am
shit sounds dope gona have to check that out
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saintjoe Reply:
October 15th, 2009 at 11:03 am
Joint is CRAZY fam, really!
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October 27th, 2009 at 7:54 pm
Very nice sounds. That one you chose to flip is COCONUTS! You didn’t directly say it (let’s say put it differently) but these sound like what we’re always hunting for, no-clearance joints that sound like chops of records. Anybody whose been around sample libraries for a minute knows that’s not something you find often enough.
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saintjoe Reply:
October 27th, 2009 at 8:21 pm
Exactly man! Them hidden gems that sound like straight samples, but you don’t have to worry bout a thang! Just BANG OUT!
I love it lol.
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