Before beginning, I admit this article will house controversial statements, for which I am not looking unanimous agreements. The reader is free to agree, or the opposite, and that would not be altering about the problem I am going to talk of.
How many times has it happened that you have, during a random listening session, heard a song with the exact voice and lyrics as you might have heard in another one? I am most certain that there will be majority of audience agreeing here. For those who haven’t understood, there are many professional vocal sample packs ready to be used while producing music, especially easily available thanks to the online sample pack library, Splice.
It would be unjustified to complain about the aforementioned service, since they provide such excellent sounds for mere starters of 8 USD per month! As an avid user myself, I have found myself quite dependent on it on an everyday basis. However, it is somewhat tiring, if not annoying, to see a more than capable instrumental equipped with the same hook or voice, compensating uniqueness.
There is no specific solution to this problem. Many amateur producer may find it difficult to collaborate with vocalist, be it lack of finances or experience. And with these packs getting extremely great response, Splice has further worked in presenting their own exclusives with renowned vocalist to gain more profit. At this point, you may ask, where exactly does the pressing trouble lie in this?
Many artists have faced copyright takedowns unanticipated, as someone has used a vocal used in instrumental prior to them. Many composers tend to be lazy and end up using the entire loop without making it more distinctive. And there comes the second predicament, hearing the same snippet being overused.
What do you think?
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