Datafiles
Datafile One tech specs
Datafile One
The Datafile trilogy of sample CDs was released by Zero-G in the early 1990s, at the cusp of DJ battle tools turning into sample CDs.
Like other sample CDs of the era, they consist of uncleared samples of breakbeats, short snippets of a cappellas, and various other sounds. You're paying for time saved sifting through old records, not the legal rights to use those recordings.
They were produced by Zero-G founder Ed Stratton. Listening to these samples, a few grace his album Step Into Time, released the same year under his alias Man Machine.
Datafile Two tech specs
Datafile Two
Datafile Three tech specs
Datafile Three
Datafile CD-ROM tech specs
Datafile CD-ROM
Quotes
My attitude is that my samples came from so many different sources that, in a great many cases, I've got no idea where they came from... It's such a murky, murky area.
— Ed Stratton (Man Machine), 1992[5]
References
- "Time + Space" Time + Space (Vendor), Sound On Sound, Oct 1991, p. 83
- "Time + Space" Time + Space (Vendor), The Mix, Jun 1995, pp. 58—59
- "Time + Space" Time + Space (Vendor), Sound On Sound, Apr 1992, pp. 30—31
- "Time + Space" Time + Space (Vendor), Music Technology, Oct 1992, p. 99
- "Criminal Record?" Tim Goodyer, Music Technology, Mar 1992, pp. 54—59
External links
Reviews
Datafile One / Datafile Two
- "Techno Sampling" Paul Ireson, Sound On Sound, Nov 1991, p. 92
- "Time & Space Zero-G Datafile 1 & 2 Sample CDs" Derek Johnson, Recording Musician, Jul 1992, p. 82
Datafile Two
- "Patchwork" Tim Goodyer, Music Technology, Dec 1991, pp. 38—39
Datafile Three
- "Patchwork" Andy Neve, Music Technology, Jun 1992, pp. 70—71
Sample CDs: Datafiles | Peter Siedleczek's Advanced Orchestra