Some say R&B has made a comeback over the past couple of years. Others would counter that it never went anywhere, as its influence has permeated contemporary rap, hip hop, pop, and rock.
Either way, with rap hitting the charts hard, R&B's complimentary sultry sounds seem to have solidified their place in modern music for the foreseeable future. How will you use these sounds in your productions?
Music and alcohol have always been the choice way to unwind after a long day. Nothing compares to the warmth of a vinyl record playing in the background as you enjoy the calm...
Rhythm and blues will forever be a mainstay in music. The rich history of R&B boasts legendary crooners and vocalists like Marvin Gaye, Barry White, and Anita Baker, but tha...
Synthesizers drove the sound of pop music in the 1980’s. Listening to iconic jams like “I Feel For You” by Chaka Khan, and “I Wanna Dance With Somebody” by Whitney Houston s...
Our newest addition to the library, Nightlife, captures post-10pm vibes in the way of alternative R&B/Trap waves. Featuring moody reverse-guitars, and powerful sub-basses, ...
While many are celebrating fall by expressing themselves through brighter colors, Dark Forest expresses the season in a more mellow, yet emotionally dense mood. Inspired by u...
Nothing sets the mood better than overcast weather, and rainfall. There is something about the dark undertone and dampened atmosphere that creates a space for the most deep and...
Since the late 2000’s, there has not been one artist to dominate not only pop and hip hop charts, but the overall trend of music, like Drake. His 2011 release “Take Care” in...
Soul Surplus presents Genuine Leather, a specially curated sample pack of 1980s R&B-inspired loops and sounds. From warm synth textures and beautiful chord sequences to punch...
Soul Surplus presents “Neon Lights,” a modern soul sample pack with a modern production approach. The new soul offerings of artists like Ty Dolla $ign and many more serve as ...
Synthesizers can cover a wide variety of genres. With one look inside our latest release, Black Box, you’ll see that we’ve covered most of them. With 50 loops at varying temp...
Jet Black is a premiere sample pack with neo-soul themed samples and loops perfect for creating new R&B and soul vibes. With this release, producers will have access to 15 melod...
Alt R&B Presets is a collection of presets in the style of modern indie soul and alternative R&B acts. With moody and introspective themes these patches give plenty of textures ...
Astra Synth Pop Presets are 100 custom-made presets and loops ready to be song starters or idea-sparking patches that can serve as the centerpiece for any track. The making o...
Over the last half-decade, Toronto has given the music industry diverse and important acts. Drake has obviously ruled the airwaves globally, but beneath that huge shadow of a...
Bubble Gum Pop is a preset pack installment for Splice’s powerful synth VST Astra. With these presets you’ll have access to 100 sounds spanning from synth pads, leads, basses...
The sound of R&B music has always reflected the generation of the artists creating it. From its soulful, politically conscious movement in the '70s created by artists lik...
Soundtrack Synth Presets is an Astra pack full of cinematic sounds inspired by the larger-than-life movie scores that use synthesizers to bring dramatic and dynamic effects t...
Slow Dance is a sample pack release focusing on straight to the point classic soul samples perfect to put over any beat. This pack contains 15 melodic loops of soulf...
Here on the Soul Surplus team if there is anything we take pride in it is “soul.” This month the team presents Soul Food, a special curation of soulful royalty free samples...
Soul music in the 1970s was known for its grit and its passion. Towards the end of the decade and into the 1980s, a sub-genre is known as "quiet storm" shifted the focus of s...
The Cool Breeze Sample Pack is filled with loops, one-hits, FX and vox. This pack includes 150+ sounds with over 50 melodic loops and 8 full composition loops as well. This r...
“Throwback: 90’s R&B” is a sample pack created in the style of 90’s R&B legends like Boyz II Men, Guy, and Teddy Riley. This pack features 15 Melodic Loops, with...
Genre fusing has defined the last few decades of music so much so that many would say we are in a “post genre” age. Case studies can be found throughout many observations of ...
Dive into Heartfelt, 15 melodic soul loops crafted once again by artist, singer-songwriter, and producer Dave James. Full of essential instrument loops like keys, ba...
Explore new feel good loops with The Front Porch by artist, producer and multi-instrumentalist Dave James. This pack is inspired by the alternative r&b, folk fus...
Soul Surplus presents The Julesthewulf Sample Pack, featuring guitar phenom and solo artist Julian Michael aka ‘JULESTHEWULF.’ His resume consists of playin...
