# MusicRadar SampleRadar

> MusicRadar SampleRadar as searched by Sound Server: Around 270 free, royalty-free genre sample packs (loops, hits and multis) from MusicRadar and Computer Music, each a direct zip download.

- Website: https://www.musicradar.com/news/tech/free-music-samples-royalty-free-loops-hits-and-multis-to-download-sampleradar
- Best for: Around 270 free, royalty-free genre sample packs (loops, hits and multis) from MusicRadar and Computer Music, each a direct zip download.
- Categories: Drums, Bass, Synth, Keys, Guitar, Vocals, FX, Ambience, Strings, Brass, Other
- Pricing: free
- Licence: MusicRadar SampleRadar licence (Commercial use OK)
- How it is searched: static
- Direct download through Sound Server: yes
- Restrict a search to it: `https://sound.shep.bot/v1/search?q=...&providers=sampleradar`
- Listings counted 2026-10-23: 287 packs, 287 free
- By category: Other 169, Drums 39, Synth 24, FX 17, Bass 12, Ambience 10, Guitar 7, Keys 4, Vocals 3, Foley 2

## What it is

SampleRadar is MusicRadar's archive of free sample packs, produced with Computer Music magazine: hundreds of genre packs of loops, one-shots and multisamples.

## Best for

Complete genre packs: house, techno, hip hop, drum and bass, cinematic and more, as direct zip downloads.

## Licence

Royalty-free: you may use the samples in your music, commercially too, but not redistribute them, according to MusicRadar's terms on the SampleRadar pages.

## How Sound Server searches it

From the SampleRadar index pages, fetched and cached; each listing is a pack with its download.

## Example searches

- [House packs](https://sound.shep.bot/search?q=house&category=drums&providers=sampleradar)
- [Lo-fi packs](https://sound.shep.bot/search?q=lofi&providers=sampleradar)

Guides: https://sound.shep.bot/guides/cc0-vs-cc-by-vs-royalty-free.md, https://sound.shep.bot/guides/one-shots-vs-loops.md

All sources: https://sound.shep.bot/docs/sources.md

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Source: https://sound.shep.bot/sources/sampleradar