Listening Room
Hear the original. Then hear what happened next.
Choose any recording to compare the exact moments.
Read the source stories.
See where each sound came from, why it matters, and some of the records that carried it forward.
Hear every source.
Search the complete exhibition by sound, artist, record, year, or documented use.
Learn how to flip it.
Three practical lessons chosen to move from hearing the lineage to making something of your own. These links open on YouTube at the useful chapter.
Hear the lineage · 2:52
The Most Sampled Sounds in Music
Start with the source, then hear how later records transformed it.
Ableton Live · 1:06Chop Samples with Simpler
Follow a beginner-friendly slicing workflow across loops and vocals.
Producer workflow · 3:26Watch a Sample Become a Beat
See selection, chopping, and two different flips of the same material.