Press one button and a record you have never heard starts playing. Mark the in and out points, tap the tempo, keep what is worth keeping. No signup, nothing paywalled, same as every other tool here.
The crate holds over 4,500 public domain 78rpm records digitised from original discs, spanning 1901 to 1925. Every one of them comes with a 24-bit FLAC you can download and flip. No clearance, no licence, no lawyer. They are public domain in the US, which means the recording and the composition are both free.
How it works
- Hit Dig. A record you have almost certainly never heard starts from the top.
- Mark the loop. Set an in point and an out point. It loops instantly so you can hear the bar in context.
- Tap the tempo. Tap along four or five times and it reads the BPM. Halve or double it to match your session.
- Keep it. Saved finds stick around, and the download button hands you the FLAC.
Keyboard shortcuts if you would rather not reach for the mouse: D to dig, Space to play, I and O for in and out, L to loop, T to tap, S to keep.
Dollar Bin Darts
A challenge mode built on the format from the Stoop series of the same name. Three records out of the dollar bin, one dart each, thirty minutes on the clock. Two rerolls for the whole run, then you are stuck with what you got. That constraint is the entire point.
The Weekly Deal hands every producer the same three records all week, so results are worth comparing. Finish a run and it gives you three timestamped links to paste into a session or a post.
Why 78s
Dollar bin records are cheap because nobody wanted them, not because there is nothing in them. A 1922 dance band side has real room, real dust and a rhythm section recorded in one take into a single horn. That is texture you cannot fake with a plugin, and it is sitting there free.
Questions
Is it really free?
Yes. No account, no email, no trial. The records in the download half are public domain, so there is nothing to sell you.
Can I use these samples in a track I release commercially?
The pre-1925 recordings in this crate are public domain in the United States, meaning both the sound recording and the underlying composition are free to use. Copyright terms differ outside the US, so check your own territory before a commercial release. This is not legal advice.
What format are the downloads?
Each record offers a 24-bit FLAC and an MP3. The FLAC is the one you want; it is a straight transfer off the original disc.
Do I need to credit anything?
Not legally. The transfers come from the Internet Archive’s Great 78 Project, and crediting them is a decent thing to do.