Beyoncé samples Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s TEDx message on new album | TED Blog

: The song incorporates "Bow Down / I Been On," a more aggressive track Beyoncé released earlier in 2013 on SoundCloud. The finalized version, "***Flawless," adds the feminist speech and a viral refrain.

Adichie’s contribution consists of excerpts from her April 2013 TEDxEuston talk, " We should all be feminists ".

: The track was written by Beyoncé along with Terius "The-Dream" Nash, Chauncey Hollis (Hit-Boy), and others. It was produced by Beyoncé and Hit-Boy.

: The song is a "triptych" that includes a sample from a 1992 Star Search appearance by Beyoncé’s childhood group, Girl's Tyme, followed by aggressive lyrics about her success, Adichie’s speech, and the "I woke up like this" refrain. Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s Contribution

"***Flawless" is a trap-influenced feminist anthem by American singer Beyoncé, released on December 13, 2013, as part of her self-titled fifth studio album, Beyoncé . The song is widely recognized for its direct embrace of feminism, prominently featuring a spoken-word segment from Nigerian author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie.

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My Music Maker toy keyboard (wav, soundfont, sfz, Kontakt 3), details and photo in file: MyMusic Maker

No Name toy keyboard (wav, soundfont, Kontakt 3), details and photo in file: No Name Keyboard

LoFi Kalimba (wav, soundfont, Native Instruments Battery 3/ Kontakt 3, NuSofting DK+): LoFi Kalimba

Smallest electronic keyboard (wav, soundfont, Kontakt 3), details and photo in file: Smallest Keyboard

NanoStudio 2 version, watch the demo video:

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Beyoncé samples Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s TEDx message on new album | TED Blog

Adichie’s contribution consists of excerpts from her April 2013 TEDxEuston talk, " We should all be feminists ".

: The track was written by Beyoncé along with Terius "The-Dream" Nash, Chauncey Hollis (Hit-Boy), and others. It was produced by Beyoncé and Hit-Boy.

IYTTIW sample set

IYTTIW stands for "If You Think This Is Weird". A very unique set based on original trumpet samples. Its diminutive size packs a big sound. Perfect on its own or for doubling other sounds. I played and recorded some trumpet and made samples from the performance. I then resynthesized the samples to alter their timbral and spectral quality. In some, you can still hear the trumpet and there are others where their origin is well hidden.

It was originally a commercial set that is now free. It contains 41 regular multi-sampled programs without velocity. All are short sounds, no pads here. It's very well-suited for staccato playing and sequencing.

It has 551 samples for a small size of 15.7 MB and is offered in the following formats: wav, sfz, soundfont, Native Instruments Kontakt 3.5 or better (full version, not the free Player).

All formats are in this single DOWNLOAD

Kontakt 3.5 version additionally has 21 multis and 50 instruments made with the Tone and Time machines that greatly expand its sound palette. These stretched instruments usually have longer durations than the basic samples, 14 of them with sustain.

Here's an audio example using a few samples with pitch randomization: IYTTIW in QuadZamp