Song Samples

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Song Samples

Some BEMANI songs share samples with other BEMANI songs, either intentionally or not. This page will cover frequent samples shared by some BEMANI songs, their sample CD/song of origin, as well as list the BEMANI songs that contain them.

Note: Songs that are directly sampled by other songs (i.e. KHAMEN BREAK -SDVX Infinity MashUp- sampling POSSESSION, She is my wife, HYENA, 踊るフィーバーロボ, and Valanga) will not be covered here; instead, they will be covered on their respective pages.

Audio Samples

Audio Samples
Description: An airhorn sample.
Origin: ?
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Description: A breakbeat loop.
Origin: Stylus RMX - RMX Grooves - 160 - The Call
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Description: A different breakbeat loop.
Origin: ?
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Description: A howling sample.
Origin: ?
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Description: A siren, used as one of the MAHARAJA club's trademark sounds.
Origin: Zero-G Datafile 3
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Description: A different siren.
Origin: Vocal Pearls by Best Service.
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Description: Another different siren.
Origin: ?
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Description: A laugh.
Origin: Housemaster by Best Service.
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Description: Four distorted sound samples.
Origin: ?
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Description: A scream.
Origin: ?
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Description: A series of grunts, often accompanied by a breakbeat.
Origin: Think (About It) by Lyn Collins
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Description: A loud screech, which was also used as the music selection sound in beatmania IIDX 13 DistorteD.
Origin: ?
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Description: A female yell.
Origin: meuf by e-LAB.
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Description: Signal/Alarm sound.
Origin: Wheel It Up by DJ Gunshot
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Vocal Samples

Vocal Samples
Description: "1, 2, 3, Hit it!".
Origin: ?
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Description: "1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, do it!".
Origin: Do It, Do It by Disco Four
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Description: A man shouting a long "Are you ready?".
Origin: ?
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Description: A woman singing "All I want lying here with you, feeling like heaven".
Origin: Mutekki Media Diamond Vocals 2 - 42_f_127_mel_e-flat_01
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Description: A robotic "Are you ready?".
Origin: ?
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Description: A man saying "Break down!". This sample was also used in the early beatmania and beatmania IIDX titles as the confirmation sound.
Origin: Breakdown by T La Rock
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Description: A "Come on!" shout.
Origin: Best Service Voice Spectral Volume 1
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Description: A female rap sample, starting with "Here's another funky flow, from the funky one you know", although other segments of the rap are also used.
Origin: Masterbits Climax 9 Rapsody (vocals II)
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Description: A male rap sample, starting with "Boom, the niggas in green, thinking what it mean".
Origin: Masterbits Climax 9 Rapsody (vocals II)
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Description: A man saying "Countdown".
Origin: Techno Trance Essentials - Bamdad Acapella
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Description: A man shouting "Yeah!".
Origin: Best Service Voice Spectral Volume 1
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Description: A woman saying "Do you think about me?".
Origin: Mutekki Media - Vengeance Dance Ultra Voice Vol.1 - 08 spoken hooks 008 female
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Description: "Don't just stand".
Origin: Can't Help Myself by 2 Brothers On The 4th Floor
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Description: "Eleventh".
Origin: Chemical Beats by Zero-G
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Description: A woman saying "Give it to me good".
Origin: Vocal Bytes by Midi Mark Productions.
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Description: A high-pitched "Hey!".
Origin: Close (To The Edit) by Art of Noise
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Description: A different "Hey!" shout.
Origin: Techno Trance Essentials - Special Acapella
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Description: A woman saying "Hey boy... wait a minute".
Origin: Masterbits Climax Collection Series Add Lips Vocals 3
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Description: "Like this".
Origin: ?
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Description: "Make some noise".
Origin: ?
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Description: A woman shouting "Ohhh.... yeah!".
Origin: Best Service Voice Spectral Volume 1
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Description: "Party time!".
Origin: Feel Good, Party Time by J.R. Funk and the Love Machine
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Description: "Pump this party!".
Origin: Brass Disk by Dupree
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Description: A woman saying "Rock this".
Origin: ?
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Description: "Shake it, don't break it".
Origin: Vengeance Vocal Essentials Vol.2 - Vocal Loops 128BPM 178
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Description: A "Shake it up!" shout.
Origin: Best Service Voice Spectral Volume 1
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Description: A man shouting "Somebody scream!".
Origin: The Party by Kraze
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Description: "The party has gone".
Origin: ?
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Description: "The pretty girls got me shaking somehow".
Origin: ?
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Description: A group shouting "Yeah!".
Origin: Good Groove by Derek B
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Description: A woman saying "Welcome to my world".
Origin: Mutekki Media - Vengeance Dance Ultra Voice Vol.1 - 08 spoken hooks 009 female
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Description: "After I'm gone, your earth will be free to live out its miserable span of existence... as one of my satellites. And that's how it's going to be."
Origin: "Methods Of Mayhem" by Sounds Good.
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Description: "You can help me save the Earth from a terrible experience. Yes, the whole Earth."
Origin: "Methods Of Mayhem" by Sounds Good.
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Description: A long, high pitched yell.
Origin: Techno Trance Essentials - Special Acapella
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Description: An echoing voice.
Origin: Voice Spectral 2 by Best Service
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Description: "All that scratching is making me itch."
Origin: Sqratch Fetishes Of The Third Kind (Side A) by D-Style
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Description: "Set me free!"
Origin: ?
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Description: "A man born to fight."
Origin: ?
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Albums

Most samples are collected, packaged and sold in albums by companies. Listed below are some notable albums that have been used in the BEMANI series:

Albums
Title Synopsis
Best Service
Voice Spectral series A vocal sample CD released in 1993 by German company Best Service. Voice Spectral was an early but plentiful choice for various vocal bits and bobs, including phrases, singing, choirs, processed vocals, verbal sound effects, and ethnic chants. It is one of the most popular sample CDs, having been heard in multiple Nintendo and SEGA titles, and extending to KONAMI where both it it and the sequel CD, Voice Spectral II released in 1998, are used often in BEMANI's music, from the first beatmania all the way to even the current games. Similar Best Service CDs "Diamond Vocals" and "Vocal Pearls" are also used by BEMANI.
e-LAB
Xtortion It's exact release date is unknown but it's speculated to have been released in early 1998. It's the first sample library created with the focus being on the Hardcore, Rave, and Gabber genres. It's most famous usage in BEMANI was for the songs HELL SCAPER and MAD BLAST. Like most of e-LAB's catalogue, it is not being sold anymore, but bits and pieces of Xtortion are partially included in "Propellerhead - Reason Factory Sound Bank".
X-Static Goldmine 1 The first entry in the X-Static Goldmine series after Polestar Magnetics rebranded into e-LAB, however, it isn't the 1st X-Static Goldmine created. This version of Goldmine was made as a response to people wondering where the original Goldmine by Polestar went. It recycles a bunch of material from both the original X-Static Goldmine and XL 1, which was another library they released under the Polestar name. Usage of the first e-LAB Goldmine in BEMANI has been varied but the most well known songs to have used it are WHO GOTTA FUNK? and Look To The Sky. Like many e-LAB products, it's no longer being sold but pieces of Goldmine 1 are Partially included in Propellerhead - Reason Factory Sound Bank.
X-Static Goldmine 3 Released sometime around May of 1995, Goldmine 3 contains predominantly new content from e-LAB. It focused on Techno, Breakbeat, and Jungle. It was typically the most commonly used Goldmine library with usage of it ranging from Street Fighter Alpha 3, Capcom VS SNK, Need For Speed 2, Einhänder, and Resident Evil 3. In BEMANI, it's only known uses have been in the TRIP MACHINE series. Like many e-LAB products, It's no longer being sold but pieces of Goldmine 3 are Partially included in Propellerhead - Reason Factory Sound Bank.
Hollywood Edge & Chronic Music
L.A. Riot L.A. Riot is a series of sample cds made by Chronic Music Productions and distributed by various companies including Hollywood Edge, EastWest, and Big Fish Audio. It's contents specialized in more Hip-Hop and Rap samples, with a collection of breakbeats, scratches, and vocals. The first L.A. Riot volume is currently being sold on Soundtrack Loops. While sparingly, the most notable usage of it in BEMANI is in first beatmania release for the selection SFX and DJ BATTLE, as well as Nofia later on in beatmania completeMIX2 for some vocal and scratch elements. It is known that BEMANI has used the first two volumes.
Midi Mark Productions
Vocal Bytes 1 Released around late 1993 to 1994, it was created by the American company, Midi Mark Productions. It contains nothing but vocals to be used in songs. Some vocals are computer generated. Vocal Bytes 1 was used in other games such as the first Grand Theft Auto, Wario Land 4, and Lethal League Blaze. It's most famous usage in BEMANI is 20,november; Vocal Bytes was used in almost every song in the original beatmania. There are sequels for Vocal Bytes that were made later down the line and are all still being sold today on Midi Mark's website.
Sounds Good
Methods Of Mayhem While the month of it's release is unknown, it was known to have released in the year of 1995. It's sounds were made to emulate various musicians such as Kraftwerk, Aphex Twin and LFO. It's biggest use case were of songs in the Industrial genre. It is one of the most well known sample libraries from the 90s for being used in very well known games such as Devil May Cry, Need For Speed 2 and Half-Life. It's most famous for holding audio clips that originated from the B-Movie, The Brain From Planet Arous and Evil Brain From Outer Space. It was used commonly in BEMANI songs such as HELL SCAPER and CHAIN. Methods Of Mayhem is still being sold to this day. Now undergoing the name "Methods of Mayhem - Industrial Toolkit".
Ueberschall
Drum 'n' Bass Resonance / Drum&Bass FlashTrackz Released some time in December of 1997. It was made for, as the name implies the Drum and Bass genre of music for composers alike. It's use is most synonymous for the song PARANOiA. Drum 'n' Bass Resonance has also been found to have been used in Kirby 64 The Crystal Shards, and Street Fighter III. Drum 'n' Bass Resonance is still being sold by Ueberschall to this day. Albeit with a new name, "Antigravity Maneuvers", in a package with "Drum&Bass Flashtrackz" and "2Step Garage".
Vengeance
Essential Clubsounds series First released in 2004 by Vengeance Sound, the Essential Clubsounds series has become a staple in late 2000's-early 2010's EDM, filled with drum loops, chords, stabs, pads, fx, melodies, and as the name suggests anything essential to the genre. Although the series is no longer sold online, much of it's content is retained in reFX Nexus and Nexus 2 VSTs. Since the original sample pack's release, BEMANI has used samples from multiple volumes from Essential Clubsounds, as well as other Vengeance products in their music production.
Zero-G
Datafile series Responsible for kicking off the sample library craze that started in the early 90s. The first Datafile was released in May of 1991 by the British company "Zero-G". It was a multitool of sounds from drum loops, vocals, synths, and even sound effects like animal noises, sci-fi sounds, and moaning. Just about everything in each Datafile library is stolen from other sources, and has since been delisted off Zero-G's catalogue. Although some bits and pieces of Datafile 3 are included in Total Funk.

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