Hello
Just a question which is from a technical point of view interesting to me. Maybe somebody has knowledge on this topic:
I own a lot of sample libraries.
Some of them say “Please be fair, do not distribute it to others”. That’s absolutely acceptable and I won’t do this with all my purchased libraries of course.
On the other hand, some manufacturers say that their samples are watermarked. What does this mean?
- Is the piece of sample recognizable when distributed? And how do they do it? Tag the file? Add some inaudible frequencies?
and despite of what method:
Is the watermark still recognizable in the mixdown (after applying also lots of compressor, EQ, etc.) of my song when loaded up to the internet or played in the radio?
or - Does this mean that the samples have my S/N inside and the manufacturer can protect his copyright by coming back on me if I would share the samples?
or - Is such watermarking just impossible or useless for audio and the manufaturer just says that it is marked?
Again, I’m not involved in any pirating of software or so. I just questioned myself.
Thanks and regards,
Ralph