Armand Van Helden I Want Your Soul Acapella · Top-Rated & Essential

Before you start searching, you need to know what you are looking for. The vocal in "I Want Your Soul" is actually a sample from "I Want You Back" by The Salsoul Orchestra (feat. Jocelyn Brown), released in 1979.

Armand Van Helden chopped and pitched this sample to create the hook we know today.

For DJs:

For Producers:

Try pitching the acapella down -3 semitones and adding a bitcrusher or heavy saturation. The soulful shout suddenly becomes a menacing, industrial monster. This works brilliantly for Techno or Dark House sets. armand van helden i want your soul acapella

When you drop this acapella into your DAW (Ableton, FL Studio, Rekordbox), keep these tips in mind:

When mixing out of a track, loop the acapella every 2 bars. As you turn the low-pass filter down to nothing, the crowd is left humming the phrase in their heads long after you’ve transitioned to the next song. Before you start searching, you need to know

If you want this acapella without resorting to YouTube rips, here is your ethical roadmap: