Awesome tool lets you type phrase and find samples of it said from films and TV

Today I thought I’d highlight a really cool tool online that lets you enter a phrase and it will find relevant samples of it said in films and TV.

If you are a producer looking for some cool vocal shots or (dank) references in your live DJ set, then this tool – named Yarn – could be very handy for you.

One thing that might be worth highlighting is the legal aspect of using copyrighted samples. The best advice is to simply steer clear of anything you don’t have permission to use.

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That said, if you do want to continue forward with this tool, then make sure to be transformative in your use, and be ready to lose profits from your track.

I tested the tool myself and it works really well, not just finding exact matches, but also similar phrases that you could use.

One test involved finding the phrase “I wish you hadn’t done that”, perhaps a sample to trigger when you trainwreck a DJ set.

The results were great:

The site gives you plenty of content to work with and you can simply save the short <5-second clip and take the audio from it.

I also looked for a sample that could be used before the bass kicks in, and again, it delivered: