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Crate Digging
for YouTube Samples

ObiStrip is a crate digging tool for music producers that helps you organize YouTube videos, save precise sample timestamps, and build a searchable workflow for digging, chopping, and collecting ideas.

Headquarters

A headquarters for digital crate digging.

ObiStrip gives producers one place to return to their digging workflow. You can pick up where you stopped, see updates from your own channels and playlists, and revisit the crates, tapes, and samples that are worth keeping in rotation.

ObiStrip headquarters showing where digging stopped, recent source updates, and saved crates, tapes, and samples.

The Why

YouTube is the world's biggest record store, with the worst filing system.

Music producers find incredible samples on YouTube, but the platform is built for watching, not for organizing timestamps, chops, and digging workflows. ObiStrip turns long uploads into usable sample sources.

"I found a perfect drum break at 14:02, but three days later, it was gone. My 'Watch Later' became a graveyard of forgotten loops. I didn't need a player; I needed a workflow."

ObiStrip helps you organize YouTube sources into Crates and save your best moments as Tapes, so the next time you find a great chop, you can actually find it again.

Identified Friction

  • 01

    The Needle in the Haystack

    60-minute compilations with only two 5-second loops. Stop saving the video. Save the chop.

  • 02

    The Algorithm trap

    Break the cycle of distraction. Stay in the zone with algorithm-free digging.

  • 03

    Isolated Discovery

    Why dig alone? We build a shared map to the internet's rarest sound archives.

The Toolkit

Built for
Obsessive Digging.

Everything you need to organize YouTube sample discovery into a repeatable crate digging workflow.

Precision workflow

Save the exact moment, not just the video.

The core workflow happens while you listen. ObiStrip lets you open a source video, play through it, set precise timemarks, and tag moments while the context is still fresh. That turns long YouTube uploads into something producers can actually use later.

ObiStrip video view with playback controls and precise sample timemark creation.

Curate Crates

Organize YouTube videos, channels, and archives into crates so your sample sources stay searchable and easy to revisit.

Precision Chops

Save precise timestamps for the exact moments you want to sample instead of scrubbing through long videos again.

Sample Tapes

Organize your findings into Tapes. Groups of timestamps and chops ready for previewing, exporting, or sharing with your production collaborators.

Detailed Tags

Go beyond names. Apply detailed tags for mood, key, BPM, and instrument. Search your entire archive of chops with professional-grade metadata filters.

Publish Works

Share your curated Crates, Tapes, or individual Samples with the community. Build your reputation as an elite selector in the ObiStrip ecosystem.

Global Explore

A community-driven map of the internet. Discover rare Crates, Tapes, Channels, and Samples curated by fellow diggers worldwide.

System overview

A simple workflow for producers.

ObiStrip turns digital digging into a repeatable process: discover sources, save them into crates, capture timestamps as samples, and organize the best finds into tapes. The workflow stays lightweight, but it adds structure where playlists and browser tabs fall short.

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ObiStrip workflow overview showing how discovery, crates, samples, and tapes fit together.