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I've recently created some samples made from a piano in GarageBand by carefully editing the volume of the notes so that the piano sounds much more like a bowed instrument. Apple's site says "...individual samples, sound
sets or audio loops may not be commercially or otherwise distributed on a standalone basis, nor may
they be repackaged in whole or in part as audio samples, sound libraries, sound effects or music beds." but does this apply for samples edited in this fashion?

Those samples cannot legally be uploaded to Freesound, nor can they be shared with others (for charge, or for free) via other neans (e.g. CD).
This because the license specifically says the samples cannot be shared as standalone. Meaning without having been used as part of creative contents - a music piece, for example.
Simply applying a filter or a volume envelope does not add enough creative contents and does not transform the sounds into something truly new

So, what can you do?

1) now that you know the technique, why not apply it to samples that are not restricted in this way?
There are plenty of piano samples at freesound. Please give attribution if required by the sample license. Only CC0 samples can be used without giving credit to the author.

2) create massively transformed versions of the samples. Apply complex effects, layer other sounds (a trumpet, a cat,...) so you have created something truly new.

3) create loops from the samples.
Note that if the original sample was a loop, you must have created something truly new...

Thanks for replying. I'll try doing both 1) and 3).