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Anyone know of any good sampling tutorials?

DeeJohnsonDeeJohnson
edited June 2013 in General
I'm trying to get the hang of sampling music all over again. But I'm just not understanding it. I mainly want to flip samples with a hip-hop style. But because I haven't done it in so long it's like I'm starting all over again with sampling and like I never sampled before in my life. I originally took a break from sampling but I want to get into again.

Can someone help me or point me in the direction of where I can find some good tutorials?

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  • jose_beejose_bee
    Hey dee


    The sampling in BM2 is excellent imo. I normally grab from ipod music filled with funk and soul.
    1. Import the sample and in the editor trim to the loops I want, sometimes several times from the same master piece of music. 
    2. I then bpm them as they may have differing bpm for each loop. This  is really easy, go into bpm section of the sample. Hit the button that toggles time/frames/bars to bars and line up the bars that you've grabbed which will give an accurate bpm count i.e. 5 on the bars should line up with the end of a 4 bar loop.
    3. I then go into to sample  process and make the sample the same bpm as my project. 
    4. Finally I add the chops usually with the autochop for a solid loop, sometime by hand for more tricky pieces. You can then save the sample as aaif files and then once you've done that export as chop preset. Theres a button with a cog on the top left  that allows you does that for you save and export the sample and chop as a preset.
    5. Then I load the preset onto a pad bank within a drumpad instrument. I normally create separate instruments and tracks for drums, bass, main instruments and pads. I could have multiple drum chop presets on one drum machine track loaded onto the 8 banks abcdefgh etc.  This makes it easier to track out and fine tune a DAW if your going to do it that way.  
    From there you have a full play the loop or individual parts and to do as you please with it. I often just jam away until I get something I like then manually fix timings and change the arrangements in the midi veiw.


    This whole album was created with BM2  http://mixkings.bandcamp.com/album/beat-tape-2012
  • jose_beejose_bee
    Also this vinyl release was made with BM, so pro results are possible! 

  • DeeJohnsonDeeJohnson
    Nice man. I will try out your method.

    But I wonder. Do you usually just chop ever beat of the loop?
  • AmitDAmitD
    You can check this tutorial as well: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EI4u6BLaYqw

    And my suggestions, after you get the basic hang of sample flipping, try to remake one of your favorite beats. This could teach you a lot. You can find many examples on youtube. Here one: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=diTq7OgfO1g
     
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