Get Better at Sampling and Sampled Beats

[@mpchead]

Weekly samples www.patreon.com/mpchead Sample packs mpchead.bandcamp.com

[@musikalmadness4747]

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[@nega2k6]

Dont know if this is mentioned often, but one thing that definitely helped me with sampling is, when layering, to sample in mono. Mostly dissecting left and right of each sound/sample and build your own stereo sound from there.

[@yaggayaggaya9918]

I’m gonna try this out!

[@chosenone543]

I like this

[@di4352]

That's really good advice.

[@johndeleonjr9674]

Hey that's a good idea, thanks for putting out there.

[@panacea.palace]

Damn. Been in the game 11 years and never thought of this. Good look

[@cookinsoul]

Does not really matter what you use or how you do it, the only thing that matters is the final result. JUST MAKE DOPE SHIT ! ps : the new lighting of the videos so much better bro, love it, congrats on the big update !

[@mpchead]

No doubt, the end product is what matters.

[@mana_beast_beats1114]

I loved that Castlevania beat you did!!!!!

[@vanyastrickland6246]

damn. cookin soul. got damn

[@DrBigFMC]

Wise words from a master at the craft. 👍🏿

[@musikalmadness4747]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/pnyZknWOe5uKb5o

[@jsutton241]

The drums is the most important thing why, cause hip hop started with drums only. Dj’s would find break beats on records and constantly loop the breaks. And that was the beginning of hip hop. So get those drums tight, like he said everything else will come together

[@IIEthanGamingII]

💯

[@DEADPOTENTIAL]

took me 10 years to figure that out lol

[@JulianJamesProd.]

How do i find good drum breaks that fit and how do i mix them well together?

[@yod2817]

If the drums ain’t tight, the Beat ain’t right✌🏻

[@musikalmadness4747]

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[@Moony-cr5nq]

Havoc?

[@Funko69]

After a 16 year break from music making and picked up again im glad to see that people are the same as me and in love in the art of sampling. It's fun to see that you are in the same technique as me in the way you are working with the samples and making music that i have used since back from 1996 and still use to day. Greetings from a 53 year old sampleholic man

[@Yaboikvk]

Hell yah man music is music young or older im gen z

[@panacea.palace]

Any insights you'd be willing to share after coming back from a long break? I just finished a year and a half long break after getting sober. Starting to get my groove back a bit, but I find myself not liking the finished product more often than not and it can be pretty discouraging. It feels like there's a gap between my talent and my taste that I really struggle to bridge for some reason. I still enjoy the process but I'm not excited the same way I was making shitty loops when I started at 14 years old. Regardless, glad you came back. Peace

[@mP-eo3gd]

@@panacea.palace stop worrying about finished products. 5 beats a day for 3 summers 🫠

[@panacea.palace]

@@mP-eo3gd I did that from 19-23ish. Not 5 a day but the mentality. I got burned out. I also had to get sober after this period too lol. Not saying there's a correlation but.... 🤷 But nah I do have a foundation in music, engineering and a personal creative philosophy now. Tbh I might just teach or give lessons, I think I could enjoy that. But we'll see

[@themayne6303]

Oh snap I took a 16 yr break myself. I got back in it in 2016

[@khemetbey803]

I am not new to beatmaking but I have stopped for awhile due to life experiences. I am really happy to have stumbled across your channel. Definitely rekindled the flame for me and happy that you are willing to share your knowledge. Much respect

[@mattheww6424]

Anyone reading I also recommend building your song around the sample rather than fitting the sample to your drums, this helps alot and means the sample is less restricted

[@jjbing3]

I’ve learned it depends on the way that you sample and chop. If your style is more “stabby” with just isolated hits, it’s easier to places those with a drum loop. If you chop longer note combination and loops, it’s easier to build around the sample. 🤷🏾‍♂️ Example: DJ Premier starts with drums. 9th wonder starts with the sample. 🤔

[@haissemhaggard]

@@jjbing3 yes, some KZbinrs say one thing and others the opposite 🤣

[@bliss3174]

When Digging for soul samples tune into the 3rd chorus or rather what they put instead of it. Usually there’s a dope bridge that leads to outro that u can use with the beginning of the sample ✌🏽

[@edwardferry8247]

Hats off to all the original musicians making this beautiful music and their lifetime of learning and hard work. 👌

[@pygmyhippomusic]

Our community is lucky to have you bro, thanks for the great advice! I've also started playing drum loops while I listen to samples

[@gerardjavier7406]

Im 27 years old and from the Philippines and always thinking that im too old or too busy to try new things but, i love hip hop and what i love more is listening to dope beats, i just started sampling this year and this video really helps me a lot, not only this video but also your other tutorials, keep doing contents like this and thanks a lot man for helping beginners like me. 🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@namaste303]

I couldn’t agree more. Having a drum loop playing while looking for a sample is key. You’ll hear a lot more samples that fit once the drum loop is playing.

[@mpchead]

Yup

[@spvidz]

Awesome video man. Its funny how many of these make sense but its easy to forget about them when you actually sit down to make a beat

[@LoFiWeekly]

As always love it Marlow, you gave a ton of good advice here but my favorite piece you shared is simple, "Sample everything." In my experience you get the best stuff out of the least expected!

[@striknine570]

Great knowledge. People get caught up on capturing the perfect loop before chopping. Random chops work and reveal that sound that otherwise you would not have picked up on or considered as a trigger point. Hope it makes sense. Keep up the good work bro.

[@SIKKYBEATS]

Dude that second or 3rd to- is a pure gem. You can only know that from years of practice and doing things one way only to discover you get FAR more unique results with sampling random moments. Thanks for sharing🙏🏽

[@reginaldchapman4028]

I would love to see a video on how you organize your files! Thanks a bunch for the great tips always.

[@BeatsByGemsmiff]

Its crazy how ALMOST EVERYTHING you’ve mentioned is actually wot i do now....the only thing is sampling more from movies and other sources other than music....Gud Teachings 🙏🏾

[@Ermite_Noir]

I use filtering and resonance to mix samples with them to create a layered detailed sound. Having details hidden with filters and low volume is great to create an atmosphere

[@emilyalaskamcgarr3960]

At 6:08, is this pulled from the same sample Mac Demarco used for Chamber of Reflection? Sweet!

[@DystopianTofuTV]

really good advice, especially the point "sample everything" ... thats so much fun ... and the point about testing different ideas and "taking it easy" thats important too

[@marcelprimes]

I look forward to this every Sunday! 🙏🏾❤️

[@bogotta]

I saw you on the Akai Pro channel the other day. It's because you make great content. Cheers Marlow. Respect.

[@mpchead]

Thanks 🙏🏼

[@encdee]

I remember I was watching Zatoichi. Episode number whatever.. I was days into a marathon. And one scene that was like 3 seconds long of him just walking through the mountains, and this little riff played between scenes. Not even a loop. Just a little one time second long riff. And it was the sample for this crazy Necro beat. I don't even mess with with Necro like that. But I always liked that beat. And I was like ok.. props for digging that up from complete obscurity

[@Ismail-cf6xu]

I’ll contribute a bit on how you prep your source material. This more for crate diggers. I make sure my turntable stylus, pre amps are solid and good quality. I clean my records. Sample vinyl hiss and static filter it and layer on top. Fade out or in your chops also. Leave some head room also when bringing your signal in.

[@tyrones1667]

Thank you for the tips. Super helpful. Especially when you talked about not getting stuck on 1 thing for too long. I find that happening a lot.

[@VaCulprit]

You're the EXACT teacher I was looking for. Subscribed.

[@mpchead]

Awesome, thank you!

[@bryantwalley]

The Sunday Sample with Marlow Digs.... Great start to the morning.

[@mpchead]

Have a great day, thanks for tuning in ✌🏼

[@Simon-dr8yq]

I think in the end it all comes down to practice and keep pushing yourself to try different stuff and dont stay in your comfort zone

[@DaltonRtenaz]

Muchas gracias 🙌

[@totallypixelated]

On the lines of listening to the left and right channels separately, playing with flipping the phase of one or both channels can often yield interesting results. Removing the centre material or the sides with phase inversions can work really well on those early stereo recordings, and playing with phase and mix on each individual channel in mono can yield some surprises on the recordings that have some wacky stereo panning.

[@fredericks3756]

The tip about not being so precise with your chops is spot on. You can create that ideal swing in seconds. Wish I'd done it more. Also, where can we send you beats, man?

[@nickbruns7369]

This is gold. Thank you, sir!

[@frankjamesbonarrigo7162]

My biggest tip is use a limiter. So you can get the lowest noise floor without over driving the input of the ‘ digital’ preamp.

[@billyenzen4122]

Wow best channel I’ve seen I subbed !!! Good work man

[@mpchead]

👊🏼🔥🔥

[@rowlandiv1922]

This video is huge, filled in some gaps I had on this. Thank you!

[@DJLNR.]

Listen to the entire song ❤❤❤❤ I don't sample much but excellent advice, especially for you dj's out there..

[@GirthUnitz]

2:14 That D50 Soundtrack/Rhodes layer was lovely! Thanks for the nice tips overall! :)

[@Odisbey]

this is great. i personally love scuffy beats and i do the same, extra bits on both sides for samples.

[@xzist]

Not sitting on an idea and making a bunch then picking the best is amazing advice. I’m def guilty of trying to force one idea.. gonna try to make more ideas more consistently

[@krazywabbit]

Backstory. I bought the MPC Live One because it looked cool on KZbin. I started to learn and became frustrated with the workflow. Was ready to sell it until I was talked down off the ledge. I was recently given a suggestion to put all my other gear away and focus on parts of the MPC for a few weeks at a time. One, chopping/sampling. Something I am not good at but looks like fun. Midlife Synthesist recommended you. I was already a subscriber and now I am back to learn. I will be checking out some of your videos, documenting my progress and my goal is in a few months, fall in love with this device. For the right reasons. Here goes.

[@downer9098]

thank you brother, always useful from you. love on love

[@davidscott2095]

Thank you for always being a blessing to the beat making community. Blessings!

[@mpchead]

Thanks David, I'm just a beatmaker, nothing more.

[@davidscott2095]

@@mpchead I disagree. You are also a HUMBLE beatmaker, who is willing to share lots of wisdom and experience for up and coming beat makers, as well as veteran beat makers. That has to count for something. Bendiciones, hermano!

[@teashea1]

another very helpful video - clear and focused

[@cianwalsh1059]

This video is just what I was looking for. Liked and subscribed :)

[@mpchead]

🙏🏼

[@Thekidisalright]

I am complete newbie in music making and sampling, I want to thank you for making this video, I wish you know how invaluable your advice is to people who has almost no experience with no direction who constantly looking for guides to learn how to go forward, so thank you.

[@SamSilk]

The one with the horse on the cover is a french duet from the 70's. My mom used to listen to them when a was very young.

[@nathanjacobson4128]

I needed this video. Thank you

[@straightedge_eli2062]

yooOo! This was a excellent video for us new comers just starting off.Thank you ! Thank you! Thank you! Best video by far for the sampling community on KZbin.

[@quickduxmusic3241]

I was just asking myself how I could get better at sampling. Big shout out and much thanks for this. Your channel is great!

[@ElementaryKnowledge3000]

Pure gold knowledge.

[@nastytechniquez9685]

Just got a turntable for Christmas and I’m so pumped to get some records and start listening. For me movie soundtracks are gold mines for awesome hip hop sounds a lot. Great info here thanks

[@dannyvalentine468]

This video is super helpful! Btw love the Hiroshi Yoshimura sample at 2:12!

[@britox.6216]

Love this damn channel, thank you for sharing bro

[@tylowe78]

It's definitely easier to get that drum loop going and then layer or chop the sample on top. That drum loop can direct you on which way to go with the sample. I also find it easy that if the drum loop is basic, chop the sample but if the drum loop have a lot of variations with it or kind of off, then loop the sample instead of chopping it. You don't always have to follow that rule but it could make the beat sound better. Imo

[@crashbang999]

10 people who disliked this video have 0 swing on their drums. Great knowledge thanks for sharing.

[@pctekman]

I juat got a tascam model 24. That's what you need for the USB tracks and all the outboard gear. Works great with the mpc.

[@averythomas64]

We love Marlow❤️

[@snoopyoverthehills]

sometimes it really inspires me to find new sequences when just trying without a drumloop underneath it. switching tempo and try again. sometimes the chops just guide you to the sequence - even without a drumloop

[@musikalmadness4747]

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[@Benry675]

I think a good tip is to think about something called "tamber" This is kinda preference but think about the quality of the sounds and how they go together.

[@kingDutch833]

Thanks for teaching

[@bobjamesbrown6258]

Multiple samples, different ideas in multiple sequences, great idea!

[@djmadhandz]

Wise words as always bro! Made sure to cop the “Drims” beat tape today to🙌

[@mpchead]

Appreciate that bro, Thanks ✌🏼

[@Erenjaeger7508]

Thanks for the advices, this will help me a lot. I'm sampling this video.

[@kingcheflos602]

Super!!!! Great!!!! Advice!!!! 🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾 thank you sir

[@derekadams267]

My man. Thank you 🙏🏾

[@somfierce]

that Wet Lands album is so sick. didn't expect to see it here!

[@ElanBrio]

Great advice super smooth vibes

[@mpchead]

Thanks for listening

[@HanjoSynth]

Great knowledge! Thanks for sharing, this is really a must watch for anyone interested in starting making beats! Subbed!

[@FazersOnStun]

I really enjoyed this video and learned a lot from this. You definitely earned a sub and I can’t wait to see more videos. Thanks for the inspiration!

[@cigarface4812]

Favourite producer giving out super awesome advice and tips for free online. What a day and age to be alive 🤘

[@skatercurator]

Very helpful info Brotha! Thank you.

[@flavwhite]

You have no idea how much this info has helped me and my sampling! I try and lay down about 10 drums per day and then come back later and try and find a sample to go with what I have. All because of this video.✊🏿

[@mpchead]

Great to hear 🙌🏼

[@clarenceamis-mdh-8138]

I'm telling my secret but I love going to the Goodwill warehouse this is where most of the stuff thats in the stores start here, everything is in bins and you pay by the pound and they usually have like a half off day, only problem is because most of the stuff is not really sorted you spend hours digging which I love, matter fact I'm going today, KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK BRO!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@gaffle-411]

0:28... is that Johnny Cochran on that album cover???

[@3ck]

Thanx for sharing your experiences. It helps a lot!🙏

[@mpchead]

✌🏽

[@Kojannybratolrevs]

Finally received your album on the vinyl! Appreciate your work sir

[@mpchead]

Thanks Lavis, enjoy the wax ✌🏼

[@diegoemmerick1727]

It's becoming a routine to drink a coffee and watch your videos on Sunday morning.

[@mpchead]

☕️ happy to be part of it

[@MarcusFenixGears]

Would be great if you make an episode on how you find and collect the vinyls for samples. Are y ou buying LPs you know or sometimes just random LPs?

[@mpchead]

I do both, lp's I know and I grab a tone of random cheap stuff. Once this covid lifts I'll be out making videos in the stores.

[@andrewmobley1818]

Hello BeatMAKERS - I use a hybrid approach by using my collection of vst instruments, using my DAW ACID PRO 7 to key, pitch, bpm beatmatch, add efx, volume , pan especially my drums and bass .wav , then I add the other elements in mono. vinyl, cassette, cds , vhs tapes. The original recorded medium adds that sonic character to your mix ! I get 4-5 rhythm elements, drums, bass, chords, percussion key and beat matched in my DAW first. Then I record them one by one into my Akai REMIX16 at 16bit frequency then I add vst elements 5-6 to add sonic textures to support the rhythm just like a real band each with different volumes.

[@kiosko33hz]

Excellent philosophy! Applies to all genres of music. Very refreshing.

[@bahutu802]

That's an incredibly helpful compilation of ideas 💣Thanks for sharing. What I have the most trouble with is samples being to short and cutting off to early. Let's say I got a 4 bar sequence, but only have sample material with a total length of 2 bars or so. What happens quite often is that a sample fades out /cuts to early, leaving the rest of the bar empty = silence (on that track). But I can't just make the chop longer, cause the following material is an different note or chord I don't want. How do you guys work around that? Pitch down the sample until it's long enough? Make the end of the sample loop? Fade in a second sample before the first one ends?= Like just a sound scape or so, not a characteristic one? Use time-stretch algorithms? Or just skip material that is too hectic / fast?

[@mpchead]

I just loop the end of the sample. There's a function in the mpc that is tail length, it allows you to fade the chop a little longer so that it fills more space.

[@bahutu802]

@@mpchead Perfect, thanks a lot for answering!

[@miguelfranco9655]

Dope congrats on the new beat tape!

[@mpchead]

Thanks bro 💪🏼 this one took too long, need to get more out.

[@miguelfranco9655]

@@mpchead love and kindness friend, all in due time. I’m sure you got a lot going on. Thanks for putting out good music 🙏🏽☺️

[@Skedoosh99]

Thank you. Useful info for sure!!!

[@roddo]

ive been making one beat a day for the past couple weeks and im still pretty garbage but im a lot better than when i started it works

[@randomguy6127]

Word em up Marlow! I actually always start with the samples and not the drums, should probably try starting with the drums it might surprise me. Also I really dig your style man, quite minimalistic but very cool👌🏽

[@CoolDougLove]

Great video, as usual. The back half of this got me to thinking that the next time you want to try a new sampler, you should try the Novation Circuit Rhythm. It's limited in a lot of ways but really great for a lot of what you were talking about with experimentation. The way the thing is set up really encourages you to just try a bunch of different things with your samples without needing to be married to anything in particular. I like it a lot. I've been having a lot of fun getting to know it.

[@duc3r_prod]

Marlow a questão de colocar horas ao serviço da tentativa de samplagem será a maior dica, falo por mim pelo menos, passo por uma série de técnicas de outros produtores e até mesmo algumas que explicas que um tipo só por passar horas a samplar acaba a apanhar de certa forma e até nem repara as vezes, bom tutorial!

[@owemar]

Lately I've been finding the best gems to sample on eBay, the record stores in my area charge way too much for vinyl

[@mpchead]

Yeah records are getting expensive again.

[@Wheel333]

Checkout Discogs online too it is cheap if you hunt around for bargins. I have about 100 purchases so far with only 3 disappointments. I got some bangers from Japan at halfprice to my local shops.

[@mpchead]

@@Wheel333 thanks man, I need to get into that too.

[@JermaineLowden]

Have you ever tried Tracklib

[@andreskate2302]

Thanks 4 the knowledge ! i learn, and inspire a lot of my beats with your lessons !

[@manatee_flips6811]

Well said, just do the work, nothing but good can come out of that rule.

[@matthewelliottheinen]

Thx for the advice 👍

[@TheOzioKMKZ]

Man, this video is gold. Thank you so much.

[@maddmarkmusic]

How to find the key so i can put bassline

[@flavwhite]

Spitting pure, useful knowledge!!! Respect ✊🏿

[@d-roo1563]

I’ve really been learning a ton from your videos snd they’re so nice and concise. Been feeling stuck learning the MPC Live 2 and these pointers are helpful with mindset, keeping a fresh perspective and motivation to persevere. Thanks

[@DEADPOTENTIAL]

make sure to get to know your equipment or DAW. like RZA said, shorten the time between the idea in your head to the finished beat

[@fdation]

Definitely get vinyl and build your collection.I find just as much with album's that aren't on vinyl though.

[@rickywashington2594]

Great video!!! Sample everything is very key!!! Listening to the entire album