Low End Theory Explained [ The Ultimate Sampling Tutorial ]

[@maurtislonel8306]

Here's I little trick to remove low-end that I found out by myself (not saying I invented it though, but I didn't learn it from a tutorial or whatever. I learned it by experimenting). In FL Studio you can easily press 'reverse polarity' on any sample you use (also kick samples etc.). Basically it flips the wave form horizontally (at this point you won't hear any difference though). So now, if you stack it with the exact same sample at the exact same time and volume (without reversing the polarity of the stacked sample) and play it all together, you'll hear nothing at all (since the wave forms cancel each other out). Just complete silence. So knowing this, I picked a sample and I changed the bitrate of it to 800 or so (this completely removes all high end data from the sample. The lower the bitrate, the more mid/high end is removed). It doesn't "filter" or "mask" the high end, it simply doesn't copy any of the mid/high end data. So now you're left with a sample that only contains low-end. Now stack that with the original sample. If you play them both together, you'll hear the sample playing with the added bass. But if you reverse the polarity of one of the two, the low-end frequencies of both samples cancel each other out. This leaves you with a sample that doesn't contain any low-end frequencies.

[@Narokx]

This is awesome can't wait to finish editing this videos so I can test this! You might have given me a great video idea!! Thanks for the amazing comment!!

[@maurtislonel8306]

@@Narokx Cool! If you have any difficulties, let me know.

[@STANLEY2BRICKS]

Damn bruh good lookin out on this 👑🙏

[@Narokx]

@@maurtislonel8306 yoyooo, I finally got to studying this last week, and I have to say it is incredible. It has unlock so many new ideas and solved so many roadblocks I was having breaking down some beats. Truly an amazing technique! But even though I am successfully down sampling and removing the high end, I cannot do that last step you mention. Stacking the sample that had it's high end removed with a regular sample does boost the bass, but whenever I reverse polarity I don't get the removal of the low end. Maybe I need a plugin to do this? Because reversing on Fl might not work, if it has to be done at the end of the process... Or I am doing something wrong, but yee I can't remove the low end :(

[@kirankrishnaswamy8088]

how do you do this on ableton?

[@riodany1]

This is dope, I’ve done most of these techniques through trial and error of messing with samples. Nice to see it in theory. Will definitely be trying out Octave layering, I had never thought of that.

[@Narokx]

Trial and error was probably how they were all invented :)

[@DaKhid150]

Same & Agreed

[@leonader9465]

I love the comically large microphone.

[@iMaradonaa]

“What is the low end theory” greatest album of all time

[@austingavent]

Man the value of these videos is not being represented by the view count, thanks for your work

[@Narokx]

Stuff is starting to take off tho! Thanks for the support!

[@Defnotvon0]

Big ahh mic😭😭😭😭😭😭😭

[@shaofro8567]

You are a fellow gentleman and scholar. Very cool to see the methods behind it all. Been a lot of trial and error my side, so fun to learn.

[@Narokx]

📚📖📖

[@DJ279V]

Sooo many ways to flip bass on beats. Been at it on an MPC since '97 and the only way I can tell you how I do it is: I just do it based on how it feels. Looped, chopped, filtered and played out, it just varies depending on the flow of the beat at the time. This is definitely a great video for an understanding of some methods.

[@Narokx]

Geared towards beginners who likely don't have that feel yet! But hopefully advanced people took something out of this video too 🙌🏼

[@MuhammadLaher]

That’s many years of MPC experience, nice!! Where did you learn all the different sampling and flipping methods? I struggle with this. Have an MPC 2000XL and know the basic workflows but the actual technique for sampling is something I struggle with.

[@Narokx]

@@MuhammadLaher I love sampling but I struggled so much with it. It is so much easier to just create something from scratch. So I decided to study so I stop sucking. You can see on my channel, I've broken down hundreds of tracks and watched a lot of people's content to see how they do things... If you like something study it

[@mattiopattio]

glad to see someone with some edifier speakers as well!!

[@Narokx]

The cost efficiency is so high ! Can't wait to upgrade my studio and buy new ones

[@hikazeyattis3828]

Man's got the WIND Breaker on the end of his mic lmao

[@Narokx]

I was recording with the window open, but the box too strong

[@tjnotico]

amazing video, been producing for 5 years but still learnt a lot

[@Narokx]

Awesome!!

[@lucwehrens9199]

This is really high quality content dude, you keep this up and I can see you becoming huge one day. Loved it, very excited to see more :)

[@Narokx]

Means a lot! I'm just a music producer out here trying his hardest in premiere pro lol

[@Elliott.Revell]

Excellent video. I use these techniques on a daily basis but never think about them like this. Thanks dude.

[@Narokx]

:)

[@LucasMalaquias]

Stumbled across this video on my recommended page. Loved the editing, pace and the visual breakdowns, such high quality stuff. Keep going man, your channel will grow faster than your mic haha

[@Narokx]

Had me in the first half 😂💀 Appreciate it tho!!

[@immersivenarrative]

Wow ived miss your videos till now NOW I know you exist thank god!

[@Narokx]

:)

[@blumpkan]

Sea of clouds is one of my fav nujabes songs (def underrated song too) which i dont understand y people dont talk about it enough, so it was nice seeing a visual breakdown of how he made it. RIP One of the GOATS

[@Narokx]

💯💯💯

[@hydos2003]

Bro!!! This video is straight fire 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥!! For beginners and the experienced producer👌🏾👌🏾 respect ✊🏾

[@Narokx]

Goal was achieved! Hard work payed off for this vid !!

[@brodyarmbar5332]

re: your comment about sampling resources: I've been into beat making for years, but I've only really started to get better recently. I'm far from an expert, but in my eyes, the best resources are old forum posts. there's some really great insight you can get into exactly how 90s producers made their beats, which has helped me get a lot closer to the sound i want. also, trial and error. once i started making a beat everyday, i got better. you kinda have to see what works and get a feel for it. great video, btw. subscribed.

[@Narokx]

Appreciate the support and the knowledge! Any forums you can recommend? Even tho I get the swing right I still struggle with the mixing and some drum processing

[@MuhammadLaher]

I didn’t realise there are forums for 90’s style beat making. Where do I find these? I am a beginner beat maker and struggle because I don’t know many sampling techniques.

[@MrMannekuin]

3:03 i was thinking the same thing the other day, watching tons of videos of people who aint ever had a hit how can you give advice about something you aint never done. you get a subscribe for just mentioning that and being honest

[@Narokx]

You can be a scholar of the craft without having much success. But yeee, once mainstream producers started streaming I saw how much better they were at the craft. Even if a scholar can be more technical, a guy who is out there doing it can simplify and apply techniques better. thanks for the sub :)

[@rejvolupine]

Man, you are a king :) nice to see you for the first time with that MIC :D Amazing work, unique character.

[@Narokx]

🤣🤣🤣🤣 Thanks :)

[@BainesLiu]

This has been one of my biggest questions! Thank you for the effort on this explanation!

[@Narokx]

Happy to help!!

[@Topshelfmichael]

Really dope, great for the creativity

[@prodbyic]

Bro u just earned a sub, this is really humble and authentic, well done!

[@Narokx]

Thanks :)

[@a.d.h.s.]

Quality stuff right here!! Thanks 🙏🏼🙏🏼

[@lebronsinclair8012]

Glad I found your channel. I subscribed right away! Thank you!

[@Narokx]

Thanks !

[@blackskrillexvevo]

definately a fun video! ive been working on sample based music for over a year now and even though i already knew a lot of these techniques it was still fun to watch. sometimes i like adding my own bassline but if a sample already has a good one then i try not to mess with it often. hope this teaches some newbies how to start some flips!

[@Narokx]

Yeah if I had something like this when I was a newbie my mind would have been way cleared. Glad it was also enjoyable for advanced experienced people !!

[@KeyBoard-io8nl]

I absolutely loved this, thank you.

[@sunrise600]

ay my man keep making this shit. First real video I saw from yhou other than the shorts, however, I was like ehh I dunno. However, this was so right on point for me as a producer I fucking loved it. PLEASE do morel ike this on sampling

[@Narokx]

Thank you... messages like these keep me motivated whenever things move slowly, or when I am being attacked by mainstream people. I'm just a guy sharing his studies so I can get better while helping people get better.

[@LexaRaeG00DSKY]

This video was super helpful and thorough!!!

[@eviltuqueque8800]

ngl bro thats a big af micro, i'm subscribing for that

[@Narokx]

😂😂 :)

[@wkwk1152]

more power to you man much love from philippines!

[@Newgodlove]

Jesus Christ that microphone is huge woo Infinite Love

[@Narokx]

😂😭

[@lupeg8406]

I always do all three. I sometimes use the sample bass and add my own bass at the sametime. one mono and one stereo tuck back

[@Narokx]

That sounds awesome, but challenging! Imma try it out, even though it sounds like a mixing nightmare

[@lupeg8406]

@@Narokx yep, when it works it works

[@Narokx]

@@lupeg8406 🔥🔥🔥

[@abel.creativeworld]

your work is pure quality. thank you.

[@Narokx]

🙌🏼🙌🏼

[@marcosvaz2480]

Tnx for the knowledge , very well explained . looking foward to see more of your videos !

[@ABunnyVTuber]

Appreciate the breakdown!

[@BarryDanielMusic]

Such an amazing video. Respect on all the research and work that went into making this!

[@Narokx]

This took forever but since it has been received so well I guess it lived up to the promise!!

[@EyaoPantah]

great video man love your channel since forever till infinity

[@Narokx]

!!!!! I am working on Forever till infinity. I tried a couple of times and I am fairly close, I think with another good attempt I will be able to finish, there is some awesome stuff in that beat if I recall correctly

[@sheedays]

shoutout to the macrophone

[@Narokx]

lol

[@LoveMeBack]

“Back in the day……6 or 7 years ago” lol!

[@ystrdy6162]

My head ass thought someone was using your videos without giving you credit in the description, but its really you bro. Im a new follower hahahah keep it up, good stuff.

[@Narokx]

:)

[@gavi4260]

such an awesome video, that T-minus mellodyne triack is wild...

[@Narokx]

It blew my mind, can't wait to study Mellodyne more so I can get this videos ready!! Such a poweful tool

[@noaharkadedelgado]

The J Dilla proof instrumental in the intro is crazy

[@CaldoHits]

Great breakdown. Definitely inspiring looking at the various ways producers mess with sounds.

[@ladyheroin.v4143]

Bro thank you for this 😭😭😭

[@jonathanpena7309]

What a FKINNNGGGGG GEMMMMMM THANK YOUUUUUUU

[@Buki0300]

Thank you

[@Juline1221]

That's crazy..I've been going about some things wrong I see thank you

[@Narokx]

🙌🏼🙌🏼

[@shirouescobar309]

Broooooo really thank you for the tutorial!!!!!! Really thank you :3

[@Narokx]

Hopefully I delivered on the promise.! I've been taking about this for almost a year and a half lol

[@mohamedzaimi7480]

ameeeeeeeeeeen the video finally dropped

[@Narokx]

Hopefully the video delivered!

[@mohamedzaimi7480]

@@Narokx it did, with flying stars

[@BradyDDavis]

Came for music production, left wanting a Premiere tutorial lmao… amazing content bro!

[@Narokx]

That means a lot because it is so hard for a music producer to make something half decent in premiere. Feels so weird to use, while I move at lighting speed in Fl Studio

[@BradyDDavis]

@@Narokx I feel you. I’ve been editing for probably 10 years but have always used Vegas and am pretty basic at it. I tried Final Cut and definitely preferred the workflow and effects there. Would love to be good in Premiere though especially being able to integrate After Effects! Premiere confuses me so much though it just doesn’t come as naturally for whatever reason…

[@Narokx]

@@BradyDDavis learning the hotkeys is helping me so much. Can't believe I avoided learning it for so long smh

[@nasty974]

Nice vid man! Subbed

[@hennedy_]

Quality content bro

[@Narokx]

🙏🏼

[@mathias6603]

Well done dude! Really really done, thanks for sharing! Small note, I find the foam ball you are holding in front of your face the whole time a bit odd, but otherwise looking forward to following your channel 🤣

[@Narokx]

At this point the box is becoming a reoccurring joke 😂😂😭😭

[@ivanmuhlenberg7521]

Very nice! Thanks!

[@AustinGigstead]

This a really great video

[@Narokx]

Glad you enjoyed it! it took all the editing skills I have lol

[@jonplaysbass33]

Amazing content

[@Narokx]

Thanks!

[@nobass5756]

thx you for your great video I love your explaination and right now a try to get the skill on the bass , do you used the mpc live in standalone ?

[@Narokx]

I wish I had that type of hardware. And I feel like I'm on the same boat, I'm studying basslines a lot, since it is the part of beat making that slows me down the most right now

[@khz5324]

nice vid! thanks

[@ldee1969]

Great info

[@EliEGAH]

Dope video, great info! What instrumental is playing in the background throughout?

[@Narokx]

Appreciate the love! The track is "John Doe" by J Dilla

[@carlosmacdonald1975]

love you bro

[@TurkundJDizzl]

great video! would love to see some melodyne sampling tutorials!

[@Narokx]

Coming in the next couple weeks for suure

[@TurkundJDizzl]

@@Narokx yeah, love that! in some of jake one's behind the beat he creates basslines with melodyne, unfortunately i haven't figured out this technique yet.. maybe you know more? if you're interested I'll send you the exact video where he does it!

[@Narokx]

@@TurkundJDizzl please link it!!

[@TurkundJDizzl]

@@Narokx kzbin.info/www/bejne/gXO6aIN9abqDl6s There he does it, and I saw another one somebody else mixed the basses from the original sample with an 808 but i can't find it right now.. Cheers dude!

[@Narokx]

@@TurkundJDizzl appreciate you

[@joefortz2856]

So this is you bro.. hahaha I thought you were more of a skinny kid. Hehehe.. Nice to see you and your equipment. So just finished watching. Yeah it actually added another perspective on producing. This one is very intuitive in terms of details on sampling in every level. For me, my take away is the octave.. I didn’t try it coz I was doubting it wont work but here you are breaking it down. Thanks for this bro!!!

[@Narokx]

Haha yeee, my "face reveal" was on the Kaytranada video lol. I'm definitely not skinny, I'm a collegiate basketball player turned producer 😅 And yeee this video is crazy. I had promised it sonlong ago, and it is the culmination of all the studies I've done in regards to sampling. So, I tried to deliver the best video my video editing skills could muster!!

[@joefortz2856]

@@Narokx lemme back track on your vids.. lol I missed that kaytranda vid tho. I told ya u should have put up like a gc or discord or sumtin.. For us to to geekout with this kind of stuff. Still looking forward for that bro. Oh btw, have you read the Dilla time? Damn!! So much treasure there..

[@Narokx]

@@joefortz2856 it's a great vid. It was kind of a blueprint test for this one! After the Nujabes - feather "blew up" I was told to create a Patreon, because when my channel become monetizable I won't make $ from half of my vids due to copywrite. So I created a Patreon, but once things calm down I will work on a discord!

[@ahleempennyfeather18]

Thank you!!

[@_mmiaa_]

Great video

[@victormartins7867]

yo i believe you're brazilian but i'm not sure lol if you are: muito foda o video, mano! produzo já há alguns anos e conheço algumas das técnicas, mas é muito daora ver os conceitos ilustrados, já surgiram várias ideias pra flipar uns samples. vai que vai, o conteúdo ta muito bom!

[@Narokx]

Valeu man, esforço ta começando a dar resultado! Já pensei em fazer vídeo em portugês, mas fui educado nos EUA ai nem sei o nome dos termos de produção em português 💀

[@dontel910]

Great video 👍🏽

[@tomasmalavia]

nice explanation

[@Yungcertified]

I really want to know how beats by the pound did all their no limit beats can’t really find any footage on dudes and their production approach

[@apollog7764]

amazing video

[@Narokx]

Appreciate it! Can't believe a video I worked so hard on is paying off so much!

[@JRCee]

Great stuff bro! Back to beatmaking right after watching it 🔥

[@DOCWHO]

really great video!

[@Narokx]

Hardwork payed off then!

[@iamwillthaartist]

Technique 2 feels like the most confusing with Flamingosis example. I'm not sure how I'd achieve this or when it'd be used

[@Narokx]

Check the nujabes secret technique video. It goes over playing the sample on a syncopated rhythm It is useful when you want to play something slow, faster, without warping the sample / changing the vibe. So imagine you can do that with a bass sample with long notes, make it more rhythmic, then just add a melodic mid/high freq sample on top

[@emanuel_soundtrack]

first time i can hear a youtuber well

[@Narokx]

Huge compliment for a guy that works with audio!

[@emanuel_soundtrack]

@@Narokx lol 😂 from another audio guy. It is the proof that you got the pop filter right

[@Narokx]

@@emanuel_soundtrackThe Box has a built in Pop filter. I am still considering using a Desser on OBS, next video I will try it out. But the Noise Gate on OBS is immaculate

[@emanuel_soundtrack]

@@Narokx yes these noise supressors surprise me on Zoom and Discord. The secret however is the lavalier mic close to your mouth 👄. But here i say that nothing sounds better than this 20Kilo popFilter, the bigger the mic, the better i hear it, you mastered the craft

[@Narokx]

@@emanuel_soundtrack im ded 😂😂💀💀

[@bbaby33]

loved the vid

[@JaredMarvel]

good video, have to correct the pronunciation of the late great Seba Jun though, he went by Nujabes (noo-'jah-bez) his name spelled backwards

[@Narokx]

I appreciate the comment man. I'm trying to correct that for awhile, but it so hard after conditioning myself saying the wrong way for over a decade 😭 😅

[@DIRTY-MERLIN]

“The Low End theory, all you feel is the bottom”

[@jimmyli8803]

crazy

[@tvwater710]

first time ive seen anyone cook up in melodine. blew my fuckin mind

[@Narokx]

That plug in changed my life low key

[@nothinbutms]

what are some great bass vsts though? If you don't have the option to hire a bass player.

[@Narokx]

this is tricky, because real bass is hard to emulate but the rickenbacker from kontakt is widely used!

[@Narokx]

Also a lot of old school synths have plugins that emulate those sounds, and there is a lot of classic synth basses

[@leoniceparente7783]

I Loved it

[@Narokx]

😘

[@XX-mj7tn]

May I ask you to explain more about J.dilla's "Get this money"? I don't know how many times I hear the explanation and the song. Does it simply mean that J.dilla removed the sample's bass completely and used it? I don't understand what this expression "squashed" means.

[@Narokx]

Yes, squashed just means he went hard on the filtering of the low end, in the video I was trying to showcase that the bass of the sample is not present in the beat at all. If you filter the sample the opposite way I did on the video, you should get the desired result

[@amedeunuabona]

Musique Concrete

[@jacobhunter2492]

Great video and appreciate it! But what the hell is up with your guard on your microphone.

[@Narokx]

Kaotica Eyeball (Kaotica Eyeball Microphone Isolation Ball with Integrated Pop Filter) it is also at this point... a meme

[@jacobhunter2492]

@@Narokx I kinda figured. It’s friggin hilar.

[@Narokx]

@@jacobhunter2492 🤣🤣💀💀

[@jams7781]

The low end thesis

[@jams7781]

fr though, mad dope video, love this channel

[@Narokx]

🔥🔥

[@Narokx]

Appreciate you !!

[@benolsen2146]

Love your vids man, keep it up

[@Narokx]

:)

[@MrOuija-rr8kq]

What about Micro Chopping? Heard all through J Dilla Donuts? Honestly donuts is peak Dilla.

[@Narokx]

true true Micro Chopping is more rhythmic, so that and chops linked to the snare and kick, were not included. The video tried to cover more bass centric techniques. I could squeeze those techniques in but the video was already long enough! Maybe I can cover those in future videos, after I do some breakdowns that focus on those techniques!

[@_BeKind]

dope video, that mic big enough tho?

[@Narokx]

I'm getting mix reactions from the comment section, Imma reflect on the subject 😂

[@_BeKind]

@@Narokx Sall Love bro, Honestly Great vid

[@_BeKind]

@@Narokx keep the mic its a vibe

[@fengguo815]

👏👏

[@edglue6138]

mic is discreet

[@angelogutierrez3172]

Yyooo what kind of eq is that!?!?

[@Narokx]

Regular Parametric EQ 2 from Fl Studio and the other one is Fab Filter Pro Q 3

[@rickard.eriksson]

Im confused; you say cut out the low end, but in the EQ, you cut out the high end? Am i missing something?

[@Narokx]

I think you are confusing filtering names. A low pass filter cuts the high end because it let's the low end pass through the filter, thus filtering out the high end. And the opposite for High pass filter

[@rickard.eriksson]

@@Narokx yes yes, but in the EQ you increased the luf value, and made a low pass filter. Or do i have everything backwards?

[@PriiMe113]

boa mano faz video em portugues tb :)

[@Narokx]

Pô eu tenho um video dos racionais pronto até. Espero que ele n flope. Essa treta de fazer video em português é um grande dilema pra mim. Pq um eu fui educado em produção nos EUA, então nem sei a terminologia em português, mas eu acho que é um mercado com bastante espaço no Brasil e baixa competitividade 👀

[@PriiMe113]

@@Narokx exato!! com esse nível de detalhe e produção dos vídeos vc se destaca fácil por aqui mano.

[@WesNavy]

Ahh man all I have is koala on phone. Is there a way you can teach something we can use on anything?

[@Narokx]

For low end it is really hard to learn about it without some proper headsets or even a shitty headphone with bass boosters

[@thomastrinh9448]

What is the background song?

[@Narokx]

J Dilla - John Doe

[@barnoslat5632]

Great video but why do you pronounce it “new jabe”

[@Narokx]

Because I conditioned myself saying the wrong way for over a decade... I am working on fixing that!

[@djdoge4710]

first technique you got it wrong. it’s the old mpc’s filters + resonance that make it sound like that. you don’t need to add any bass.

[@Narokx]

I mean you are both right and wrong There is 1000% added bass on those beats. The groove and sound are completely different. But you are also right, which is super interesting and something I do not do enough. Imma use resonance to see if I get a boost in bass that sounds good. I've done something similar a lot, but not exactly like that. I think it is brilliant and should work, I think you just gave me a video idea :)

[@jizzmaster2000]

@@Narokx yeah no offense but I wasn't that impressed with the video.You don't know the power of hpf resonance to masively boost low end, and also using old school professional eq's to boost/cut and sculpt your sample, and even compression. Listen to the samples from Low End Theory and hear the huge difference once recorded.

[@samtheriverspirit2536]

i don’t lamp microphone man

[@samtheriverspirit2536]

i dont

[@Narokx]

😂

[@darrengordon-hill]

JUST PLAY RECORDS YOU LIKE!! Imagine Madlib being the "Splice digger" just listening to loops...

[@Narokx]

💯💯