PO-33 Sample Slicing Tutorial // The EASY way..

In this video i show you how to slice samples on the K.O! aka The P0-33. This to me is one of the fastest and easiest ways to chop samples on the PO-33 and this video shows you how to make a beat in minutes! I love these pocket operators by teenage engineering. They're so powerful!
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[@mike_qbik]

Smooth. I like your presentation very very much. Nice and easy - less is more - no titles or edgy editing, This is how tuts should be done. Nice job. Looking forward for more. Thumbs up.

[@RickyTinez]

Thanks Mike! Glad it’s working, also thanks for watching

[@adamcrafts3032]

Agreed!

[@justinkinter8651]

Enrique Martinez Music Always go to your videos for tutorials, just got my PO-33 today and I’m loving it Thanks for the all the tips and tricks of the trade ahha

[@BanksterBeatsNL]

This tutorial is gold. Tnx a lot for explaining bro. Got mine last weekend and can't wait to get busy on this micro MPC

[@leewightman8619]

Just picked one up two days ago basically figured it out. But there's a few wee things I need to learn so this video was helpful thanks dude

[@corpsious]

This was incredibly easy to follow. You're a wonderful teacher. Thanks for making it :)

[@DrSnap]

Oh man! you just showed me an amazing trick that I can also use with my PO-20 (Arcade) at 8:20! Copy a bass-line to several patterns AND THEN LIVE RECORD over all of them in sequence! That way I can actually live record melodies up to 16x16=256 steps long!

[@maxpower8196]

Best Tutorial for me and my PO :), big THX!!!

[@xTHETRINCHOx]

Holy pocket! Dude THX really. Cheers from spain!

[@exitritual]

Great, great tips. Now I just need a K.O. Also, haha @4:50

[@RickyTinez]

Haha. You have no idea how hard that sound blew out my ear drums 😂

[@jonnyhead]

Great video good style relaxed and professional thanks for helping 🎧🎹🎛🎚🎹🎧

[@RobinBlakey]

Omg thank you so much.

[@evannewman8381]

What is the name of the song being sampled? I love the vibraphone

[@tbhv]

Thanks so much for the video - I really enjoy this melodic engine to percussion hack you've taught here. One of the things I have been trying to do is actually get assorted drums sounds from logic onto the po-33 this way by first setting up 16 drum sounds equally spaced out and recording the whole thing into a melodic track then moving it over. Unfortunately I am having some issues where some drum sounds are stretching into the next drum sound e.g. a crash sound. Do you have any tips to get past this issue? Thanks again!

[@lyomon9981]

CAN I JUST RECORD IT CUT IT FOR 16 BARS ON FL AND SEND IT BACK TO THE KO?

[@bananainass]

So nice~ I'm definitely going to get one! Just wondering how to do the data backup stuff, can you make a tutorial about that? Appreciate your work :D

[@pgalatioto]

Man you are teaching people to fish with your tricks, this is genius

[@RickyTinez]

Wooo! I’m glad to help

[@BombstractGnome]

Exactly !!!!!!

[@Navolicious]

This was the most perfect comment.

[@OutpostH]

It was so worth returning to this tutorial Enrique. After owning my PO33 for a few months, the concepts make more sense. Fantastic stuff! Oh yeah by the way... thanks for lost time today. I can´t account for any time between 2pm and 8pm today. It started when I was looking through your KZbin videos.

[@jorge-keys]

Man did you notice at 3:38 you played Giant Steps by Coltrane!? Nice video!

[@RickyTinez]

holy crap... you just blew my mind. wow that was insane.

[@Digitalpapii]

Haha that’s hilarious. Major 7 arpeggio!

[@edtuckerartist]

😵

[@elliott7198]

crazyy man

[@e.Kab.]

This man literally said "leave me a thumbs down so I know where I can improve"....good on ya mate! 🤙 And I will be purchasing one or two of these little gadgets so my daughter and I can learn together, awesome video man much appreciated

[@hugefood]

Thanks Ricky! I just (after a few failed attempts) put the opening 2 measures of Slowdive's "Sugar for the Pill" over a hip hop beat and am now artistically fulfilled for life. Thanks for the thorough and easy-to-follow video man!

[@samsepiol3268]

Dude did anyone else feel hurt about breaking their top piece off to fit the custom case made by the same company who makes the sampler 😢

[@nudesoftheworld]

Hey Ricky. I've been playing thrash and heavy metal guitar for 20+ years but along the way have fallen in love with ambient, electronica and hip hop. It's opened so much of a new world of music to me over the past few years that I've finally taken the plunge and bought a microfreak and a PO rhythm and K.O. Your tutorials have been so helpful I just wanted to let you know as there will be so many other artists out there who without tutorials like these just wont take that next step. Thanks again man

[@morlordca]

That’s crazy cause my 3 most listened to genres are hiphop ambient and electronica. Check out Boards of Canada and Aphex Twin; they’re some of the greatest electronica artists out there

[@Vladimav1996]

@@morlordca If you like Hip Hop and Ambient check out NxxxxxS' Fujita Scale also Tokyo Audio 3000 by Air Japan

[@mapleandsteel]

Welcome, friend. I too took a similar path.

[@wardrich]

How long did it take you to adjust to the fact that the numbers are UNDER the buttons? I don't know how many times I've fucked myself up by pressing the wrong button because I was reading the easier-to-see label ABOVE the button lol 🤦🏻‍♂️

[@userjayson]

quick tip: if you want to follow your pattern sequence, just keep pressing the "pattern" button - now instead of the step, the led sequence will show which pattern it is playing .

[@ddavity]

FINALLY some good tutorial. Seriously, after a lot of time digging through videos and official docs (terrible I'd say), this is what I was searching for: just simple steps to get started explaining everything not taking anything for granted. Also edition is great.THANKS!!

[@Aeslyth]

Are you going to do more KO vids? I've seen two by you so far and I'm enjoying them. Waiting for my PO-33 to come in June (originally was meant to be in the shop today but there's supply problems). You're making me super keen to get my hands on it. You make the process look super chill and straight forward. Happy to give you genuine critical feedback once I have mine. Cheers from Australia.

[@RickyTinez]

Maybe! I keep messing with it and finding cool things

[@thnknde]

@@RickyTinez Yeh I just ordered one too because of your videos. An update would be bad ass.

[@chis5050]

Just a note: You mention that if you put a sample in the melodic section you can play it chromatically across the buttons. It's not actually the chromatic scale though, it's a minor/harmonic minor scale. I was confused at first using it for that purpose

[@PantherTheCat]

This is so awesome, thank you for sharing. I just picked up the PO-137 and 138. I never understood not only that you could take the melodic and split it as a drum track, but also that you could multi chain the pattern. I knew I could be like 1 - 4 - 5 I didn't know I could be like 11-4-11-33-45 etc. I really appreciate you posting this. I also love the drum pattern on this. Thanks!

[@mwjalexander]

Only just bought my po33 to run with my tonic and factory but the 33 looks like the most flexible pocket operator so far! Nice vid.

[@sfreeman78]

Always enjoy your videos, especially the PO33 and digitakt ones. Would love to see something on effects/effects hardware you're using. All the way from Sydney AUS 👍

[@RickyTinez]

Thank you! That’s a good idea. But first to buy more effects!

[@floydartx]

I ended up having to get one of these, and it is as I feared! Now I just want more samplers! Haha! This little one sever stops to amaze me though. Cheers for a helpful video! Got some long bus rides coming, so plenty of time to noodle and make beats! :D

[@bboymac84]

Wow this is sooo smart!!

[@Seth-hc2bj]

Take a shot every time he says easy (Great vid man!)

[@Heronbird]

I’ve now watched this numerous times. Absolutely love your style and content is GREAT.

[@RickyTinez]

Glad you enjoyed it! thanks so much

[@TheChameleon2008]

Great video bro and love the nice calm sound of your voice so it makes the whole watching experience so much better, unlike many youtubers who are more acting then making quality content.

[@zionexpress1]

This tutorial is awesome,very good tip,really thank you so much man~but is anybody have revive data err problem,when you slice this way?thank you so much

[@SiFaSile]

Yo Enrique, i’m french and i just bought Po33. Thank You so much for your tuto. It’s very helpfull even for a french guy like me. Your track is amazing. Thank you man 🙏🏻

[@yosephschecroun6066]

Yo SiFaSile j'enjoy your vidéos continue like that c'est awesome

[@datdarkcraydatdarkcray5627]

1 and 2, 1 and 2, 3 and 4 and 3 and 4 god damn! That’s great! I don’t know about it, I though just 1,2,3,4. Etc 😄😄😄

[@GregAdamsEternal]

This is a superb tutorial vid. Thanks for the focus on trimming and beat slicing samples on the K.O. I love this thing and it's amazing to see classic cut-up techniques applied to something that fits in your pocket. Same with the Rhythm which is pretty much a pocketable 808. Respect!

[@gapster77]

This is an Ace review. I love Music, don’t play an instrument, thought I’d buy one of these to get to grips with rhythm and simple melodies ...if it takes I’m going to try to eventually get into Synths. Any recommendations for an entry level Synth?

[@BleuPoulp]

Who the hell thumbs down? Man, these videos are awesome.

[@bad72690]

I just discovered this device via a random YT vid and have been looking around at tutorials. This was the easiest to understand by far and got me more excited to go pick one up.

[@alanc6752]

Cool demo and tips. The Po-33 is the standout best pocket operator in the lineup imo.

[@RickyTinez]

For sure the most flexible. Paired with the others it becomes pretty fun too

[@egOsaca]

@@RickyTinez how to speed BPM in this video?)

[@Chris-rt3yb]

great little tutorial just what i needed. I got the Ko but was clueless ... gonna hook it to laptop and have a follow through what you did. :D inspired. thanks.

[@shmiqqy]

when you play a sample melodically on this, does it simply pitch up the sound and make it faster, or pitch shift without changing its speed? the op-1 doesn't have this feature but if the po-33 does i'd so buy one

[@zacharyrowden7692]

it simply pitches up, no time stretch unfortunately

[@J.M.Stigner]

Thanks so much dude, this is what I got the little beast for but was spending ages trimming as I had samples entered into my the drum slots first. Game changer. cheers for being so generous with your Knowledge. Peace.

[@RickyTinez]

Glad I could help homie!

[@ken-vo]

I love your content man, thanks for showing all of us how to make the most out of our PO-33s.

[@noahmclain7385]

Great videos, man. Thanks for keeping it simple and straightforward. Love your grooves too.

[@medmondsr]

Great video! I just started using the PO-33 and this was one of the most interesting instructional videos yet

[@josenogueras2238]

Oye Hermano 3 Q's? 1) so what's the sampling rate ? 2) does this warm up your samples or does it just give you what you put in? And 3) does it sample in stereo ? Great viddy bro!

[@tomblaze2]

Great Tutorial

[@Weareroses]

Recently bought the PO 20 for my son and I to learn. Now I have it down and after watching this I believe I’m ready for the 33 or 133, need to sample after peeping this tutorial.

[@SONWU]

Good video, very well explained! I've been using this thing since it came out and still learned something new.

[@damienmachine74]

son wu-san spotted

[@SONWU]

@@damienmachine74 👌

[@djjinerson]

I love your videos, and your videography is so on point like yo beats. I love your intro, doesn’t matter if I’m watching at 3am it makes me want to make a beat, grind some beans, and smash the French press along with some dope beats.

[@RickyTinez]

Hell yes! Mission accomplished

[@hugefood]

Ricky! Quesiton about BPM. When you load your sample, do you look up the song's BPM before you lay down the drums? Or do you just load the melody track into the drum engine and "play" it along with whatever BPM the drums are? THX!

[@djformalin]

Smart....thank you 🎼

[@cimonfinix]

great tutorial. knowledge is power. love

[@SonicVibe]

That part about how to get the clean slices was so helpful thank you!

[@jagatic]

Wow! You lost me half way through if I get this device I will definitely dissect your lesson!

[@petersinol]

Can I simply play something on 5, 7 or 11 and loop it? It is problematic to make quick backing tracks on po sequencers because if you want play something different than 4, 8 or 16 You must use many banks to create it. You cant cut sequencer to repeat 15 slots for example.

[@lundsweden]

Nice tutorial and chill beat, mmm nice 8 bit crunch on the P.O, its a knockout!

[@anthonybernero9720]

Im starting to get the hang of it. But I still can't add a beat multiplier. What the manual states doesn't work. Can you explain it for me, please? Thank you. Great video.

[@freddyburger5574]

Minutes before watching this video, I ordered the PO-33 and was second-guessing my decision to go with it over the Tonic or Speak... After watching this video I'm certain I've made the right choice. Thanks!

[@RickyTinez]

i'd backlup that decision any day of the week! Glad you liked it Freddy. Has it came in yet? what you think?

[@freddyburger5574]

@@RickyTinez It came in yesterday! I've messed around with it for about an hour & I love this thing! I sampled some drum sounds from my CASIO CTK-601 and some melodic plucks from a kalimba, and I've already got a shuffly groove inspired by your kick drum arrangement in this video. (thanks! :D) I can't wait to take some of the janky beats I've made on my PO-12 and sample them into it for some really crunchy cuts! Again, thanks for your inspirational and educational videos!

[@jthorpe4droid]

Great video once more, still tempted to get a P0-33, but I'm going to stuck with what I have and save up.

[@TheChameleon2008]

its out of stock everywhere so even if you wanted you wouldn't be able to get 1

[@Amonieux]

Man this video is 6 years old and after watching a lot of stuff that was the best jam lecture. Still have the beat in my head.

[@blindguitarfox]

And that’s how I decided to pick up another Pocket Operator..... Seriously though, this is amazing, I can’t wait to get one!

[@RickyTinez]

they're addicting be careful! haha

[@EnnioPalanca]

I watched one of your videos for the first time one week ago. Now I own a PO33. I think I see a pattern...

[@erickozokas]

Beautiful walk through. Thanks so much for sharing.

[@soundaddiktion2006]

This beat is doooope. I definately am buying this.

[@cosmoseinfeld1]

I'm sorry if this is a stupid question. I'm having trouble copying and pasting the same way you are doing, a recorded sample from melodic to drum track. Only some times is it slicing it equally and allowing me to play the newly copied sound across the 16 keys. Some times it is only allowing me to play the full sample on the drum track and the rest of the tracks are silent. Is there something I am doing wrong?

[@fuzzfactory9908]

I want to sequence this kurdistan van city govend folk dance. There is 4 bars of 4 a bar of 6 3 bars or four than a bar of 12 then four bars of 4? Could you copy each pattern and have one through six all be different sections?

[@gv4436]

damn bro thank you I was using that sample feature all wrong, this is way easier than trimming the fuck out of the drum sample🙏

[@dieglaje]

Hi Ricky! Haven´t u experimented too much noise while sampling through the line?

[@filevo495]

You're ace man. Thanks so much for all the videos I've watched so far ❤

[@macabre2007]

ok this is too cool not to subscribe - i am a guitarist I have no clue about this gear - but you should be paid a ton you have me wanting this po 33 calculator sized musical gadget - a shame you can't play a cheesy boxing arcade game on it I guess, but musically it sounds amazing and your take on timing is perfect - we muso's love hearing 'time' dudes and dudesses... the rhythm masters.

[@Bonplex_]

Can someone please explain me why my Po 33, when recording samples in a row, automatically cut in 2 or 3 part some samples ?

[@baconsledge]

Metheny’s first gig? Sounds like Gary Burton.

[@walrtbstudios5430]

Thanks for this- and that’s another one sold. I’ve got a couple samplers on iPad and they’re frankly incomprehensible, even with tutorials. This looks easy and practical, and import/export looks to be a no-brainer. Got homemade guitars, synths, drum sounds, two dogs- that’ll do for starters!

[@AdamMundok]

CORRECTION NOTE FOR NOOBS (like me right now ;) - at 5:17 and 5:26, when Ricky says "press Record" he meant to say press "Write." Hope this helps someone, or, if you happen to see this Ricky, maybe you can add a text overlay at those parts? (Also unsure of KZbin editing capabilities after the video's already posted." That said, THANKS FOR MAKING ALL YOUR VIDS, RICKY!! Very much appreciated, Brother!

[@NathanWainwrightdotca]

Thinking the KO will bite the first PO I’ll get for myself, seems to be the most fun on it’s own.

[@eschenjay]

Hey anybody having the problem of it slicing to only the space you copied to and not creating slices for all of them?

[@thekylebrownshow]

Really well done. I've been looking at a couple of tutorials for knockout in the past 24 hours, and found this one so easy to follow. Smooth pacing, clear explanation, great beat - a fantastic watch. Thank you.

[@RickyTinez]

Thanks Kyle! I'm glad I could help

[@cjw4381]

Good stuff. Very informative video. Easy to follow what you are laying down.

[@JeffKoper]

Hi there. I am just getting into these pocket operators and have little to no musical experience, just a love of music! Your videos are really fantastic for a beginner like me. Thanks man. You really are great at these instructional videos.

[@AboveEmAllProduction]

Why not have a useful display instead of that whatever that is :/ seems like such a cool unit...

[@davidpickett3546]

Why copy onto a drum sound track? Just record there in the first place and it will chop it up

[@Malte-Micha]

So this only works for Hip hop and rap?? will this work for a guitar?? if so i might get one

[@selfscience]

Thank you, you inspired me. How valuable.

[@dmcm1890]

That was a tasty mellow slice you showed! I ordered one earlier today and this was a great display and tutorial for this instrument!.

[@ArapBayraminOglu]

this is a great video. My only setback is that everything sounds choppy I guess? There is no onboard method to regulate some sort of ADSR (and/or sidechain) effect?

[@RickyTinez]

yea that's kind of the way it is. the best way to overcome that is to change the sample end point, and let it play all the way through until you hit another pad. but there is no release to let it go quiet slowly.

[@OutpostH]

Just got a PO33 as an early Christmas present to myself. Watched this video a few times trying to get the techniques/concepts and your presentation style is a massive help. Thank you and Merry Christmas :-)

[@calebreitman7412]

Ive got one coming in the mail in a couple days, im gonna have to sample some of my vinyls slowed down

[@stevecurcuru]

This tutorial is incredible, thank you - quick question, did you have to match the KO’s tempo to the sample’s tempo, and how did you do that?

[@actingboi815]

3:38 *gets Giant Steps flashback

[@minotoneprod]

Is there a possibility to save the songs outside an audio recording ?

[@themoodymann]

Just got mine in the post today! Your videos are immense! Make it look so easy! Haha can’t wait till I’m knocking out some smooth grooves! :)

[@larryknicks]

Watching your work flow is dope! 🖖👽

[@tommyfoskey8970]

shiitttt bro u was onn that last effect part at the endd, amazing video cant wait to get mines

[@MsKiLL789]

Thanks Im learning a lot from your videos

[@sadacksounds2986]

Genius man, thanks a lot for this great tutorial! 🦇🦇🦇

[@RavenRaven-se6lr]

Thanks Ricky just bought PO 33