anyone reccomend some tunes to sampe to get me going?

I have been getting records from the charity shops but uninspired by the results, id like to know if anyone has some suggestions for stuff I can practice sampling and looping to get the ball rolling,. I know this sounds like a noob question but what the hell it is a help forum after all.

id download some of the compilations people make with alot mof samples used by certain producers. you can get an ear for what sounds you like, the eras in which you want to dig, specific artists, musicians etc.

cheers, what is mof ?

just try some classic sample shit like james brown...parliament

You should try to get your hands on some instrumental vinyl.

ive seen some james brown instrumental stuff in HMV, is that the sort of stuff you had in mind?

if you like crispy clean claves, electronic cowbells, claps, 808 snares and bass kicks etc.....Loose ends and the SOS band is the shit.

Just a simple suggestion, but good sound sources no doubt.

try isley bro, delaphonix , marvin gaye,funkadelic,curtis mayfield,quincy jones...............

hope that work out

gmixstudios wrote:I have been getting records from the charity shops but uninspired by the results, id like to know if anyone has some suggestions for stuff I can practice sampling and looping to get the ball rolling,. I know this sounds like a noob question but what the hell it is a help forum after all.

Classical music is a good way to start. Good progressions and a large majority of it is instrumental, so it's easy-peasy! Also, much of classical music is based on repetition with slight variations, so that's something else to help you build your tracks.

Don't be shy to loop the simplest of sh*t - alot of the best producers out there (Madlib, for example) use the simple loops with ill drums to the greatest effect.

Another good tip is to find records that have been sampled in a tune that you know. Find the sample on the record, chop it up, and eventually try to replicate what the producer has done.

You will only learn by trial and error. Don't be afraid to f*ck up and start again, or totally forget something you've worked your ass off on for a long time.

Average white band drums are some of the classics- record loud!!! use that pre amp. plus if you record a drum break- its good to first record the kick till just before distortion, trim the kick. then turn up the pre amp more to get louder hi hat, snare etc, and trim these- your meter will tell you that your overloading but only the kicks will be overloading!!!! the snare sounds will now be much snappier than if you record the whole drum break and carve it up!!!

grassroots wrote:Average white band drums are some of the classics- record loud!!! use that pre amp. plus if you record a drum break- its good to first record the kick till just before distortion, trim the kick. then turn up the pre amp more to get louder hi hat, snare etc, and trim these- your meter will tell you that your overloading but only the kicks will be overloading!!!! the snare sounds will now be much snappier than if you record the whole drum break and carve it up!!!

Hey Nice one, I shall try that out, I dont have a pre amp so if I just record it strait from the source and turn that little red dial on the MPC, would that work? or do you mean the pre amp on the cross fader?

Nice one

Another good tip is to find records that have been sampled in a tune that you know. Find the sample on the record, chop it up, and eventually try to replicate what the producer has done.


Yeah ive tried that now it helps! always seems easier to copy some other mans shit than to do your own! dont quote me on that!!!

also dont forget to look for some rare grooves that not everybody and they mama has sampled already, just so when your ready to take it to the next level, you'll have a more unique sound and wont be sampling something thats already been sampled. Plus sometimes those obscure records cost way less than say a classic James Brown.