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By J_Magz Mon Jan 04, 2010 9:32 pm
Whats good? As you can see I am new to this site. I use an MPC 1000 and I do have one of those annoying "NOOB" questions. I have been sampling for a while and got the hang of it.. sort of. Im good with chopping up samples with no drums and then putting it on top of the drums I already programed. But I want to chop up complete samples maybe like an instrument break in a record (for instance) and does have drums in it. I am having a hard time chopping up those kinds of samples and keeping the chops in time with my drums... any tips? Also... I know that you need to chop them in accordince with every "hit" or peak of the sample but I can't figure out how to adjust each chop when I slice em say into 16 regions. Like I said.. I would appreciate a point in the right direction.
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By mrbeatz Tue Jan 05, 2010 6:46 am
There are many different ways to go about this. Maybe you can even change your whole approach by playing with the chopped samples and creating a sequence, figure out the bpms and THEN play a drum pattern to fit that sequence as opposed to having a drum pattern first. It's all a matter of trial and error in the beginning until you develop your own style of creating beats that you're comfortable with. Good luck!