Bug reports & end-user support for Akai's MPC Software 'controllers' including the new MPC Studio 2, the MPC Touch, MPC Renaissance & original MPC Studio and MPC StudioB lack.
By LunchBox Wed Aug 12, 2015 11:55 pm
I want to sample and use new drum loops and melodies that I'm finding on so many records only problem is that I have no clue how to isolate just the drums or the melody or even the vocals. Do I need hardware or software to do this. I have a stack of records waiting to be sampled and any help is highly appreciated.
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By MPC-Tutor Thu Aug 13, 2015 8:07 am
Simple answer is that in general you cannot completely isolate particular instruments from a song. You can try applying narrow EQ cuts on selected frequencies which may help quieten unwanted sounds, although it will also affect the sounds you wish to keep. There will be various VST plugins that will certainly help bring out one element over another, but there's usually still remnants of everything else in the background. There's this via Audacity, but again, it isn't exactly what you would call 'isolating' and it affects the clarity of the vocal immensely



To successfully sample a pure isolated drum break or vocal from a song you either need access to the original multi track recordings, or of course the most common way is to find songs which have isolated drums or vocals as a natural part of the song.