Chopping 3/4 beats

Maybe I'm just being a little lazy here- but does anyone use a standard technique when chopping 3/4 timed beats into 4/4.

As an example, Boon doc does this perfectly here http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lo9lRY9z4v0

Does anyone else know how to do this simply?

Cheers

Recipsharp

First of all he only chopped the vocals from the vinyl, he then tapped out a pattern on the MPC in 4/4.

The drums were PROGRAMMED in a standard 4/4 time signature.

Once you've chopped up a sample, its up to you to decide exactly how to program the parts.

Regardless of the original time signature.

YOU DON'T CHOP BEATS INTO 4/4 YOU ARRANGE OR PROGRAM THEM AS YOU PLEASE AFTER CHOPPING

i think it's a lil bit more difficult!

The obvious option is to chop into divisions of 3 (per bar) and program in 4/4. Depends on the content of the sample -
Like clint says - its up to you (to decide the best way to handle the sample).

recipsharp wrote:As an example, Boon doc does this perfectly here http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lo9lRY9z4v0

That sample has never been 3/4.
It's 4/4 all the way... about 60 bpm straight 4/4.

Hmm.. guess it could also be ~180 bpm 3/4 too actually.

You decide...

Could be 90 bpm 3/4 too..

damn... i'm outta my depth.... out

i didn't watch the vid... but it's simple and a great technique for flipping.

so imagine this is your sample chopped by beat, K-kick, S-snare.

K-2-3/S-2-3/K-2-3/S-2-3

all you have to do is skip one beat after every kick or snare

K-2/S-2/K-2/S-2

get it?

3/4 or 6/8 beats.

chop into 12 even chops. K h h S h h K h h S h h. kick hat snare hat.

then all you gatta do (for an easy pattern or so u can see how it works) is leave out 1 of the hat beats. so then its K h S h K h S h.

its not that hard to figure out. music is basically all math theory wise.

and the sample in the video was in 6/8

You should do a video and show us!

i would if i had a camera i just made a beat doing that bout a month ago

4/4 beats go like : 1- and 2- and 3- and 4-and etc.
3/4 beats go like: 1-trip-let 2-trip-let 3-trip-let 4-trip-let etc.


With 4/4 beats u can chop it up like 1 (chop 1) and (chop 2) 2 (chop 3) and (chop 4)
or 1-and (chop1) 2-and (chop2) 3-and( chop3)
or 1 (chop1) and 2-and (chop2) 3 (chop3) and 4 (chop 4) etc.


With 3/4 beats u can chop it up like 1-trip(chop 1) let (chop 2) 2-trip (chop 3) let (chop4).
Or sometimes I just chop it like this: 1-trip-let (chop 1) 2-trip-let (chop 2) 3-trip-let (chop 3) and turn on 'note on' or have it cut-off by other sample so u can't hear the let of the samples anymore.

as a drummer i got taught to count like..

1-e-&-a, 2-e-&-a, 3-e-&-a, 4-e-&-a.....16th, 4/4

1-&, 2-&, 3-&, 4-&............................8th, 4/4

1-&-a, 2-&-a, 3-&-a, 4-&-a................8th triplets, 3/4


its just an easier way to say/understand it i think

eastcoast121 wrote:3/4 or 6/8 beats.

chop into 12 even chops. K h h S h h K h h S h h. kick hat snare hat.

then all you gatta do (for an easy pattern or so u can see how it works) is leave out 1 of the hat beats. so then its K h S h K h S h.

its not that hard to figure out. music is basically all math theory wise.

you can also do the opposite: use the hats more.. so you make it 16 chops instead of 8

edit: you can choose whatever you want to use more than once of course