roxstar wrote:I used to buy sample cd's, now I just sample my drums.. I may go in the room, and spend a little time simply finding clean drum sounds and choppin em up. As far as unusual sounds, but yourself a decent sound module or keyboard. Decent sample cd's can hit for over $60 a pop, and you can buy a roland 2080 for like $300, and the roland has expansion cards like crazy with just about anything you need. There are others that are even cheaper, but if your sampling loops, get a turntable, and hit a flea market up. I get wax as cheap as 25 cents a piece, sometimes cheaper if it's got scratches, so I usually buy the scratched up stuff no-one wants. 
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yeah, right on. You may eventually need a rompler, just in case your feel like playin the piano, or something, but sampling is my favorite way! just make sure youre creative. If you put the time into searching for unique records, you will really feel satisfied and get into your beats.
sample the drums, and bass, and search for fun samples to flip. you dont even need to sample "loops" but sample hits, stabs, etc. or chop up loops.
What i do is have like 20 differant drum patterns, flip through the sounds I am feelin, maybe edit the patterns a bit, then find a sample to flip, basically cut the sample over my drum pattern i.e. play the turntable while my beat is going, if it fits, ill sample it, chopp it, then freak it. THen after i get the sample the way i like, i come back through with the Bass. Since its a hit, i can adjust the sample to the proper tuning so it matches the sample, then ill use 16 levels, or tune another sample, and put down a bass line that accents the sample, but meshes with the drums. Use nice a subby sample, with not too much tone(so it doesnt interupt the sample) you can also do key changes in your sample with changing the bass tone with the sample. Keep inmind that its more fun and easier if you can play the sample over your beat, so get a good turntable!!!
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