The Rules of Sampling

i remember on Dj Premier's NYC reality sound check nyc..he spat some 'rules'!

what are the rules of sampling..!

if there are none..i am happy..!!

1. Have fun.

2. Be original.

3. Technically there will be an acceptable limit for each sample you choose where creativity borders on simply copying, you will get an ear for this over time.

EDIT: I'm also going to say it's less acceptable IMO to sample from your chosen genre. Sampling drums from the same genre has also ironically always been in the back of my mind as a no no.

thanks man! i'm very excited with how im doing so far! and i can really sense that my DJ experience is really helping me..even scratching in the samples into Record!!

can u explain about the drums..like Jay Dee is my favorite hip hop producer..and i would never buy those dilla kits..but i would def sample like "**** the police" from a record.

#1 - The first rule of sampling is, you do not talk about sampling.

#2 - The second rule of sampling is, you DO NOT talk about sampling.

MoreBuck$ wrote:#1 - The first rule of sampling is, you do not talk about sampling.

#2 - The second rule of sampling is, you DO NOT talk about sampling.

zach wrote:thanks man! i'm very excited with how im doing so far! and i can really sense that my DJ experience is really helping me..even scratching in the samples into Record!!

can u explain about the drums..like Jay Dee is my favorite hip hop producer..and i would never buy those dilla kits..but i would def sample like "**** the police" from a record.

For me its a personal thing I simply wouldn't do. A lot of producers in various genres are recognised by the way they process their drums. So to steal their work in that sense, as I mentioned before ironically is looked down on.

Although I would also remember that imitation is usually how you find your own style, you being by copying what you hear, and then you put your own twist on it.

scoobylol wrote:

zach wrote:thanks man! i'm very excited with how im doing so far! and i can really sense that my DJ experience is really helping me..even scratching in the samples into Record!!

can u explain about the drums..like Jay Dee is my favorite hip hop producer..and i would never buy those dilla kits..but i would def sample like "**** the police" from a record.

For me its a personal thing I simply wouldn't do. A lot of producers in various genres are recognised by the way they process their drums. So to steal their work in that sense, as I mentioned before ironically is looked down on.

Although I would also remember that imitation is usually how you find your own style, you being by copying what you hear, and then you put your own twist on it.

I would do sample from another HipHop Track but only as a quote of this track on a specific point in my track. This quote can be a vocal sample that will match to the refrain in my track for example but also a short music sample throwed in when it match the lyrics (refer to the original track).


peace

Rules? We don't need no stinking Rules!!!

what rules? just sample everything and chop that shit! Oh, maybe that should be the rule.

New Rule
1. just sample everything and chop that shit!

Rule 1 Don't use auto chop

Rule #1 Always laugh when someone farts

Rule #2