By JVC
Tue Sep 06, 2016 8:00 pm
Lampdog wrote:Sample from wherever you want, however you want.
Big ass pro mixer just for eq is overkill. Find something cheaper.
Totally agreed.
Totally agreed.
Totally agreed.
Totally agreed.
By peterpiper
Tue Sep 06, 2016 9:16 pm
Don't use vinyl (every vinyl record you won't buy probably find its way to my hand one day 
)
I love vinyl but I also sampled from vhs, minidisc, radio.
To process the sample you don't need a mixer. I don't use the DJ mixer for processing samples anymore. I record as clean as possible into the PC and there I got a few tools for different tasks:
1. the spectral view of Adobe Audition 2 to get rid of rumble for example.
2. Voxengo Overtone EQ (graphic EQ) with the settings of the GLi or the Numark mixer from the 80/90 to get a "kind of" Pete Rock EQ. This EQ add color too.
3. SonEQ (search it, read reviews, download it, play with it = smile)
4. BootEQ EQ with a lot of character IMO
Then there are saturation plugins, compressor plugins etc.
BTW every plugin from above (beside Audition which isn't even a plugin but an Audio Editor and Sequencer) is freeware.
There are really nice freeware VSTs but also a lot of shitty ones. Use KVR audio, bedroomproducersblog or similar sites for infos/reviews and don't try to use everything at once but learn what they do one by one.
I don't like sampling from youtube because in many cases it doesn't sound like I want it. But if someone ever should force me to eat shit I would ask for sugar. Much sugar
)I love vinyl but I also sampled from vhs, minidisc, radio.
To process the sample you don't need a mixer. I don't use the DJ mixer for processing samples anymore. I record as clean as possible into the PC and there I got a few tools for different tasks:
1. the spectral view of Adobe Audition 2 to get rid of rumble for example.
2. Voxengo Overtone EQ (graphic EQ) with the settings of the GLi or the Numark mixer from the 80/90 to get a "kind of" Pete Rock EQ. This EQ add color too.
3. SonEQ (search it, read reviews, download it, play with it = smile)
4. BootEQ EQ with a lot of character IMO
Then there are saturation plugins, compressor plugins etc.
BTW every plugin from above (beside Audition which isn't even a plugin but an Audio Editor and Sequencer) is freeware.
There are really nice freeware VSTs but also a lot of shitty ones. Use KVR audio, bedroomproducersblog or similar sites for infos/reviews and don't try to use everything at once but learn what they do one by one.
I don't like sampling from youtube because in many cases it doesn't sound like I want it. But if someone ever should force me to eat shit I would ask for sugar. Much sugar
By tapedeck
Tue Sep 06, 2016 9:26 pm
peterpiper wrote:I don't like sampling from youtube because in many cases it doesn't sound like I want it. But if someone ever should force me to eat shit I would ask for sugar. Much sugar
i aint gonna lie, some of the hottest shit i have heard lately uses that shitty digital compression sound to great effect. not trying to get that pete rock sound tho.
By Lampdog
Tue Sep 06, 2016 10:07 pm
IMO people need to stop searching for "pete rock" sound and strive to create "your" sound.
BootEQ is a great great shit. All of their products shine.
He said adobe audition, lol, haven't used that in FOREVER, next to Vegas it was the second daw I learned (Previously Cool Edit, which was, cool).
BootEQ is a great great shit. All of their products shine.
He said adobe audition, lol, haven't used that in FOREVER, next to Vegas it was the second daw I learned (Previously Cool Edit, which was, cool).
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By JUKE 179r
Wed Sep 07, 2016 12:57 pm
Cool Edit Pro FTW!
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By Bugfix
Wed Sep 07, 2016 1:16 pm
I'd rather to go for a 4-band compressor/ limiter plugin for what you want. Saturation setting for each band would do the trick to mask or smooth out harsh sounding samples.
By richie
Thu Sep 08, 2016 12:25 am
The Alesis 3630 is really cheap for a compressor/limiter to mess around with and learn.
Also, there are different mods for it to bring it upto a much more enjoyable piece to use
http://www.diyrecordingequipment.com/bl ... essor-mods
Also, there are different mods for it to bring it upto a much more enjoyable piece to use
http://www.diyrecordingequipment.com/bl ... essor-mods
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By terry towelling
Tue Sep 13, 2016 8:28 am
eatdonuts wrote:I used to sample strictly from vinyls, but these days, digital formats or youtube have got to be my main sources. The quality kinda sucks but my room situation doesn't allow me to store hundreds of vinyls. Then, I just wonder if I get an high-end mixer like Rane MPC2014 or Urei stuff which have a high reputation for their fat and warm sound, the sampling quality dramatically gets to be beatmaking-friendly? Tell me your opinion. Thanks.
do your friends have records? you could get a digital handheld recorder and easily sample their wax (and any synths etc. they might also have)
