probably been asked 1000 times but

what do you look for when diggin

anything inparticular or just grab a hand full of shit and bounce..

i been operating on the grab a hand full type shit... as cheap as i can get them. got stacks of scummy ass records lying around my place hardly ever find any decent samples but now and again i might come across some fire..

i never leave the dollar bins. I buy junk. I have some local new mexican vinyl of spanish artists that never made it in the 70's so i get alot of cheap records that are useable.

the great thing is after a year or so if i dont want them i get rid of them.

...In Texas we have the 1/2 Price Book Store. They have old Vinyl LP's & 45's. I came up on some 45's for 35-50 cents a piece. I'm going back this week when I have more time to dig...!!

I found that if you listen for just a piece off of a scummy record that seems not to have great sample material to chop instead of loop ... you just may actually find a small nugget of gold. I had a record that I just took maybe a 2-3 second piece and was able to use it...!

Good luck in your digz..!!

XL

PeteRage wrote:what do you look for when diggin

anything inparticular or just grab a hand full of **** and bounce..

i been operating on the grab a hand full type ****... as cheap as i can get them. got stacks of scummy ass records lying around my place hardly ever find any decent samples but now and again i might come across some fire..

What Are U LOOKIN' 4 ....................

Piano

Drums

Synths

Brass

Dollar Bins are Ur MOVE and READ the OUTER and INNER SLEEVES trust Me U will Find Joints But Don't totally Dismiss What U ALREADY Got !!!!!!!!!!!!

There Are cats Who Listen to only 5 or 10 seconds of a track and dismiss it as trash..................................NOT..................Don't DO THIS................


Use the Search function in this thread 4 tips and go over to amazon.com
or turntablelab.com and listen around................................

The FORCE FLOWS in Each and every living thing U Just Have 2 Listen Harder 2 Hear it Sometimes ............................

I Hope This Helps ......HAPPY SAMPLIN"

couldnt agree with that more, ive had shit lying around for a long time ive gone thru for samples what seems to be 100 times, then one day ill decide to go thru it again and be like jesus how did i miss that..

sometimes it can slow down your enthusiasm a little when your spending alot of your dollars on vinyl combing it it all for samples and come up blank, it slike wtf am i doin wrong..keep at it i guess

also why would i wanna be lookin at amazon.com or turntable lab.com

Yeah, most of my records I havent even played yet. I went crazy diggin for a while and I figure I have to go through a bunch of them before I can go get more.

I also tend to tap out a record when I sample, I sample everything I like from a record, then put it in the done pile. I never do project specific sampling, not sure if I ever will.

just study different forms of music. know who you are sampling and what instruments they play and what not. once you learn about jazz,funk, soul, reggae, all that shit youll have an idea of what to expect. i know not to mess with late 70s john klemmer records because at that point in his career his melodies were sounding like kenny g. i know this bobby bland record will have some raw soulful melodies to chop up because i know who this cat is. and if you really want the good shit you gotta pay, for me id rather come home with 3 records for $20 that i know will stand the test of time in my lab then 20 records from the dollar bin that are disposable at best. just learn about the music and learn the artists and shit, as you go along new names will pop up in the credits then you check for them. thats how i do it , just gradually build up the knowledge

YO CAN Listen 2 the Songz in Portions..................................



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U Said U Just GRAB Well Jus' GET Better info and Grab Better Albums.........





Aight !!!!!!!!!!!

Better Ask yourself "What LP's do i NOT take home".

For Sample material I Grab everything besides: RAP/HIPHOP/RnB Records, thats it.