Dig and Sample Methods

MegaTON wrote:

Jacpot wrote:

StonesThrow wrote:The more u listen to records the better you'll be able to hear for samples.

That is Soo true.
Its funny when my friends come through and watch me make tracks. They get so amazed when I pick out my samples their all like "Yo I didnt even hear nuthin right their" And I play it back for them and this still cant tell what im gonna do until I start chopping.

It seems people that are just starting out and are not used to sampling tend to always go for the OBVIOUS sample or make statements like "Most of the hot sh!t is in the beginning middle or end" Thats totally WRONG Listen to the ENTIRE song unless its just some completely WACK shyt and you know aint nuthing on there. I think its ok for someone with a more trained ear and thats pretty good at digging to skip through some songs because they know what their looking what their listening to and can tell if their would be a break or not by who produced the tracks.

i agree to an extent...even marley marl dont waste his time wit samplin anymore lol he just pays people to find him loops/samples thats **** up to me but **** hes raw as **** so no hate

Careful what ya sayin bro LOL.... Marley still operates on both levels as a finder and buyer, somethings will never change in the true masters. he also had peeps supplying back then too, thats simply how it works in the game, some cats just like the fun and drop the treasures to producers to do their thing, i've supplied many producers and also been supplied by many finders.

never assume the old cats now get lazy

i'm old in this nowadays and I still can't be lazy when it comes to diggin

tusk wrote:risch - are you talking about actually sampling the records and storing saved samples. if so i dont do this practice at all. i keep notes and only sample the ish when im gonna use it. prolly a slow way of getting a sample when you need it but i find kicking the record on a listening to the sample with your track gives you a better idea of how you flip it. ie if you sample a clean bar of an instrument then go back and use it later, you might be missing an unclear version of the same sample that works beauty in your song.

Yeah I was thinking it might be beneficial to have a folder of just 'guitar samples' or 'piano samples' but that does seem like a waste the more I think of it.

I just got back from a trip to FL and picked up about 8 new records, I started this thread thinking I could work quicker but the more I'm realizing it's just about listening then hammering your way through work. It's just since I"m pressed for time I was trying to maximize my time whenever I got a chance to sit down at the MPC.