Layering and Matching Samples - Hip Hop Beats tutorial 

Have you tried Sononym as a sample manager? It's pretty dope.

We dont use computer plug ins on this side lol

@@ads718beats9 Yeah it can detect pitch like Melodyne too. I've been doing it for years by ear and, feel. I noticed the program would group sounds by similarity I would gravitate to. It's got some AI algorithm.

Same

I always stick to 1 song for sampling. And like you said Layer my own melodies on top.

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‘mixed in key’ vst is helpful to identify the key of samples

That‘s exactly what’s missing on RU-vid! Everyone pretends like they do Beats in 5 minutes. Show people the reality of beatmaking, that’s where we really learn, the Rest is just showing of.

@user that would be a dope! And a great learning experience.

You're spitting the truth!

Dope metaphor or simile. Well put.

I totally dig what collage and sampling means to you, and at the end of the day that's what is important! Something to consider (just as a side note) might be: what I find inspirational about hip-hop and sampling is that it comes from a place of no rules, and in order to sample/collage, you are literally tearing up art that came before and using your own taste to create a new context. You could say, instead of "Why would you modify the paper?" to "Why wouldn't you?" - we are in fact already modifying the paper by cutting it up in the first place, so why stop there? Hip-hop comes from breaking all the rules to create art out of diversity, so when we create it, there should be no rules we can't break in order to satisfy our own creativity. Please do note that, for me, collage is about using my eye to create something new, and not about finding the unique piece of paper that fits, so I'm possibly coming from a different angle to you, and as above, you must go for what makes sense to you above all else!

Thank you 🙏🏼

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Ehhh wachooo

At the end of the day the only thing that matters is the beat sounding good, hip hop is about that, most of us are not experts on music theory, we work with what we have. Work smarter not harder

A lot of famous musicians from the 60s and 70s didn’t know music theory, or they knew just the basics.

Key and scale is definitely learnable, that's pretty much a science rather than an art. If you just want to have fun beat making with samples it's not required, but it may help you out when you want to match a bassline to your sample.

It's ok to spend time listening to samples. I love digging for samples as much as making the beat

Thanks for tuning in, happy layering.

🙏🏼thanks for tuning in

Tmpecho, I was looking for this comment! No offense to Marlo Diggs or anything but... changing the key is a whole other technique all on it's own. If you are willing to put in the work, you can make pitch shifts sound VERY authentic by utilizing other techniques (key locking, tempo adjusting, etc...) I just figured that was part of the package of sampling. I rarely leave a sample sounding exactly as it did when I sampled it, though, Mr. Diggs may have already said what I'm trying to say. Nonetheless, I agree with you

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Appreciate that thanks

Constantly making and creating things is the key to make better. Thanks for the support Tera 🙏🏼

@@mpchead You speak the truth! You're welcome... you're worthy and deserving of the support!

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I hear great things about the S2400

Dude, he doesnt care which key he's in :P Jk, I agree!

Yes I see people saying that in the comment. I've tried the trial version and I am very impressed with it.

You can do it in Logic now? I didn't know that, do you have a video on that?

@@mpchead I can find one. And it can be done for sure. In two ways. You can record what you want into logic. Chop what you need or truncate the st and end points. Then send or save it to apple loops as a playback sample. You can then adjust it to the key you want it in for your project. The other way is record in what you want without sending it to your loop library. Truncate your points. Click on the region and adjust the key you want it in. But this is why I stop sampling for loops and started sampling for sounds or drum loops.

Yeah I think you're right about that, just focus on what you're listening