I love the idea of bouncing those chops to MIDI and treating them like you're writing a piano roll melody. I immediately had to go find out how to so it on my MPC and have found some cool sounds that way. Kudos!
im still a beginner producer but one of the things i think helps with sampling is choosing a song that have a meaning or a memory attached to you believe me you will work on it better
This was by far, the most comprehensive, helpful, and creative Sampling Techniques video I've ever seen. I've been searching for a video like this for a while and most time the techniques are either WAY to basic (such as simply chopping, or pitching a sample), or WAY to complicated, and they assume the viewer is a top notch producer/audio engineer. This was the best of all worlds, as it was showed the basic tactics for beat hobbyists like myself, but also thoroughly explained the more difficult techniques that I want to start exploring, as I feel I've moved into intermediate levels of sampling techniques. All in all, thank you for such a great video. You've got a subscriber out of me and I will continue to follow your content.
This is one of the best video’s made regarding this topic. I’m fully into sampling on the mpc and even using some of the beginner’s techniques make wonders!
Theres so much value in the video its unreal! Proper quality and hugely inspiring content - so well presented and easy to understand. Looking forward to spending time on this and have bookmarked as Ill keep gong back to it. Thank you. This is awesome!
You are producing such incredible content I hope that you truly know how grateful people like me are that there's people like you out there making incredibly comprehensive and inspiring content for us to learn from!!
I don't know how the RUclips algorithm brought me here, but I'm so glad it did. I make an offering to the RUclips gods for continued good fortune (ie. liked and subscribed)
This one popped up again in my feed (like the fourth time now) ..and one more time you had to keep me company while making dinner tonight! :D Such a damn GREAT video man. I learn something new each time I watch it! Lovely stuff! :D
This is some good advice. Another tip I’d add: if you’re sampling vinyl and CDs is go digging in charity / thrift stores in more multicultural areas of your city. There’s nothing better than striking gold on someone’s grandmas entire collection of Indian / Thai / Korean vinyl 👀
@@hapexzm brother. The amount of cassettes of stuff barely anyones heard. even in my own culture lineage i never known would exist. My parents pull out old Arabic cassettes with PHENOMINAL singers!! Im like "ma whos this?' Shes lik "oh its our neighbor from the village she died in the 80s before she got chance to be famous" im like WHAT? Sounds better than many pop artists. I think because in america we focus on quality gear and HQ recording, over in the villages all they had was Brute Practice.
@@SunAndMirror totally. I also think that’s why a lot of drummers in the 60s were so technically like “jazz elite” - because prob the only entertainment they had in their apartment was sticks and a practice pad hah. And yea, I got a bunch of old Turkish home recorded reel to reels in London. I’ll never know the name of the songs or artists but there’s some crazy heat on there!
Groove, vibe and overall quality can be accomplished with just simple chopping and some pitch shift here and there. I am that boomer who does it the oldskool way and it makes me happy when all the stuff clicks together
Never realized that utilizing midi notes was God level lol, it's how I started... Now I'm much more into theory and playing chords/progressions myself.
TBH as a guy who uses a lot of midi in his plunderphonics I still feel like the tracks that I only use samples on both are harder to make and also are more rewarding to make for me. There is something insane in the best way about making something that is solely from other music, rather than me realizing "oh well I don't really have this type of instrument or progression sampled or something close to this, I'll just make it myself", for me its almost like giving up on doing a DJ Shadow thing, because I don't have the collection he has, but I respect how it could be seen as more "musical".
Everyone else has already said most of everything, so I'll say this: one of my favorite parts of this is seeing his face and mood light up whenever he's playing or making music. I love seeing fellow creatives in their zone. Hella inspiring.
Really appreciate that man, mixed reviews on the face cam most days but I think it’s what separates it from yet another AI voiced video. We want to have a bit of a conversation, even if it is a bit one sided! Cheers, really appreciate you taking the time!
Man, thanks for this amazing video. Not only you offer advanced techniques but you also try to apply AI which is not only the future, but the present! (And not everyone is aware of that!) Of course I subscribed 🔝
He works with Aesop Rock a lot (they're long time friends) so Blockhead gets a piece of my heart ❤️ His remix of Aes' 'Pigs' is THE version for me. The original doesn't even sound familiar anymore.
Oh man such a nice a video your voice is really pleasing to listen to. I like how youre not going with the typical annoying childish youtuber voice. So refreshing and hard to come by.
I guess people watching P-6 videos is prompting the algorithm to give this video lots of impressions! I've got an MPC One already but the P-6 looks more fun.
Cheers Will, that was really useful... How would you go about sampling say a specific line from a film or part of a specific song or speech? Just find the audio and chop it up somehow? (I'm more of a beginner)
I actually love sampling monologues from movies! I probably do this more than musical samples. Yeah, find the sample you like, if it's noisey (if there are cars going by or other music playing) you probably want to clean it up as best as you can using a site like lalal.ai or something similar if you don't want to pay) And then I try to chop up my movie sample so it's at least timely with the music, I think of it like a rap vocal, there's some spoken word, a space for music, some more spoken word. You still want to let the music breathe!
Track Lib looks great, Being able to play around with the samples is cool. The automatic clearance is what you want, but the whole sharing reveue forever thing is a bit extreme. Should just be a one off payment. I love sampling but I hate paying to play......lol. Hey, do you still need to clear the samples if you comleptely mangle them to the point of unrecognizability. At a certain point the sound source becomes irrelevant, like when you used the resonator effect, it basically became a new sound. In that case Would Tracklib even know if you used their sample without clearing?
Great video! For the vocoder part, how did you map 4 parameters to be all controlled with Macro 1? Also in different directions. I would appreciate if you'd share.
I've been sampling for over 20 years. This is a good video. But as an old timer I think you missed something fundamental. I grew up sampling from vinyl, tape, CD, radio and in the field using classic samplers like the MPC, and the Akai S200, using an Atari. This brings me onto the best part of sampling ... crate digging. Digging through boxes of vinyl wherever I could find them. And then getting home and sampling from them. Working within the sampling time limitations of an SP1200 is the reason why I use an SP1200. I've never used Tracklib. It doesn't appeal to me. I'm from a different era. Hardware and vinyl is a large part of sampling.
I just had to research all this myself after making the SICKEST vocal chop out of a 70s funk song. I was mostly disappointed in what I found out, but not entirely discouraged. Here's what I uncovered (note: I only really researched the laws for Canada where I am and the US. Copyright law is territorial, I.e., specific to where you live, so if you're not in one of those, there might be the odd inconsistency): If the recording you sampled is not public domain (and 70s recordings arent there in terms of time yet so you'd need to find something made public for a specific reason), you could get in trouble for even just using a fraction of a second sample. Theres no safe/permissible amount, despite myths to the contrary. If you subscribe to a site that comes with free sample clearance, you can use any sample in their library any which way you'd like. The one site I saw that offered that was like $11-15 US/CAD a month with unlimited sample clearance, which is actually decently affordable...for pretty much anyone but me 😂 What I learned from producers opinions and experiences however was, "just sample it anyway". That's the concensus. If you're unknown and especially if you make the sample kinda hard to recognize, it's unlikely you'll get caught/pursued. If you're known and signed, leave sample clearance to your label and they'll get it done. Lastly, what I did in a different song of mine is also an option- if you're just sampling a baseline, as long as it's not identical to the original or it is but it's not unique to that song (lots of 70s grooves were kind of standards for the genre), you can reverse engineer it using midi notes with a sampled real bass wav and be 100% in the clear. Well, if the bass sound sample is clear, but royalty free string samples are super easy to find. Hope this helps. Now 🎶give us the funk!
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Hi RUclipsr, could You teach these Techniques for FL Studio 24?
I love the idea of bouncing those chops to MIDI and treating them like you're writing a piano roll melody. I immediately had to go find out how to so it on my MPC and have found some cool sounds that way. Kudos!
Happy to help, glad it’s all transferable!
im still a beginner producer but one of the things i think helps with sampling is choosing a song that have a meaning or a memory attached to you believe me you will work on it better
agreed
I find it funny that the more technology thats made to help us sample, the less creativity people use when they sample
Same goes for these midi chord and melody generators
Okay boomer
@@stretch1807 ok fruit cake
@@sherwoodd1 facts
People over complicate sampling. It has to be a feeling.
This was by far, the most comprehensive, helpful, and creative Sampling Techniques video I've ever seen. I've been searching for a video like this for a while and most time the techniques are either WAY to basic (such as simply chopping, or pitching a sample), or WAY to complicated, and they assume the viewer is a top notch producer/audio engineer.
This was the best of all worlds, as it was showed the basic tactics for beat hobbyists like myself, but also thoroughly explained the more difficult techniques that I want to start exploring, as I feel I've moved into intermediate levels of sampling techniques. All in all, thank you for such a great video. You've got a subscriber out of me and I will continue to follow your content.
What a wonderful comment and kind review! Thanks a bunch, glad it was helpful!
This is one of the best video’s made regarding this topic. I’m fully into sampling on the mpc and even using some of the beginner’s techniques make wonders!
@@PabloDeModeOfficial ah dude, that means the world! Mission accomplished!
100%.
10/10, such a concise breakdown from beginning to end. I skipped and then realised I missed so much so had to go back and watch it in full!
Thanks so much Mateo, I try my best to order things in the best narrative possible!
Theres so much value in the video its unreal! Proper quality and hugely inspiring content - so well presented and easy to understand. Looking forward to spending time on this and have bookmarked as Ill keep gong back to it. Thank you. This is awesome!
Happy to help bud, I’m so pleased you found it useful, I put alot into it!
You are producing such incredible content I hope that you truly know how grateful people like me are that there's people like you out there making incredibly comprehensive and inspiring content for us to learn from!!
Sir. Your training is phenomenal! I love your style, appreciating you examples of doing too little vs. doing too much. This is awesome! 10/10!
I appreciate that! Thank you, glad it’s helpful!
I don't know how the RUclips algorithm brought me here, but I'm so glad it did. I make an offering to the RUclips gods for continued good fortune (ie. liked and subscribed)
@@philviral I’m pleased you found us!
May the RUclips gods continue to bless your eyes and ears!
This one popped up again in my feed (like the fourth time now) ..and one more time you had to keep me company while making dinner tonight! :D Such a damn GREAT video man. I learn something new each time I watch it! Lovely stuff!
:D
Hooray!!! It’s a pleasure my friend, I’m glad you got something from it!
Some of these samples you made are really freaking good
Aye, thanks so much! Pleased you're enjoying them!
This is the BEST video on sampling/mixing I have ever seen. Thank you! This is gunna make making music way more fun and satisfying!
Happy to help!!
If you have any other areas you’d like a “complete guide to” just let me know!
That Wait and Bleed bossa nova remix was so good lol! You're really blessing people out here with this knowledge, thanks man! 🙏🏾💪🏾
Thanks bud! Glad you enjoy it.
bro this is crazy great video!
Thanks a bunch!
Some inspiring tips for sampling. I vote yes to the outro track, really liked it.
Hooray, thanks bud!
This is some good advice. Another tip I’d add: if you’re sampling vinyl and CDs is go digging in charity / thrift stores in more multicultural areas of your city. There’s nothing better than striking gold on someone’s grandmas entire collection of Indian / Thai / Korean vinyl 👀
@@hapexzm brother. The amount of cassettes of stuff barely anyones heard. even in my own culture lineage i never known would exist. My parents pull out old Arabic cassettes with PHENOMINAL singers!! Im like "ma whos this?' Shes lik "oh its our neighbor from the village she died in the 80s before she got chance to be famous" im like WHAT?
Sounds better than many pop artists. I think because in america we focus on quality gear and HQ recording, over in the villages all they had was Brute Practice.
@@SunAndMirror totally. I also think that’s why a lot of drummers in the 60s were so technically like “jazz elite” - because prob the only entertainment they had in their apartment was sticks and a practice pad hah.
And yea, I got a bunch of old Turkish home recorded reel to reels in London. I’ll never know the name of the songs or artists but there’s some crazy heat on there!
Groove, vibe and overall quality can be accomplished with just simple chopping and some pitch shift here and there. I am that boomer who does it the oldskool way and it makes me happy when all the stuff clicks together
9:02 you can also use a plugin called chroma or pitchmap on chords to help them stay in key while shifting
@@virtual6438 thats so cool!
The "Wait and Bleed" melody just had me shaking 🤣🤣🤣
Absolutely fantastic guide to sampling in the modern era. Brilliantly produced video.
Thanks so much that's very kind!
You doing gods work, thank you
I was watching alchemist videos all day
and by the night i got this video
blessed
I'm so pleased you made it here!
This was very inspiring, one of the best videos i ever watched from you! Thank you!
@@DystopianTofu thank you so much, I’ll try to keep it up!
I've never heard of you until this video but instant subscribe. Refreshing way of teaching & some techniques using stock plug ins that are amazing
Welcome aboard, thanks for the kind words!!
Never realized that utilizing midi notes was God level lol, it's how I started... Now I'm much more into theory and playing chords/progressions myself.
@@bremflux6464 sick
@@WillHatton what plugin or settings did you use to chop up the sample @ 5:14
@@halstedhouse Simpler, it's built into Ableton, all of my settings are on screen
TBH as a guy who uses a lot of midi in his plunderphonics I still feel like the tracks that I only use samples on both are harder to make and also are more rewarding to make for me. There is something insane in the best way about making something that is solely from other music, rather than me realizing "oh well I don't really have this type of instrument or progression sampled or something close to this, I'll just make it myself", for me its almost like giving up on doing a DJ Shadow thing, because I don't have the collection he has, but I respect how it could be seen as more "musical".
This is perfect video I needed, thank you 😊
Happy to help!
i cant belive this video is free 10/10 bro you are the best
First. Video of yours great incite new subscriber thanks
Welcome aboard, if there are other "complete breakdowns" you'd like to see, just let me know!
Great tutorial! Mos Def used this sample!
Watching this made me think I need to pick up my game. Inspiring the tremolo trick I’ll use tomorrow
Tiny incremental changes each day, enjoy adding the tremolo trick to your arsenal!
Great content creator. I'm so glad I stumbled upon this video. Super dope! Much love!
Thank you so much!
Bro hats off to you. I want to shake uour hand and just thank you so much for the good work you're doing on youtube. Im now a subscriber
I appreciate that! Thank you, welcome aboard!
Really cool to see you grow man 🔥
@@samuelnaesen1176 Thanks! Always a pleasure to hear from you bro, good to see you.
Absolutely the best video on this topic! I really could listen to you talk man, you're fun!
Thanks so much!
This is the video I’ve been searching for the past 14 years
@@GurjinderBhandal-s5n glad you found it!
Fantastic video! Something for everyone, beginners and advanced producers. Nice demonstrations and inspiring ideas
Thanks for the kind words, glad it resonated with you!
Everyone else has already said most of everything, so I'll say this: one of my favorite parts of this is seeing his face and mood light up whenever he's playing or making music.
I love seeing fellow creatives in their zone. Hella inspiring.
Really appreciate that man, mixed reviews on the face cam most days but I think it’s what separates it from yet another AI voiced video. We want to have a bit of a conversation, even if it is a bit one sided!
Cheers, really appreciate you taking the time!
Uuuuuhhmmmm, not to be hyperbolic - but you may have just changed my life!!
Thank you, homie!
Huge praise, happy to help!
This is the best video I have seen on Sampling, period!
I appreciate your kindness!
Dude you're the best. Thank you X a MILLION! Very informative. SUBSCRIBED!
Just stumbled across this. Never heard of you up until now. Great video. I’ll be digging into your other stuff! Thanks for sharing
@@forwardever thank you! Welcome aboard
Dude! This was amazing. Exactly what I was looking for when it comes to sampling
@@ryanbent9368 mission accomplished! I’m so please you found it!
Best sampling video I’ve seen
that j dilla chop in 3 4 is so unique
@@virtual6438 right? Dudes a genius!
great video! I'm just starting to learn sampling, this is a perfect video for it, thank you!!
@@lilpier_ my pleasure! Happy to help!
Love your content,you somehow popped up on my feed whilst looking for sound tutorials 😅wasn't disappointed so have done a cheeky subscribe lads 👌🔥
Appreciate you bud, hope you found what you needed! Welcome aboard.
Very clean, good tempo of the video, good talking points
@@MotokoKusanagi wonderful feedback, thank you!
this video is amazing, every single one you make is class and insightful!
Thanks so much, friend!
Really good stuff mate, cheers!
Thanks a bunch, glad you enjoyed!
Man, thanks for this amazing video. Not only you offer advanced techniques but you also try to apply AI which is not only the future, but the present! (And not everyone is aware of that!) Of course I subscribed 🔝
What kind feedback, thank you dude.
Welcome aboard.
great stuff! Thanks for sharing
Glad you enjoyed it!
Amazing content as always Will, this is a game changer for me.
@@Lucassethpublic I’m so pleased! Happy to help!
The sneaky Geggy Tah cow, you absolute legend!
🤷🏻♂️😂
What an amazingly informative video, thanks Will, have a fun day! ;D
Happy to help, right back at you!
Amazing!!! This definitely has given me some creative inspiration as I transition from Logic to Ableton DAW
Such a great video bro!
Thank you kindly!
Dope video bro 👌🏿
These are really clever techniques, lots of useful stuff here. Thanks for sharing
My pleasure, glad it helps! :)
@@WillHatton what ableton plugin did you use for chopping up samples (before the effects section chorus)
@@drum789 Simpler
Absolutely phenomenal video! Thanks for the great tips 👏👏
Thanks for swinging by!
Masterclass.
Shucks, thanks man!
My favorite samplebased producer is Blockhead. He has a great ear for combining different samples
He works with Aesop Rock a lot (they're long time friends) so Blockhead gets a piece of my heart ❤️
His remix of Aes' 'Pigs' is THE version for me. The original doesn't even sound familiar anymore.
Real masterclass, love it
oh wow, this really needs to be the new outro, sick.
great episode mate!
Thanks bud!
Nice work dude!
Thanks!
Super video! Deserves a way more views:) If I may, the constant headphones on/off was a bit distracting. Otherwise awesome ideas!!
@@Drummer9027 noted, thanks very much! :)
Nice information, wow I need see again this video again. I love it 😎
Glad it’s helping!
best sampling video ever
That was bloody magic!!! Thank you Harry Potter!!!!!
I got this pretty cool rim shot by sampling my stool
Like the stool you were sitting on or your poop?
Can someone check on this dude he never responded 😂
Awesome Will, nicely done. Thanks :)
Oh man such a nice a video your voice is really pleasing to listen to. I like how youre not going with the typical annoying childish youtuber voice. So refreshing and hard to come by.
@@JP-oq7zr oh my goodness, what a compliment - thank you!
awesome video man, definably helped, an ai tool video would be awesome, but once again amazing stuff man
Thank you, added to the list!
@@WillHatton also have you made a video on mixing and mastering before, if not i'd love to see one
Thanks a lot. Really helpful those tips!
Happy to help!
I guess people watching P-6 videos is prompting the algorithm to give this video lots of impressions! I've got an MPC One already but the P-6 looks more fun.
I honestly didn't know the exact meaning of sampling but I think I know now.
@@SalientTruth I’m so pleased!
wow, so many cool techniques, thanks!!
Happy to help!!
Will watch this a few times over. Lashings of good karma for you 🫡
@@JonathanClark99 reach out if anything doesn’t make sense! ✌🏻
Damnit this video makes me want to switch to Ableton, anyways great advice bro. Appreciate it
I think it's applicable to all DAWs, happy to help bud!
that thumbnail is so funny yet true omg 😅
Sampling doesnt start for me on the internet, it starts by grabbing vinyl. I dont feel the internet sampling at all
Elitist that must love to sniff his own farts LoL
Love this Will thank you!!!
@@damiantaylor896 Thank you, sir!!!
Cheers Will, that was really useful...
How would you go about sampling say a specific line from a film or part of a specific song or speech? Just find the audio and chop it up somehow? (I'm more of a beginner)
I actually love sampling monologues from movies! I probably do this more than musical samples.
Yeah, find the sample you like, if it's noisey (if there are cars going by or other music playing) you probably want to clean it up as best as you can using a site like lalal.ai or something similar if you don't want to pay) And then I try to chop up my movie sample so it's at least timely with the music, I think of it like a rap vocal, there's some spoken word, a space for music, some more spoken word. You still want to let the music breathe!
Great information
Track Lib looks great, Being able to play around with the samples is cool. The automatic clearance is what you want, but the whole sharing reveue forever thing is a bit extreme. Should just be a one off payment. I love sampling but I hate paying to play......lol. Hey, do you still need to clear the samples if you comleptely mangle them to the point of unrecognizability. At a certain point the sound source becomes irrelevant, like when you used the resonator effect, it basically became a new sound. In that case Would Tracklib even know if you used their sample without clearing?
If I haven't misread your comment, I think your referring to Tracklib of old. The copyright clearance is now part of your subscription I believe!
Great video! For the vocoder part, how did you map 4 parameters to be all controlled with Macro 1? Also in different directions. I would appreciate if you'd share.
Great content 👊🏼
I'm so pleased you think so, cheers!
Great video, thank you 🔥🔥🔥
I love that new outro song
@@jimiboi87 jono did a fantastic job!
Anyone have a link to the samba guitar dude?! Super cool!!
ohhh noooooooo
that mr. bill tip killed me
Extremely informative
@@marl-author2531 thanks, I’m glad you thought so!
2:57 Pretty sure this was in Heat. A Common song from Like Water for Chocolate
Yep
great work Will! AI samples episode will be very welcomed
@@true.dat_ I’ll add it to the list, sounds great!
Great vid thanks! Where can I see the full Wait and Bleed cover at 4:24?
ruclips.net/video/XBPLK1Hrcyo/видео.htmlsi=GkrEy7z6mpODqzx7
@Bearamic
I came to the comments for this
Great video !
Amazing video very insighful
@@Hasil_Kureshi happy to help!
love from india that sample was crazy
I've been sampling for over 20 years. This is a good video. But as an old timer I think you missed something fundamental. I grew up sampling from vinyl, tape, CD, radio and in the field using classic samplers like the MPC, and the Akai S200, using an Atari. This brings me onto the best part of sampling ... crate digging. Digging through boxes of vinyl wherever I could find them. And then getting home and sampling from them. Working within the sampling time limitations of an SP1200 is the reason why I use an SP1200. I've never used Tracklib. It doesn't appeal to me. I'm from a different era. Hardware and vinyl is a large part of sampling.
Do you know anything about copyright if chopping up say a 70's funk bassline?
Nice vid BTW!
I just had to research all this myself after making the SICKEST vocal chop out of a 70s funk song. I was mostly disappointed in what I found out, but not entirely discouraged.
Here's what I uncovered (note: I only really researched the laws for Canada where I am and the US. Copyright law is territorial, I.e., specific to where you live, so if you're not in one of those, there might be the odd inconsistency):
If the recording you sampled is not public domain (and 70s recordings arent there in terms of time yet so you'd need to find something made public for a specific reason), you could get in trouble for even just using a fraction of a second sample. Theres no safe/permissible amount, despite myths to the contrary.
If you subscribe to a site that comes with free sample clearance, you can use any sample in their library any which way you'd like.
The one site I saw that offered that was like $11-15 US/CAD a month with unlimited sample clearance, which is actually decently affordable...for pretty much anyone but me 😂
What I learned from producers opinions and experiences however was, "just sample it anyway". That's the concensus.
If you're unknown and especially if you make the sample kinda hard to recognize, it's unlikely you'll get caught/pursued.
If you're known and signed, leave sample clearance to your label and they'll get it done.
Lastly, what I did in a different song of mine is also an option- if you're just sampling a baseline, as long as it's not identical to the original or it is but it's not unique to that song (lots of 70s grooves were kind of standards for the genre), you can reverse engineer it using midi notes with a sampled real bass wav and be 100% in the clear. Well, if the bass sound sample is clear, but royalty free string samples are super easy to find.
Hope this helps. Now 🎶give us the funk!
bro i think you should DS your voice a lilbit 😂