Choping up samples help!!??

[TDOT]

What up FP?

I'm trying to sample an ambient track, but the song is veryyyyy slow and also there are no drums for me to count with.

I can't seem to find the BPM and see any directions because the beat is so slow and there are no drums with it.

Any tips on how to loop an ambient type sample or find the bpm so I can chop it up?

[GodParticle]

Just mess with your chop points till you get a loop you like. This is just an opportunity to experiment.

[TDOT]

Thanks for responding, yea I've tried playing around with it can never get it to be perfect, maybe I'm just being to picky with my loop wanting it to be exactly right on, cause last night I tried looping this sample I found spend so long (wasting time pretty much) find that good 4 bar loop. I finally settled on what I had figured I couldn't get it any better
-then I chopped it into 16 slices and there's still a few clicks when I play it back.

[GodParticle]

Clicks are just from the chop not being at a zero point. Also trying pitching.

[TDOT]

can you maybe explain the chop not being at zero point a bit more?

[GodParticle]

can you maybe explain the chop not being at zero point a bit more?

So you know how when your looking at the waveform there is the line going through the middle? Zoom in really close on the beginning of the chop and adjust the chop so it starts where the waveform is passing through that middle line.

[brodel34]

no drums means it easier, not harder. speed it up or slow it down until you like what you have... dont make it harder than it is.

[TDOT]

Alright thanks for all that info
Good tips gonna try it all out, Zero Point for sure I will try that out
and no drums being easier I guess I'll have to listen more, with the drums it was easier to find a count for my bpm

[ego killer]

i dunno why you wanna chop it in 16 pieces, make good chops however many it takes. probably less than 16. personally i chop on notes, although ambient tends to not have notes. if you make your chops too small they become worthless IMO.

[TDOT]

i dunno why you wanna chop it in 16 pieces, make good chops however many it takes. probably less than 16. personally i chop on notes, although ambient tends to not have notes. if you make your chops too small they become worthless IMO.

I'm starting to realize that it takes away from ur creativity when chopping perfect 4 bar loops over 16 pads. Only reason why I'm doing it that way now is cause sampling is new to me and I was told it's good way to practive finding loops etc.
But yea I know what u mean cause sometimes I'll hit a pad and wish it continues but instead it ends because the chops are so small