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Hey all, I am just wondering what kind of music you guys like to sample the most, or what kind you find turns out the best samples to produce hip hop.
Mostly, I have been sampling classical/orchestral music, but am getting tired of it. I tried sampling some jazz and made a tune or two, but couldnt find any gems.
I tend to like to make dark, moody, or grimey beats, if you will, and I was wondering if anyone else that likes to make these type of beats knows any good sources to sample from.
I went looking for some old sci-fi horror theme songs for maybe some cool creepy samples, but couldnt find much, any suggestions? All input is welcome, not just for darker samples.
Oh, and I dont expect anyone to give away their sampling secrets, haha, but still why not give a little suggestion or two, to benefit anyone around here.
Cheers.
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8,720 posts, Univ. of Houston-Downtown
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go to the-breaks.com, look up what type of records your favorite artists sample, an get an idea from that.
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318 posts, Registered User
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i've sampled lots of different stuff from gospel to prog rock to jazz to soul to funk. just look at everything you can get your hands on, you might think such & such artists is the most goofy **** you ever heard but they will have that one break on one song that you can flip.
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78 posts, Registered User
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Personally,I like to sample all sorts of music just about anything.You can pretty much turn anything into hip-hop just depending on how you use it.You say you like the dark moody samples,I know just what you mean.Just look into artists who have that sort of sound and get into them.You know for example and this is just an example The Doors made they're music a little on the dark side.You might also consider digging through some old soundtracks,you might be suprised at what you can find.
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17 posts, Registered User
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Nice replies guys.
I like that "the-breaks" site alot, I found a site similar to it a long time ago but lost it, so this was a nice bit of insight into sampling.
It seems like jazz and soul are the main genres to find gems in, I suppose I should go e-digging now shouldnt I?
JohnnyStorm, the doors are a great suggestion, I might have to take a look into them and similar artist. I see you like MF Doom, now theres a good producer! I can only imagine how much sampling he does....
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130 posts, Registered User
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My number one is jazz... that's probably just because I've recently developed a taste for it though. I've sampled everything from 80's 'trash' to 100-year-old piano rags. Soundtracks are a good call.
Everyone loves to sample classic R&B, jazz, rock, etc. but it's also good to go for obscure sh*t. I was reading Madlib's SCRATCH interview a while back, he was saying how when he goes record digging with his friends he'll pull out records and his friends will be like "Oh, there's not gonna be anything good on that" but he always manages to find something.
Buy records you think you'll enjoy listening to and the gems will find you.
"Leave no record unplayed"
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thanx for the tips on the site, i just sample everything and anything that sounds good and goes well with my drums
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3,123 posts, Registered User
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Originally Posted by AaronPatey
It seems like jazz and soul are the main genres to find gems in, I suppose I should go e-digging now shouldnt I?
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No ... Oh damn, the inital reaction for people who wanna sample now a days, is go e-digging? SMH
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290 posts, Registered User
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also think about who the best musicians are for the instrument you want.....you got classical so probly orchestral thangs and strings.....guitarists like bb king, eric clapton, hendrix, zepplin, etc. etc. check out vocals from bjork i find her vocals to go well in dark songs
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17 posts, Registered User
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Originally Posted by orjanbeats
No ... Oh damn, the inital reaction for people who wanna sample now a days, is go e-digging? SMH
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Well I dont really have the time, money, or effort to sit in a room crowded with records at the moment. My resort is to look on the internet. Plus, how am I going to sample a record without a turntable?
My initial reaction is "Wow I wish I had a basement full of old records and a working turntable", but I dont.
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