OLD POST by Kid Beats:

I'm a non-qualified noob but...

I just listen for little phrases on a song that I could chop up and made something catchy out of.

I chop stuff into seperate notes, usually and I just play around on my MIDI controller until I have something good (or at least kinda good).

Just listen for little parts you could flip... stop thinking about it and just do it dude.

I usually have like like 30 different chopped samples and I end up using like 10.

Sample every single part that might be of use.



This is my process:

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Originally Posted by Kid Beats
My technique:

1) Listen to the whole song, write on a piece of paper what parts of the song I might use and what time it's at, and what is playing (i.e. 2:50 - Oooooohs)

2) I chop all these parts I want and load them into Audacity. I leave some silence in between these parts so they're organized nicely. I chop the song into 5-15 second phrases basically, because I don't want the entire song in Edison, it over-complicates things.

3) Load into Edison, chop it how I want it, usually into seperate notes

4) Drag into SliceX

5) Use piano roll to program chops, I usually end up chopping too many pieces and not using all of them, but it's all good lol.

I time stretch and pitch up in SliceX usually, I don't know if it's the best way to do it but it works for me.