So I was watching an interview with The Alchemist the other day and got to thinking. In the interview he said he will have an idea of the beat he wants to make and dig through records until he finds exactly what he is looking for or something close enough that he can tweak it to what he wants. In that thread for the 9th beat making vid, he says something similar.
Do any of you guys do this?
I never have myself. If I come across a dope sample I flip it. I think that is what creates the diversity of my beats. If I find some dark evil piano I'll go and flip that, then right after I might loop up some chill jazz then do some up beat soul or something. I never set out trying to go for anything in particular.