Do you remember the songs you sample?

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hi-ku

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I was watching a video on Dilla's record collection and J-Rocc was going through the crates and looked at the record and could tell what song he sampled for what beat and it got me thinking i have to keep a folder of the songs i sampled. Do you guys have to do the same thing or do you remember?
 
yea i try to, beats that i like i know everyone record i sampled (for the most part). but its definetly worth knowing what records u used, especially if u need to remake a beat or get your sample cleared.
 
It is very important to document any samples you take well. If you ever make money off of a track with said sample in it. You will have to get it cleared, which requires a lot of specific info about the sample.
 
Nah, I have multiple interests oustide of music. My brain can't retain everything. I name the sample by artist but I dont list the exact song. I dont worry about sample clearance issues. I've learned from a friend that a sample clearance problem for an unknown producer is one of those few probelms you welcome. If that happens, that means:
1) You have talent and someone else likes your beats.
2)Free publicity
 
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Squeeckey said:
It is very important to document any samples you take well. If you ever make money off of a track with said sample in it. You will have to get it cleared, which requires a lot of specific info about the sample.
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That's the difference though in keeping a catalog or remembering the sample info off the top of
your head and i think the o.p. meant the latter.

It's definitely best to organize and name your samples/chops though for future reference.
I usually just name the folder of the group and since i'm limited to characters (mpc can't read
over 7) i just take a word from the song title which i can always look up (the full title)later.


Peace
 
benji2 said:
I name the sample by artist but I dont list the exact song.
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this is my method as well. i normally grab a handfull of samples off of one record and dont see the point in naming them all. seems like a waste of time if you ask me. if it came down to clearing a sample, i would just go back to the record and listen for it. but in most cases i wont use a sample unless i can flip it into something entirely different from the original. its basically a remix if you dont alter the sample anyways.
 
hi-ku said:
I was watching a video on Dilla's record collection and J-Rocc was going through the crates and looked at the record and could tell what song he sampled for what beat and it got me thinking i have to keep a folder of the songs i sampled. Do you guys have to do the same thing or do you remember?
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love that video
 
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