Hey everyone, I am going to try and articulate my question as best as I am able.
I've been trying to make beats for a month soon and am interested in sampling. Most of my favourite music is sampled beats. I have had very little success so far with sampling, in fact the most successful sample attempt was my most recent one, I sampled a piano I found on the Flip This forum.
I must have done something right because it is the first time I have had my chop pattern loop properly. I tried to count the beats and used the tempo tapper and used the auto slice on the beat. It was a fluke in my opinion, but I managed to compose a new melody with the chops and I got the new melody to actually loop. I can't link just yet, but the track is called "Guadosalaample" and is on my soundcloud of which there is a link in my signature.
So in pattern 1 I made a new loop using the chops, and in pattern 2 I made a loop using the chops etc.
However, most every single one of my other sampling attempts has the following problem.
I try to tap the tempo as best as I am able, I choose a bit of the sample to trim and make my chops, either automatically or by hand, I usually get the same result.
I then use my midi controller to try and make a new melody with my chops, but there is always something missing at the end, there's usually a gap that stops the new chop patterns from looping properly. What could be causing this? Are my chops too short? Maybe it's my choice of sample and I am missing that one extra note? Am I tapping out the wrong tempo or maybe not cutting enough bars or too many bars? Once I tap out the tempo I don't usually listen for the bars I try to trim the sample that I want based on the grid in the background of Slicex or Edison.
When I trim a sample I don't usually make it loop first either, I am not sure if that's important to have. I don't usually use full loops because I don't like it personally, so I take segments out and try to rearrange chops to make new melodies.
I've tried searching for an answer but everything I have found so far hasn't had the exact answer I need.
I know this question is a bit nebulous and a bit "hand-holdey", I have not asked any questions before as I prefer to find answers myself, but sampling truly has me stumped. It has been way easier reading up on music theory and composing new tracks than sampling in my opinion!
Thanks for your time.
I've been trying to make beats for a month soon and am interested in sampling. Most of my favourite music is sampled beats. I have had very little success so far with sampling, in fact the most successful sample attempt was my most recent one, I sampled a piano I found on the Flip This forum.
I must have done something right because it is the first time I have had my chop pattern loop properly. I tried to count the beats and used the tempo tapper and used the auto slice on the beat. It was a fluke in my opinion, but I managed to compose a new melody with the chops and I got the new melody to actually loop. I can't link just yet, but the track is called "Guadosalaample" and is on my soundcloud of which there is a link in my signature.
So in pattern 1 I made a new loop using the chops, and in pattern 2 I made a loop using the chops etc.
However, most every single one of my other sampling attempts has the following problem.
I try to tap the tempo as best as I am able, I choose a bit of the sample to trim and make my chops, either automatically or by hand, I usually get the same result.
I then use my midi controller to try and make a new melody with my chops, but there is always something missing at the end, there's usually a gap that stops the new chop patterns from looping properly. What could be causing this? Are my chops too short? Maybe it's my choice of sample and I am missing that one extra note? Am I tapping out the wrong tempo or maybe not cutting enough bars or too many bars? Once I tap out the tempo I don't usually listen for the bars I try to trim the sample that I want based on the grid in the background of Slicex or Edison.
When I trim a sample I don't usually make it loop first either, I am not sure if that's important to have. I don't usually use full loops because I don't like it personally, so I take segments out and try to rearrange chops to make new melodies.
I've tried searching for an answer but everything I have found so far hasn't had the exact answer I need.
I know this question is a bit nebulous and a bit "hand-holdey", I have not asked any questions before as I prefer to find answers myself, but sampling truly has me stumped. It has been way easier reading up on music theory and composing new tracks than sampling in my opinion!
Thanks for your time.