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SliceX Sampling Guide for FL Studio

samplesimple — Wed, 30 Dec 2009 19:31:00 +0000

I had originally posted this in a secret location but now it is for public access. This is a Simple Help Guide for SliceX (FL Studio). I bundled this with the SliceX Sampling video.

iZotope iDrum Beatboxing Edition for iPhone

Wallholder — Sun, 19 Jul 2009 04:18:53 +0000

Though it seems a bit more complex than Intua’s Beatmaker app, the iZotope iDrum Beatboxer will surely give you more options for your Mobile Music Production Sampling experience.

As shown in the video, samples can be recorded directly into individual pads. Take a look!

Sampling YouTube into KORG KAOSS KP3 via iPod Touch

Wallholder — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 04:40:20 +0000

Still Born demonstrates sampling YouTube via iPod Touch into the KORG KAOSS KP3 Sampler.

New MOTU BPM Sampler

samplesimple — Tue, 17 Feb 2009 14:37:53 +0000

BPM (Beat Production Machine) is the new soft-sampler from MOTU. BPM is a multi-platform + format music production tool packed with 15GB of audio samples with the ability to drag/drop import your existing loops in formats such as WAV, AIFF, and REX loops.
Check out this video demonstration of the MOTU BPM Sampler.

2nd Gen iPod Touch Sampling with Intua Beatmaker

samplesimple — Sun, 11 Jan 2009 20:49:59 +0000

According to zee at the Intua Beatmaker Discussion Forum, 2nd Gen iPod Touch Music Producers can record and sample audio (even Phantom Powered mics ?!?!?) into Beatmaker.

He states that “you’re NOT restricted to crappy headset mics!”

He instructs that you first attach (to your 2nd Gen iPod Touch) a Belkin AV Cable as shown below:

This cable has 3 cable connections:

1 – Left Audio Output

1 – Right Audio Output

1 – Mono Audio Input

Then find which of the connectors is the INPUT cable and connect it to an XLR/RCA Adapter as shown below:

Then zee has ONE FINAL STEP :

“ATTACH ANY DYNAMIC MICROPHONE YOU WANT! You could even attach the output from a mixer to it so that you can adjust the input levels and use phantom powered mics! You could attach your guitar!”

If you have a 2nd Generation iPod Touch Music Producer using the Intua Beatmaker app, then please try this out and let me know how this all works out. Thanks!

Sample-Snitchin’: Do You?

samplesimple — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 03:53:07 +0000

Do you think it’s cool to reveal the samples a Producer has used for their songs?

Hip hop is an art form that has always used samples and flipped ‘em. Some samples are obvious while others are obscure b-sides, or underrated, unheard of tunes that have been chopped up by producers and served as a whole new dish for the discerning head’s palate. So I ask, Is it cool to reveal the sources of the sample? It’s pretty standard to hear sample diggers/ producers/ vinyl junkies saying “Yo, I already sampled that” or “Yeah, I know that sample”…often it makes them feel better about being a legend in their own mind, in the basement or lab listening to a sample in a song they’ve already flipped. But ‘heat’ from labels, putting producers on blast and sample clearance issues have caused many hip hop producers to opt for a ‘sampleless’ sound. This ‘sampleless’ sound is not always a sound hip hop aficionados are feeling.

Some feel this change, this growing trend of ‘sampleless’ beats softens the sound of beats. Obviously, there are deeper issues than snitchin’ at stake here! The main question ‘Is the face of hip hop production gonna change’ more with more and more producers using less samples to avoid clearance issues. Hip hop has always been an art of making something out of nothing. The ’sample’ is the basis of many a classic hip hop tune.

How To Slice and Chop Samples on the iPhone with Intua Beatmaker

samplesimple — Sun, 28 Dec 2008 05:25:46 +0000

Still Born delivers a simple sampling video demonstrating how to slice and chop samples on the iPhone with the Intua Beatmaker app. This is the first of the new SampleSimple Mobile Music Production Sessions.

Easy Sampling with Roland SP-555 Loop Capture Function

samplesimple — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 15:21:48 +0000

If the Roland SP-555 sampler is in your toolbox and you want to sample and loop from various input sources such as a CD Player, MIC or turntable, you can use the Loop Capture function. Check out this video demonstration in which a CD Player is connected, recorded and looped during playing as well as quickly assigning a vocally recorded sample to a pad.

IPhone – Trigger and Loop Samples with Intua Beatmaker

samplesimple — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 18:57:30 +0000

Look at how “intua-tive” the Beatmaker app for the IPhone/ITouch is. The triggering and looping of a sampled song is precisely on-point with no delay. The pattern sequencer also looks simple and straight-forward for beatlooping and arranging of the patterns. The Beatmaker app can be purchased directly from IPhone App Store or you can find more information about the Beatmaker app at the Intua website

Sampling with the Roland SP-555

samplesimple — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 13:13:38 +0000

Mike Acosta aka Dj Michael Trance shows us how he gets down on the Roland SP-555 and the MotionDrive. He goes on to share that he samples everything from the iTunes msuci tracks to the XBOX Halo 3 video game.