SP-FORUMS

I've never relied on my 404 for sequencing... either DAW or MPC

this is true

i usually just pull a grip of records maybe 5 maybe 25 and work with the samples I get from those records

when i feel like I've exhausted the possibilities I delete the samples

drum samples are another story though

I take my time and create drum kits and libraries that I can use ...

202
404
505

considering adopting another 202

i never used the 808

way back my man had a 808, he didn't make beats on it (he rocks on MPC) but he swore by the effects an sometimes used it to multitrack

how does it rate a s a beat machine ??

how about the RZA flip Bob James' Nautilus for Daytona 500 ? I feel like it's one of the dopest loops ever still and when it came out I remember feeling the same way

but definitely RZA's flipping Syl Johnson for Shame on a Nigga should be mentioned as an "all-time greatest" sample flip

oh I have used manufactured samples before... i can;t remember a particular time but i know that i have..

just that it is in conflict with my philosophy and beat theory

also, im not necessarily concerned with "hard work" ....sometimes it is a lot of work to make your beat sound right but ...

I've always altered snare drums by using time-stretch and resampling the snare

I know it doesn't truly effect the velocity but it sounds good and gives you a natural sounding alternate snare drum for your beat.. another option would be to add a subtle sound underneath your snare.. like a clap EQed ...

LesPasta, what's wack about it? Just curious on your two cents.....

I believe that listening for and selecting your samples from within the context of the original source material is essential to the foundation of sample based music. It shows the artists "hand" in work that is constructed from ...

i guess it's fair game but it's wack

maybe I'm a hypocrite because I have a stack of breaks records but I'm ok with being a hypocrite

I second PlebMan

202 and 404 is the best combination

I know I say it often but it is true

this changes my perspective.. don goldman is very ill

when I sample with the 202 i bounce the audio back to the 404.. i like recording a hard snare drum with lofi 1 and then cleaning it up a little with the 404 eq and maybe compressor

kick drum is a little different, lofi setting doesn't always ...

i tend to stick with hifi and lofi 1

recording takes with both settings and comparing the samples later

Dorkus wrote:I regret selling my 202. I looked past its potential based alone on the fact it has no sequencer.

I made this mistake the first time around with the 202, i bought it in 98 sold it in 2000... at the time I was using it to trigger one shots and loops to record onto portastudio

mistakes of my youth

one of my all-time favorites from the forum

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