needing some help lately....

DREWDANK · Post by **DREWDANK** » Wed Dec 19, 2007 9:32 pm

ok so anyways....
i need help on how to sample or make my own.....
cuz i just have drum loops and would like to have some tips on mabye...electric piano....
or something else...just some tips on how and what to do...i have the rca cables...just some help plz....

mostblunted · Post by **mostblunted** » Wed Dec 19, 2007 9:53 pm

...
What?

blast1 · Post by **blast1** » Wed Dec 19, 2007 11:17 pm

mostblunted wrote:...
What?

lol, got me too... ''drew'', can you re-phrase your ?uestion again...

Euclid Ov Oåklånd · Wed Dec 19, 2007 11:19 pm

Tell me what you want to sample and I'll help you.

blast1 · Post by **blast1** » Wed Dec 19, 2007 11:40 pm

well, i'm guessin if your electric piano has an audio out(i know organs do), or an 1/4" headphone out then your gonna need an 1/4'' to rca out, then plug into the male rca then into the line in of your 404, then sample away...hope i didn't confuse you & hope this helps, if this is what you askin, there's a missing word in your ?uestion, that's why i'm stumped...

it's one of those, "OOOOO"

DREWDANK · Post by **DREWDANK** » Thu Dec 20, 2007 2:26 am

like when i sample from a key board how many key notes should i sample?
...cuz i sample like three.....then i dont know how to make the chorus part of the song help...me plz...i know im confusing....errrg sorryyyyy

bishojo_command · Post by **bishojo_command** » Thu Dec 20, 2007 5:13 am

if you can you play the electric piano

- why not try plug it into yr sp and then just jam to something - easier if you keep it in a specific key.

You may have success if you end up with a long single sample of jammed stuff - runs apreggios, chords - that you can then go back and chop up to bits that you can drop over yr drums.

like a beat battle.

If you can't play the epiano you can still do this anyway - you might want to look up some theory on modes/scales so you know what keys to stick to for a particular key.

DREWDANK · Post by **DREWDANK** » Thu Dec 20, 2007 3:29 pm

what is the correct way to chop?

becuase i wil lsample the same thing twice....and use the mark and start/end/level trick

so is there a way the 404 can chop up smaples....or can someone give me a hint? :roll:

sorry im still a newb

blast1 · Post by **blast1** » Thu Dec 20, 2007 6:40 pm

xdrewx wrote:like when i sample from a key board how many key notes should i sample?
...cuz i sample like three.....then i dont know how to make the chorus part of the song help...me plz...i know im confusing....errrg sorryyyyy

"Oooooohhhhh"

Phoplay · Post by **Phoplay** » Thu Dec 20, 2007 7:32 pm

xdrewx wrote:so is there a way the 404 can chop up smaples....or can someone give me a hint? :roll:
sorry im still a newb

In another thread, I'm pretty sure someone said that a good method is to have your sample copied to three or four buttons. That way, you can chop the same sample individually and get the sound you're looking for.

I'm a complete newb, too (haven't even gotten my 404 yet), so maybe someone else has a better method...

fauna · Post by **fauna** » Thu Dec 20, 2007 8:08 pm

hey drew, there's aw sorts of different ways to do this, mans. what i recommend (along w/ taking the advice of peeps on the forum) is google / youtube "beat making" or "beat construction" or "sample methods" as keywords, and you'll find vids of great producers explaining & showing HOW they are choppin and arranging.

even if they're using different gear, the techniques can apply.

consider it their christmas present to ya!

good luck.

DREWDANK · Post by **DREWDANK** » Thu Dec 20, 2007 9:25 pm

fauna wrote:hey drew, there's aw sorts of different ways to do this, mans. what i recommend (along w/ taking the advice of peeps on the forum) is google / youtube "beat making" or "beat construction" or "sample methods" as keywords, and you'll find vids of great producers explaining & showing HOW they are choppin and arranging.

even if they're using different gear, the techniques can apply.

consider it their christmas present to ya!

good luck.

thx looking now

Euclid Ov Oåklånd · Thu Dec 20, 2007 11:15 pm

Yeah, youtube has a lot of videos on production that are still relevant to making beats with any sampler.

drewzle · Post by **drewzle** » Fri Dec 21, 2007 1:21 am

xdrewx - check the videos at this page:

http://www.16pads.com/video.html

jbl · Post by **jbl** » Fri Dec 21, 2007 7:14 am

also drew if you want to play your organ straight in you could;
1.)make pattern
2.)record that pattern the length you would want it onto a md/tape/etc...
note: write down tempo on tape.
3.)just listen to that pattern, as you record what organ you would want on a single pad.
4.) when done select pattern play said pattern and then get out of pattern mode and select pad with organ.
now this can be tricky so you will need a specific point where the pad(organ) comes in. i would suggest 1bar in, or after a pattern finishes one cycle.