Any tips/tricks when sampling music for instrumentals?
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Posted on Oct 08, 2009 09:56 am
Indellable
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Member Since: Aug 12, 2008
I know tracking out and individualy EQing each instrument is ideal but if I sample a song that already has a bunch of instruments in it - do I need to apply any additional EQ or FX to it? Whenever I do this, I usually just add new/additional drums, maybe a bassline from a guitar or synth if needed and often times a harmony by playing a synth. Just want it to sound as clean as possible. Should I leave the sample alone and look to just EQ the additional parts I added or should I be doing something to the sample as well?
People sample all the time and the end result sounds so crisp. Mine? Not so much all the time and I'm wondering if I'm missing something or if I need to just keep plugging away.
Thanks.
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Noize2uCzar of MidiAdministrator
Since: Apr 04, 2002
Oct 08, 2009 04:26 pm What you do to the sample really depends what the final sound is your after. If it is crisp that you looking to end up with then I do suggest working with the sample to attain that type of sound.
I generally use samples like that and twist them into something different. So for me EQ and processing is an important part of the sample.
If you are looking to retain the sample cleanly and make it fit in with the other sounds you choose then using EQ is perfectly fine, whether you are pulling out frequencies or adding some.
cooloFrisco's Most UnderratedMember
Since: Jan 28, 2003
Oct 08, 2009 05:23 pm Depends on the sample, and what you're adding. But often I will eq the sample a little bit to fit the new elements in more smoothly.
Oct 10, 2009 02:06 am i like to mangle canned loops and the like to the point where it usually sounds nothing like the original (pitch shift and distortions are my fav)....let your ears tell you what it needs....eq would prolly be the most usefull...you can bandpass for a "notchy" sound which will leave plenty of room for the other tracks...or simply cut the lows out to get it to sit nicely in the mix without adding too much energy to the bottom end.....i like cutting all the lows on one loop, then filtering the highs out of a different one, for a "combined" beat....
if it's full range multi-instrument music i donno what to tell ya....context is key. i know if i took a loop from a big band...then started addin' tracks on top of it, it'd get pretty messy without eq.
