Beat Making Sampling Techniques

Question 1

What is 'crate digging' in the context of sampling?

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Searching through vinyl records and old music to find samples

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Digging through DSP presets in a DAW

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Organizing project files in folders

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A technique for layering bass samples

Question 2

What does it mean to 'chop' a sample?

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To cut a sample into smaller segments and rearrange or trigger them individually

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To lower the pitch of an entire sample

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To apply a high-pass filter to a sample

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To loop a sample continuously

Question 3

What is a 'loop' in sample-based beat making?

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A segment of audio set to repeat seamlessly

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A one-shot drum hit

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A type of synthesizer oscillator

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A MIDI controller feature

Question 4

What is 'time-stretching' in sample manipulation?

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Changing a sample's duration (speed) without altering its pitch

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Changing a sample's pitch without altering its tempo

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Reversing a sample's playback direction

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Normalizing a sample's volume

Question 5

What is 'pitch-shifting' in the context of samples?

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Changing the pitch of a sample without necessarily changing its playback speed

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Changing a sample's length without altering pitch

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Reversing a sample's waveform

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Filtering high frequencies from a sample

Question 6

What is the primary legal concern when using samples in commercially released music?

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Clearance and licensing from the original copyright holders is required

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The sample must be exactly 2 bars long

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Samples can only be used if they are over 60 years old

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Samples must be credited in the song title