also phase inversion can work if you have a clean loop with just the kick and snare. double up your track, one with just the kick looped, the other with the kick and snare, add a utility plugin (in ableton) on one of the tracks and click the phase left/right buttons. this should remove the kick and...

That makes sense, thank you.

How do you sample a snare when in most instances you will have a kick drum beneath?

I can really relate to this poster, I think, personally I feel like I have to craft every sound to sonic perfection, perhaps getting distracted in the process. I think what others have said were good. Needing to get on and not fear the worst. I had someone say to me, 'the great is the enemy of the g...

ok....no disrespect to you Atheory, as i think you contribute much knowledge to the board and i have full respect, but: i'm a bit put off by this trend of DJs who create a mix of a whole "genre", but end up playing 40%+ tracks by the same artist(s). case in point, XDB's "beatdown&quo...

ok....no disrespect to you Atheory, as i think you contribute much knowledge to the board and i have full respect, but: i'm a bit put off by this trend of DJs who create a mix of a whole "genre", but end up playing 40%+ tracks by the same artist(s). case in point, XDB's "beatdown&quo...

Hi, really liked both vibes, really strong ideas esp second, only thing I could say, as only an amateur producer mind, would be, drums are a little static in both and both seem to have a lot of high end frequency wise. I would release 2 imo. What reverbs are you using? Actually, care to tell us what...

Hey, thanks for the reply, itunes use the AAC format - better than mp3, but is this an acceptable sampling source? Amazon use a 256kps mp3. Any thoughts?