Using mp3 samples in your track.

Madou · Post by **Madou** » Mon Nov 22, 2010 11:22 am

Kreate by Jochem Paap even got a Youtube drums library. All lo-fi sound samples from youtube. Most of the samples sound like they are a lot less than 320Kbps. As said by widdly it depends on the context...
As long as it sounds good in the mix there's no problem in using 320 samples.

NomadSpectrum · Post by **NomadSpectrum** » Mon Nov 22, 2010 11:32 am

I have lifted voice and atmospheres from YT for that lofi vibe but never a kick - but as said before if it sounds ok go for it

koen1978 wrote:
How do you guys sample stuff?

I put the whole mp3 in Audicity and then cut the bit I want and save as a wav file them put in Ableton either on an audio track or simpler depending what I am doing with it

patrick bateman · Post by **patrick bateman** » Mon Nov 22, 2010 11:59 am

NomadSpectrum wrote: I put the whole mp3 in Audicity and then cut the bit I want and save as a wav file them put in Ableton either on an audio track or simpler depending what I am doing with it

Why do you save it as wav?

NomadSpectrum · Post by **NomadSpectrum** » Mon Nov 22, 2010 1:37 pm

patrick bateman wrote:
NomadSpectrum wrote: I put the whole mp3 in Audicity and then cut the bit I want and save as a wav file them put in Ableton either on an audio track or simpler depending what I am doing with it
Why do you save it as wav?

More out of habit than anything else

thefunnel · Post by **thefunnel** » Mon Nov 22, 2010 2:15 pm

Sometimes lo-fi is what you're going for. I highly recommend snagging mp3 and worse sounds, or analog sounds with lots of noise, to add a little grit and rawness to things. It just has to be done tastefully and not overused...unless you're inteltionally going for extremes!

I think a lot of producers are so tired of the hyper-sterile cleanliness digital ITB production of the 2000s, and are ready to make a turn toward the raw again.

tone-def · Post by **tone-def** » Mon Nov 22, 2010 4:44 pm

patrick bateman wrote:
NomadSpectrum wrote: I put the whole mp3 in Audicity and then cut the bit I want and save as a wav file them put in Ableton either on an audio track or simpler depending what I am doing with it
Why do you save it as wav?

because most music software doesn't like mp3

tone-def · Post by **tone-def** » Mon Nov 22, 2010 5:07 pm

thefunnel wrote: I think a lot of producers are so tired of the hyper-sterile cleanliness digital ITB production of the 2000s, and are ready to make a turn toward the raw again.

the stupid thing is it's really easy to make raw sounding productions ITB.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HPOZzE1s ... re=related

patrick bateman · Post by **patrick bateman** » Mon Nov 22, 2010 5:34 pm

tone-def wrote:
patrick bateman wrote:
NomadSpectrum wrote: I put the whole mp3 in Audicity and then cut the bit I want and save as a wav file them put in Ableton either on an audio track or simpler depending what I am doing with it
Why do you save it as wav?
because most music software doesn't like mp3

But he wrote that he is using ableton, and ableton supports mp3, so it sounds a bit strange in my opinion, to make the file 5-8 times bigger by converting it to wav.
That's why I asked, maybe there was a REALLY good explanation.