Isn't that accoustic guitar sample was used on Jaher by Skinny Puppy? Absolutely best channel on youtube. Thanks, Ken!

I must say,..it’s so REFRESHING, your style and take on music and production. Your enthusiasm is contagious, Ken. I can’t wait to get moved so I can get back in it. Thanks for these mega-tips. We used to use an Akai S2000 years ago (yeah, w that tiny ass screen lol)... but I notice something interesting after some years w software like Ableton (and sw sampler plug-ins). I notice that the IDEAS come out entirely different between messing w those he samplers versus mousing ariund software. Also some of the crazy nice filters i recall from the Akai and minute sample degradation/resolution/conversion(grit) is missing from software.

Creating field recording libraries is good for this purpose as well. It’s amazing how much can be added to a project by effecting, time stretching or mangling an organic, and otherwise benign sound. Wind, birds, crunching leaves or the carbonation in a glass of soda can be completely psychotic.

One more time for the people in the back: PAY YOUR FRIENDS

Ken, the best part of this vid is how much fun YOU have with all these samples!

Man, your video lectures are amazing! I could watch them for hours. Keep it coming.

Those guitars sound so “Hiwatt”, I can recognize them in many tracks.

Came back to this one today. I just got Kontakt about a month ago, my fist real sampler. The libraries I have got so far are amazing, but It's definitely time to start building my personal library. Thanks for the reminder.

Man.. just watched this again and so much respect! This is a mental bullion cube!

I'm really glad you made this video because I'd been wondering whether or not doing this would be the right thing to do, so now I have the answer I was looking for.

thanks so much for all your valuable content!

great advice and wisdom! thanks for sharing!

Another winner. Thanks Ken.

Thank you once again for a brilliant video. I look forward to every post and usually watch them 2-3 times minimum. and then like a good student I try to apply what I have learned. This week's lesson will take a bit of time but so excited to build some libraries.

This is great practical advice! I have a ton of original samples (foley, field recordings, acoustic instruments.. etc). I have them all organized nicely on my computer, but rarely put them into a sampler, until/if I have a need for it. I am going to start taking this extra step immediately! Thank you!

Yes! The Sonic Shogun strikes again with another amazing lesson! Thank you mighty HiWatt!

Damn your videos are inspiring and informative!! The best channel on KZfaq. Thank you!!

You started talking about doing video game music, so I had to check which games. I saw you did some music for the first Sims game? Holy crap!

So inspirational. Thanks Ken!!!

I just wanted to write that I'm really enjoying your channel and appreciate your work. Really, I doubt I'll ever be at your level, but you've given valuable insights and tips that I've been able to use.

I make my own samples now and then. But never once did I think to keep them in any way. Thanks.

That acoustic guitar sample sounds like it's from Skinny Puppy Handover album.

Preach on, Comrade hiwatt!

I love your work from the Need for Speed games!

I remember cEvin Key having a couple of sample CD's and came out with one I think called "Skinned" I was wondering did you ever come out with a sample Library CD-ROM?🎹🎧💫😵🙏✋✌

Invaluable tip!

1. are your sample libraries in your will? haha wondering out loud if in 2090 all the engineers with cool banks will want their legacy to live 2. i make dance track/bass music productions. Most of my banks are commonly recognized samples re-edited in weird ways, or where this video parallels-spending time seeking out and sampling cool vinyl records in weird ways!! banking the goodies is a great way to never feel the “lack of cool options” and develop your sound... play in an hour or so per record, backwards, fast, slow, ‘scratchy’, blow on the needle, get weird! (direct drive table) then chop up your rewards...another unmention aspect of why this and ken’s technique works so well is --You will never save a sample you dislike!!!! instant inspiration. saw deadmau5 (for example) stream his bank just about a two thousand drum breaks he collected while working at a record shop when he was a teenager....now that i have my own i can see how worthwhile and forever-lasting this can be

Great video Ken. I was hoping at some point you could do a video regarding stacking tracks while keeping them distinct in the EQ to avoid a muddy sound, specifically in industrial/electronic music. Cheers!

Ken. You really need to make a video where you demonstrate from start to finish how you get such a full and chunky guitar tone. I'm sure it would be your number 1 watched video.

HELL YEAH!

Hi Ken, many thanks for your channel. Unlike any other it demystifies many of my favorite sounds and the studio techniques that created them. With that in mind I have a question you might consider addressing: much of the music I compose and record is "hard-rock/alternative metal" (traditional drums/bass/guitars/vocals/synths arrangements). I want to incorporate a lot more of these industrial/electronic elements into my songs but I'm not sure how to go about it. Should I compose the music and incorporate the "f**king sh*t up" stuff as I go along, or would it be easier to finish the song as a straight-up rock arrangement and then go in afterwards to treat it all as a remix, adding sounds and effects, and chopping it up after the fact? Thanks again. -M

I need to hire a female vocalist. I need to do exactly as you suggest here. Thanks, Ken.

Hiwatt Masterclass in session

Wait why are you wearing an anti static grounding bracelet thing?

I got a full time job. But noodling my KingKorg.

I know Ken frequently mentioned MOTU, any other sampler software that's recommended?

Ken, I know you worked on some of the latter tracks on Skinny Puppy's Myth Maker, but I wanted to know if you knew anything about the production of one of the earlier tracks on that album; Dal. In the song there seems to be some kind of effect going on with Ohgr's vocals, and it seems to occur around the last word of every line he delivers, like when he says the lyric "A call that's never caught", the word "Caught" seems to have a subtle, but noticibe downward shift in the pitch that is hard to describe Do you have any idea how the hell this was done?

seems i have been working for Joe Blow for too long....