I don't care about bpm at all when sampling

I don't care about bpm at all when sampling | Beatmaking tips

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@MindMachineTV Жыл бұрын

Sometimes people focus so much on the technical details that they forget to make music that express what they feel. Just remember JDilla, he turn off the quantize and made what he felt was good. I really love this kind of videos.

@delphic154 Жыл бұрын

Right ❤

@BeatsByZ3P0 Жыл бұрын

Digging The Greats released a video about how Dilla not using TC was largely a myth. He did turn off TC for a handful of songs but his approach to timefeel was a lot more calculated and nuanced than just playing in by hand. When you use an MPC you have control over every single variable for time correction and that's exactly what Dilla did

@jloiben12 Жыл бұрын

Well… kind of. Dilla would use different time feels. Sometimes that means unquantizing things. Other times it means quantizing to different places

@jacobgrab7900 10 ай бұрын

@@jloiben12 I like to do 50-50

@VTAEBEATS Ай бұрын

💯💯💯🔥👏👏👏👏 spot on

@Roland_Tr909_Swing Жыл бұрын

Adding the key of the sample was the best thing akai ever did.

@slik_p Жыл бұрын

One of the best takes I got from you was: Don't complicate. Do your thing, put the music out. Once I started doing that, I threw most preconceptions I had through the window. It's very easy to fall into the X does it this way, Y dois it that way SO THOSE MUST BE the right ways. Chop some shit over some drums and that's it. Keep doing it, don't spend much time in the same beat. Feed the brain and the ears. It will add up. Grande abraço Marco!

@mpchead Жыл бұрын

Obrigado 🙏🏼

@Prodbysuavv Жыл бұрын

I usually spend time trying to work samples, and make one beat till it's perfect

@CMane 11 ай бұрын

‘Small chops’ is the way I used to approach sampling when I first started sampling because I owned an S950. The sample time was hella short. I also had no idea what I was really doing yet. Experimenting was EVERYTHING. As time progressed, I got into loops and chopping larger sections. I miss those days of minimalism and not having so much info under my belt. I enjoyed knowing LESS!!! 😂💯‼️🔥

@jjbing3 6 ай бұрын

I have the same issue but vice versa. I started out taking large loops and just chopping bars of samples. Now I can’t just loop stuff, I have to chop stuff up like a puzzle for no damn reason. 🤦🏾‍♂️. Life was so much simpler when I didn’t have all these complicated self inflicted rules.

@JUANS3F 4 ай бұрын

Big Marlow you talking Alchemy !!!

@7Haze Жыл бұрын

This is like the holy grail video if you're learning to sample chop, very helpful thanks ✌️

@arsonalspits Жыл бұрын

I Dont worry about none of that because I just follow my ears

@mpchead Жыл бұрын

Best tool

@EVILJAMARR Жыл бұрын

That’s the best way. Numbers and keys can be useful if you’re lost, but always trust your ears in the end.

@neoSoulLofi Жыл бұрын

Same

@captainmordrum Жыл бұрын

You must have really good ears ..

@thekeysman6760 Жыл бұрын

@@captainmordrum I'd say it is ones musical and rhythmical awareness in the mind, which obviously involves the ears as the interface! AKA having "good ears", and involves more than the term may imply.

@BeatsByZ3P0 Жыл бұрын

This relaxed approach to chopping opens up millions of new possibilities

@mpchead Жыл бұрын

Yes

@samuelmakonnen1999 Жыл бұрын

You are one of my biggest inspirations Marlow! I got the same mpc live 2 and turntable you got and hope to learn your ways!!!!!

@mpchead Жыл бұрын

Appreciate you Samuel ✌🏼

@izzylazy2902 Жыл бұрын

same thing here! just started learning and I really like his video.

@andrewmoore5783 Жыл бұрын

Great content as always Marlow. This is probably the single biggest hurdle for me to get over in making a beat. Thanks for the advice.

@m0untainmedia Жыл бұрын

I work in the same way like you do! Time is just a concept and it's relative, by not caring about time you can be/create something timeless! Love your videos, big up. ❤️

@mpchead Жыл бұрын

Love that!💯

@nickdeezproductionz Жыл бұрын

I 💯% Agree I'm not a fan of the time stretched sound even the best ones have artifacts when pushed Chopping & Pitching are my favorite ways to go, that's also part of the classic Boom Bap sound✌

@Ross_Antonich Жыл бұрын

great video Marlow and I feel the exact same!

@AngryAndy_ Жыл бұрын

Dropping knowledge as ever, Love your content and learn so much useful info in a way that's a pleasure to watch :) Thank you for all your videos

@mpchead Жыл бұрын

Awesome, thank you! ✌🏼

@moorbilt Жыл бұрын

This was the most valuable lesson i needed

@moorbilt Жыл бұрын

I also need lessons on keeping the files organized.

@ericqualley6764 Жыл бұрын

I needed this because I tend to focus way to much on lining sample drums up perfectly and at some point I lose a lot of time and a lot of drive during projects

@jf7506 Жыл бұрын

Smart and inspiring, as usual. Thank you so much Marlow 🔥🔥🔥

@mpchead Жыл бұрын

🙏🏼

@snaggletooth1881 Жыл бұрын

Totally agree....I get some dope grooves out of "clashing" bpm's........the clocks syncing up at my house when I was a kid is so nostalgic. Lol...loved when that shit happened. 💪👍

@rasolzamini8678 Жыл бұрын

Thank you great upload Marlow.

@eddy4719 Жыл бұрын

Love your attitude my G.

@unmiliardodibeats Жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing these tips!! They are super useful to me and my beats ✌️

@mpchead Жыл бұрын

✌🏼

@RandomdirtNet Жыл бұрын

Thank you very much!!! This helped me out soooo much. dope

@nikovoorspoels6024 3 ай бұрын

Great video man!!

@DJ279V Жыл бұрын

Infinite ways to create. I just let things flow and rarely consider bpm bc it depends on how you chop and flip the sample at the end of the day. Every video you do Marlo is insightful. Thx and keep it up!!

@mpchead Жыл бұрын

Thanks for tuning in ✌🏼

@RedCloudRoad Жыл бұрын

That was my biggest hang up. Thanks for the clarification

@MrNoviembre1 Жыл бұрын

Thank you Marlow🙏🏼

@inerosion1992 Жыл бұрын

My favorite channel on yt by a mile. I usually put one of your videos on before making beats myself. Love to see tutorials on here again.

@mpchead Жыл бұрын

I appreciate that! 🔥🔥🔥

@Magnetic1908 8 ай бұрын

Best MPC channel and I’ve viewed and I seen a lot of them. I hope Akai supports this channel in some way because Marlo’s help keeps people from selling or returning their MPC out of frustration. The manual can be confusing for some people and also some people learn better visually. Marlo is definitely helping us getting the most out of our MPC to do new things creatively and making it more enjoyable.

@nicklaserna Жыл бұрын

Respect. Love this take. It's a great reminder that there aren't any rules to this shit. Do what feels right to you. Lean into AND challene your preferences. Ultimately, make what you love.

@blondeengie 11 ай бұрын

Thanks a lot for these tips 😊

@harryruckus Жыл бұрын

THIS is gold !

@melokit-music Жыл бұрын

total agree with this flow dude

@manyfrostbite1956 Жыл бұрын

For real you helped me a lot with my drums and the way I Chop

@365OTG Жыл бұрын

Facts talk to them Marlow!

@jaymack7062 Жыл бұрын

same here. if you can chop properly and play the pads with some accuracy. you can make it work

@outsidebaybe4587 Жыл бұрын

You are such a fuggin G

@jonbontempi Жыл бұрын

If it sounds good it is good. Trust your ears. The other stuff are just tools, of various worth subjective by user needs. Nice video. Good on the eyes and sounding nice. I like the way you keep it simple to get great results.

@dubmaverick69 Жыл бұрын

Thank you for this video. If you notice, the MPC is in controller mode in this video and this really helps when you warping samples, because it defaults to the Elastic Pro Engine which is far better than the Pro Ten algorithm, which is found in stand alone mode. If you doing long samples you might wants to be connected to the computer.

@delantaymotte1 Жыл бұрын

thank you this was dope. ive come to the point where i am breaking out of the "rules" bpm etc. i play bass so i know music theory but trying to translate to the MPC sometime dont work out. being a huge dilla fan it makes total sense. if it sounds good it belongs. your tips are def useful in actaually creating music that sounds like.....music . thanks sir

@lucaspereirabarbosa4019 Жыл бұрын

Portuga thks so much to explane about music, vibe, sensitive perspective, you're so f#c%in' amazin bro. Hugs and salutes from Brazil.

@mpchead Жыл бұрын

Obrigado 🙏🏼

@RegalToneT Жыл бұрын

Good stuff

@LeoXonix Жыл бұрын

Ive never really cared a bout BPM or the key, I've always used my ears, even though I no longer sample, but I get you what you mean %100

@ericcookson168 7 ай бұрын

This is really helpful. I desire to make jazzy deep house music with hip hop style samples. I love how Moodyman builds collages of different textures. An issue ive had is expecting to be able to rip straight loops that work with a beat. Im using Ableton so just need to work out how to apply the tail technique now. Thanks dude.

@terrencemcmanus Жыл бұрын

You're the best.

@ritualcities 11 ай бұрын

Marlow! Your approach in how BPMs and rhythm all eventually end up in phase is a central theme in a lot of Steve Reich's work. Love it - I can see it breaking me out of the habit of trying to control too much of the creative process. Have you messed around with the Subharmonicon much lately? Maybe having all of that clock control would be fun with the MPC CV control.

@mpchead 11 ай бұрын

stop "trying to control too much of the creative process" - that's it, hear what the sample is saying instead of you speaking over it with effects and tricks.

@bartboguski635 Жыл бұрын

I think what people are asking for is what you have mentioned at the beginning : longer loops to match with drumbreak not a tiny drum or sample chops but how to manipulate time strech so both fit in together....There is many great loops like 5-10sec long and finding good drum break without chopping it to adjust tempo correct f.e drum break is 100bpm and loop is 75bpm and the beat new tempo is 90bpm - how to blend it all without having artifacts :) ....Great video Bro as usual you explained everything clear!

@jjbing3 Жыл бұрын

👆🏾

@XenonOrion Жыл бұрын

chop chop

@XenonOrion Жыл бұрын

or just stretch it in ableton. this is just basics man. one of the first things i did making beats as a little teenager. eventually gotta advance from using a full 15 seconds from someone elses song without chopping. thats straight up stealing haha oh wait but its okay because you put another 15 sec sample of james brown drums on top. boom new song!

@mpchead Жыл бұрын

Yeah I can understand that but even them id chop the loop and just use the chops.

@bartboguski635 Жыл бұрын

@@XenonOrion Yes sure bro I know it but just speaking for others that probably have some ideas as freshmen and want to know how it goes from a to z ;)...Back in 80s it was just 2 turntbls

@Lumbresiete Жыл бұрын

yeahhhh!!! thanksssssssssssssss

@Elliott.Revell Жыл бұрын

Hell yeah I sample anything and anywhere any speed any time signature.

@ChromeRockwell Жыл бұрын

A lot of people ask how people came up with those off-kilter chops in the 90s are because of this. I've heard samples that sound completely different than the beat that samples it because as long as notes hit and it feels good. All that matching BPM's, chopping on the "ones," goes out the window when creating.

@Roland_Tr909_Swing Жыл бұрын

Great upload Marlow...sometimes i use timestretch in real-time warp to align small cuts to the rhythm .rarely look at the bpm unless it's off by miles . Just like you did ..I wonder how many uses of warp will crash the system?

@mpchead Жыл бұрын

Yeah good question but I think I'll never know that one

@adriangaldamezfayos6971 Жыл бұрын

Daang that's one thing that I always wanted to know !! Great idea warping the sample rather than time stretching it. Also, quick question, is the tail length function on the akai mpc live 1 ??

@mpchead Жыл бұрын

Yes all new mpc have it

@jloiben12 Жыл бұрын

I agree that caring about match bpm’s is often overrated. I am much more interested in making sure the same is stretched to the closest “useful place” such as a bar or a beat. That is much more useful for my workflow. Although I guess that can be considered caring about bpm but only in the most… incidental of ways

@IDONTPLAYENT Жыл бұрын

If I can get the key, I consider that as a bonus

@babysunn2 Жыл бұрын

If The Chopped Vocal Cuts For Example Has A Low End Like A Kick Within Its Own Segment, Then It Is Best To Add A Low Pass Filter to Basically Mix The Merge To One Range Of Frequencies In Most Cases Or Vice Versa With A High Pass Filter and Tone Out Which Ever You Want Less Of, And Let The Sample Chop Be The Sample Chop... Its Supposed The Be Rugged In A Sense Just Like Scratching... Just Do it with Some Style either within The Measures of A Bar Or Two, Or Use It To Communicate Back To The Characters of Other Notes, Vocals, Or Effects , I.E. Rhythm. 😁

@xaviersantos6822 4 ай бұрын

O beatmaker mais underrated da tuga!!! Como está a "minha" 2000 XL? Abraço!

@mpchead 4 ай бұрын

🙏🏼continua em ótimas condições.

@NuclearcoreSkeletness Жыл бұрын

Never care about the bpm of the samples Even sometimes when I mike my drumloops at 90bpm Then I slowed them down at the 80s Because I like how sounds after that Salute big brother and keep make dope and dusty beats

@Johnnyfivekicks Жыл бұрын

Awesome tips, thank you. Can you time stretch like that in the MPC software?

@mpchead Жыл бұрын

Yes you can!

@tylowe78 Жыл бұрын

Dope video

@mpchead Жыл бұрын

Thanks 💯

@tylowe78 Жыл бұрын

@@mpchead welcome

@salix5380 Жыл бұрын

I have the same philosophy, on the bpm sample,, head And tap tempo

@vinylselektaz6475 Жыл бұрын

That's for the Splice / loop pack audience.

@Ross_Antonich Жыл бұрын

😂

@andrij.demianczuk 3 ай бұрын

Yo, see, I also generally don’t care about key either. More often than not I usually just care whether it’s major or minor, up tempo or down tempo. That’s it. My loops are also just so small that bpm doesn’t matter either - also because I generally look for clean cuts without much if any percussion in them

@xpatrickhd231 Жыл бұрын

1/8th quantizing and swing at 120 bpms is exactly the same as 1/16th with swing at 60bpms. 1/8th at 240 bpm is same as 1/16th at 120bpms.

@NERDOFUNK Жыл бұрын

Its funny, i always matched bpm with Ableton and the Mpc in the past, even when using chops, but since i got the SP 404 i just dont care and use the awesome Vinyl Pitch..

@sk8session 2 ай бұрын

Love the tips. Thanks so much! I have a question about the copyright of the samples. I’m curious how much you can get away with. I’m sure it depends on the record itself but is this much of a concern for you? For example. The guitar and piano riffs? Thanks!

@LukeLine Жыл бұрын

Great breakdown and points… it’s interesting what’s easier for sample timing and song structure for sure, I like slicing, chopping and placing in grid edit… I keep getting a bug where my sample chops want to start on pad 2 not 1 also? Anyone else had this?

@mpchead Жыл бұрын

Weird, never had that

@cloud_noises Жыл бұрын

I think it's kinda ridiculous when I see people clamoring for "key detection" in various products like the MPC. There's so many cases where you're guaranteed to get the key "wrong" in a random sample, so it seems pointless.

@Its_BobbyRoss Жыл бұрын

This is for anybody who uses MPC or any type of hardware to make beats. For about the past 3 months or so I’ve been getting these popping noises at the beginning and end of my chops. Whether it’s my drums or the sample itself. I know about making it mono and I make sure all the chops are properly cut so nothing is interfering with the other. The pops are never consistent either. It’ll pop on bar 1 and 3 and then turn around and pop on 2 and 3. It's been pretty frustrating so if anybody has had that problem and can help, let me know.

@Ross_Antonich Жыл бұрын

Johnny hey-fello MPC user: Try using envelopes: if those pops are on the beginning of a sample, use the attack envelope. If it’s on the back, use the decay envelope. The envelope will automate those pops away without comprising the position of your chop. If the pops are in the middle of your sample, try lowering its volume, filters, or sampling it in again. I hope this helps!

@supermcfly100 Жыл бұрын

The bpm is the last thing in worried about

@ElanBrio Жыл бұрын

I agree I don’t care about the bpm

@iHOiD Жыл бұрын

👏 👏 👏

@iHOiD Жыл бұрын

A bit roomy/voice

@mpchead Жыл бұрын

Yes 😅

@kidchristjustice4367 Жыл бұрын

I got a question fam, you know when creating a new drum program on the legacy MPC (5000) there's a screen where you can layer up to 4 sample / level, tune, range. My question is what is range, and can you explain it to me. Searched the manual and it only explain level and tune.

@jonuff3104 Жыл бұрын

Nah cause the crazy part is when I realized I’m not a beginner anymore, that I can make really good beats consistently Dunno if this scares me or not

@ki7966 Жыл бұрын

Same here. Only started last November and I noticed a lot of progression since then. Scary progression lol

@ki7966 Жыл бұрын

Started with GarageBand, now I’m on a Mini Akai on Serato Studio

@jonuff3104 Жыл бұрын

@@ki7966 started on Garageband IOS, now I’m sampling vinyl on iMPC Pro 2. Just goes to show how far experience will take you

@rreyes3257 Жыл бұрын

I got a quick question how do I do this with samples that have drums in it?

@peterfuzz3887 3 ай бұрын

BPM is to be considered into bar / measure ; if what you sample is shorter than a bar, you don't have to care about it . BPM occurs while you have a sequence playing repeatedly ; single or isolated shots are not about BPM

@Prodbysuavv Жыл бұрын

Marlow! What about those who don't own MPCs, I use serato sample plugin to sample my beats, what's your take on that? P.s I really would love to own an MPC, can't afford one🙂

@mpchead Жыл бұрын

Same thing just chop and don't worry about bpm

@lpn369 6 ай бұрын

Yoo Marlo what about that tune function.. its a pain not hearing while tuning

@totttrax Жыл бұрын

I know you hate Daws but I'm going straight home to use this technique on fl studio

@mpchead Жыл бұрын

All good do it the way works for you✌🏼

@totttrax Жыл бұрын

@@mpchead yessir bless

@b-loved6403 Жыл бұрын

How do you get your samples cleared to release your music?

@salix5380 Жыл бұрын

Tap tempo !!!

@ipainthouses3084 6 ай бұрын

Im one of those newbies. But if you put your cuts and beat on the grid , dont you have it set on a bpm at all , you work without TC ? Btw , did i catch that correctly , you have online lessons ?

@mpchead 6 ай бұрын

Yes the sequencer always has a bpm. You can work with tc or without. I do give online lessons, email is in the description.

@verbone Жыл бұрын

Did you ever release a drum kit? I don't remember.

@mpchead Жыл бұрын

I have drums I release monthly on Patreon

@dillipphunbar7924 Жыл бұрын

Doppler chops bandname/label?

@melokit-music Жыл бұрын

at 13 minutes, you have those 3 samples.. could you just copy the first one, pitch it and save it in the same program ?

@mpchead Жыл бұрын

Yea you can

@abelchristian951 Жыл бұрын

Some samples don't even go together even if the BPM matches I don't know what's the big deal if it's not drums

@kouque5644 Жыл бұрын

what does the BPM Sync do anyway??

@mpchead Жыл бұрын

Locks the warp to the sequence bpm.

@KISFORTY Жыл бұрын

Do you care about BPM?

@TheDougSpot Жыл бұрын

You should alway know the bpm of your sample, no exception, especially if you're sampling a full song instead of an individual instrument. It takes no time at all to use tap tempo, whether you ignore it or not is up to you

@AmazonCrime Жыл бұрын

The BPM of the beat you do matters. But the BPM from the sample you are using is not going to help you at all. Disregard it and focus on what it could be, not on what it is.