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How to Chop Samples in Serato Sample: Step-by-Step Guide Learning how to chop samples in Serato Sample is one of the fastest ways to transform an existing recording into something completely new. Instead of spending several minutes slicing audio manually, you can load a sample, let Serato find potential cue points, and begin performing a … Read more
Sampling has always been one of the foundations of modern music production. But traditionally, sampling could involve a lot of work. You had to find the right section of a record, chop it manually, map those chops across pads or keys, adjust the tempo, tune everything, and then figure out how to turn those pieces … Read more
Serato Sample Review For Beatmakers: Is It Worth It? Sampling has always been one of the foundations of Hip-Hop production, but the tools producers use to sample have changed dramatically. What once required hardware samplers, careful record chopping, manual pitch adjustment, and a lot of patience can now happen inside a DAW in seconds. Serato … Read more
The Rupert Neve Designs 551 Inductor EQ brings the sound and workflow of a classic three-band analog EQ directly into your DAW. Unlike modern digital EQs that give you dozens of bands, spectrum analyzers, and extremely precise frequency control, the 551 takes a much simpler approach. You get three main EQ bands, a high-pass filter, … Read more
Rupert Neve Designs 551 Inductor EQ Review: Is It Worth It? There are EQ plugins designed to fix problems, and then there are EQ plugins you reach for because you actually want to hear what they do. The Rupert Neve Designs 551 Inductor EQ falls firmly into the second category. Based on the Rupert Neve … Read more
Do You Really Need Expensive Gear To Make Music? No. You don’t need a $3,000 keyboard. You don’t need a wall covered in synthesizers. You don’t need a $5,000 microphone, an enormous mixing console, or a studio that looks impressive on Instagram. And I say that as someone who loves music gear. There is nothing … Read more
Getting the low end of a mix right can be one of the hardest parts of music production. You want the kick to hit hard. You want the 808 to feel huge. You want the bass to have weight. But the moment you start boosting low frequencies, your mix can quickly become muddy, boomy, or … Read more
Infiltrator 2 Advanced Techniques: Sequencing, Modulation & Macros Once you understand the basics of Devious Machines Infiltrator 2, something interesting happens. You stop thinking of it as a collection of effects. Instead, you start thinking about movement. You aren’t simply adding distortion to a melody. You’re deciding when that distortion appears. You aren’t simply filtering … Read more
A great beat doesn’t need something new happening every four bars. But it does need movement. One of the biggest differences between a loop and a finished production is what happens when the music moves from one section to another. Filters sweep, drums disappear, reverbs bloom, delays repeat, melodies become distorted, and tiny effects signal … Read more
Remember When Producers Used to Laugh at Fruity Loops? There was a time when telling another producer you made beats in FruityLoops could get you laughed out of the conversation. I’m serious. Today, FL Studio is one of the most recognizable DAWs in Hip Hop and beatmaking. Open YouTube, watch producer streams, browse tutorials, or … Read more