This is just a quick video showing how to chop samples manually in Ableton Live then assigning them to a drum rack.
It’s a quick way to slice samples and still have control over your sections.  I showed how to automate chopping in the video how to use ableton live to chop samples like an mpc.
This [...]

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Got a new collection of videos coming to ya, where I’ll be “In The Lab” with Nova Loops, reviewing a bunch of products they sent over for me to checkout.

They have a ton of sounds in various styles, so I’m going to go through a bunch of their construction loop sets and makin a track [...]

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I get a lot of folks askin me about how to use ableton live like an mpc.
Specifically how to play your chops so they cut each other off.
I also cover how to make your own custom presets for when chopping samples.
If you want to chop and automatically add fx and such, you can do it.
Ableton [...]

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It’s the end of the week so you know what time it is
BIG FISH FRIDAY BABY!
I got some fresh fish for ya today… this time we gonna get a lil more rugged and look at some hip hop samples big fish sent me.
Straight Outta NYC baby!

What’s up with Straight Outta NYC?
Well, it’s a sample cd, [...]

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It’s Friday again, so you know what that means!
Time for another Big Fish Friday!
This week they sent me a guitar sample collection from the “Off The Hook” Series.
This is a well known series in the sample cd market for urban and hip hop production.
Let’s check it

So what exactly is Off The Hook Guitars?
It’s just what [...]

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