KVR Audio

bobbyem · Post by **bobbyem** » Tue Mar 20, 2007 11:34 am

Is anyone good at sampeling, and making their own libraries. I have alot of sounds i would like to sample, typewriters, sinks, doors, cans and other stuff. But i dont really know how to get started, is there any good guides out there?

BertKoor · Post by **BertKoor** » Tue Mar 20, 2007 11:46 am

Sampling is easy... Requirements:
* a microphone that can be moved around (built into laptop is not to be recommended, you want to position it away from the computer, close to the sound source)
* a mic preamp to boost the signal to line level (might be included in your soundcard)
* a soundcard (duuuhhh)
* audio recording / editing software, e.g. Audacity or whatever you prefer to work with
* optionally: library editing software such as Awave Studio or any other you want to work with if you want to create soundfonts etc of the samples you recorded and edited.
* Time... to get experience...

So you set up the mic close to the object-to-be-sampled. You hit the red "record" button in the audio recorder. Make the noise and stop recording. Verify the recording sounds good (too soft, too loud? experiment with mic placement and levels.) Cut out the best usable part and save as .WAV file. That's basically it!

The next level is to create a whole library (e.g. SF2 soundfont) of the single samples with library management software.

OverDose · Post by **OverDose** » Tue Mar 20, 2007 11:48 am

http://www.samsontech.com/products/prod ... rodID=1901

Dayl · Post by **Dayl** » Tue Mar 20, 2007 11:53 am

Yeh, that Samsons the bizzo,
Sounds like you will be doing a lot of recording on the fly and need a portable solution.

Check this also.
http://www.m-audio.com/products/en_us/M ... -main.html

bobbyem · Post by **bobbyem** » Tue Mar 20, 2007 12:05 pm

Okay i didnt mean like that, i know all(not all but alot) about audio-recording, i have
everything i need but i need some kind of system u know. Like how to categorize, store, edit. I want to multisample stuff and to be able to use it in my music.

herodotus · Post by **herodotus** » Tue Mar 20, 2007 1:14 pm

The 'lost art of sampling' series from SOS is a good place to start.

mahtazz · Post by **mahtazz** » Tue Mar 20, 2007 1:30 pm

"Sample This!"

Teksonik · Post by **Teksonik** » Wed Mar 21, 2007 12:34 am

Sampling is great fun..........Looping on the other hand is the work of Wizards and Sorcerers and should be left to those with stout hearts and steady hands.

bobbyem · Post by **bobbyem** » Wed Mar 21, 2007 1:27 pm

I really only want to sample percussive sounds, no need for looping there i guess.

Distorted_Mastermind · Wed Mar 21, 2007 3:05 pm

bobbyem wrote:I really only want to sample percussive sounds, no need for looping there i guess.

Another thing to think of is going outside of what the normal sound is and trying to mangle it into something new. If you don't have a portable recorder, but can record at home and also have 100's of cd's and vinyls laying around. You would be amazed at what a tenth of a second can be turned into with a little practice.

bobbyem · Post by **bobbyem** » Thu Mar 22, 2007 7:24 pm

What?

quincy · Post by **quincy** » Thu Mar 22, 2007 7:45 pm

bobbyem wrote:What?

I think he means that you can sample tiny snippets of almost anything, and through manipulation, looping, filtering and other stuff, you can make a tiny piece of almost nothing into something new and interesting.

Try it!! Let us know what you come up with.

LOOPxDIGGA · Post by **LOOPxDIGGA** » Sat Mar 24, 2007 4:44 am

no...none of us sample...this forum is here, with thousands of posts, because we hate sampling..and we hate you...good day to u sir!

keyman_sam · Post by **keyman_sam** » Sat Mar 24, 2007 5:00 am

i REsample a lot. I play something in my workstation, then resample and mangle it. I"ll put some clips online sometime. Its wicked.

djsubject · Post by **djsubject** » Sat Mar 24, 2007 5:08 am

tell us what soft sampler your using & you might get a bit more help,

if you have the samples you just need to load it to a key in your sampler then play it

Subz

Do any of you guys sample?