“It depends on what you’re trying to achieve,” adds Marshall Gallagher, the guitarist and singer for rockers Teenage Wrist, who says he’s experimenting with sampling drum machines and hip-hop loops on the band’s next record. “You should be able to have fun with it immediately but there should be enough parameters to adjust so you can dive deep and find nearly unlimited ways to manipulate your sample,” says Somba, adding: “Find one that has a ton of tutorials available as well.” When buying an audio sampler, there are a few things to look for, namely a user-friendly interface, a variety of controls and reliability. “Using an audio sampler to create plucks out of unusual sounds has almost become a tradition in the SoundCloud music scene,” Somba says.Įven if you’re not a professional musician or producer, it’s easy to get your hands on a decent audio sampler. He cites the current work of SoundCloud producers, who have sampled auxiliary percussion hits like wood blocks or bells, and turned them into melodic or harmonic musical instruments. “I use samplers for anything in my music I want to bring to life,” says Somba, the producer for the Vermont-based hip-hop collective, 99 Neighbors. “All of my music is comprised of samples I’ve recorded from old vinyl records - I use these samples in creative ways in place of playing live instruments.” “An audio sampler is a electronic machine which captures sound recordings, which can be played back usually through padded triggers,” explains the Grammy-winning producer. One of the most respected producers in hip-hop, 88-Keys has worked with everyone from Black Star to The Pharcyde, and says he relies on a solid audio sampler for many of his tracks. “It’s one of my favorite tracks that has been commercially released.” “I put the main component samples for that beat together in under 12 minutes,” says Njapa, better known as 88-Keys. When the producer Charles Njapa sat down to work with Kanye West, Jay-Z and Frank Ocean on their collaborative track, “No Church in the Wild” (off Jay and Kanye’s Watch the Throne album), he started with a sample. If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission.

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