Si Spex's video: HOW TO SAMPLE BREAKS WITHOUT HAVING TO CLEAR SAMPLES Hip-Hop Beat making Special ft Barry Beats

NEW BARRY BEATS LP OUT NOW Download here https://barrybeatsakasispex.bandcamp.com/ Order the vinyl here http://www.kingofthebeats.com/ C is for charlie download here https://barrybeatsakasispex.bandcamp.com/track/c-is-for-charlie WHAT NO SAMPLE CLEARANCE!!!! Yes, in this episode Barry breaks down how to sample dusty sampled material and turn them into your own, therefore negating any Sample clearance issues. The key to this is something Barry has been banging on about for quite some time now... MIDI EXTRACTION In other words turning audio into midi information and then applying these midi notes to realistic sampled plug in instruments. (A High quality download of the finished track 'C is for Charlie' is available to purchase here on Barrys Bandcamp page) In this tutorial we find Barry in the land of Ableton Live. A plentiful land of unlimited opportunities for the adventurous musical explorers out there. Barry starts off with the Drums and in this instance enrols the services of obscure late 60s US latin funk outfit, The Sillouettes with their stonkingly phat Drum Break, Fonky First. Barry fonky firstly extracts the Drums to MIDI in Ableton and then applies the results to a rather dusty sounding ADDICTIVE DRUMS nu funk drum kit. We are invited to compare the Addictive drums with the original and it is clear to hear the new drums fit over The Sillouettes break like a rather groovy glove. Next up, time for some music. Barry pulls out a rather crusty 45 by Jazz funk saxy man David Sanborn and sets his targets on the piano intro with its trilley Charlie Brown style chord structure. Once recorded into Ableton, Barry proceeds to chop every single chord and note, spreading them across his keyboard ready for some serious reinterpretation. With 12 bars of chopped up piano sequence under his belt it is time to extract! Convert harmony to midi is the key to this and in a matter of seconds we are presented with Abletons results and they aren't too shabby. As with most midi extraction there is a fair bit of tidying up to be done as the results are rarely perfect. This is the bit that takes time but Barry lets us into a lesser known extraction secret that can help provide much more in the way of extraction options. By pitching the audio to be extracted up and down slightly in pitch you can produce radically differing results. By then combining all the most successfully extracted results you can build up lots of intricate and varied sequences. So with the main piano sample in the bag Barry builds up the track, one bar at a time, with a selection of extra sampled instruments, most notably a full horn section courtesy of Native Instruments Session Horns Pro. Barry doesn't pretend that this was a short process BUT it was a heck of a lot of fun as you have total control to create your very own original authentic sample sounding groove. Finally Barry takes us over to Pro Tools where he gives it a quick mix, attempting to give it a more vintage 60's/70's sound. Admittedly this is where Barry feels slightly defeated as he doesn't quite get there but this is something Barry is constantly researching and working on. To hear a true master of the authentic sounding plug in game you have to check out Alex Ball Music, a total genius!!! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCrUAuvM2Dhf6ibh50EvILlw So there you have it. A brand new and quite revolutionary Hip Hop beat making technique for you to try out at home. In fact if you want to have a go at making a beat like this then Barry would love to hear some of your efforts. Feel free to post any links in the descriptions (please no links to anything but sample extracted beats) Also, it goes without saying that if you have any questions arising from this Barrys school of Beats, then leave a comment and Barry will do his best to respond. Be patient though as Barry and Mrs Beats have just had a baby!!! HAPPY BEAT MAKING X