chop question?

[that kid]

recently my samples been sounding to choppy in my mix. Is there any way to solve this problem. My samples just don't seem like they fit together.-that kid

 

[eXampuL_oNe]

Use a reverb or delay on your samples.. That may help a litle bit.. And like Solace said, Mess with the attack a little.. Are you using fruity loops, Fruity Slicer?

 

[Fade]

I second that about adding a bit of reverb or delay, that will make the sounds come in and out easier into each other.

 

[PrOLifiK]

make sure you zoom in as close as you can on the sound wave to make sure you cut it perfectly!!

 

[KurtisRich]

Yea adding some FX will help, sometimes I usually fiddle around with the Amp and Release envelope.

 

[Agent Smith]

make sure you zoom in as close as you can on the sound wave to make sure you cut it perfectly!!

exaaccttlyyy...

you gotta make sure you cut your samples right on the actual attacks of the sounds...especially if there are drums in them...also as an option, if you play your slices on a keyboard, try quantizing the notes (if you didnt already)

 

[karlman]

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[Carpe Diem]

yeah, attacking samples can make them 'fit' nicer... i always reverb mine too, just adds the samll effect to carry the sound for a touch, just makes the chop sound fresher.... also, try not to 'join' chops that dont 'go together?!?' (arent in same chord)... it sounds rather dodgy unless done right

 

[Beatz 101]

like errebody says, use a reverb and/or a delay


peep my beat in the Beat This! comp for example. Acouple of the "oooo"s are actually on different parts of the original song. But i cutt'em n' put them together so it sounds like he sung those two notes together but he actually didnt. So instead of using just a ruff cut of him oooo'n from one note to another, i reverbed it n' etc. so it'll flow more naturally n' shit.

its hard to explain.

 

[trez260]

the attack and delay options is a good suggestion. however i'd make sure your chops flow together and make a nice melody in the new arrangement. if the melodies but just a lil off, that can be fixed with all of the suggestions mentioned. are you chopping parts from different songs and tryin to bring them together or are these chops all coming from the same song? i say that so you don't resort to delay/attack as the answer all to your chop problems. make sure you have a melody and rhythm establish with your chops, then it's just a matter of tweaking from there. Peace.

 

[The Bastard]

yeah delays key, even if u dont want any delay throughout yur sample , sum reverb on like the last half a second of it will really make a difference

 

[Haze47]

just make sure that the samples are all in the same key, by the sound of it you have got tuning problems....