How Far Back Do You Go?

[dacalion]

This has really been on my mind lately...I'm curious to know how far back do you all go when digging for the main samples that you use in your beats? Do you have a "sample criteria", or do you use whatever you like whether it be 20 years old or 20 days old? The reason this has been on my mind is because lately I've been passing up some dope samples because they "felt" too new to use. Does that matter to you guys or not?

Usually I don't go into the 2000's at all unless it's a vocal sample. Then we had the "disco period" (roughly 1975 to 1980) which is all garbage (as far as beat making in my opinion). So what do you all do?

 

[Ozmosis]

Thats a good one dac. When it comes to drum sounds or loops im as recent as Sade "Solider of Love". Dont sleep on the disco, those are the easiest to find good loops if your lazy and dont want add or chop anything.

 

[dacalion]

Ok I guess I'm very biased when it comes to disco...lol! I hate disco basslines, disco drums, and the sounds & effects. hahaha, I'm gonna have to work on that one.

 

[Pug]

I prefer stuff from the late 60's, and 1970's in general. Some 80's stuff as well.

 

[thedreampolice]

Dude I go back to 1920 oh yea!

 

[Quality]

No guidelines, a good sample is a good sample and if I don't flip it someone else will. When buying vinyl, I'll look for whatever catches my eye mainly in the late 60s through 80s, but when I dig online no mp3 is safe lol

 

[StressWon]

dont put a time stamp on ur samples. if it sounds good, then use it. Thats my motto....

 

[Relic]

Im with DP, I have gotten some shit no one will ever find by researching as far back as I can get a recording.

 

[skidflow]

I'll flip an ole Negro spiritual from the 1800's if that joint got the sound I'm looking for....But I tend to look for small bits that I can build upon by composing other sounds over the sample....I try to make it difficult as possible to distinguish the composition from the sample...if I can help it.

 

[dacalion]

@skid - you do a great job at it! When I first started checking your music, I thought it was all composed. Takes talent to pull it off the way you do it.

 

[skidflow]

@skid - you do a great job at it! When I first started checking your music, I thought it was all composed. Takes talent to pull it off the way you do it.

Thankx famzly...I just try to let it do what it do...just like you do...feel me?

 

[Sucio]

Yeah, there's no time period that I look for....But I do find most of my stuff in the 70s and 80s.

 

[Relic]

Skid you bastard , I thought I was the only one who had thought of that lol..SSSHHHHHHTFU!

 

[trebeatz]

usually dont fuck with anything newer than '89, i mean as far as sampling a vinyl/cassette/cd

 

[Swift]

Anything that grabs my ear,regardless.

 

[Mike Chief]

I tend to stay away from new shit. For me, i try to fuck with shit thats pre '93...and go back as far as possible. Disco is actually pretty fire shit to sample..and all disco derives from funk so I fucks with all that too. I guess my whole concern with sampling new shit (besides vocal bits) is that its too fresh in peoples minds. Normally when I dig, I try to find artists that had all the talent and no support during their careers and never blew up. Thats the shit I love to flip, makes me feel like Im givin them ups and respect for their creativeness and skill.

 

[Greg Savage]

I just dig I don't look for specific dates

 

[dj360_iNfInItE1]

This is how I generally do it: For my filtered bass lines you can use almost any time period. Just as long as the bass line is phat and you use the "Low End Theory" to filter it. Sounds dope. As far as samples, I usually search in the late 60s-70s (most genres excluding Polka, C&W and Zydeco) Never found any samples worth using there. Jazz, Funk, Soul, Classical, Rock, etc. But I would like to add that you shouldn't limit your sampling though. Sometimes a dope sample is really old, sometimes it's brand new. It's all sampling so, it doesn't matter how old it is just as long as it's dope when you are done with it.

 

[Step Soprano]

is it considered sampling if the song was written in the pre-recording era? For example, Nas- I can

 

[slik da relic]

is it considered sampling if the song was written in the pre-recording era? For example, Nas- I can

i believe those are "public domain" songs, and u can use those without any repercussions.. bcuz they are centuries old... i dont know how old the Nas melody is though.

I just dig I don't look for specific dates

yep, the same here... i think ur selling urself short if u do it any other way.

da relic