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SAMPLING: Creative or Not Right or Wrong Many people talk about the legal issues
regarding sampling. If tracks aren't cleared properly it leads to mayhem when
the artist or producer gets a law suit for their unapproved use of another
musicians material. Now aside from that there is an even bigger issue when
"sampling" is practiced...Lack of ORIGINALITY.So what do you do when looking for
a great drum sound but don't have cash to spend on sample CD's and modules? Your
Fruity Loops sounds are getting lame and you don't want to download a cheesy
VSTi, right?. The answer to this problem is simple. Fire up your Cool Edit and
edit an existing commercial song, perhaps from a platinum selling billboard
chart topping hit. Cut the drums out and make sure the voice isn't layered o any
part of it. If these sounds were used in one successful song, it'll make yours'
successful as well, won't it? The drums on these #1 hits are hot and you want
your tracks to sound just like it, don't you? WRONG huanghaiyan121. You will
never be successful this way. Atleast I wouldn't think so.An issue today in my
mind, personally speaking, are aspiring producers and artists trying to get in
the game by doing what the heavy weights do. Now i'm not saying that someone
wouldn't be able to learn a thing or two from a top selling artist but when it
comes to actually mimicking the sounds and production methods, a line needs to
be drawn. No one wants to hear another "this" or "that". It's been quite heavily
disturbing to browse sample selling sites and see how "Neptune Kits" and "Dre
Kits" are part of the catalogue. Why would someone want to PURCHASE and use
something that's been used all ready? The sounds are hot and obviously liked by
the mainstream so why not!? You would be selling yourself out, that's why. It
wouldn't be wrong to use a sound developed by someone else but it would be wrong
to take the direct approach that someone else allready has. Make your stuff
sound like you, not someone else. Try to compliment them and build on what
they've done, if anything. Most importantly, express YOUR SELF. That is what
artistry is about...There are SO many sources out there for free VSTi's and
soft-instruments if you don't have the cash to develop your own sounds. Sampling
from another DOESN'T have to be a MUST Isabel Marant Dicker Boots.What about an
old song, perhaps a classic 60''s. All the hot producers are sampling this way,
aren't they? Sure...but how about writing what's in your head instead of using
someone else's piano skills or string arrangements? It will benefit you in the
long run even if you don't want to mess with keys or have no experience at all.
Once again it wouldn't be wrong to sample a classic and turn it into something
new but I am quite disgusted when everyone just turns to this method of
production by default. Sampling is like a trend these days. Unless you make your
track 10X better than the original it will not catch on. It must compliment YOUR
SONG, never the other way around. Sampling is a common practice used by many
producers and artist world wide. Taking something else and turning it into
something fresh is a beautiful thing. The main thing to avoid here is that what
you take doesn't turn YOU into SOMETHING ELSE. Express yourself...
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