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There are two ways you can go about sampling using the drum rack. You can take this technique further, and map melodic and harmonic samples in conjunction with your drum samples. Just as the name suggests, this instrument is primarily geared to handle drum samples. They normally do this by mapping their samples on Ableton’s drum rack. When you go to music production pages on social media, you will see several beatmakers making and performing their beats live using Drum Pads. This technique will allow you a greater range to produce and perform using your MIDI controller as well as a much greater interaction with your samples. Sampling with MIDI is the most fun, coolest and most engaging way to sample on Ableton.

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Recommended Read: How to Retrieve & Activate Offline Samples in Ableton Sampling with MIDI Do not hesitate to use multiple samples to create distinct bridge, chorus and verse sections.

If you extracted your sample from a larger audio file, you can avoid mistakenly extending the sample length during arrangementįinally, arrange your sample, add effects and mix it into your song. You can increase the accuracy of your marker placement and snapping by reducing your grid sizeĬrop your sample. Sometimes this process may also be imperfect, and require you to manually edit the marker placement. You can correct the markers placement on the grid by using the quantize shortcut, Cmd + U or Ctrl + U. In most cases you will find that your warp markers are not snapped to the grid or are not correctly placed on the transients. Note: When you import your sample into Ableton, Ableton’s algorithm will automatically add warp markers for you. Note: I highly recommend that you ensure the sample can play from beginning to end fitting perfectly in regular intervals/barsĭepending on the sample type (rhythmic, melodic, harmonic or a song section) select the best warping algorithm and add markers to your sample to quantize transients or bars to the grid.įor more information on warping algorithms and their utility check out the Ableton Sample Editor tutorial. Crop this portion by clicking Cmd + E or Ctrl + E. This technique would allow you to play your sample on your Midi controller, but you can in turn use longer samples, as well as match your sample to your session.įor this section, I shall demonstrate sampling with audio using the song Billie’s Bounce by Charlie Parker and Miles Davis.Ĭreate a new session, set your tempo, and create a new audio track (cmd + t or ctrl +t).ĭrag and drop your sample into the audio track, and identify the portion of the sample you wish to use. This mode of sampling is best for audio production, as you can easily chop your sample, edit, warp and arrange it in the arrangement view.

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