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The origins of sampling can be traced back to the 1940s, with the French experimental style of musique concrète.
By physically manipulating tape with processes like splicing and looping, innovators such as Beatriz Ferreyra and Pierre Henry opened up new possibilities for how we could arrange sound. Then, Jamaican dub reggae producers such as Lee “Scratch” Perry began incorporating pre-recorded samples into their music in the ’60s, and in the ’80s, the introduction of commercial sampling hardware created the widespread boom of sampling, spearheaded by the likes of DJ Kool Herc, Grandmaster Flash, and Afrika Bambaataa. Soon after, revolutionary artists like J Dilla, DJ Premier, and DJ Shadow pushed sampling to a whole new level—and we fast-forward to today, where tools like Splice Sounds now enable anyone with a computer to explore the world of samples.

In the video above, we go over this brief history of sampling and then dive straight into the three levels of complexity that exist within the process today. While we use FL Studio, Ableton, and Bitwig to demonstrate (along with plugins including XLN Audio’s XO and RC-20 Retro Color), you can use any built-in or third-party tools of your choosing to achieve the techniques covered. How to sample? A question you'll no longer have.

00:00 - Intro
00:11 - Brief History
1:47 - Level 1
2:20 - Chopping
2:30 - Re-arranging
2:54 - Transposing
3:15 - Adding Drums
3:57 - Light FX processing
4:09 - Level 1 Beat
4:23 - Level 2
4:53 - Time stretching
5:28 - Resampling
5:41 - Reversing
6:13 - Medium FX processing
6:32 - Level 2 Beat
6:51 - Level 3
7:14 - Sound designing the kick
7:26 - Distortion / Transient shaping
7:55 - Dynamic plugins/Saturation
8:34 - Granular Synthesis
9:13 - Heavy FX processing
9:30 - Level 3 Beat
10:06 - Outro

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3 Levels of Sampling - Beginner to PRO (techniques/tips/history + how to)
3 Levels of Sampling - Sample like Beginner to PRO (techniques/tips/history) | Splice

[splice]

What parts of sampling history would you like to see explored?

[suaveyalmaz]

The fact that this guy used three different DAWS to prove that the software you use doesn't matter but your creative vision does. Also the fact that splice samples always sound faya no matter the DAW.

[WZRDH]

Videos like this make me realize that even after all the time i’ve spent making beats and producing that i’m barely even scratching the surface of whats possible. And thats so fuckin *exciting* to be honest

[FabianMazur]

You creating that entire beat from the flexatone was fire 🔥🔥

[PabloDeModeOfficial]

The third sampling technique is just insanely good. Sophie’s music was made like that I guess… her influences changed future pop music forever.

[esahm]

The sound design on level 3 was quite impressive!

[talimpalomino]

Really talented sampler this guy. But I think that second horn sample was dope on its own. Sampling isn’t just the technical skill of mixing, chopping, etc but finding the best sound and building a beat around it

[Genolexis]

This is probably one of the hardest videos ever on YouTube simply because of the build up to the end. That flip from that sample was incredible! Absolutely amazing work. Thank you.

[galarianslowpoke]

loved the history portion, and that last beat was 🤯

[peekpen]

This tier by tier expose on modern sampling is SORELY needed on YouTube. Thank you!

[portanovamusic]

Loving the flume type beat at the end Nick. Great job sampling, would’ve definitely loved to hear you talk more about the origins of sampling in each decade/era. Really cool and inspiring to learn about.

[klauz]

Sometimes people need to get humbled a lil bit to fuel the urge to keep learning and getting better and not get big headed so fast… I was definitely one of those just now lol. flexitone🔥

[beyondalldreams]

I'm so glad people like DJ Kool Herc or DJ shadow got their credit, because a lot of people should know them, especially if we talking about hip hop

[noahmoreee]

Oww damn that level 3 is beyond my expectation 🤯 much love for u man

[schoorstijn]

Thanks for making this! Strikes the perfect balance between actively learning something while still watching something entertaining

[speakz]

You made the third beat with just one sound?!🤯🤯 Forever amazing man!

[brianjones]

Most definitely make more videos on the subject and other in depth things for us who have no teacher and need these videos

[theincredibleillmo]

Basically this video describes the evolution of Dj Shadow as a Dj and producer. So nice!

[ugent_]

love seeing newfangled audio and bitwig in this video, two of my favorites.

[ImSoToxik]

I would KILL for a full-length version of the Level 3 Beat