How To Make Any Sample Work Using Your Creativity

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  • @TheTheoTherone
    @TheTheoTherone ปีที่แล้ว +146

    Old head here. There's a long tradition of crate digging and picking just based on the album cover. Many great samples have come from that.
    You're only limited by your willingness (or lack of) to get creative.
    Y'all got so so SO many new tools and guides nowadays that we only dreamed of back then. Use them!
    You got this! Make something we ain't never heard!

    • @sobaentertainment6580
      @sobaentertainment6580 ปีที่แล้ว

      oh yes sir! Will power is everything

    • @defau1t670
      @defau1t670 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Needed to see this pro

  • @DemgamingSkillz
    @DemgamingSkillz 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +16

    There is a Rick Rubin quote that I like, that fits here nicely.
    "The true magic of the creative process is that there's no magic, you simply set aside time and start working.
    It's like fishing you know, you can you can go out fishing, but you can't say i'm gonna catch three fish today you know? We have very little control over this process, you just have to start fishing"

  • @TheMrTrainor
    @TheMrTrainor ปีที่แล้ว +246

    Also….this is why all 90s producers had a signature sound. They had different samples and build own kits. Now everyone is using the same sounds

    • @kirkstate
      @kirkstate  ปีที่แล้ว +16

      Facts 📠

    • @NewVergas
      @NewVergas ปีที่แล้ว +24

      As a modern producer I like downloading hella drum kits and using whatever I feel like. That helps me make interesting drum/melodies combination

    • @Drfunk781
      @Drfunk781 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Can we even use samples like how they did in the 90s?

    • @MK-vi2cm
      @MK-vi2cm ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I try to balance it. I make alot of my own sht but I definitely dabble in a couple kits here and there too

    • @JDD___
      @JDD___ ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@NewVergas ❤

  • @simonharrison8860
    @simonharrison8860 ปีที่แล้ว +274

    Kirk State, the man who can turn silence into a sample. You heard the man… ‘make it work’ don’t give up. Peace.

    • @kirkstate
      @kirkstate  ปีที่แล้ว +9

      🫡yes sir , peace

    • @darrengordon-hill
      @darrengordon-hill ปีที่แล้ว

      Rotary Connection did it first

    • @billclemons5593
      @billclemons5593 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      FACTS!!!

    • @sobaentertainment6580
      @sobaentertainment6580 ปีที่แล้ว

      yes sir! thanks you inspired me to keep at whether the beat works or not, what really counts is the adventure and the leap of faith.

  • @Gavri_V
    @Gavri_V ปีที่แล้ว +238

    I love this, so often I get so caught up in trying to find the perfect sample, sometimes it's better to just pick one and figure out how to make the most of it. That is where the true creativity lies.

    • @ProdByBorthWest
      @ProdByBorthWest ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Yes ! And sometimes they turn out the past too!

    • @InsideOutBeats
      @InsideOutBeats ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Yeah we can flip almost anything if we put the effort in and are in the right creative mind state.

    • @playgroundofsound7683
      @playgroundofsound7683 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Find one that’s n the a different frequency band and make one of them work

    • @swagmawe-doodlefilms6309
      @swagmawe-doodlefilms6309 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@ProdByBorthWest ogogigegòokv high oh

    • @GoodAfternoonDave
      @GoodAfternoonDave ปีที่แล้ว

      I would've thought true creativity lies in creating your own original music

  • @Jacqueal
    @Jacqueal ปีที่แล้ว +68

    It depends on the headspace you're in creatively too. You can hear a sample one day and not be inspired to do anything with it. Then time will pass and you'll hear that sample in a different way because you were in another creative headspace. It happens to me all the time. That's why I never discard records even if they sound like duds at first.

    • @kirkstate
      @kirkstate  ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Ikr. , mood plays a vital element

  • @schellez
    @schellez ปีที่แล้ว +104

    True story man!
    Sometimes I find even 5 dope samples in a row, but I won’t get anything done with them.
    It’s not about the sample. It’s about the right mood and the creativity.

    • @InsideOutBeats
      @InsideOutBeats ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Definitely! You mentioning mood is so important as the same sample could turn out way different multiple times depending on your state / mood and creativity

    • @basscharroo5970
      @basscharroo5970 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Go for the song not for the sample multiply samples are the key to finishble works

  • @DreDreProd1980
    @DreDreProd1980 ปีที่แล้ว +23

    Wasn’t really feeling the beat, but definitely got the message of what you was talking about.

  • @Drrolfski
    @Drrolfski ปีที่แล้ว +21

    Making a single random record work. You should make a series out of this because this is actually more valuable than Rhythm Roulette. It really forces you into creativity.

    • @csar07.
      @csar07. 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      Picasso would stare at his subjects for hours before painting them. Appreciate every sample

  • @BlakeSuperior_Beats
    @BlakeSuperior_Beats ปีที่แล้ว +29

    Agree a good producer can make a beat out of anything, no matter what, as long as there's some sounds.
    Another fun exercise is to take a record that has been sampled before in one of your favorite songs and try to flip it different than the original. Even better if you can find a totally different section to flip that has never been used before.

  • @osvos3278
    @osvos3278 ปีที่แล้ว +41

    Respect for this man. I love picking up random old records from charity shops and bargain bins and just doing random needle drops. I use SP404mk2 and its all about finding the diamond in the doodoo. Nice beats...

    • @kirkstate
      @kirkstate  ปีที่แล้ว +4

      🫡appreciate you

  • @anonymousyoutuber9480
    @anonymousyoutuber9480 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    "This idea I never had." 🔥

  • @xDaggerCG
    @xDaggerCG ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Damn that’s some musical wizardry

  • @uk_carnage
    @uk_carnage ปีที่แล้ว +5

    How refreshing someone with a positive outlook, and just using the tools on hand. Well done sir.

  • @YAYYEE
    @YAYYEE ปีที่แล้ว +16

    You made that work, I watched every episode of Mass appeal and they wouldn’t capitalize off all the Chops or they would pass up a sample I would use. great work. This is gonna be motivation for the next cook up

    • @kirkstate
      @kirkstate  ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Watching Mass Appeal sometimes is like watching your favorite team miss several opportunities to win 💯😂

  • @SoundSignals
    @SoundSignals ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Respect for the Mantronix 'Who is it?' in the background

  • @marcgunn2014
    @marcgunn2014 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    I love making beats out of wacky samples. That 2nd beat makes my heart smile. =]

  • @marl-author2531
    @marl-author2531 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    One of the most informative hip hop production videos of 2023, and it’s freestyle which makes it part of hip hop. Hopefully the young cats will value the technical and musical value of this. Thanks brother.

  • @ProdBySxB
    @ProdBySxB ปีที่แล้ว +18

    Man you’re right, that’s how the greatest producers would do it, make something out of scraps using whatever vinyls their parents had laying around this just inspired me, keep going bro‼️💯

    • @chefnil
      @chefnil ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Like Da Beatminerz, Dilla, Primo,Kanye, and Dre

    • @ProdBySxB
      @ProdBySxB ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@chefnil Alchemist RZA, Pete Rock, LP, Just Blaze, Ez mo bee list goes on bro, they all had to force themselves to be creative 💯

  • @Bishka100
    @Bishka100 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Ha, ha. Love this. Now try flipping Rock n Roll McDonald's by Wesley Willis 🙂

  • @kevinkirkland4577
    @kevinkirkland4577 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    That's some handsome boy modelling school vibes❤❤❤

  • @KickzNBeatz
    @KickzNBeatz ปีที่แล้ว +2

    This is a great video for the non-believers

  • @God_Loves_You07
    @God_Loves_You07 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Yooooo son😂🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥‼️

  • @CHASIN_A_BASS
    @CHASIN_A_BASS ปีที่แล้ว +2

    The first cut on that record was crazy 🔥🔥🔥🔥

  • @ProdbyCeeSick
    @ProdbyCeeSick ปีที่แล้ว +2

    That last pattern on flip 2 tho…sheesh….whole face melted… Best idea he ever had

  • @nakotaunyane8783
    @nakotaunyane8783 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    WHEN YOU THINK YOUVE HEARD NICE SHHHT AND THEN COMES THIS DUDE. DAAAAMN !!!

    • @kirkstate
      @kirkstate  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾

  • @shmedwinardo
    @shmedwinardo 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    That ending speech you did really spoke to me. Thank you

    • @kirkstate
      @kirkstate  8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      💯🫡

  • @DaPhunkPhenomena
    @DaPhunkPhenomena ปีที่แล้ว +2

    "Best idea I've ever had !" 😉

  • @zshakur
    @zshakur ปีที่แล้ว +7

    I share your philosophy brotha'. I rarely go for the obvious. I like to find those ill gems that no one's touched yet. The chop is EVERYTHING!!!

  • @camodeano3003
    @camodeano3003 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    That lil “uh” was fire tho 😂

  • @scoobertmcruppert2915
    @scoobertmcruppert2915 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Great stuff man! I blindly(deafly) download random samples and sounds and then just drop em in and use em.

  • @fakshen1973
    @fakshen1973 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    If this is your ethos, then a couple of suggestiions: you can crate dig at a thrift store. Someone's grandfather kicked it and all the records that wouldn't sell just get tossed there. You can pick up the weirdest stuff you won't find anywhere else.
    The next thing is to call all the record shops and ask them if they ever blow out the inventory that's sat for years. Sometime's they'll do a dollar sale on all the unknown janky stuff that won't move. If they aren't interested, tell them you'll do a Benjamin for 50 records that they want to get off the shelf or out of storage.
    Here's the thing, the more interesting the album cover is, the more interesting samples you'll find from people no one has ever heard of.

  • @jhojansegura
    @jhojansegura ปีที่แล้ว +3

    This is exactly what I needed to hear today

  • @MichaelSmith-mb1gm
    @MichaelSmith-mb1gm 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Dude! I love this! I didn't see anything or hear anything yet but I liked and subbed already. This is what you need to hear when you need inspiration!!!

    • @kirkstate
      @kirkstate  9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Yooooo thanks

  • @jydsntn
    @jydsntn ปีที่แล้ว +10

    I definitely suggest slowing down weird samples, sometimes speeding them up, and lots of choping

  • @user-bl8cu6in2b
    @user-bl8cu6in2b ปีที่แล้ว +2

    That's dat WU - Sound Inspector Deck Flow & Da GZA .

  • @Odisbey
    @Odisbey 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Love the creativity and message Kirk. Creating within defined limits is major game.
    There's beauty in being able to be frugal in regards to obtaining material things and still finding new inspiration from the same source, again and again. Use your creativity to solve the problem if music isn't something you would normally sample.

  • @yellowspek4893
    @yellowspek4893 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Bro made a best idea I’ve ever had type beat

  • @thomasbland07
    @thomasbland07 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Found this channel because I was looking to learn how to make beats. I love this beat, I also see you have the akai MPK mini and the Rodecaster pro which I also have. Keep making beats bro!

  • @mrmister7355
    @mrmister7355 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    Dope bro! Teaching the old school ways. People don’t chop no more, they just put drums over sample loops. Be creative!

  • @lindasson
    @lindasson ปีที่แล้ว +14

    You dropping jewels bro, and it's facts! With the technology we have in today, and a little patience, we can flip anything lol! Great job flipping that jawn bro, and with that record today in Lofi, it was a ton of cool sounds although it was weird lol! Dopeness bro!🙏🏾✊🏾💚

    • @kirkstate
      @kirkstate  ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Thanks 🙏🏾, it’s very challenging to take any records or sound and make it your own. So many possibilities 💯

  • @multiple_miggs
    @multiple_miggs ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Just got me a maschine mk1 on the cheap that needed the USB port repaired, first time using one. You gave me some inspiration Kirk State, appreciate it. Liked and subbed

  • @Schemez-16vhiphopbeatz
    @Schemez-16vhiphopbeatz หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Everything record has something in it now with stems u can get any part u want ..i love sampling

  • @MozartMixedit
    @MozartMixedit ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Ya you flipped it and made it go Brazy 🔥

  • @Domlawsonmusic
    @Domlawsonmusic ปีที่แล้ว +2

    So good!

  • @Meteotrance
    @Meteotrance 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Make something dope and cool as fuck with fragments of a piece of crap, this is what creativity mean it's a true form of art !

  • @wsjmusic2732
    @wsjmusic2732 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Love it !

  • @beefbmx
    @beefbmx ปีที่แล้ว +1

    This opened my mind man thank you so much

  • @lightspeedentertainment3466
    @lightspeedentertainment3466 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Freaken sweet bro! SICK! Keep them coming and thank you!

    • @kirkstate
      @kirkstate  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      NP it’s all good 🫡

  • @keenobserver6592
    @keenobserver6592 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Nuff 🙏🏾 respect

  • @SirMatthewT
    @SirMatthewT ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Simply 🔥!

  • @viaMikeLawson
    @viaMikeLawson ปีที่แล้ว +1

    thanks for the encouragement

  • @karlcamis
    @karlcamis 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Amen bro always felt that way

  • @theafroalien3169
    @theafroalien3169 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    That’s a good philosophy to have that I often incorporate… subscribed 👍🏾

  • @nutsosix7930
    @nutsosix7930 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    that's tight bangin'!

  • @cisco0430
    @cisco0430 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I love it! 💪

  • @genegause506
    @genegause506 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    That’s my motto make it work the show goes on

  • @TheElsOne
    @TheElsOne ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Thank you man, that is the right philosophy ❤🙏

  • @ancientpersianempire
    @ancientpersianempire ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Nice flip! Rest in peace MPC X

    • @kirkstate
      @kirkstate  ปีที่แล้ว +4

      MPC X , going up in value. Not gonna make the same mistake like I did with my ASR10 and get rid of it💯

  • @allenbackbone
    @allenbackbone ปีที่แล้ว +1

    This is the first video I've watched about beat making and sampling and oh my God, I'm blown away with the talent! Great lesson as well.

  • @christopherpease8998
    @christopherpease8998 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I love your energy and vybe on this...I can feel it from across the country. The love of hip hop crosses all boundaries

  • @SeveredSoundsOfficial
    @SeveredSoundsOfficial ปีที่แล้ว +1

    What up Kirk! I just subscribed now! Never realized you were on TH-cam till you just popped up in my suggested videos! Dope stuff broski!

  • @-SC-
    @-SC- ปีที่แล้ว +3

    U R THY Beat Mentor💎A Very Wise & Skilled Beat Master💪💪💪 Never go wrong with KIRK!!! Always higher learnings🙏

    • @kirkstate
      @kirkstate  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Bro I appreciate that, means a lot 🫡🫡big massive salute to you

  • @khingofswordz43
    @khingofswordz43 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    First things first, shout out to "Kirk" for taking the time to mentor the public & not being stingy on the knowledge....that's awesome Bee....Also I'm a beat maker too & you are absolutely right ...the art of sampling is taking a record & listening to any sound you can mulanipalate it to the drum, add some fx, sometimes add reverb or turn up or down the sample volume. If you really want something nice to your track..... sometimes adding a vocal stab every 5 to 10 seconds & a nice scratch will make any bland original to a classic beat for hip hop. There's millions of.sound you can turn into dope samples. For you up coming producers out there...like "Kirk" mentioned try making a beat when you bored or have a lot of time on your hands. If you run into "Creators Block" don't get discouraged & quit.....Keep trying to perfect your music. Learn to make your own sound. Don't try to sound like "Pete Rock", "DJ Premier" "Showbiz" or any other producer. Again, create your own sound.....once you master the art of production....then you may be ready to sell your music.....
    🎹🎤🎧🎹🎤🎧

    • @kirkstate
      @kirkstate  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      My mans you already know 🫡🫡🫡

    • @khingofswordz43
      @khingofswordz43 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@kirkstate Yes indeed.......

  • @bartboguski635
    @bartboguski635 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Great content brother! Thank You 4 sharing your knowledge! Much respect from Poland! One Love

    • @kirkstate
      @kirkstate  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      🙏🏾appreciate you

  • @HyperNonVerbal
    @HyperNonVerbal ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Great video, co-sign the 'make it work' attitude.

  • @TheStscrew
    @TheStscrew ปีที่แล้ว

    Definitely fresh theme music or interlude track 🙌🏾

  • @staircaseradio6284
    @staircaseradio6284 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Everything u dropped the needle on sounds usable Fr !! 👀🔊💪🏽🔥

  • @terminal172rec6
    @terminal172rec6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Fantástico, así es como lo hago, voy al mercado de segunda, encuentro discos que no conozco y jamás he oído y por corazonada me lo llevo para sacarle samples justo así!! Saludos desde mexico!!

  • @AquariEye_
    @AquariEye_ ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Another fabulous job by the man Kirk State! Love the vintage cassette players and tape decks in your setup! Your whole setup is dope, everything!

  • @NatusKapus
    @NatusKapus ปีที่แล้ว +1

    THTS the meaning of hiphop

  • @peteirie1075
    @peteirie1075 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Great instruction Video

  • @annazebra9159
    @annazebra9159 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Love the vibes, gonna try that ❤

    • @kirkstate
      @kirkstate  3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      🫡

  • @DeathTrapProductions
    @DeathTrapProductions ปีที่แล้ว

    This is like a long ass rhythm roulette. I love it.

    • @kirkstate
      @kirkstate  ปีที่แล้ว

      😂😂I appreciate you

  • @PilzE.
    @PilzE. 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Damned right I sub'd!
    Whole lotta love from Cornwall, UK, brother.

  • @parkour2461
    @parkour2461 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    amazing brother

  • @mdmn8160
    @mdmn8160 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    After watching your intro. I'm definitely subscribing. Much love from Burundi 🇧🇮

  • @maxvanopdorp9108
    @maxvanopdorp9108 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    That vocal sounded like Yoda 😂 nice!

  • @bthomas4679
    @bthomas4679 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    As any type of producer, this is how you should always go about things, big up kirk, Baltimore yo

  • @DanielleKingdjdinosaur
    @DanielleKingdjdinosaur ปีที่แล้ว +3

    of course all the best stuff has been used a million times so producers have got to start looking around for something different .There is lots of crazy stuff out there especially in the charity shops.If any still have a box of grandmas old vinyl lying around ..you might just come across something special

    • @kirkstate
      @kirkstate  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Grandma and grandpa collections are full of possibilities 💯

    • @killedpatrick
      @killedpatrick ปีที่แล้ว

      Plus the more obscure the sample, especially flipped well, avoids that pesky royalties scenario

  • @WhatSmada
    @WhatSmada ปีที่แล้ว +1

    best idea i ever heard

  • @LorenzoMiller-y4x
    @LorenzoMiller-y4x ปีที่แล้ว

    Kirk State, brother you are right just get it popping lol!!!

  • @perrymaizon
    @perrymaizon 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    You da man!!! Keep inspire

    • @kirkstate
      @kirkstate  11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Thanks 🙏🏾

  • @MURDOCKROCK
    @MURDOCKROCK ปีที่แล้ว

    This is dope… reminds me of Handsome Boy Modelling School.

  • @davidscott2095
    @davidscott2095 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Thank you, Kirk State!

  • @BatmanWangChung
    @BatmanWangChung ปีที่แล้ว

    Kirk suh dude! ✌️❤

  • @SuperRingoffire1
    @SuperRingoffire1 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Best idea ive ever had subscring to your channel ...keep it up 👌☮

  • @AgallahTheDon
    @AgallahTheDon ปีที่แล้ว +1

    been doin it my whole life good post

  • @SouthStreet24Media
    @SouthStreet24Media ปีที่แล้ว

    Respect.

  • @canniversparadise
    @canniversparadise ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Yoo, you said exactly what i be thinking!!! Make the most out of whatever you got to work with frfr!!!

  • @alexluscombe7460
    @alexluscombe7460 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    dope vid bro, loving it

    • @kirkstate
      @kirkstate  8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Thanks

  • @GrindHardPeezy
    @GrindHardPeezy 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    You got off on that second loop😤🤧

  • @jamaal8786
    @jamaal8786 ปีที่แล้ว

    Clicked on this because you looked like my favorite And1 hooper Jamal aka Springs!... Dope video, perspective and message. All about True Natural Creativity. Respect!

  • @Overkill2002
    @Overkill2002 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Yoooo. I have that same exact Akai MPK bruh

  • @puffejacketMusic
    @puffejacketMusic ปีที่แล้ว

    That kick is SOOOOOOOOOOOOOO PHATTT!👀

  • @hiiifidelity
    @hiiifidelity ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Free game, it’s also important 2 note that you shouldn’t run away from popular samples, you never know how you can envision something even if its been sampled to all hell.

  • @RMercer91
    @RMercer91 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I just got an MPC and I'm lost to say the least.. but this was really inspiring man, thank you so much!

    • @kirkstate
      @kirkstate  2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      🫡

  • @coopowski
    @coopowski 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Great cookup, thanks for the inspiration!

  • @YoungMari32
    @YoungMari32 ปีที่แล้ว

    you just earned a new subscriber. just off the intro alone 🔥

  • @djspree5516
    @djspree5516 ปีที่แล้ว

    🔥🔥 transition is dope basically 2 beats in one