Sample flipping techniques
Let’s explore techniques for sample flipping using Battery 4, Transient Master, Guitar Rig 7, Massive X, and Raum.
Shape samples with Knock Clipper
Chopping a loop is still a useful technique to use in a music production workflow. Using Battery 4, you can manually define your own samples in Battery’s Sample Editor. Start by loading a loop into Battery 4. Drag any audio file from your computer’s file browser onto an empty cell in the Battery.Enter the Sample Editor by selecting the cell containing your sample and clicking the Editor tab at the bottom of the Battery window. The sample waveform will be displayed in the Waveform Control area. Adjust the sample start and end markers (labelled “S” and “E”) to play a small section of the sample.
Shape samples with Knock Clipper
Transient Master is a dynamics processor that can be used to shape the initial attack and sustain of audio signals. Use Transient Master to add punch to samples, or soften the sustain to shorten the decay or tail of the sound to make the overall rhythm tighter.Start with a kick drum sample, like one from a sample pack.
Copy the first cell to a new pad and adjust the start point and end markers of the loop to play another section in the second cell.
