{"id":30872,"date":"2024-03-04T19:41:48","date_gmt":"2024-03-05T00:41:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/splice.com\/blog\/?p=30872"},"modified":"2024-08-09T13:31:59","modified_gmt":"2024-08-09T17:31:59","slug":"sampling-tips-and-tricks-for-your-beat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/splice.com\/blog\/sampling-tips-and-tricks-for-your-beat\/","title":{"rendered":"Sampling tips and tricks for your next beat"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">For many years, sampling has been the heart and lifeblood of popular music.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>From pop and EDM to R&amp;B and hip hop, countless songs across a wide array of genres have been crafted with the help of sampling. Look no further than a track like Rick James&#8217; &#8220;Super Freak&#8221; being reimagined in MC Hammer&#8217;s &#8220;U Can&#8217;t Touch This&#8221; and Nicki Minaj&#8217;s &#8220;Super Freaky Girl,&#8221; over the span of four decades.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure><iframe src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/track\/2dCmGcEOQrMQhMMS8Vj7Ca?si=548e31599003457b\" width=\"100%\" height=\"80\" frameborder=\"0\" allowtransparency=\"true\" allow=\"encrypted-media\"><\/iframe><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure><iframe src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/track\/1B75hgRqe7A4fwee3g3Wmu?si=0e0948eef42b4fee\" width=\"100%\" height=\"80\" frameborder=\"0\" allowtransparency=\"true\" allow=\"encrypted-media\"><\/iframe><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure><iframe src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/track\/4C6Uex2ILwJi9sZXRdmqXp?si=9de9a44a407648e0\" width=\"100%\" height=\"80\" frameborder=\"0\" allowtransparency=\"true\" allow=\"encrypted-media\"><\/iframe><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Above, veteran producer and beat maker <a href=\"https:\/\/splice.com\/blog\/author\/ibeenart\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Isaac Duarte<\/a> made a return to <a href=\"https:\/\/youtube.com\/@splice\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">the Splice YouTube channel<\/a> to break down the creative process behind two beats he made by flipping a sample. 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