{"id":5162,"date":"2018-09-21T12:00:29","date_gmt":"2018-09-21T16:00:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/splice.com\/blog\/?p=5162"},"modified":"2019-08-06T15:41:33","modified_gmt":"2019-08-06T19:41:33","slug":"get-most-out-of-splice-sounds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/splice.com\/blog\/get-most-out-of-splice-sounds\/","title":{"rendered":"How to get the most out of Splice Sounds"},"content":{"rendered":"
Illustration: Axel Kinnear<\/a><\/h6>\n

Whether this is your first time on Sounds or you\u2019re a long-time subscriber, what\u2019s clear is that there are lots of ways to get to that one magical sample.<\/h1>\n

We\u2019ve gathered some valuable tips and tricks to help you get more comfortable with how Splice Sounds<\/a> works and kick your creative process into high gear.<\/p>\n

Hot hot hotkeys<\/h2>\n

Before doing any browsing, you have got to know about the keyboard shortcuts. Use the up\u2191<\/strong> and down\u2193<\/strong> arrow keys to quickly audition samples, and any of the Spacebar\/Return\/back<\/strong>\u2190 keys to replay a sample. You can also Shift-click<\/strong> when clicking the small checkboxes to the right of each sample (next to the artwork thumbnail) to select multiple samples at once. And while it\u2019s not a keyboard shortcut, you can quickly adjust the volume of the Sounds website or the Splice app to match your DAW or system output by clicking the speaker icon on the top right of the window.<\/p>\n

Make tags work for you<\/h2>\n

One of the most unique parts of the Splice Sounds experience is the ability to filter by parameters like key, tempo, duration, genre, and instrument. We\u2019ve put a lot of effort into describing each and every sound with descriptive tags that can be used to narrow down your search. Tags are your friend, but some of them can be open to interpretation. Here\u2019s a rundown of a few you might not have known existed:<\/p>\n