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Tips For Chopping Samples

The Wavediggerz

Tags chopping, producer, sampling

Tips For Chopping Samples
Chopping is the art of editing, trimming and dissecting your samples ready to load and play in your beat. It typically involves adjusting the start and end points of your audio sample but the deeper you go in the process the more complex our chopping method can go. Lets have a look and some of the different techniques we can use when chopping our samples and some tips we can utilize. Lets get to it.

Cleaning Up Your Drum Sounds

The Wavediggerz

Tags drums, sampling

Cleaning Up Your Drum Sounds

Ok first off lets start by saying we’re not against dirty drums. In fact we love them, the grimier the better but sometimes its good to be able to clean up your drums and create a more refined sound. So how do we go about doing that? Read our guide and add some polish to your drums now. why do i need to clean up my drums? Remove unwanted frequencies, take out the static, hiss and hum removal, fit the vibe of the track, get your drums to sit better in the mix? There are a number of situations where delivering...


The creation of our latest percussion library – "White Lotus Percussion"

The Wavediggerz

Tags drums, inspiration, sampling

The creation of our latest percussion library – "White Lotus Percussion"

With an extensive kung fu movie collection between us it was probably only a matter of time before we paid homage in the best way we know how. "How might that be?" you may ask. By creating a treasure trove of sounds and samples in their honour of course. Theres something about those vintage kung fu flicks that inspires what we do. Those movies encapsulate a vibe of knowledge and spirit and from a musical stand point are still very interesting to listen to. From the fight sequences to the dialogue to the use of instruments, early synthesisers and percussive sounds...