Crusty, lush and solid! Classic stuff.

Crusty, lush and solid! Classic stuff.

this is sick! where did you get the vocal samples? i'd love to find some good resources. favorited!

what mixer did you get? would you recommend it yet?

this is sick! where did you get the vocal samples? i'd love to find some good resources. favorited! what mixer did you get? would you recommend it yet?

Thanks!

About the samples; YouTube and a lot of manual sample chopping.
For example; find out the names of all the classic ragga artists and search for the names with live, interview and or clash attached. Rip the YouTube videos to audio and cut them up. Perfect for a rainy Sunday, whenever you're not inspired to do arranging

About the mixer; An Alan & Heath Zedi 10fx.
Comes down to workflow and preferences if I would recommend it. I don't use midi to trigger my hardware to track/record them with a daw so don't need many in's & outs. For years I have used a 4 mono, 2 stereo channel Behringer mixer that got the job done. What interested me in the Zedi, is the fact that it isn't big and fits the spot of the old Behringer mixer and can act like a soundcard as my old soundcard had issues. So you connect it through usb, now any input on the mixer can be found in your Daw's soundcard settings. Having the mixer & soundcard in one, saves a wall socket and makes for more efficient sampling of outboard stuff. Just plug in a whatever, press the right buttons on the mixer for routing and you can send the audio into the computer. I'm not convinced yet on the latency, but perhaps I need to A/B songs with the old soundcard for proper proof instead of basing it on feeling & memory .

Thanks! About the samples; YouTube and a lot of manual sample chopping. For example; find out the names of all the classic ragga artists and search for the names with live, interview and or clash attached. Rip the YouTube videos to audio and cut them up. Perfect for a rainy Sunday, whenever you're not inspired to do arranging ;) About the mixer; An Alan & Heath Zedi 10fx. Comes down to workflow and preferences if I would recommend it. I don't use midi to trigger my hardware to track/record them with a daw so don't need many in's & outs. For years I have used a 4 mono, 2 stereo channel Behringer mixer that got the job done. What interested me in the Zedi, is the fact that it isn't big and fits the spot of the old Behringer mixer and can act like a soundcard as my old soundcard had issues. So you connect it through usb, now any input on the mixer can be found in your Daw's soundcard settings. Having the mixer & soundcard in one, saves a wall socket and makes for more efficient sampling of outboard stuff. Just plug in a whatever, press the right buttons on the mixer for routing and you can send the audio into the computer. I'm not convinced yet on the latency, but perhaps I need to A/B songs with the old soundcard for proper proof instead of basing it on feeling & memory :) .

Respek, rude boi!

Respek, rude boi!