{"id":10181,"date":"2024-04-21T15:51:13","date_gmt":"2024-04-21T19:51:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/samplehuntcom.local\/?p=10181"},"modified":"2024-04-21T17:22:55","modified_gmt":"2024-04-21T21:22:55","slug":"beat-block-sampling-strategy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/samplehuntcom.local\/beat-block-sampling-strategy\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Break Through Beat Block With This Simple Sampling Strategy"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Are you feeling stuck and unable to come up with new beats? Here&#8217;s a straightforward approach to jumpstart your inspiration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This method comes from observing how <a href=\"https:\/\/samplehuntcom.local\/how-madlib-finds-samples\/\" class=\"ek-link\">Madlib<\/a>, a renowned producer, works. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to Madlib, when he\u2019s creating, he doesn\u2019t hesitate. \u201cWhen I make beats, I just pick a record up and go,\u201d he said. \u201cA lot of times I don\u2019t even look at what it is.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Let\u2019s call this strategy <em>blind sampling<\/em>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This technique pushes you out of your comfort zone, challenging you to work with what you\u2019ve got, even if it\u2019s not the perfect fit on first listen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It\u2019s a simple way to rekindle your creativity, and at the same time, it sharpens your ability to sample. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Here&#8217;s how to use this strategy<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>To start, look for samples that are new to you. If you\u2019re unsure where to begin, <a href=\"https:\/\/resource.samplehunt.com\/tools-to-find-obscure-samples\" class=\"ek-link\">here are some excellent sources<\/a> for finding unique and less-known samples quickly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After you\u2019ve gathered some fresh sounds, load them into your sampler immediately. Don\u2019t allow room for second-guessing. Challenge yourself to work with the sample right away, regardless of how tricky it seems.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Stick with this practice, and before you know it, you\u2019ll be discovering samples more efficiently and seeing a noticeable improvement in your sampling technique. Keep at it, and your beats will certainly benefit.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Are you feeling stuck and unable to come up with new beats? Here&#8217;s a straightforward approach to jumpstart your inspiration.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":10189,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[84],"tags":[41,37,8],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/samplehuntcom.local\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10181"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/samplehuntcom.local\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/samplehuntcom.local\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/samplehuntcom.local\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/samplehuntcom.local\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10181"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/samplehuntcom.local\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10181\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":10194,"href":"https:\/\/samplehuntcom.local\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10181\/revisions\/10194"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/samplehuntcom.local\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/10189"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/samplehuntcom.local\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10181"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/samplehuntcom.local\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=10181"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/samplehuntcom.local\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=10181"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}