Tweak Of The Week!
Tweak Of The Week!
July 29th 1996

This top audio tip provided by Nick Batt, ex-remix slave, programmer/engineer and sound designer for multi-media

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Crunchy Loops

So you've got some great loops taken from (gasp) a real-life drummer. Now to get them sounding crunchy and authentic is another matter. Here's a couple of tips that may work for ya:
  • Put the loop into you're mac/sampler/pc whatever and drop the sample rate low - 10khz or there abouts. This'll give you a crunchy lo-fi sound if nothing else will.
  • Use the super cheap compressor technique mentioned in the last tweak. For added degradation you can actually record the break on to the cassette tape and re-sample it. Repeat to taste.

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