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word learning the piano is excellent. if you can play keys it helps alot.

i just got about 20 minutes deep in a chopping tutorial before i realized none of the sound was recording.

i will make it and hopefully get it all uploaded tomorrow though

i can help you with setting you in the right direction for what to sample as well. as far as genres and eras, like what years and stuff and a couple websites/blogs to grab stuff to skim through

pretty much any genre of music from 67-73 is gold. anything later than the 70's gets too cheezy and computeristic imo but some people find good stuff.

i stick with soul music alot. 60's and 70's. its not bad to start with the obvious just to get a feel with how the music is arranged and how to chop it. like isaac hayes, al green, marvin gaye, stevie wonder, the jackson 5, stevie wonder, anything really thats soul in the right years is a good starting point.

there is also classic rock, but ALOT of it is way too white and there is no way to make it hip hop. the tempos and instruments and how they're played. but then you'll find a gem where there is some HYPE piano and crazy cymbal crashes and bass like oh shitttt

but yea i mainly stick with 60-70s black gospel, and soul music.

there are always movie soundtracks too, again you want that same era, 60's 70's. but with movie soundtracks, its more for the sound quality. how stuff was recorded back then, all in one room, played live, on those microphones from that era, into there analog boards and shit. its got that crispy grimeyness hip hop thrives on

but you can look at movie scores from anytime really, because alot of it is real instruments, like orchestras and stuff

but thats just me

you can literally sample anything. except hip hop lol

you want to make something hip hop, not just snatch someones shit if that makes sense

these posts are too long i feel like im dropping too much knowledge at once

don't be overwhelmed. just take your time.

i'll have a simple vid tomorrow showing how to chop and place it in FL studio