34:09Sampling stories & clearanceA history of sampling with Chris Read
A well-informed tour of where sampling came from, record by record.
16:55Sampling stories & clearanceMark Ronson on how sampling transformed music
A producer's case for sampling as creative work.
1:03:19Chopping & flippingThe art of sampling
Covers both crate-digging and sample packs.
28:08Chopping & flippingFrom record shop to beat: sampling vinyl in Ableton Live with Ski Oakenfull
Follows the whole crate-digging process from shop to finished beat, and several viewers say it made Ableton's sampling tools click.
4:05Sampling stories & clearanceThe most sampled loop in music history
A short companion to the longer Amen break video.
20:43Chopping & flippingEvery sampling technique you need
A complete map of what you can do with a sample.
10:00Chopping & flippingRebuilding The Prodigy's "Smack My Bitch Up" in Ableton
Shows how a famous record was likely assembled, one layer at a time.
19:57Chopping & flippingJ Dilla's sampling methods
Puts Dilla's methods into practice.
10:52Chopping & flippingChopping samples on the MPC
A clear MPC chopping walkthrough.
14:16Chopping & flippingChopping samples in MPC Beats
Learn chopping on free software.
13:42Chopping & flippingThe art of sampling
About taste and voice, not just technique.
10:44Chopping & flippingThree levels of sampling
Shows what changes as sampling skill grows.
5:07Chopping & flippingMaking vocal chops for a remix
Quick and practical.
8:04Chopping & flippingA Reich and Basinski-style sampler trick
A route into generative music.
7:27Chopping & flippingThe Alchemist breaks down a beat
A short look at one of hip-hop's most respected producers at work.
3:25Sampling stories & clearanceA brief history of sampling, remixed
A fun three-minute history lesson.
9:10Chopping & flippingChopping samples on the MPC
A clear hardware chopping lesson.
9:19Chopping & flippingFiltering a bassline out of a sample
A classic hip-hop technique.
22:35Chopping & flippingAn introduction to chopping
Teaches chopping with free software.
12:32Chopping & flippingSampling like J Dilla
Turns Dilla's approach into steps you can practise.
0:51Sampling stories & clearanceThe sample in Daft Punk's "One More Time"
Hear the source and the flip side by side.
16:49Chopping & flippingSampling is hard
Shows the skill behind great flips.
8:50Chopping & flippingMaking techno with one sample
A creative constraint worth trying.
10:46Chopping & flippingFlipping a Michael Jackson sample, Four Tet style
A creative sampling approach to study.
16:41Chopping & flippingChopping samples on the MPC One
Clear for MPC One owners.
2:50Sampling stories & clearanceQuestlove on J Dilla's sampling
Short and full of respect.
5:42Chopping & flipping9th Wonder on sampling for Kendrick Lamar
A producer's insight into a famous beat.
23:00Sampling stories & clearanceDance music on an Amiga sampler in 1990
Hear how budget home computers shaped early dance music.
17:39Chopping & flippingFive sampling tips: finding, keying, timing and flipping a sample
Covers the practical steps between finding a sample and making it your own: key, tempo and turning chops into a new melody.
10:55Chopping & flippingRebuilding The Prodigy's "Voodoo People" in Ableton, part by part
Taking a classic apart this precisely shows how much craft went into sample-built 90s dance music.
15:54Chopping & flippingThree ways to sample in Logic Pro: Quick Sampler, Alchemy and region editing
Shows Logic's stock sampling tools doing more than most users realise, with no extra plugins needed.
6:00Chopping & flippingWondaGurl makes a beat from random records
Watch a top producer work fast under pressure.