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"To me, sampling records is a really dope thing because it's like digging for gold. You find that nugget, and it's like, 'Oh wow, this is dope! This sounds fresh.’”

"I take pride in being able to make certain chops sound like a continuous loop, which was the case with this production."

"We cannot let this sampling shit die. (...) I'll sample till I die!"

"We all grew up on sampling. [Tracklib] just helps maintain the art form and prominence of sampling in music in a more inclusive way."

"I usually start with drums and then build from there. (...) I make a bunch of drum loops as starting points because it makes [starting a song] a lot easier."

"I like randomizing the songs on Tracklib so that I find the stuff that has yet to be mined—the least popular ones."

"Thanks to Tracklib for clearing this sample for us and making the process as simple and easy as possible."

"I created vocal chops and reharmonized them into a minor key with a synth bass, and the chops inspired a melody that I played on guitar. (...) Fun fact: I played my hi-hat with a cucumber to get a really dusty, mellow tone."

"When you dig for samples, you get ideas you’d never think of because you don’t play that instrument or you’re not from that particular culture. It’s a beautiful way to let new ideas happen."

"I just pitched the sample down one semitone and quantized it just a little bit, to maintain the human feel of the song."

"A happy sample with a banging beat is what the people need to hear."

"I played around for ages in Ableton Live's session view, and experimented with structures, breakdowns, and B-sections."