Now, you can avoid that all together by rearranging the bars of the sample. This is especially helpful for those who purchase loop kits and donвЂ™t want to get hit with copyright strikes from someone else who used the same loop in their track and didnвЂ™t change much of the loop. You can achieve this slow-motion effect by switching the time stretch mode to вЂњResampleвЂќ.ДЄnother huge advantage of doing this in the playlist is having the ability to chop the sample and reorder it to make it more unique than the original. I recommend using increments of 4, 8 or 16 if youвЂ™re working in 4/4 time, which is the most common time signature for most modern music production. In the playlist, you could stretch any length you desire and create a halftime effect that uses 8 bars, 16 bars etc. Gross Beat will only loop in 4 bar increments. Still, there is an advantage of doing this in the playlist instead of Gross Beat. It does this by stretching the loop to double its size, which also pitches the loop down by 12 semitones. For example, if you wanted to create the вЂњhalftimeвЂќ effect that many producers use in Gross Beat to create a вЂњslow motionвЂќ type sound. However, there are some instances where you wouldnвЂ™t want to maintain the pitch. For example, вЂњSlice StretchвЂќ will create a more distinct choppy feel as the sample plays, but will still maintain the original pitch.

Experiment with all of the modes to learn how it will change the sound of the sample. Two other time stretch modes that will achieve this are вЂњStretchвЂќ or вЂњE3 GenericвЂќ, which will create a smooth sound. The Stretch option will allow you to drag the end of your loop to extend the sample and maintain the same pitch of the sample whenever the sample time stretch is set to вЂњAutoвЂќ in your channel settings of the sample. The Z-Cross option allows you to snap to the zero-point crossing of your samples to prevent pops or clicks when youвЂ™re cutting or slicing.

Make sure youвЂ™ve selected the waveform icon to choose вЂњFocus Audio ClipsвЂќ to see these options. Two settings that you may want to apply to your playlist are Z-Cross and Stretch, which are located in the top left, directly above the first track. From there, you can start manipulating your sample and it will remain in sync with your project BPM. Alternatively, you can select the вЂњFit To TempoвЂќ option instead and this will stretch the loop into the BPM of your project. Now you can switch back to your project tempo and select the tempo range from the detect tempo menu to find the exact tempo. If not, simply play the beat and use the tap tempo feature by right-clicking the project BPM from the top menu and selecting вЂњTap.вЂќ Play the loop and tap along with the beats to get a rough estimate of the tempo. In those cases, simply choose the first option with the word (embedded) next to the tempo.

Some samples, like this one, will come with tempo information embedded in it. This will bring up a menu with the tempo detection and fit to tempo options on the right. After you add the sample to the playlist, click on the waveform icon in the top left corner of the sample. Usually, the first step you want to take is matching the bpm of the loop to your current project. Perhaps these tips will even help you win a sample loop flipping contest in the future. Plus, this should spark more creativity and freedom in your music production overall when using premade loops from a sample kit that countless others are also using. These are incredibly useful tools to help avoid copyright strikes from someone else who used the same sample loop as you.

How to flip a sample