Alot Of Questions.....help!!!

[Effakontrack]

1) IM HAVING A REAL HARD TIME PLACING BASS LINES UNDER MY SAMPLES
IS THERE ANY WAY YOU GUYS GO ABOUT IT?

2) ^^^^ SHOULD I GET A MIDI KEYBOARD? AND ALSO I NEED VST'S CAN SOMEONE UPLOAD SOME OR HAVE A GOOD FREE SITE?

3) WE ALL TALK ABOUT DIGGIN THROUGH CRATES ? WELL I DONT HAVE A SAMPLER SO IS THERE A WAY LIKE WITH A RECORD PLAYER TO RIP THE VINYL TO MY COMPUTER?

4)IF SO WHAT CORDS WILL I NEED OR TURNTABLE WILL I NEED AND PROGRAM TO RIP IT WITH?

THANK YOU FOR YA TIME! SEE YA- eff

[CatasBeats]

1- i filter my basslines at the moment. straight from the sample, only because im trying to master actually playing them.

2. get a midi. thatd help big time cause im gussing your just clicking shit in.

go to google. type in free vsts. hit search. google is amazing.

3. yes

4. get a usb turntable, anyweher from like 100-200 bucks. im saving up for one now.

[Effakontrack]

thanks but i can never find good ones just from google will do but do you know if with a usb turntable i can control fl scratcher?

[CatasBeats]

no idea, i heard fl scratcher is junk tho, i never tried it myself.

but i think youu can scratch once you got the table? i dont know i havent gone vinyl yet im still net diggin and dont know much about the djing/scratching aspects of any of it. im sure someone here can help you tho.

and i dont know of any good free vsts tho. you can also try soundfonts too.

[Downstroke]

Not sure how you could use a turntable to use FL Scratcher, but there are loads of midi controllers on the market designed for precisely that, and a lot better software to dj with. However, if you go the turntable route (which I sincerely hope you do) make sure your turntable is direct drive. It doesn't need to be a USB tt, as long you have some sort of line-in function on your computer, and you can record to free software like Audacity which works perfectly.

[Effakontrack]

thanks... so if possible usb turntable with direct drive.... how easy is it too break the needle?... upp for free vst

[p.illa]

YESSSSS get that midi keyboard I started using mine last year and I it makes a whole lot of difference.

[Mello]

as for placing basslines under your samples, the thing previously mentioned about filtering everything out except the low end to seperate the bassline from the sample is an ok tactic, but really old. when you take the low end, you will get the kick too, so it might not sound right when played alone. what i like to do is just listen for the bassline of the original sample, then play it over the sample with a vst and put some effects on it (EQ, compression) so it sounds modern-sized, not like 30 year-old bass from a sample. one of those two ways should fix it.

[[grimeshine]]

Originally Posted by Effakontrack

thanks... so if possible usb turntable with direct drive.... how easy is it too break the needle?... upp for free vst

needles dont usually just flat out break, unless you drop it on the side of the platter or something. Ive been using these for about 6 months, and even though its thrashed, it still works. Diggin in the crates does a job on your turntables.

[nevermind]

yeah most needles last a while just don't drop or skid them hard multiple times and you should be fine. But as far as basslines If your strapped for cash I would definitely get a midi setup then you'll have a grip of bass tones good ones you can tweak.