Sampling Digitally vs Vinyl

[Drip Bayless]

What's yall take on it? Ion really hit the record store too often, my thing is I know Ima be buying a lot of shyt cause I like the cover and superficial things like that. So ion wanna have a bunch of records I'll never use or listen to. At the same time I feel like messing with vinyl gives you a greater appreciation for music in general

 

[fdsfa]

its the same thing tbh your sampling into a daw i guess? sampling into hardware like an old mpc or sp sure, that will give you a sound but if you're doing it all on computer it doesn't make a difference

 

[DJ Mart-Kos]

I say do both since a lot of samples are hard to find on vinyl.

 

[Yung Dirt]

It's the same thing? Workstation or Digital Workstation, they're both doing the same exact thing mechanically...

I could understand if you want the the organic crackles & pops from the physical record instead of a remastered version, BUT unless you're sampling into some vintage gear (SP1200?) it won't even make a significant difference...

 

[Drip Bayless]

I thought mp3 quality was inferior to vinyl

 

[Tom Foolery]

Good thread, I was waiting for a vinyl thread.

I'd say there are small differences, but roughly the same. If you sample vinyl into a software (or any digital form), you just compromised the vinyl sound quality. So there's no use getting caught up in what's better.

Each has it's advantages/disadvantages.

The true power of vinyl is crate digging IMO. You'll come across obscure music and sounds you never knew existed.

 

[silk scarfs]

i never digged in the crates before but ive spent many hours digging in youtube

i can say the one thing ive seen with vinyl is that they all the instruments and artist whoo played on it

with youtube your just getting the track title

like if you notice a nikka getting busy on a keys you can track him threw different shyt and see what he played on

 

[Pinyapplesuckas]

my turntable isnt that good so when it comes to drums i cant really sample anything good..but i do use records for sampling.

 

[fdsfa]

I thought mp3 quality was inferior to vinyl

you can mix the mp3 sample

 

[The Intergalactic Koala]

I'm going to put it this way.

Both are effective but vinyl has a element of surprise to it on a sampling note. For instance, I usually go thrifting for records and find some hidden gems. There's something about flipping a unheard of record that just feels right. Sampling on YouTube is cool and all, but having a 40s record and finding a dope bassline on the shyt though.

 

[Drip Bayless]

you can mix the mp3 sample

Mp3 is compressed asf a lot of audio information is lost

 

[Drip Bayless]

Good thread, I was waiting for a vinyl thread.

I'd say there are small differences, but roughly the same. If you sample vinyl into a software (or any digital form), you just compromised the vinyl sound quality. So there's no use getting caught up in what's better.

Each has it's advantages/disadvantages.

The true power of vinyl is crate digging IMO. You'll come across obscure music and sounds you never knew existed.

If you convert vinyl to a wav file you should retain a lot more audio information then working with mp3s

 

[Tom Foolery]

If you convert vinyl to a wav file you should retain a lot more audio information then working with mp3s

Well it depends how you look at it.

With vinyl you have to deal with distortion at various part of the recording process. The record could have clicks, pops and hiss. The you got to check the needle. You have to watch your meters for clipping. Then loss of quality during digital conversion.

MP3 will most like get you less distortion because you bypass all of this. but it's all subjective on what's best, some tracks sound better with, some without.

Also too, you have to ask if you need the depth and dynamics? With today's music, probably not. You can get away with small changes in quality.

 

[Drip Bayless]

Well it depends how you look at it.

With vinyl you have to deal with distortion at various part of the recording process. The record could have clicks, pops and hiss. The you got to check the needle. You have to watch your meters for clipping. Then loss of quality during digital conversion.

MP3 will most like get you less distortion because you bypass all of this. but it's all subjective on what's best, some tracks sound better with, some without.

Also too, you have to ask if you need the depth and dynamics? With today's music, probably not. You can get away with small changes in quality.

I agree with you. To me all that purist shyt is corny. I make music for it to sound good not to impress nerds on the internet. Mfs out here will find a nice sample on YouTube, but refuse to sample it cause of the quality

 

[Renegade47]

vinyl. digitial sounds like shyt in the end.