Turn on the Chain List and the I/O of the Drum Rack by pressing these buttons: That way we will have more phrases to play around with.Īfter doing this, samples will automatically cancel each other out when you’ll start playing them (only one sample will play at a time). Note: Make sure to duplicate the acapella into a few other slots by holding alt (option) and dragging and dropping it. The reason why we’re going to work in a Drum Rack is because we will be able to trigger different samples by pressing different keys on our keyboard. Step 2: Put the acapella into a Drum Rackįor beginners: A Drum Rack is essentially a device which is able to store Simpler devices in its ‘slots’. Here’s a couple of my favourite acapellas:Īriana Grande - Dangerous Woman (whether you like Ariana or not, this acapella is really good to work with!) From my experience Youtube and Reddit seem like good places to start looking for them. Fortunately, there are plenty of great vocal recordings you can choose from, (and to make them sound original). It’s not always an easy task to find the vocals of your favourite song.

Having a killer vocal line to work with is key. In this 10 step guide I’m about to show you a really simple workflow to get started with your new track. Sometimes however, I like to change things up and to start by playing around with vocals.

The way I start my tracks the most often is by finding a good chord progression.

Example kickstarts acapella