Create Your Own Samples

Create Your Own Samples

From Recording & Mixing by Sound On Sound

July 17, 2025 · 17 min

About this episode

Paul White explores the creative potential of using found sounds to create music tracks.

Paul White explores the creative potential of using 'found' sounds, demonstrating how items found within your surroundings can be sampled, manipulated and transformed into complete tracks within your DAW using a few simple tools. Chapters 00:00 - Introduction 00:36 - Software Options 01:27 - Methods Used For This Demo 01:58 - Creating A String Patch 04:49 - A Few More Examples 08:03 - Constructing A Unique Percussion Kit 11:01 - Layering Sounds With Synth Pads 12:13 - Using The Voice Creatively 13:00 - A Finished Track Using The Sampled Sounds Paul White Biog Paul White initially trained in electronics at The Royal Radar Establishment in Malvern then went on to work with Malvern Instruments, a company specialising in laser analysis equipment, before moving into technical writing. He joined the Sound On Sound team in 1991 where he became Editor In Chief, a position he held for many years before recently becoming Executive Editor. Paul has written more than 20 recording and music technology textbooks, the latest being The Producer’s Manual and in 2010 he received a BASCA award for his contributions to the music industry. Having established his own multitrack home studio in the…

People in this episode

Host: Paul White

Topics covered

  • sampling
  • found sounds
  • music production
  • DAW techniques
  • creative sound design

Keywords

  • sampling
  • found sounds
  • DAW
  • music production
  • sound design
  • percussion kit
  • synth pads

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Sound On Sound, Cydonia Collective

Books & works: The Producer’s Manual

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