How Do You Make A Dance Song Using Old Music?
If there is an old song with amazing sounds that you want to recapture and utilize in your music, read on and you will be reinventing oldies in no time. Step 1 Begin by plugging the audio dubbing cable into the source (record player, tape player, cd player) on one end and into the computer on the other end. Typically your computer’s sound card will have three ports each labeled “Line In” (or “Audio In”), “Microphone” and “Headphones.” Plug the 1/8 jack into the port labeled “Line in.” Step 2 Open your audio editing software and start its recording function. While the program is recording, begin playing the audio from the source to be sampled. When you have recorded the portion that you wish to use, trim the recording down to that portion. Step 3 Trim the sample into smaller samples of about two to three seconds. After you have edited the samples to your liking, save them to a file folder and name them sequentially. Step 4 Open your music composition tool and begin importing your sample