Post #4 - "SliceX" - (February 14th, 2017)

When sampling a song, you need to isolate specific parts so that they flow well together on the playlist. A good way of doing this is with the SLICEX plugin:

Once you drag the audio file into SliceX, you can begin to chop it up respectively,

The icon with the red circle around it is the Marker tool. You place it according to wherever you want the snippet of the song to start and end. For instance, (in the photo below) the red highlighted zone between "marker 1" and "marker 2" represents the length of the loop.

Now that you have the isolated loops, you can order them on the Piano Roll to achieve your desired sound.