How To Combine Sample Packs With Music Theory: Beat Breakdown Using Sanjay C's Aurora Sample Pack

How to combine chord and melody sample packs with music theory to breathe some life into your music projects. We dive into Sanjay C's new Aurora Sample Pack and I show you how you can reharmonize the chords, rethink the melodies, and use fresh bass lines and transitions to keep things moving.

Sanjay C's Channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/sanjaychristo
Aurora Sample Pack: https://sanjayc.com/products/aurora-samples-chord-progressions-pack

Timestamps are listed below for specific points and techniques covered:
0:00 Intro
0:25 Aurora Sample Pack Overview
0:53 Started with this sampled pad
1:18 Analyzing chords from Sanjay's original sample
1:52 How to play the reharmonized chords for new song idea on the piano
2:57 How to adjust the audio samples from the pack to fit the new rhythm and harmonies
5:27 Verse uses chords chopped and pitch bended
6:15 Tried using midi bass for this "chorus," instead went with real bass
7:09 Playing chorus basslines on the electric bass - fretboard diagram and chord chart included
9:11 Bass fills on verse
11:15 Melody for pre-chorus, tweaked note choices and timing from sample pack. Added grace notes.
12:35 Chords for pre-chorus
13:47 transition into chorus using pickup notes
15:06 adding extra piano comping in the verse
15:33 chorus synth melody
17:50 wavy filtered intro & ending
other pads
18:50 how to record automation in Ableton arrangement view
lead sound/melody Am to A 
spacey intro outro with auto filter
Thank you for watching! And thank you Sanjay C for making this great sample pack, his amazing channel and sample pack will be linked below, definitely check those out, he has loads of great tutorials.  And if you're interested in incorporating playing instruments with Ableton, consider subscribing to this, my Robbie Sko channel for a mix of music theory, live looping, producing and performing. Hope to see you around, take care!
20:19 Adding to Sanjay C's chord WAV sample by adding more synth layers using his corresponding MIDI files
21:00 Massive X pad deep blue via native instruments komplete kontrol
21:35 Solina Arpenpad from arturia, nks komplete kontrol
22:35 Waves One Knob Pumper quick pulsing effect
23:16 soundtoys crystallizer audio effect on return track
REFERENCES

bass fret pic - https://onlinebasscourses.com/lessons/fretboard-knowledge/find-any-note-on-the-bass/

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