Chopping (sampling technique)

In hip hop music sampling, chopping is the "altering [of] a sampled phrase [or break] by dividing it into smaller segments and reconfiguring them in a different order." (Schloss 2004, p. 106)

Sources

Schloss, Joseph G. (2004). Making Beats: The Art of Sample-Based Hip Hop. Middletown, Connecticut: Wesleyan University Press. ISBN 0-8195-6696-9.

DJing and Turntablism

Equipment	DJ mixer Direct-drive turntable Mixing console Phono input Minutoli Pitch control Slipmat Two turntables and a microphone Vinyl emulation software

Techniques	Audio mixing Back spinning Beat juggling Beatmatching Beatmixing Break Chopped and screwed Chopping Covered Cut Drop Hamster style Harmonic mixing Needle drop Music loop Phrasing Sampling Scratching Slip-cueing Pitch cue Voice-tracking Video scratching

Scratches	Orbit Tear Transform Flare Chirp Crab

Releases and distribution	DJ mix Battle records Rare groove Digital pool Remix service Mixtape

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