Role: Mixing, Editing, and Sound Design
I created "Round n’ Rollin" as a tribute to Hip Hop’s 50th anniversary, specifically honoring the sampling culture started by legends like Grandmaster Flash. The challenge I set for myself was to build a completely new song using only three source tracks: “Will It Go Round In Circles” by Billy Preston, “Hocus Pocus” by Focus, and “Cover of the Rolling Stone” by Dr. Hook. Since I didn’t have multitracks, I had to be unconventional with my editing. I used FL Studio and modern stem separation tools to pull apart the original stereo masters, extracting clean drum hits and melodic loops. It was a mix of old-school "flipping" and modern digital engineering to get three completely different genres to play nice together in a single hip-hop beat.
Technical Specs
Edited, mixed, and sound designed entirely in FL Studio, utilizing advanced sampling techniques to celebrate 50 years of Hip Hop.
Utilized modern stem separation tools and surgical EQ to isolate clean drum transients and melodic phrases from full stereo masters.
Managed complex sample flipping and time stretching, ensuring that three vastly different genres stayed perfectly in sync and in key.
Blended classical sampling culture with modern digital tools to create a cohesive, layered track using only the original source material.
Mixed and mastered the final project to preserve the grit and character of the original 70s recordings while meeting modern loudness and clarity standards.
