A quick look at your Instagram bio shows a link to a sample pack you produced… how has finding and creating samples has evolved since you started and production and what do you think of the direction it’s headed to now, with wide sample sharing platforms ? Well, in last 10 years sample production definitely evolved a lot. Before it was mostly recordings of the live instruments, percussions or environment. Also tweaking on the drum machines and other analog gear to get certain type of sound. With the improvement of the technology and software it became much more interesting and fun to produce sample packs. For example, you can use any VST synth on the market as a starting point to develop different kind of sounds. Also, with the help of audio and midi effects it’s possible to edit those sounds even further and to shape them in any desired way. With all that new technology and many sample sharing platforms, I think sample production market will only get more interesting, especially with the introduction of the AI technology. Compared to your other moniker Forest People, Olēka shows a darker, more industrial approach to music. How do you balance your
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