Sampling Organic Sounds

Bring new life and authenticity to your productions with Sampling Organic Sounds, a hands-on course led by DJ, producer, and sonic explorer DJ Flavya. Perfect for producers, beatmakers, and sound designers of all levels, this course dives into the creative process of capturing sounds from the real world—whether it’s ambient noise, found objects, field recordings, or unconventional instruments—and transforming them into usable musical elements. If you’re looking to add unique textures, character, and originality to your tracks, this course is your guide.

DJ Flavya begins by walking you through the various recording devices you can use—from smartphones and handheld recorders to audio interfaces and microphones—highlighting their strengths, limitations, and when to use each. Then, she demonstrates how to import your organic recordings into a Digital Audio Workstation (DAW) for editing. You’ll learn how to clean up, chop, loop, and arrange your samples so they feel tight and musical, while still retaining the raw energy of their source.

From there, the magic begins: you’ll explore how to apply effects and processing to give your organic sounds depth, movement, and polish—whether you’re turning street ambience into atmospheric pads, kitchen clinks into snares, or vocal snippets into hooks. By the end of this course, you’ll not only know how to capture and work with organic sounds—you’ll have the skills to shape them into compelling, original compositions that stand out from the crowd.