Making soulful beats without samples, starts with knowing how to make soulful “samples” from scratch using VSTs and plugins. In this video, I make a gritty sounding sample using nothing but Kontakt, Lounge Lizard and Xpand and a few vst effects.
Get my soulful samples here: https://djpain1beats.com/sound-kits
#beatstars #beatmaking #soulbeats
00:00 – Intro
01:15 – Starting a Sample
04:29 – Layering Sounds
11:38 – Making Music Sound Aged
12:19 – Resampling is Key!
16:22 – Adding Vocals
21:54 – Resample Again
22:38 – Pitch Shift Trick
![I Tried FL Ranked for the First Time [HUGE Mistake?]](https://beatmakingvideos.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/i-tried-fl-ranked-for-the-first-time-huge-mistake-360x180.jpg)
