I especially don’t understand how they get from a single sample to a whole track.
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[Here’s a video](https://youtu.be/eU5Dn-WaElI) showing how the samples were manipulated to make *Smack My Bitch Up* by The Prodigy.
The video moves along at a fair pace, but he plays the audio that was sampled and then processes the samples.
Manipulations used include
* Beat slicing: Chopping up samples and re-arranging the order and timing of the slices.
* Pitch shift: raise or lower the pitch without changing the length
* Time stretch : change the length of the sample with out changing the pitch
* EQ: change the balance of frequencies
* Saturation : adds distortion
* Compression : make loud sounds quieter so that all sounds can be made louder. This evens out sounds and makes them louder/punchier.
* Synths: synthesisers were used for some parts.
[This website](https://www.whosampled.com) has a wealth of information on what samples were used to make most records.
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