A New Way to Start Your Next Song

You’ve already seen my full workflow for creating a track from scratch—loops, MIDI, structure, mixing.

But here’s another creative way to spark inspiration: start with an acapella.

An acapella is just the raw vocal—no instruments. And it’s one of my favorite tricks when I want to flip something familiar into something fresh.

Here’s the quick rundown:

1. Find a Vocal You Love → Build a Spotify “ideas” playlist. Pull clean audio from YouTube or purchase HQ versions.

2. Get the Key + BPM → Use Mixed In Key or a quick Google search.

3. Extract the Acapella → Free tools like Moises.ai split stems cleanly.

4. Reshape It → Time-stretch, re-pitch, and experiment until it fits your vibe.

5. Pick Your Path → Rebuild chords around it or chop it into new hooks and melodies with Quick Sampler.

That’s all it takes to flip a single vocal into a new production idea.