This might be of limited application, but I think it's the simplest way to explain it, esp if you're in the stage where you're still stuck in loops. NGHTMRE explains this better in his master class, found on Youtube.



You can essentially treat your fully developed loop as the "drop", and treat the rest of the song as stripped down elements of your "drop". This definitely helps you develop an early stage of continuity. This is definitely something I still struggle with as well.

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I like to chop up samples that have formant-like qualities (is that a thing?), either double or half time them and pitch bend them. Really great for unique one-shots.