Published On May 17, 2022
A beginner’s guide to jungle breakbeats. I kick off with some context and history, then cover how to chop and process breaks in your DAW.
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Chapter markers:
00:00 Intro
00:33 Chapter 1: What are breakbeats?
03:31 Chapter 2: UK breakbeat music
10:06 Chapter 3: Why do breakbeats sound good?
14:29 Chapter 4: Where do I get jungle breaks?
17:31 Chapter 5: Old school breakbeat technique
21:10 Chapter 6: Automatic slicing
24:13 Chapter 7: Contemporary technique
29:49 Chapter 8: Breakbeat processing tips
If you'd like to use my Live slicing preset you can find it here:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Py_5...
This should be placed in your Ableton user library in the Defaults/Slicing folder.
Tunes mentioned:
The Winstons - Amen Brother
• Amen Brother
Bobby Byrd - Hot Pants (I’m Coming)
• Bobby Byrd - Hot Pants ( I'm Coming )...
Lyn Collins - Think (About It)
• Lyn Collins - Think (About It)
Led Zeppelin - When The Levee Breaks
• Led Zeppelin - When The Levee Breaks
Tommy Roe - Sweet Pea
• Tommy Roe - Sweet Pea
Mantronix - King of the Beats
• Mantronix - King Of The Beats
MC Duke - I’m Riffin’
• MC Duke - I'm Riffin
Hardnoise - Untitled
• a1-hardnoise - untitled
Shut Up & Dance - This Town Needs A Sheriff
• This Town Needs A Sheriff
The Scientist - Exorcist
• The Scientist - The Exorcist
Shut Up and Dance - Derek Went Mad
• Shut Up And Dance - Derek Went Mad
Low Noise Block – Rave In The Bedroom
• Low Noise Block, Rave In The Bedroom
Lennie D’Ice - We Are I.E.
• Video
The Prodigy - Charly
• The Prodigy - Charly (Official Video)
Meat Beat Manifesto - Radio Babylon
• Radio Babylon
The Stone Roses - Fools Gold
• The Stone Roses - Fools Gold (Officia...
Awesome 3 - Don’t Go
• Don't Go (Original Mix)
RatPack - Searchin’ For My Rizla
• RatPack - Searching For My Rizla
Big Daddy Kane - Raw
• Big Daddy Kane - Raw (Music Video)
DJ Red Alert & Mike Slammer - In Effect
• In Effect
Q-Project -Champion Sound (Alliance Remix)
• Q Project - Champion Sound (Alliance ...
Shut up and Dance - Raving I’m Raving
• raving i'm raving Shut Up And Dance F...
Marc Cohn - Walking in Memphis
• Marc Cohn - Walking in Memphis (Offic...
DJ Crystl - Meditation
• Video
Deep Blue - The Helicopter Tune
• Deep Blue The Helicopter Tune
LTJ Bukem - Music
• Music
Omni Trio - Renegade Snares
• Omni Trio - Renegade Snares (Roasted ...
Engineers Without Fears - Rhythm
• Engineers Without Fears - Rhythm
Omni Trio - Renegade Snares (Foul Play VIP)
• Omni Trio - Renegade Snares (Foul Pla...
DJ Krome & Mr Time - The Licence
• DJ Krome & Mr Time - The Licence
Model 500 - The Flow (Alex Reece Remix)
• Model 500 - The Flow (Alex Reece Remix)
Alex Reece - Pulp Fiction
• Alex Reece - Pulp Fiction (2015 Remas...
Nasty Habits - Shadow Boxing
• Shadow Boxing
DJ Trace - Mutant Revisited
• DJ Trace - Mutant Revisited
Codename John - The Warning
• Codename John - The Warning (2017 Rem...
Boymerang - Soul Beat Runna
• Boymerang - Soul Beat Runna
D’Cruze - Watch Out
• WATCH OUT (ORIGINAL 94 Version)
Mark from Solardo talks about sampling the break from "Tribesmen":
• Producer Masterclass | Solardo | Part...
Software mentioned:
Ableton Live
https://www.ableton.com/
Akaizer
https://the-akaizer-project.blogspot....
ReCycle
https://www.reasonstudios.com/recycle
Eventide Audio H3000 Factory
https://www.eventideaudio.com/plug-in...
Oeksound Soothe 2
https://oeksound.com/plugins/soothe2/
Inphonik RX950
https://www.inphonik.com/products/rx9...
D16 Group Decimort 2
https://d16.pl/decimort2
Airwindows
https://www.airwindows.com/
iZotope Neutron 3
https://www.izotope.com/en/products/n...
FabFilter
https://www.fabfilter.com/
Jungle photo by Chris Abney on Unsplash:
https://unsplash.com/@chrisabney
