Christopher Fahey writes:
quoted 1 line To me, a "breakbeat" is a beat pattern traditionally used in two contexts:
> To me, a "breakbeat" is a beat pattern traditionally used in two contexts:
[guessing deleted]
a breakbeat is a sampled drum loop. sampled from a record of a real
live human playing drums. that's about the size of it right there.
quoted 7 lines Also, which tracks on Timeless, Torque, and the
> > Also, which tracks on Timeless, Torque, and the
> > Squarepusher albums have the Amen break?
>
> Here's a question for you all: What the fuck is an Amen break? I
> always thought that meant a particularly triumphant flourish, but
> here KaisrSolze seems to refer to it like it was a particular sample
> or something.
it's a sample from "say amen brother" by the winstons. you may
download it from:
http://www.true-playaz.co.uk/greenroom/beatz/amen.wav
it's probably the most commonly used beat in jungle/drum and bass.
it's extremely versatile and it sounds like a mack truck about to run
you down.
it now has the dubious distinction of being as popular as the funky
drummer beat (sampled from "funky drummer" by james brown) was back in
the late 80's.
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