moth wrote:
quoted 15 lines a breakbeat is a sampled drum loop.>
> >> a breakbeat is a sampled drum loop.
>
> >Probably called a "breakbeat" because the break is the easiest place in a
> >song to got a clean, loopable sample from . . .
>
> or,
>
> "Originating from the Bronx in the early 70's, DJ's would extend a record
> by mixing 2 copies of the same track, specifically at the point of a
> drumbreak. The record would be repeatedly cross-cut, thus extending and
> repeating the mix. The net result would be a live remix of the track
> featuring an elongated percussive 'break', created specifically to make
> the assembled dancers go Crazy !"
> (from www.breaks.com)
...when beat mixed or otherwise mixed on the wheels of steel or when
sampled, the drum breaks are syncopated or shuffled by starting and
stopping the break to funk things up. This evolution of what was
originally a drum break has evolved to a ryhthm style that is frequently
programmed rather than sampled. I beleive that breakbeat means a lot
more today than just sampled beats. It's a particular shuffle of ryhthm.