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By flyin' brian Sat Jan 10, 2009 3:43 am
What are some of the essential drums breaks that every producer should know, and that have been used many times before? I'm not trying to find ones to use, i'm just curious as to what they are. I am relatively new to hip-hop production and don't know alot of these things. If anyone could name off a couple that would be great, for the sake of curiosity.
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By Coz Sat Jan 10, 2009 4:57 am
I've never been into cutting up breaks, but I do know the most widely used (and abused) are the Amen and Apache. There are lots of sites for this sort of thing if you look around.
By distantb Sat Jan 10, 2009 10:16 pm
Its funny actually now that i have a good ear for breaks , i hear them all over the tube. Anyone else notice this? Like impeach the president real faint in the back round for some cold medicine . I mean i hear popular drum breaks all over the tube!
By objektivone Sun Jan 11, 2009 1:49 pm
There are compilations out there with the 300 most essential breaks etc...
Look into it.

http://www.amazon.com/Super-Breaks-Esse ... 714&sr=1-1

Check this out. There are tons of links off this page to other break compilations too.
You will recognize every break if you know hip hop well too...
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By dj e.d.e Mon Jan 12, 2009 1:29 am
nautilus
mardigras > BOB jAMES

when the levee breaks-led zepplin

funky drummer- J Brown

super sporm-captin sky

walk this way-aerosmith

jack and dianne-John Cougar Mellencamp

sneakin in the back door- Tom scott

just afew you should know theres more you can research that .
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By -niN Sun Oct 13, 2013 11:54 am
It's funny, Quite a few drumbreaks in my Vinyl collection, but I don't have any of the classics :hmmm:
They seem to be more expensive... **** sellers know about the breaks
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By JUKE 179r Wed Oct 16, 2013 6:36 am
Big Beat - Billy Squire
When the levee breaks - Led Zeppelin
Catch a Groove - Juice
Looking out my window - Tom Jones
Get Ready - He-6
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By MPCTNT Wed Oct 16, 2013 1:56 pm
1st 2 sconds. Used many times as-is, and used many more times chopping out the kick, snare, and hat, to play whatever pattern desired. (I have a NewDayKit that I goto at times) :)

By Doc333 Tue Oct 22, 2013 5:14 pm
Noticed there's a nice break that I don't think I have heard used too much in "move on UP" by Curtis mayfield, its in the LP (extended) version, right after the main song ends and the instrumental starts, pretty funky but there's like a crash on the 1 that sounds throughout, so might be weird to chop up
By JVC Tue Oct 22, 2013 6:59 pm
flyin' brian wrote:What are some of the essential drums breaks that every producer should know, and that have been used many times before? I'm not trying to find ones to use, i'm just curious as to what they are. I am relatively new to hip-hop production and don't know alot of these things. If anyone could name off a couple that would be great, for the sake of curiosity.


If you are looking for a list of so called essential drums breaks, look no further:

http://www.discogs.com/Various-All-The- ... se/1358036

The CD was a great idea, although poorly executed; most of the breaks on the CD sound terrible (especially Motown Magic Disco Machine "Scratchin'"), and I can tell you that they've ripped most of the breaks from Ultimate Breaks & Beats compilation, which, most of the songs on UBB were taken from vinyls (except for UBB vol. 25, which I think that it was taken from master tape, or at least not from vinyl.)
If you are looking for drum break compilation, there should be better ones out there, out I don't know which ones, as I have many of them on original vinyls or proper re-issues. I think you can start from Ultimate Breaks & Breaks compilation.
Also, Brethren's "Outside Love" should have been included on the CD.
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By -niN Tue Oct 22, 2013 7:43 pm
Doc333 wrote:Noticed there's a nice break that I don't think I have heard used too much in "move on UP" by Curtis mayfield, its in the LP (extended) version, right after the main song ends and the instrumental starts, pretty funky but there's like a crash on the 1 that sounds throughout, so might be weird to chop up


Also in the song "kung fu"
AWB has some good ones..
One of my favourite is "slow dance" from the "modern man" LP by stanley clarke. Real basic :arrow: very versatile.. Use it a lot
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By peterpiper Tue Oct 22, 2013 10:47 pm
Often used drumbreak with a IMO crazy sound is "god made me funky" by the headhunters. If this snare is use in a track you WILL take notice of it :)

@niN: Yes, I love that "slow dance" break too.

peace