A Beginner's Guide to Jungle Breakbeats

[@TimCant]

I just saw a post on the Facebook group Jungle Sample Beardstroke Massive by one Robert Jones that cites the Untouchables remix of Creep by TLC as the main element of Alex Reece's The Flow and Pulp Fiction beats. The beat can be heard at 4 mins 13 seconds: kzbin.info/www/bejne/j6bUfKKBl6qCgKMsi=GS3Vj7e6wb1E3G5w&t=253

[@soax100]

Despite Tim's full name... Tim definitely Can.

[@djpaulcfunkeddub3951]

PS planned for a few years even before I saw this video on using that beat that Grooverrider uses on The Warning and I think ED Rush & Dom & Roland use it in The Subway tune & a it gets used in few rare others too, It's heavy but still got a steppy spring to it, if u will :) Never knew the name, now I know, thank you

[@Luminousprocesses]

Only started producing a year ago even though I’m 46. I couldn’t get my head around when I tried in 97! Having great fun and success now largely thanks to YT tuts. This has to be one of the best. Wicked Tim. The most maximum of big ups to you!

[@jermainereid1790]

Bro I was exactly the same as you ,nuff respect

[@supahfly_uk]

I'm 45 still banging out the beats keep it up mate :)

[@joeycollinshttp]

ive just starting at 49

[@tyjakkty8668]

well done mate im in the same boat as you next stop super stardom

[@NALA_music]

I started to make music around 2 years ago and am now 14. Learned everything trough youtube and experimenting, and I'm still passionate about this. I think that you start to do music at any age, as with pretty much any hobby. Age is just a number, at least in this context

[@ConnorBailey-i5l]

Made an iceberg video without a clickbait thumbnail. I salute you sir.

[@MaskedMenace94]

Black American music has gifted the world with so much. I love my people and culture.

[@thedon2703]

Amen brother. Our global influence is undeniable.

[@riklionheart23]

Never a truer word said!

[@lordviksta]

Rock, soul, funk, reggae, techno, house, Jungle on and on and on

[@Juli-bm7yl]

as you should man!! you really have given us so much amazing culture and music

[@AcidJungle303]

Black americans gave us loads including house and techno but jungle was a pure UK invention

[@blasder007]

i would pay for an online course made by this guy

[@kidsonicofficial]

The "elongating" of these beats was originally called Juggling, until Grandmaster Flash came up with the Cueing system, where it was then called "the Merry-go-round". Also, Get RhythmLab or DoubleClick's packs. Jungle Warfare was rereleased a while ago but they removed the breaks because of the copyright issues.

[@YanickFM]

one thing i really liked about this was that you used a lot of the built in features of the DAW. I do like learning about plugins that other people use, but I also love to see a focus on stuff i can actually do immediately, without downloading anything new.

[@bontempo1271]

Lol. My dude. You just made probably the best reference video for Jungle breakbeats. Excellent research. Accurate information. And your covering of a broad range of styles and techniques is what makes this an excellent video for reference and inspiration. If you wasn't involved in Jungle production back then, you certainly did it justice here. Hats off to you ! Any beginner would do well to take this all in. Particularily the importance of getting the beat adjustment and timing right.

[@idleprepress]

I love playing those types of beats on normal drums, it's an endless dynamic meditation to play around with the rhythms, chop them, emulate all that "retrigger" and "beat crushing" stuff making the flow continuos and organic. You just throw some random fat bass riff and can then do anything as long as you're in the pocket.

[@tehf00n]

True story. I was at school in 1987 when acid music started to appear. I said to my friends, as a joke because I was into heavy metal, "They should make an acid tune from that Charly advert". When The Prodigy released it I thought they did it as a joke.

[@guillaumed4145]

Haha 😀

[@japhyvansan]

that was an INSANE amount of knowledge and passion shared - thank you so much. I'm a seasoned electronic music producer and I've still picked up a few new techniques. Kindest thanks

[@Breakbeats92.5]

As a beat nerd the breaks you mentioned were a refresher course. My favorite part was learning about early adopters of said breaks. Most of whom were very obscure to me.

[@living_in_exile]

Incredible guide, I am not a producer but, as a jungle fan, now I understand way more about how my favorite artists produced their stuff. Forever grateful for this!

[@iggysixx]

Copyright infringement mostly becomes a problem when you gain an audience. (That's why some earlier records of certain artists contain movie samples, and are suddenly replaced by silence when they release the same track on a bigger label.

[@awambawamb]

...and when you want to milk that audience dry. that's when you stop having fun.

[@alasdairkeddie]

Amazing depth of breakbeat history and technique. I've wanted to have a crack at DNB production since the 90s, no excuses now :)

[@DJ_Mada]

Was just surfing around looking at music production methods, and I see my track played at @03:52! Lol! Thanks Tim.

[@TimCant]

Like a commenter here said, underground UK hip-hop doesn't get the props it deserves for being a foundation of hardcore and jungle. Respect!!!

[@DJ_Mada]

@@TimCant it’s true, but I guess it was the same for a lot artists we sampled. I know Untitled was used heavily in hardcore tunes in the 90’s, personally I was happy to hear it

[@TimCant]

@@DJ_Mada I think that’s a great attitude to have, biggups 👊👊👊

[@GreatBallsOfAcid]

This is not a guide, it’s a masterclass! Thank you for helping keep this magnificent culture alive!

[@bazathedon]

tim your a lifesaver mate! no more wondering how my favourite breaks were made, you've laid it all out in an engaging format. got the ep i love it! hardcore eruption and unity are phenomenal. vibena has returned!

[@FallerToon]

No words. That was magical for me. The history part into educational part was perfect. It confirms some of my thoughts about breakbeat samples that i heard like everywhere. And you come with some bangers like these (34:02) oh my god. One of coolest youtube tuts i have seen (and mostly listen). I don't make music but this was enjoyable to watch and gives me vibes to produce beats like these. :D Thanks for the video (and thanks youtube algorithm i guess ?)

[@xmc3060]

That was fuckin excellent, really loved the short history of it with artists. Would have been cool if while you mentioned each artist/song the album track was playing in the background softly with a brief pause on describing it and switch to full volume of the track to hear how the artist implemented it in their track. But for real very helpful vid. Subbed!

[@TimCant]

Yeah I totally agree with you on having music clips in the video… but I didn’t do it because I didn’t want to get a load of copyright strikes 🙄 There’s links to the tracks in the description but I forgot to mention that in the intro 🤦‍♂️ Thanks for watching and for the feedback, respect 👊

[@selm1313]

i love slow paced and explanatory videos like this i wish people had more attention span to watch this stuff

[@Zeagods-CyberShadow]

I recently watch a video about PlayStation Jungle and it has inspired to start making Jungle. Ive never done anything with EDM or DnB so im a Complete newbie to making EDM. But PlayStation Jungle has always been my favourite style and i really want make my own Jungle and DnB. So thank you for this Guide to help me understand Jungle

[@JoelWest]

This is a ridiculously good guide, we don't deserve this. Thank you mate, instantly subbed.

[@homelessbeats]

Meant to skim through this for the essential info, ended up sitting down and absorbing every word. So much love for your genre emanating through this content. Bless !

[@TachyBunker]

Cool! I'm trying to make sounds like Einhander

[@suitandtieguy]

this is a great video! i worked on a project a couple of years ago to reconstruct a bunch of classic breaks with a drummer friend, great to see love for this art form. btw the break reconstruction project was for commercial release with a big hardware company. i hope it finally gets released this year.

[@curtiswrightdj]

Awesome Video, took me ages to find someone to explain it in a way which helped me do it in Logic. Slicing the audio to midi has made my breaks so much more creative, Thanks man.

[@Sbkoihvff]

The quality of your videos is outstanding. I'm extremely grateful for these. You solved an issue I was having with trying to transpose a break - I wasn't changing the loop mode. Your videos are a history lesson and production lesson all in one. Brilliant. You've just cost me rent to own subscriptions on splice for Neutron & D16 >:( Keep them coming!

[@WACkZerden]

Your tutorial and preset are awesome!!! superbly explained! please make more content like this!!!. ..as a hip-hop producer whose worked with Ableton for 5 years, and have not built my own drum kit with slicing😂😂😂😂 this opens up tons of possibilities and it is FUN. thank you!!! amazing preset

[@DaftFader]

Dang man, casually just dropping banger after banger! Just watching the intro background explanation brought back so many memories! :D

[@robtronik]

This is an absolutely outstanding video. Thank you for putting it together. Coupled with Stranjah’s tutorials, it is worth its weight in gold. I appreciate the historical context in the intro - and some good memories came from your examples shown. Well done and thank you!

[@ReubenAStern]

You sir, are an absolute legend! Jungle was a total enigma to me until I saw this video. I couldn't get anywhere with "jungle" loops. But speeded up funk is the way forwards for me. It gives a nice clean sound I can layer with other stuff. Thanks a lot. I just made a really cool beat today, it's not quite jungle, it's 175bpm with very little pitch shift so it still sounds funky. I called the song nitro Funk.

[@mrj3217]

Go listen to the Spawn Soundtrack. A lot of the things he sampled here get mixed with rock and metal music.

[@tehf00n]

show some love to the jazz fusion jungle sir. :)

[@StuartTaylorEsquire]

Dunno why the KZbin algorithm kept pushing this video at me, but I'm sure glad it did. Thoroughly fantastic video by someone who clearly knows the music (and judging by your age, probably spent a few nights shaking sweaty hands and asking, "wot you on, and where you from?" Love the references and the who sampled who genealogy. I couldn't give a monkeys about DAW, I'm old skool, but the technique of chopping, slicing, pitching and stretching still applies. Nuff Respect.

[@mrj3217]

I hear the spawn soundtrack in a lot of these breaks. Great mix if music , so ahead of its time. The whole album has a great feel. Start to finish.

[@bugnug5332]

Only good part of that movie lol

[@alfiekovacs]

this video is so in depth and useful and exactly the type of tutorial that's rare to find on youtube thanks, plz make more

[@Samplers]

Super comprehensive! This would have taken ages to make is clearly a work of love.

[@jdaddyaz]

My friend you are a legend! Thank you for the tips about slicing, and also the free preset tool. Too kind. I spent way to much time chopping, and stretching, and was getting some bad artifacts. The slicing worked a treat. Thank you again!

[@bunbun2181]

I love learning the history about music generas. It's so cool to think about all the diffrent factors that made the generas what they are today!

[@adecayingskeleton3651]

Knew right away from the tracksuit and the records behind you this would be legit. Thanks!

[@BLOOBADGA69]

Excellent video and so helpful for myself, who is dabbling with Jungle breaks in my extreme metal productions :)

[@badboychopsticks]

hold tight tim on the old school tricks on ableton! the comb filtering one was a bit of a revelation didn't realise it was that simple. cheers.

[@DaftFader]

Yesss DJ Red Alert and Mike Slammer's in effect has to be my all time favorite rave track from this era! They went on to start Slammin' Vinyl the record label, UK's longest running and largest rave (often up to 6-7 huge rooms) AND a record shop of the same name! I have like 3 different copy's of that track inc. the original press.

[@imlxh7126]

"A spot reverb effect, like Sneezy..." okay. you're just making these guys up as you go along aren't you lmfao (ok but seriously thank you so much for making this omg)

[@StefanHolmes]

Worth mentioning that if you use a lossy source, any change to pitch / playback rate will ruin the psychoacoustic modelling that went into the original compression. WAV, AIFF and FLAC are your friend.

[@geeebiii]

Man you are brilliant! Your beginner guides are so informative and helpful. Thank you for sharing your wisdom. To someone who didn't grow up in these times these are valuable history lessons man. Learning where it all started helps understanding the genre and the vibes much better. Much love

[@Spooki_]

What a cool video. Absolutely love it. The history is really really cool 🙏🏼

[@pablocampos7029]

Great work mate! thank you for such a exhaustive research. I've been using this breaks for more than 20 years now and I gotta admit I didn't know the half of this background story.

[@rubinprince100]

been looking for something like this, i cant get enough AMEN!!

[@gameplayti2909]

This is history class folks. Thanks a lot for sharing Tim Cant.

[@Thought-Forms]

Great video, Tim! Ultra comprehensive. History and practical tips, love it

[@TimCant]

Big fan of the tunes and vids Bobby, biggup!

[@Gainn]

Fresh 4 had legal issues from using the Funky Drummer break (amongst others) on 'Wishing on a Star' in 89. There was one other that was quite a big track at the time, but it escapes me at the moment. Great guide.

[@absurdanomaly427]

No clickbait, informative video, couldn't ask for more. Thank you!!

[@armignac]

Really great video with nice research as far as I can tell! You deserve way more viewers. Great easy to understand content!

[@MrKylePopovich]

5:13 mind blowing section 🎉 so cool to see/hear it evolve

[@DJPastaYaY]

It is very helpful to learn these techniques along with the history of it! Amazing video

[@divineapelord3714]

Man this was absolutely excellent. I honestly found this just wanting to know what a 'break' was, and now I'm here wanting to produce. Great video!

[@KountKasper]

I really enjoyed this video. While I was already aware of some of the history the structure of you video was a nice watch and relearning of the history.

[@graceintheplace13]

Instant sub. Thank you for all the effort and amazing content in this video!!! Wow!

[@squeaky_door]

not even 5 minutes in and i know this is gonna be an awesome video. love the history bro

[@NullnVoid.]

wowowowow. I'm rewatching this tomorrow and doing so much more research and resource accumulation. Thank you. You are a legend

[@SazLowify]

just incredible!! wish i had this video when i started listening to these tunes back when covid started. keep up the amazing work!!

[@dmnbkr1256]

educational, practical, inspiring. what else would you want for the perfect content 😍😍 love and thanks so much 🥰🥰

[@bud1390]

Thanks! I love hearing about the history of electronic genres. Well narated, very informative with some good examples!

[@CarDrifter007]

Tim absolutely Can

[@WoodyPianoShack]

LOVE YOUR VIDS TIM, VERY INSPIRING

[@stevereaaudio]

That was the most interesting version of this info I've ever experienced. So enjoyable to watch, thank you!

[@marienbad2]

Bonus points for using The Amazing Bongo Band's version of Apache in the drum loop!

[@jedgould5531]

6:48 A label president once told me the reason they don’t go after samples is the infringer has no money to collect. In the nineties when a record success did warrant a suit, it was only with a hit record. No worries, because no one pays for music now anyway. 😂

[@Booshay__]

I've watched I don't know how many slicing videos on YT, but this technique in the drum rack is brilliant.

[@jonahhodges6225]

Just found this channel, keep these videos coming man, thank you for these

[@stefanoristicano6902]

I cannot express my graditude towards you for posting this video! Its super informative, gets straigh to the point with crystal clear clarity, extremly well done with gret examples. Im super thankfull for this

[@enkimerlin3209]

this is without a doubt the best breakdown of the evolution of Jungle - DnB and so on etc. Great work !

[@issac1074]

Wow! this is a brilliant video! please make more:

[@Andrija_12345]

Absolutely fascinating video... I'm a guitar player from a more rock/jazz world but recently started using Ableton and kinda branching out into the electronic side with samples and such so I'm a noob. I enjoyed some jungle but had no idea where do these beats come from or how to use them. This vid cleared it all up for me - thanks a ton

[@sndrcve]

I was subscribed to CM for years. Great mag.

[@crimsonfancy]

What a special bag of tricks and technique you've shared here! Thanks much for the old-school vibe with a learned, contemporary approach!

[@double_uoglobe]

Please make more videos like this. By far the most educational video on production for specific subgenres I've found. I would love something like this for deep house, detroit techno, footwork/juke, jersey club, etc.

[@TimCant]

TBH hardcore rave genres are the only ones I know well enough to do justice to, and these videos are extremely time-consuming to produce :( I will try to make some more videos at some point that are less involved and cover more specific sounds and techniques though.

[@double_uoglobe]

@@TimCant Fair enoug man hopefully an old head in one of those scenes sees your content and is inspired

[@TimCant]

@@double_uoglobe Yes I hope so, I think there's a lot of scope for that sort of thing :)

[@Overxpossed]

Oh a must watch video of 40 minutes. It overall looks like I mostly will watch it in a 98% of chance. It looks very promising.

[@ptzski]

This video changed my life I'm not even gonna lie

[@jean-pierrevogel217]

You are doing the Lords work my friend ❤

[@SphericEl]

Excellent Excellent I'm very old school and own lots of the vinyl from the first half of vid. You done an excellent job 👏 I may even start using a DAW again ,there was lots to learn all round.

[@r1cht3a]

Simply outstanding video. Can't wait for more!

[@raveblaster92]

Hey Tim, I've only just found your channel. I've been making oldskool hardcore for years but even so, I still re-learned a few techniques in this video that I'd long forgotten about! I'm going to grab that slicing preset you've shared, too. I can't wait to take a look at that later (thanks for sharing). Big ups to you for making some outstanding content! Keep up the great work, mate. Cheers - Stu Chapman :)

[@TimCant]

Love the Ellis Dee remixes, respect 👍

[@yellowpopband]

I'm setting out to make some music that pulls from D & B a bit, and this has been an invaluable resource. Thanks! I'm super lucky to have found it!

[@countorringtonludlow5211]

good lordt thank you for steering people away from transcoded breaks. Top notch wisdom here.

[@joshb9657]

As an oldskool producer myself this is such a great video! Subscribed

[@no-target3152]

Thanks for that trip down memory lane. Absolutely T 4

[@Reapertips]

Tim this was spectacular. Thank you so much for this! Learnt a lot.

[@TheRealCheesemaker]

Great guide! Would love a video on how to make e.g. an Amen break from scratch in any DAW. What parts of the drum kit are struck when, how to get that gritty sound et.c. Really nice find this, you have a sub! Take care, sir.

[@DavidGillodes]

Every video referring to Meat Beat Manifesto and Silver Bullet deserve a like! Done.

[@EasyHeat]

This thorough breakdown tutorial is absolute gold. Thank you!

[@faitttth]

5:41 ratpack's searching for the WHAT?!

[@TimCant]

Rizla is a brand of cigarette papers 😇

[@OwenTheGeek]

Love it! Great taste in sample sources, by the way.

[@TimCant]

Thanks man, I still need to get a Crowd Control Amen in my collection TBF! 😊

[@OwenTheGeek]

@@TimCant Extacy Is A Science by Bizzy B, I'll hook you up

[@TimCant]

@@OwenTheGeek is it on Slow Jam? I only my CD copy here so anything you’ve got would be sick :)

[@OwenTheGeek]

@@TimCant yeah, Science EP on White House

[@georgeespley9177]

Owen! Please start uploading videos again!

[@LunaRoseManor]

Tim Cant stop making amazing tutorials.

[@pianospeedrun]

I've listen to my fair share of jungle dnb techno what have you and within the first minute of the video you finally introduced me to the amen brother song. Thanks you, even if it's very basic information there's so much from so many different genres of music that even the basics are worth repeating.

[@honderdzeventien]

Even though I already know an awful lot about the beats, their origins, slicin'&dicin', you name it, I know one thing for sure: there's always more to learn. DJ since '96 Turntablist since 2001 Programming decks since '98. 808, which I had to let go of as it had been damaged beyond repair. So I use an RD-08 now. And some more Korg and Roland stuff. My main device is the Ensoniq ASR-X, which had/has an edge over the AKAI MPC range in my opinion. And not for everyone; no visible waveforms, it has to be done by ear, and a lot of knob turning. And they wear out, I'm at my third now. Of course, I'm using a DAW nowadays as well, tho finding the right one is tricky. I've settled for Reaper eventually, it works well for me. But there are all these features added to the lexicon in the past 2 decades, and I knew they can take work out of my hands. And now I've found the place where they're explained. Thanks, man. I highly appreciate it!

[@pessoaboyo]

one of the best pieces on making music out there. thank u Tim!

[@f0rl0ve68]

this is one of thee BEST videos on youtube thank you so much wow.

[@bendudding]

Great stuff! More dolphin jungle and podcast episodes please. 😉

[@kazekocoreaction]

great video thank you, 6:13 sample feels as needle had not enough weight on it,and it crackles on kick drum