From here we can now take a closer examination of our beloved breakbeat. We will be usings FL’s standard Slicer as opposed to Slicer X, which is tailored for triggering samples on the fly using its integrated filters.įL Studio will conveniently load up the loop, pre-sliced and ready to roll.Ĭlick on the miniature piano-roll display alongside your new sample channel. Step 2ĭrag and drop the Sample directly into the FLS Step Sequencer. This loop is entirely royalty-free and you can use it anywhere, anyhow and in any which way you like! Copy it to your sample library in FL Studio.
So, go grab yourself a cookie, ignore your boring neighbours and let’s get down to business.ĭownload the ‘Amen’ sample provided here. It has been used extensively throughout early hip-hop, and many would argue it is the reason why Drum & Bass is with us today. The original live drum solo was preformed by Gregory Sylvester, and the beat was sampled from the 1960 Soul/Funk Song “Amen, Brother” preformed by The Winstons. We will be working with a reproduced version of one of the most famous breakbeats in history: “Amen, Brother”. In this tutorial we will be using FL Studio, but the principles would be the same in any DAW. Perhaps in the next tutorial, we can dive into how to actually play the drums. In this tutorial you will learn the time honored techniques of manipulating one of these famous breaks and fashioning it into Drum & Bass sensibilities. To think all of this began with the a spark of inspiration and some drum-solos (breakbeats) sampled from black soul and funk recordings of the early 1960′s. From it’s Jungle origins Drum & Bass has now matured into a genre that overflows with adrenaline, excitement, strong production values and an intensity rarely found in music today. You may have witnessed Drum & Bass’s dramatic evolution over the past decade. This is a 2 part tutorial on how to make drum and bass in FL Studio.
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