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ppadru1 · Post by **ppadru1** » Fri Dec 17, 2010 9:25 pm

I love breakbot, but I can't dissect his music! Its so gritty and some of it sounds so lo-fi. His basses are all very simple, but beautifully processed and they come out nicely in the mix...

Any suggestions?

http://hypem.com/#!/search/kavinsky%20breakbot/1/

Sam

allcentury · Post by **allcentury** » Sat Dec 18, 2010 12:44 am

he's nearly entirely samples man, cut up disco, funk, R&B and retro 80s. his stuff sounds lofi because it is!

ppadru1 · Post by **ppadru1** » Sat Dec 18, 2010 1:30 am

well on that note, are there any good sample cd's that have strictly old sampled disco drum hits?

allcentury · Post by **allcentury** » Sat Dec 18, 2010 1:39 am

loopmasters has one but i'm sure he has an entire HD of disco tracks, if that's the sound you want then you need to source your material where he is getting his. have fun

lockon stratos · Post by **lockon stratos** » Sat Dec 18, 2010 1:58 am

Find someone with a large record collection. If you live around pittsburgh, PA, USA, you should PM me, i know a good place.

ppadru1 · Post by **ppadru1** » Sat Dec 18, 2010 2:06 am

someone must have put all these records to high quality wav files somewhere!

allcentury · Post by **allcentury** » Sat Dec 18, 2010 2:27 am

ppadru1 wrote:someone must have put all these records to high quality wav files somewhere!

you're talking about two decades worth of music. does everyone want everything handed to them on a silver platter?

ppadru1 · Post by **ppadru1** » Sat Dec 18, 2010 3:28 am

allcentury: search for vintage breaks sample cds on Ebay or something. The 300 best breaks cd is amazing. Apparently someone is presenting this stuff on a silver platter.

allcentury · Post by **allcentury** » Sat Dec 18, 2010 4:32 am

ppadru1 wrote:allcentury: search for vintage breaks sample cds on Ebay or something. The 300 best breaks cd is amazing. Apparently someone is presenting this stuff on a silver platter.

apples and oranges man, you're talking sample cd's, i'm talking actual recordings.

i answered your question with exactly how to get the breakbot sound, thread should have ended there.

ppadru1 · Post by **ppadru1** » Sat Dec 18, 2010 6:23 pm

These are high quality drum breaks from 70s disco and funk records. Take a look. Goodnight.

allcentury wrote:
ppadru1 wrote:allcentury: search for vintage breaks sample cds on Ebay or something. The 300 best breaks cd is amazing. Apparently someone is presenting this stuff on a silver platter.

apples and oranges man, you're talking sample cd's, i'm talking actual recordings.

i answered your question with exactly how to get the breakbot sound, thread should have ended there.

ppadru1 · Post by **ppadru1** » Wed Apr 06, 2011 6:36 pm

I think he just samples himself. He plays regular VSTs, then bounces them to audio, then chops them up. Any thoughts?

UltraJv · Post by **UltraJv** » Wed Apr 06, 2011 6:51 pm

ppadru1 wrote:I think he just samples himself. He plays regular VSTs, then bounces them to audio, then chops them up. Any thoughts?

my thoughts are that certain people ask questions on KVR but theyve already decided what the answer is and then they ignore everyone who suggests otherwise.

ppadru1 · Post by **ppadru1** » Wed Apr 06, 2011 6:55 pm

UltraJv, notice that this topic was started several months ago. I analyzed the music a bit more since then, and I've learned a lot since then as well. So, i thought I would share my understanding since I first started this thread.

Be constructive.

UltraJv wrote:
ppadru1 wrote:I think he just samples himself. He plays regular VSTs, then bounces them to audio, then chops them up. Any thoughts?
my thoughts are that certain people ask questions on KVR but theyve already decided what the answer is and then they ignore everyone who suggests otherwise.

UltraJv · Post by **UltraJv** » Wed Apr 06, 2011 7:07 pm

Heres how one track was made with samples by Liam Howlett - its a skill to do this. Its hard to guess what samples were used without knowing as they have been masterfully altered :

ppadru1 · Post by **ppadru1** » Wed Apr 06, 2011 7:10 pm

I know for a fact that Breakbot doesn't sample other tracks. He is a musician first and plays the music, but then "samples himself" as if it were another song. He chops up his own chord progressions and basslines, which makes it sound really gritty:

Here's a new track of his to be released soon. I think it demonstrates this:

Sam

UltraJv wrote:Heres how one track was made with samples by Liam Howlett - its a skill to do this :

Breakbot Sound