Breakbeat section update 06
This is the sixth update of the breakbeat section - and the biggest one so far: I've added 100 new breaks!
Along with fresh discoveries, I’ve also filled some important gaps by adding classic breaks that, for some reason, had been missing from my collection - including gems from Bernard Purdie, Manzel, Skull Snaps, Little Buck, Blowfly, and others.
As always, all the breaks were manually sliced in ReCycle and saved in REX2 format. All samples come exclusively from lossless sources - no damned MP3s. Click on individual files to download them one by one, or hit the Download button at the end of the post to grab them all at once.
Please be careful! These breaks are provided for educational purposes only. If you'd like to use them in your music, you have to contact the original copyright owner.
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Neu Breakbeat Vol.2
Following the massive success of the original Neu Breakbeat, we return with an explosive sequel — Neu Breakbeat Vol.2.
This heavyweight collection dives even deeper into the raw, high-octane energy of the rocking '90s big beat and breakbeat sound, drawing inspiration from legends like The Prodigy, The Chemical Brothers, Fatboy Slim, Propellerheads, The Crystal Method, and Junkie XL.
Packed with gritty, saturated drums, powerful synths, and deep bass tones, this pack is a go-to toolkit not only for classic big beat and breakbeat productions, but also for modern styles like Booty Breaks, Funky and Nu Skool Breaks, Broken Beat, Nu Jungle, Halftime, and Dubstep.
Whether you're after throwback grit or forward-thinking club energy, this library delivers both. From distorted drum grooves to screaming leads and booming subs, Neu Breakbeat Vol.2 gives you everything you need to build high-impact tracks with character and bite.
Fire up your sampler, crank the tempo, and let the chaos begin!
Inside the pack:
200+ breakbeats in 24-bit / 44.1kHz WAV, Recycle REX2 and AKAI MPC formats
300+ synth samples in 24-bit / 44.1kHz WAV format, including:
- 96 basses
- 44 sub basses
- 66 leads
- 33 synth loops
- 23 pads
- 22 FX
- 19 hits
Alex "Bop" (Med School/Hospital):
"Love this pack - some of the fattest downtempo drums and breakbeats out there. Big character, punchy grooves. Rhythm Lab smashing it as always."
Fanu / FatGyver
“These samples are really good and they BANG. Do you dare use them? Because that may mean you become a full-time producer of absolutely slapping tunes and you will leave your day job behind. Your life will change. I just used a few of these and now I’m getting requests to produce for others. Can you handle it?”
Downtempo Bundle
Introducing the Downtempo Bundle - the ultimate collection of 17 sample packs in slow tempos, ranging from 60 to 120 BPM. This bundle is the perfect collection for composing music in styles such as Hip Hop, Trip Hop, Acid Jazz, Lo-Fi, Big Beat, Nu Soul, Chill Hop, Downbeat, Funk, Dub, and much more. The bundle mainly includes drum loops, but also features melodic loops, one-shot drums and instruments, as well as special effects. All loops are provided in Wav and Recycle Rex formats, greatly reducing the time required for slicing.
The bundle contains 1084 drum loops, 463 melodic loops, 3015 one-shot sounds, 5.59 Gb.
List of included sample packs:
- Babylon Beats
- Ambient Fractals
- Downtempo Vinylistic Breaks
- Dubhop
- Glitch HipHop
- Gritty Vinyl Drums
- Inspirational Breaks
- Neu Classic Hip-Hop Loops
- Sensual Lo-Fi Beats
- Sirens In Dub
- Trippy Beats
- Vintage Hip Hop Breaks Vol.1
- Vintage Hip Hop Breaks Vol.2
- Vinyl Revolution Volume 1
- Vinyl Revolution Volume 2
- Vinyl Revolution Volume 3
- Wonky Beats
"90s Vault" Soundset for Arturia Pigments
In crafting this soundset, we delved into the rich tapestry of early techno, breakbeat hardcore, house, and jungle music. Across the spectrum of our 40 meticulously curated presets, you'll encounter evocative echoes of bygone eras, with nostalgic timbres like hit/stab sounds, deep basslines, wide pads, engaging sequences, powerful leads, and rich keyboard sounds.
Each sound has been meticulously tailored, not only with modulation wheel settings but also with thoughtfully assigned parameters for all 4 macro knobs, offering boundless possibilities for sonic exploration and manipulation. Leveraging the full potential of Pigments' versatile engine, we've painstakingly crafted each tone to evoke the unmistakable essence of classic tracks from the vibrant musical landscape of the 90s.The demo song was created without the application of any effects.
Installation:Unpack the archive, then select "Import" from the main Pigments menu and locate the file "Rhythm Lab 90s Vault for Pigments 5.pgtx"
Neu Classic Hip-Hop Loops
Introducing a new collection of loops spanning a diverse range of classic Hip-hop styles. These drum and melodic loops are designed to ignite your creativity across genres such as Bigbeat, Chillhop, G-Funk, Latin, Lo-fi Hip-hop, Neosoul, Oldskool Hip-hop, Rap Rock, Street Bass, Triphop, Wonky and more. With over 280 loops available in high-quality 24-bit WAV format and meticulously sliced Recycle Rex files, you can effortlessly select your preferred kit and dive into your next musical endeavor!
This collection includes the following loops (75-115 BPM):
170 Drum Loops
32 Bass Loops
22 Guitar Loops
50 Synth, Key and Pad Loops
9 FX Loops
Breakbeat section update 05
Marry Christmas and happy New Year, folks!
This update contains 84 new breakbeats, sampled from different sources. As usual, huge thanks to Modis for help with hunting!
All loops normalized and manually sliced in Recycle Rex format. Click "download" button at the bottom of the page for a bulk download.
Please be careful! These breaks are for educational purposes only. If you'd like to use it in your music you have to contact the owner!
Korg Minilogue Synth&Bass sounds
Almost a hundred sounds, originally created on the Korg Minilogue, recorded to Akai S1100 then multisampled. The collection includes classic bass and synth sounds, such as Sub Bass Drop, Hoover, Organ Bass, Super Sharp Shooter Bass, Reese, etc.
Smooth analog sound of Korg Minilogue perfectly complimented by fat, crispy and gritty vintage Akai sampler.
97 multisamples, 24 bit, 44100 hz, mono, 40 mb.
Neu Jungle
Introducing Neu Jungle - an exquisite collection of groovy drum breaks and high-energy synth sounds made in the best tradition of 90s Jungle music. Made with classic analog and digital instruments.
Drum loops are made with 90-s/20-s famous samplers such as Akai S1100, MPC 1000, Emu 6400 and VP-9000. All loops are processed with the vast variety of vintage effects and tools, including tape and tube units; and recorded on 80's vintage mixer. This way of production brings out the warm, dusty and thick sound of the early Jungle recordings.
The drum programming is of the highest standard, recreating that early Jungle energetic vibe. Sharp Kung Fu-style Drumfunk breaks; easy Soulful and Intelligent grooves; thick and pumping Liquid Funk loops; mellow Atmospheric DnB drums.
The second half of the pack includes a collection of synths, recorded with such classics as Moog Prodigy, Korg MS-20, Yamaha CS-30, Access Virus, Nord Lead, etc. This section of the pack places a particular emphasis on bass sounds. However, you can also find various key chords, pads, FX and lead sounds.
All sounds are recorded with a high-quality audio interface in 24-Bit, 44100 Hz WAV files, and manually sliced in Recycle Rex format.
This collection includes more than 200 breakbeats and over 700 synth sounds.
Here you can find a couple of reviews from well-known DnB producers:
Janne "Fanu" Hatula (Lightless Recordings, Subtle Audio, Subvert Central):
"This is a good pack…yay for breaks culture!
Love the raw breaks – it's like Jungle Warfare made a comeback.
Synths are dope, too, and there's a good variety, and the sounds are not overcooked.
If you make music with these sounds, get ready for fame, gigs, money, and attention!"
Alex "Bop" (Med School/Hospital):
"Great amount of super fat breaks, synths and basses for your sampler, makes me want to get back to making drumfunk :). And having rex-version of the loops makes it so easy to use, love it!"
Breakbeat section update 04
New big update in Breakbeats section! 88 mostly vinyl breaks from rare funk and soul records. All loops are manually sliced in also available Recycle REX2 format.
Huge thanks to Modis for his contribution!
Enjoy these new breaks and marry Christmas!
MC-09 Synth and Bass Sounds
MC-09 is suprisingly cool little module, with fat and crispy lo-fi character. It doesn't look fancy, but can produce extremely fat and powerful sounds. Sequencer is a little hard to program, so I just pluged it to my MIDI interface and recorded the samples.
This pack contains 128 Bass, Synth and FX sounds, including Subs, Sweeps, Acid Loops, Waveforms, Drops, Wow and SQ Bases, and much more.
Wav format, 24 bit, 44100 hz, mono, 104 Mb.
