Skycstls
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Granada, Spain

Sup!
After one year (moreless) using trackers (mostly lsdj/milkytracker stuff), i want to experiment with chipbreak, but i have a few missing things to start, maybe you can help me? tongue
1. The breaks, i have a few of them (one folder from one user from here with a lot of classics!) but i dont know how to use them properly, i mean, whats the common way to make a few breaks? i supossed that i need to chop them, make a few patterns and then play with them to retrigger/pitch the samples? I think that its the hardest thing of all my questions, because all the breaks that i listen are a bit complex, but i think that its just a few patterns with just minor changes.

2. Software, i know the basics of milkytracker, FL studio and renoise, i prefer renoise (such a powerfull tool heart) whats your opinion? what software (and if you use it) vstis you prefer?

3. The tempo, im not used to high tempos, i usually keep all my tracks in 110-150, so (if im not wrong) chipbreak could be from 180-200 bpm or higher, you write the breaks at 200 and the melodies in a lower tempo to keep control and save patterns?

I know that maybe its a bit obvius for people who knows these basics, but for me its a bit hard (and its not a lot of information of this in spanish) so if you can help me with these questions (and any good tips and advices) i will be so glad!

Thanks! And sorry for my shitty english :*

Victory Road
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Gosford, Australia

i looooooove fl's slicing tools and piano roll (ctrl+u for life). no proper way to use breaks really - just listen to a bunch of wisp, squarepusher, venetian snares and others for ideas on what kind of patterns you like the most smile

Lazerbeat
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Tokyo, Japan

Moved to general discussion, not a tutorial

Jellica
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England

There are plenty of breakcore tutorials online, there isnt really that much of a difference from Chipbreak, other than your choice of VSTis. Just chuck a few Mario jumping sounds on a breakcore track and you have chipbreak! smile

If you are looking for breaks, there is a zip knocking around on the internet called 300 breaks, or 300 of the most essential breaks of all time or whatever.

Last edited by Jellica (Nov 30, 2012 11:18 am)

SuperBustySamuraiMonkey
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Madriz, Supain

If you have the amen and the funky drummer you dont really need more breaks

Comptroller
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Edinburgh

Saskrotch gave some good chipbreak advice in this thread: http://chipmusic.org/forums/topic/6203/ … chipbreak/

e.s.c.
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IL, US
SuperBustySamuraiMonkey wrote:

If you have the amen and the funky drummer you dont really need more breaks

wrong ... so many other great breaks to use, limiting yourself to just those 2 is lazy and silly

FerretBoy
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I saw a 2 amen kits on lsdj song swap smile
http://lsdsng.com/node/368
http://lsdsng.com/node/7

Goughy
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The Wild Wintery North
Victory Road wrote:

i looooooove fl's slicing tools and piano roll (ctrl+u for life). no proper way to use breaks really - just listen to a bunch of wisp, squarepusher, venetian snares and others for ideas on what kind of patterns you like the most smile

Sabrepulse. Don't forget Sabrepulse. Lightspeed Disco. I recommend you listen to it. Complicated, but worth the listening.

Last edited by Goughy (Nov 30, 2012 2:12 pm)

walter b. gentle
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babylon

i get the vibe your listening to more "chipbreak" then breakcore . i dont think youll have enough to go on by only imitating the handful of artist that added some chip elements to their breakcore.
if you want advice here's mine.
go here     http://gabber.od.ua/
and start studying music not techniques.
if im wrong just cut up breaks at 205 +bpm and add squares.

SuperBustySamuraiMonkey
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Madriz, Supain
e.s.c. wrote:
SuperBustySamuraiMonkey wrote:

If you have the amen and the funky drummer you dont really need more breaks

wrong ... so many other great breaks to use, limiting yourself to just those 2 is lazy and silly

/sarcasm

Saskrotch
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Chicago IL

y'all don't know bout chipbreak

rex files are the best

this is how you make chipbreak http://dl.dropbox.com/u/6320154/Somethi … nippet.mp3

Last edited by Saskrotch (Dec 1, 2012 2:50 am)

godinpants
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hardcore, Australia
SuperBustySamuraiMonkey wrote:

If you have the amen and the funky drummer you dont really need more breaks

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TSC
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Milwaukee, WI
Saskrotch wrote:

this is how you make chipbreak http://dl.dropbox.com/u/6320154/Somethi … nippet.mp3

This is how you first chipbreak ever: http://dispyz.radiograffiti.org/track/amiga-vs-gameboy

Last edited by TSC (Dec 1, 2012 7:04 pm)

Saskrotch
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Chicago IL
TSC wrote:
Saskrotch wrote:

this is how you make chipbreak http://dl.dropbox.com/u/6320154/Somethi … nippet.mp3

This is how you first chipbreak ever: https://www.dropbox.com/s/i724amfq4a87n … ameboy.mp3

oh my word!

TSC
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Milwaukee, WI

Edited - I forgot a better version was already on bandcamp. Straight from cassette!