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Apache Mega Break Instrument 🥁
🕑 Added 2025-09-15 17:18:41 +0000 UTCThe Apache has certainly been the most difficult of these breaks to work with so far. The original has such a unique tone and can be processed in so many different ways. But it can be tricky to get the groove to roll properly & to deal with the room noise & reverb etc.
In the end I went for 3 variations of the main break. A classic Source Direct roller style like that track A Made Up Sound which actually uses the Apache from the end of Young MC - Know How.
Apache v2 Pattern 2 EQ 168 SD
A punchy, stripped back version which can be used as a variation to the first.
Apache Pattern 168 1 Snappy
And a much more heavily compressed and processed version for harder styles.
Apache Pattern 168 8 Hard EQ
These 3 versions have been sliced into long sections with the shuffles also included.
As well that, I've followed a similar process to the last couple with loads of Akai Phasey FX, Delayed Roll FX, Akai Timestretch FX, Reverb Hits, Reverse Hits, Rattles & Lofi Half Speed.
I've translated the Renoise instrument to Ableton Rack, Sampler, Logic X, Bitwig, Direct Wave, Akai S3000 & SFZ! Please let me know if you have any problems & then Digitakt mk2 version will come later this week :)
Big up everyone! Which break you like to see next? 🥁
George ✌️
Comments
George CS
I have Funky Mule and Soul Pride up next too! Yea that could be cool picking one of my favourites. I love synthetic substitution. Great idea for a video follow up also - doing all my work for me :)
John Citizen
Incredible work here George. 🙏🙏🙏 Next breaks? My votes are: • Funky Mule • Soul Pride • Humpty Dump • The Worm 😎 Any of these would be amazing. 🙏 I guess you've done 'the big four', or at least the most commonly used ones in DnB, maybe you should pick your **personal** favourite break to do next, and do a video on why that is your favourite, and maybe feature some tunes you like that use it? 🤔 Could make for a cool idea for a video, too.
George CS
Thanks Craig - This is my favourite compressor for Breaks - Purple Audio MC77 - Plugin Alliance It just has a good fattness and sound when slammed but I usually go quite light 100% mix or 30/40% mix and hit it pretty hard.
Craig Shuard
Great sounding breaks .Which compressor do you use?
George CS
Cheers Alex! Dope having these 4 instruments dope now whenever we need to program classic breaks :)
George CS
Yes! :)
George CS
Thanks AxWax, All those breaks will make it in eventually. I think I might do a poll on Patreon for the next one :)
George CS
Yes! great idea - I might put it to a vote :)
George CS
Thanks bro! Appreciate the comment :) Apache was a good one to take on as it's quite a tricky break.
George CS
Cheers Daniel! I recon I could make a whole pack of Break FX like that. Lots of filtering, downsampling, delays etc with resampling. Maybe an idea for the future!
Alex Wilson
Awesome thanks again G!
Daniel C.
wicked!! Great track as well, like the breakdown fx hits
THE R
The G has come up top trumps yet again!! 👌👌 very much appreciated. Awesome
Varun Nayini
Funky Drummer feels like the next installment :)
AxWax
Just when I thought I need to explore the Apache break there is your instrument, and it's dope! What about The Commodores - The Assembly Line, James Brown - Cold Sweat or Jimmy McGriff - The Worm?
Sergey Surganov
To complete the list of classics, the next one should probably be 'Funky Drummer'.
George CS
Use both! and the Hotpants mega break inst :) So many now
K Strobes
Of course I just started a new track with the Think Mega Instrument! lol
