Erik Jackson Smoke Breaks

Erik Jackson Smoke Breaks [WAV]

Introducing another original banger! Smoke Breaks by Erik Jackson, The Drum Broker's A-List sound designer and drum architect.

Smoke Breaks is the next installment in Erik Jackson's Original Breaks series (Breaks, Rainy Day Breaks, and Dusted Crates)

Smoke Breaks features: 50 Live Drum breaks and 45 one shots!!

The breaks were recorded with an all-analog chain. No plug in effects used. All drums were played at 93BPM with plenty of Soul!

The samples were recorded with the Audix DP7 drum microphone pack using a combination of a Universal Audio, 4-710D, Universal Audio 2 610 and 3 Rupert Neve Portico pre amps.

If that is not enough, Erik fed everything through the pre amps into an SSL Stereo Bus Compressor and finally recorded to them Studer A800 Tape Machine.

If you desire a more processed sound, Erik loaded some of the one shots into the MPC 2000XL and began to pitch and layer them to taste.

Be prepared to chop in your favorite sampler and make some hits. Again, this is a Breaks Only Pack (with one shots). The demo song has other instruments to show you how great these will sound with your own samples.

Demo was made with an MPC 2000XL, Ableton Live and a turntable in real time

Gear Used:

• Universal Audio 4-710D 1 Dual Mono Manley Pre amp
• Universal Audio 2 610
• Rupert Neve Portico pre amps
• Audix DP7 Microphone pack
• SSL AWS 9000
• Studer A800 Tape Machine