The Amen Drum Break: drum solo performed in 1969 by Gregory Cylvester "G. C.

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Coleman in the song "Amen, Brother" performed by the 1960s funk and soul outfit

The Winstons. Listen to the original track.

TASK ONE - Sequencing the break:

Listen carefully to the original track and try to capture the live drum sound. The kit will need a
fairly pingy snare drum and life like sounding ride cymbals

Once you have imputed the 4 different drum components, you will need to change the velocities
of each note to make it sound life like. You will need to do this in the controller lane

Ensure your tempo is set to 136 bpm using the tempo track (CTRL +T)

In 1997 Oasis released their 3rd album.

The track DYou Know What I Mean
featured on the album and used a section of the Amen Break.

Oasis didnt use the whole of the 4 bar phrase - just part of it.
TASK 2: Sequence the drum beat from the extract of the song on the Cubase file
You will need to check the BPM of the song as it is a lot slower that the original Amen

Break. You will also need to change drum kits to show a more rock rather than soul kit.
Do this sequence on track 2 starting at bar 5. This will allow you to use a different kit.
Use the tempo track to change the BPM.

The Prodigy also used the Amen Break in Firestarter also

released in 1997. This sample however was taken from a track
called Devotion by a band called Ten City (1989) - the sample
was from a remix of the song (The Voice of Paradise Mix) which in
turn sampled it from Light My Fire a 1969 remix of the Doors
classic.
TASK 3:
Import the Ten City audio clip into Cubase at bar 7.
You will need to work out the BPM of this short extract to get the tempo. Use the beat
calculator. Once you have the correct tempo, input the tempo onto the tempo track.

TASK 4:
Have a go at re-creating this Amen Break inspired drum beat. It is an 8 beat pattern. Watch
out for the extra percussion instrument in the 2nd half of the loop.