alkex.com Playing with a Sliced Amen Break! Alkex Instruments' Ball Beats is a 6 track 8 step midi sequencer using balls as it's trigger. Check out the iphone app! itunes.apple.co...
what do you mean? every single daw has a step sequencer you just throw the chops there its exactly the same grid arrangement even the open source freebies like lmms its the same layout same logic LMAO
@@frullmusic op never said anything about the balls, they're talking about the way to VISUALIZE the chopping process, what do you see? is that a grid arrangement or not? grab metallic ball sprites online and make a custom LMMS theme replacing the buttons for metallic circles if that what makes you tick.
Those samples are so good since they include all those little details and subrhythms, it's not just one dry hit. Would be incredibly fun to work with samples like that as they instantly sound good. I don't know where to find such samples since the ones I have are just one shots so no really any cohesion..
There's a big free amen and other break sample pack. You have the brwak itselfin different versions, also chopped or put through varioud fx. If you want the link then say so, i'll see if I can find it.
@@tissuepaper9962 you could do it in less than an hour easily. make an array of bits, detect all triggered variables along the column axis and play the respective sounds according to their row then repeat with the next column and loop, also a few extra lines for the backwards thing.
@@babyybatter yeah but fuck an Arduino, not close enough to the silicon for me. I want an STM32 F-series microcontroller to handle everything, then I can do all the DMA myself to prevent the audible popping and clicking that I'm absolutely certain would arise from using Arduino's filesystem code and DAC.
@@PeptoAbismol Um, ackshually, the seashells are valuable because they are a curated *collection.* The individual shells are almost worthless, but the work of art they comprise as a unit is unique and very expensive!
Novation's "Cirquit"-line of grooveboxes has a very similair feature. You can make a sequence, then change first and last step and also set it to play it forwards, backwards, ping-pong (like this one) or random. I don't know if they have the same feature on the "launchpad" (a grid-based midi controller for computer) but I wouldn't be surprised, since they come from the same developer.
Sorry but but this basic ass sequencer is 10 years old and it's had no effect on the future of anything. The future of breakcore is the same as the past of breakcore: trackers.
Eliminate flat surfaces between inputs, super wide wells for the balls, to make this device a lot more practical. Imagine, balls loosely scattered, all settling randomly for new beats.
this is why I love balls
Too bad they're a choking hazard 😭
run that back
Eyo? 🤨📸
same🤝
he was getting really cocky with it
Fascinating way to visualize the chopping process
what do you mean? every single daw has a step sequencer you just throw the chops there its exactly the same grid arrangement even the open source freebies like lmms its the same layout same logic LMAO
@@cupuacu4life13 go on, tell me where i can find the magnetic balls in my daw
@@frullmusic They're squares instead of balls in every daw.
@@ViviSectia but they're not magnetic squares
@@frullmusic op never said anything about the balls, they're talking about the way to VISUALIZE the chopping process, what do you see? is that a grid arrangement or not?
grab metallic ball sprites online and make a custom LMMS theme replacing the buttons for metallic circles if that what makes you tick.
i feel like no matter the arrangement it will sound good
Congratulations. You just described breakcore.
I doubt
you mean bad
@@macchiato_1881 nah, just jungle
ladies and gentlemen - The amen break sliced into 8!
one of the coolest instruments i’ve ever seen and it’s from 11 years ago.
really? amazing
Most instruments are like 500 years old
@@sfglim5341 god you must be a pain at parties
@@sfglim5341 Why you busting balls?
it's just an 8-step sequencer?
amen break is drum asmr, one of the best beats ever
Yeah I agree
think about it, sweet pea
You mean the best beat
it is soooo overused
@@Idkanymore1234 *not enough used, because it should be in every piece of music. it instantly makes everything better. amen.
This is why I love breakbeat
Yeah breakfast is great
i love breakfast too
Isn't it just jungle though?
@@nostalgiaof98 it's literally breaking up a beat. Jungle is breakbeat at high BPMs. If you set this vid to 1.5x speed, then it'd be jungle, maybe
@aquents the amen break is 120bpm, and jungle starts at 160. That's almost 1.5x speed. Please research more.
What I'm amazed about this is that I get the whole mechanism of this thing just in 2 min without even a single explanation
its almost like its insanely simple
@@ratewcropolixno, it couldn't be.
Good design should be easy to
Understand
What 100iq feels like
@@gian2kk100 IQ is the average
No amount of chopping will ever ruin the amen break and that’s just beautiful
Those samples are so good since they include all those little details and subrhythms, it's not just one dry hit. Would be incredibly fun to work with samples like that as they instantly sound good. I don't know where to find such samples since the ones I have are just one shots so no really any cohesion..
Go sample some music yourself!
look up drum breaks and use them instead of one shots, chop em like a sample!
Amen Brother on tuon kappaleen nimi ja sieltä vaan äänität sen rumpubreikin ja looppailet mielen mukaan.
sample ur own beat loops
go crazy with delay reverb and distortion/compression in this loops
then chop em up
There's a big free amen and other break sample pack. You have the brwak itselfin different versions, also chopped or put through varioud fx. If you want the link then say so, i'll see if I can find it.
2:03 just realised that the amen break in reverse forward order slaps
i love this break so much. sounds so sweeet.
This instrument is similar to the cannons in the 1812 Overture : you have to have balls to play them
LMAO
OAML
nothing filled me with more despair than clicking your link and finding i could not purchase one of these baller sequencers
I'd give my left ball for one of these.
I wouldn't lol
You gave your right one already for the vintage moog prodigy on the sunday fleamarket. Okay, it's your life.
If you gave your balls how would you make that thing work?
It's been 5 years, but today is you lucky day! I'll accept your left ball for one
youd need a lot more than just your left one to make a good beat with it though
the reverse row is such a cool idea
* goes to live performance *
* drops ball and it rolls in the crowd *
"Who needs a snare anyway?!"
Lol
loL
that loop functionality on the top row is hella sick.
the visual representation makes it even better
I just realized that the Splatoon 3 composers used a variation of the amen break in the first trailer!
the amen break is one of the most used samples in the world, so it’s no wonder
@@RalseiSmokinAFatBlunt I just love the amen break man wow i love the amen break
@@Everettalla it can work such wonders
@@RalseiSmokinAFatBlunt I know dude its absolutely incredible how it stemmed from just one song
It’s in flippin everything
Most intense game of connect 4
i was vibing already at the second note, this device looks so fun and has some biiig potential
how man.. the balls are just a gimick, why not use toggle push buttons? literally whats the difference?
@@MrHvleeuwen it's a lot more fun to play with the balls
@@The_Guy_Who_Asked72 that's what she said
literally just a fucking channel rack with balls
>has some biiig potential
@@gantzgraf alright everybody, break it up. the fun police are here
This was actually a great video for learning how to mix up breakbeats
These should be in every school in the world. Inspire all the kids to be producers 🥰
This would make a great arduino project.
Yeah, two custom pcbs and some really basic code, could knock this out in a week not counting shipping time.
@@tissuepaper9962 you could do it in less than an hour easily. make an array of bits, detect all triggered variables along the column axis and play the respective sounds according to their row then repeat with the next column and loop, also a few extra lines for the backwards thing.
@@babyybatter yeah but fuck an Arduino, not close enough to the silicon for me. I want an STM32 F-series microcontroller to handle everything, then I can do all the DMA myself to prevent the audible popping and clicking that I'm absolutely certain would arise from using Arduino's filesystem code and DAC.
@@tissuepaper9962 it's a midi controller, the computer is generating the sounds
I would sell my seashell collection for this
LOL
by the sea shore?
but the value of those shells will fall due to the laws of supply and demand no one wants to buy shells because there's loads on the sand!
Ur name isn’t Sally. Impostor
@@PeptoAbismol Um, ackshually, the seashells are valuable because they are a curated *collection.* The individual shells are almost worthless, but the work of art they comprise as a unit is unique and very expensive!
Eleven years and this is the first I’m seeing this? Incredible.
I need this funky little gizmo
Umm... that's awesome!! But... I'd want to link 16 of them together to roll some 128 notes
Ooh okay I didn't know we were gonna be busting out the power puff girls title card theme
at 0:10 i thought it was gonna play shake it off
How did this go 11 years before being recommended to me?! Very cool invention
This instrument looks so fun to play around with!!
Fuck the internet, this is Breakcore, Jungle, Breakbeat, Metal, Pop, Rock, Shitpost, and Metallica all at the same time. You cannot change my mind.
holy shit the top row reversal. thing looks super fun.
Novation's "Cirquit"-line of grooveboxes has a very similair feature. You can make a sequence, then change first and last step and also set it to play it forwards, backwards, ping-pong (like this one) or random.
I don't know if they have the same feature on the "launchpad" (a grid-based midi controller for computer) but I wouldn't be surprised, since they come from the same developer.
[[BRUTAL]] + PARRY + RICOSHOT + FRIENDLY FIRE
I can listen to this all day
Praise be to the Almighty Algorithm for blessing me with this bountiful gift. 12 years after it was posted.
This is why I love breakfast
Why is the algorithm showing me know when this product doesn’t exist anymore…I want it so bad 😭😭😭😭
future basis of breakcore right before your eyes
well
oh nvm, i confused 10 years and hours
Fr
Sorry but but this basic ass sequencer is 10 years old and it's had no effect on the future of anything. The future of breakcore is the same as the past of breakcore: trackers.
ultrakill
Heaven Pierce Her goes WILD
ultraballs breakbeat
This is a beautiful instrument
my youtube recommendation is full with amen break vids and i love it
The second the beat was finished my face went from 🙂 to 😁
Bro r u verified
true 😁
@@CuboAmarilloGDYeah, and he has made music that has been used in famous GD levels, which is something you might know of
THIS IS SO COOL WHY WASN'T THIS RECOMMENDED TO ME EARLIER??
Damn this is awesome
this kinda helps me understand how to manipulate amen break so thank you!
i swear whenever i hear this type of drum instruments i immediately go "U L T R A K I L L" for some Damn reason, because its that fucking good
@alkexinstruments awesome how much (im only 15 sooooo) searching for stuff for christmas and i think i found somethin good :D
And now you are 26 holy cow
@@umarelimbaev02 holy cow indeed
Mostly lost even to historians, but this is how Beethoven wrote his 9th symphony.
This isn't the ballbeats I was looking for
I could watch this all day
This is why I love jungle dnb
Bro got slicex in real life!!✂️🔥🔥
Eliminate flat surfaces between inputs, super wide wells for the balls, to make this device a lot more practical. Imagine, balls loosely scattered, all settling randomly for new beats.
"What instrument do you play?"
"amen break"
The first beat sounds like the Powerpuff Girls theme song 😂😂
I'm not the only one!
me when chess:
Bro really loves the amem breaks
0:24 Sounds like Powerpuff Girls
LOL
this new ultrakill ost is awesome
Fantastic Instrument .!!!!!!!💚
I absolutely need this.
This guy has balls
intresting name..... i love it
SO ONCE AGAIN THE DAY IS SAVED, THANKS TO...
Oh this looks super fun. Have you made any for purchase??
Looks like the company doesn't exist anymore
@@a3poify Wow, what a bummer. I feel like this happens far too often.
This is why I love breakfast!
cool instrument
1:09 Dawn of the beat! It's such a great machine that I want to own one myself!
awesome i wanna buy that from you
why is this getting recomended 11 years later?
0:44 POV: ultrakill 1-1 'a shattered illusion'
I started hearing "the hobbits, the hobbits, the hobbits, the hobbits, to isengard! to isengard!"
Lord ✝️ thank you for making me a breakcore fan 🙏 Amen
Oldscool breaks beats its. So good
Did you build that yourself? Looks awesome!
Live recording of Hakita making the soundtrack for ULTRAKILL
Now add some bass lines and you got yourself a whole song
This is how hakita makes the audio, i don't have proves but also not doubts
Why i need that shit right now?
love how everyone decided to come and comment back here 11 years later
wtf live-time breakcore
ha. noob.
Im calling it, this is gonna be one of those things which will he carried by the algorithm in 6 years
🌟Que legal isso! Qual o nome? Quem criou isso? 🙂
that looks like endless fun to me
Sounds like some Power Puff Girls type beat!
Ye
First vid I see, was suggested to me....subscribed!
This vid took me back 😊🔥
Make this into an app please! I would so buy this. Android tho, iPhone sucks
It sure do
I got recommended this and I swear I want to get one of those things
imagine the drama of someone juggling balls and placing them back down to arrange breakcore beats
this sounds like true performance art
Awesome mate ✌🏻
Also you should make this into an actual instrument because well not has a iphone.
the subtitles are on point
Is this available for purchase?!
can't believe this was 11 years ago!
Foi nesse dia que o breakcore foi inventado
This video will be sampled
i want this, but digital, cuz i have no money
There are some sequencing VSTs you could use with LMMS
@@marinhaalternativa3829 i have no idea what are you saying
@@agfdg312 lmao
its impossible, our technology is not that advanced
@@agfdg312 I sent a detailed reply before, but youtube deleted it... I'll send again later
I can't listen to music properly without thinking about a fucking chaotic level of ultrakill.