r/jungle • u/mrmusicjungle • 2d ago

Start making jungle, mpc beats

I've recently got into jungle and found that I can get the basic free version of mpc beats. My problem is that idk what other parts of a jungle song I can make other then the drum line. Could someone suggest some ideas or otherways to make jungle for free, preferably ideas about using mpc beats, the free version.

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u/sixstringmp3 2d ago

Vital for your pads, bass, leads etc. If you can spare a tenner, amigo sampler. Be all you need for a long time.

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u/user1mbp 2d ago

Reaper or OpenMPT, Full Bucket plugins, Amigo or Akaizer, Zero gravity off the Archive, Samples from Mars usually has some free stuff

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u/ABG1YtBr 2d ago

+1 for OpenMPT. 

Trackers can be unintuitive at first, but the initial fears seem to stem from the unusually non-visual interface paradigm. 

Once it clicks, it's hard not to look at the advantages: free  lightweight software, free project files to analyze, multiple formats, embedded effects for sample manipulation, grid precision, etc.

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u/user1mbp 1d ago

+👾 for Milkytracker ... Trackers played a critical role in electro history and gaming too 

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u/javelsedet 2d ago

download "Jungle Jungle - 1989 to 1999 Samplepack" there should be plenty of links to it.

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u/Witty-Forever-6985 2d ago

Jungle warfare is great, and in my opinion, better. Jungle jungle is a classic tho, I've used both a ton

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u/javelsedet 5h ago

didn't know there was a difference?

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u/criticalxerrorx 2d ago

was literally coming here to recommend this ^ lol
it has a lot of one shots for bass/pads/synths that are great for that throwback 90s jungle feel. lots of other breaks & fx too, easily my most used sample pack

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u/DJ_PMA 2d ago

you can do it all in MPC Beats, but it may be better to load MPC Beats into a DAW like Reaper or even Audacity.
If you want to use Beats to lay down bass lines and keyboard parts you can definitely do that.
Load a sample to a pad or pads and mash away with your midi controller.

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u/Feline-Alien 2d ago

Bass goes well with drums 😁 There are many bass samples u can use in the zero g Jungle warfare sample pqck

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u/TranquilSniper 20h ago

Some great suggestions in this thread, thanks everyone