EMPIRE BREAKS Explained

In this hour-plus video course, studio expert Thomas Cochran "breaks" down Native Instruments' EMPIRE BREAKS, an inspiring old-school virtual percussion instrument fueled by a large collection of vintage-sampled grooves and drums. You'll learn how to customize kits, work with patterns (including designing your own), use macros, and more! These videos are for new EMPIRE BREAKS users.

Videos

• Main View & Presets (06:30) - This first video covers the main interface on the plugin and shows how load snapshots. Thomas also shows off the basic editing controls available.

• Kits Pt. 1 (08:46) - Next, we dive into the Kit window on the plugin, which is used to adjust the individual sounds loaded into a drum set.

• Kits Pt. 2 (07:27) - We wrap up our discussion on the Kit view here and take a look at the last few editing features in the window. You'll also learn how to swap drum samples inside of the preset snapshots.

• Patterns (12:19) - Explore the Patterns section of the plugin, with which you can play back various drum patterns. This video also demonstrates how to create your own MIDI patterns based on the presets loops.

• FX (11:19) - Here, we dive into the Effects section, where we have various insert effects, group effects, and sends that can be used to edit your drum sets.

• Macros (10:31) - Discover how the Macro controls on the device can be customized to quickly adjust multiple controls at the same time.

• Making Custom Kits (09:08) - To wrap up the course, you'll learn how to customize a kit for a production. This video explains how to swap drum samples and adjust effects to make an original loop for a song.