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Drum n’ bass is an electronic music genre born in the early 90’s in the UK . It is said to be a transformation of rave music and it has influenced and been influenced by many music genres like reggae, dub, techno, electro and hip hop.

Drum n’ bass is highly recognizable for its heavy basslines and fast beats. Many of them often reach 190 beats per minute.

The drum n’ bass culture comes from the London ghettos, where a genre like harcore breakbeat had already been developed.

The existence of a great cultural diversity allowed for this music genre to incorporate several influences like Jamaican music and ragga.

Drum n’ bass tracks are often instrumental, which is natural, due to the power of the compositions, the aim is for people to have their mind and body focused on the heavy sound.

But MCing is also a big part of drum n’ bass music. The MC or master of ceremonies usually performs over the instrumental, not always within the rhythm of the beat. He can perform in many different styles but the most common are definitely reggae or ragga and hip hop.

The use of the MC is specially important in clubs and parties to cheer up the crowds. In single releases drum n’ bass producers often use sampling of vocals from old songs or even movies and tv shows.

There are a lot of variations and sub-genres of drum n’ bass like: techstep, neurofunk, liquidfunk, hardstep, hard drum, drum funk, rollin and jazzy.

Brazil is a country that besides England has had a lot of successful Drum n’ bass producers which include: Amon Tobin, Dj Patife, Dj Marky, Dj Andy, Dj Roots and Bungle.

Producing drum n’ bass is very popular these days. There are hundred’s of successful professional producers and there are thousands of amateurs that produce tracks in their own homes, in the hope that one day, they’ll get a record deal.

If you want to be the next Goldie it is important to have the appropriate software or hardware and to comprehend the genre. Its’ nuances, details and secrets.

So much has been done within drum n’ bass….anyone can do a DnB track, but few can do something truly innovative and outstanding.
Finding the right drum and bass loops is one of the most important things for you to be the next big drum n’ bass producer.

Future Loops’ sample pack “Nuclear DnB” is filled with hundreds of the phattest drum and bass beats in the market.

Not only are they powerful and highly professional, these samples will suit all your need for drum and bass samples and will make a 5 star producer out of you.