Talk:Amen break
The Amen break was even included as one of a few preset rhythms in the Windows digital audio sequencing and remixing program The Tuareg by professional programmer Bram Bos. The program focuses on the rhythmic manipulation of .WAV (RIFF WAVE) audio files. The Tuareg later evolved into Tu2 (Tuareg 2), and later into TunaFish which added VST and VSTi support for effects and instruments.
is this really relevant or necessary? i don't think so. Dreamyshade 21:21, 26 February 2006 (UTC)
Yeah I think so. Dates on stuff like this would be nice though, as referring to the "rhythmic manipulation of wav files" sounds like it was a fairly fresh concept at the time :) [1]
Not necessary. It was included in many programs as grooves, rhytms, samples and a lot of other stuff, doesn't need to be mentioned I think. Reezpekt.
Richard L Spencer complaint
The founder of The Winstons added the following text to the article:
It is known that the drummer, G.C. Coleman,nor the copyright owner Richard L. Spencer,the grammy award winning composer and performer of the hit "Color Him Father," has never received any royalties for the sampling.It is once again the old habit of euro-centricity of copying and then claimimg the ideas of Black people.From the whites on the plantations in the south who chalked their faces with black soot and created Amos and Andy, as well as Al Jolson, to Benny Goodman hiring Black arrangers to write the music scores that made him "the king of swing,"to the shameful theft of R&B music from the Blacks like Chuck Berry, Little Richard,and others, by white music pimps who "created' someting called Rock and Roll, and installed Elvis,Jerry Lee Lewis,The Beatles, and other marginally talented souls, who of course , made billions while we die in poverty.So what else is new? Brittany Spears and M&M?
The text was posted form a computer in US (Charlotte) so I assume it was the real Richard Spencer. Mr Spencer, if it was really you please tell us how we can get in touch with you. I think something should be done regarding the royalties, it's not fair. Greetings.
Stupid image/phrase
removed the image and its caption("the most influential 5.[xx] seconds in electronic music history"). It adds nothing.
Stupid image? Got a better idea to visualise a sample loop? STOP REMOVING STUFF OR YOU GONNA GET BANNED! I know it's not your first time...
Why visualize it in the first place? It's a 5 second audio loop. Not to mention the caption is incredibly non-NPOV, along with much of the rest of the article (but I don't feel like cleaning that up right now). I think the image is pointless, but I won't delete it completely. The caption has to change, however.
Amen is the only loop which created a new style of music. If you can prove it wrong please do.
But why is it the most influential? You can't verify a statement like that with facts.
It was the most influential loop in history of electronic music because it was the only time when a simple 5sec sample break created a new subculture and new style of music. It is was used in thousands of tracks and it is the most often sampled break in history. Those are the facts.