Breakdowns

In this fourth episode, Al challenges you to create a sample without a grid or fixed tempo. Using one of his samples, he shows what challenges he had to face in doing so. This late 50s, early 60s inspired Jazz sample only features three instruments, but there are still tons of things to learn from this composition. From sample to finished beat, this episode looks at the whole process.
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In this third episode, Al Hug welcomes the amazing Reske. Super-composer, sound-designer extraordinaire, and one of the most important sample creators in the genre right now.

In this second episode, Al Hug goes to break down one of his soul compositions and shows how he flipped it to make it sound like a J Dilla sample.

In this first episode, Al Hug introduces the new Minta Foundry Breakdowns format and does a deep dive on one of his samples that is expected to come out on a song in January 2022.