Video explains the world's most important 6-sec drum loop

Why HN readers recommended it

A perennial HN recommendation, brought up whenever sampling, copyright or music history comes up, often described as a must-watch.

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Video & recommendation details

Creator / channel

Landon Proctor

Topic

amen break and sampling

Format

documentary

Level

general

HN recommenders in dataset

15

HN mentions in dataset

20

Recommendation years in dataset

2011–2026

These counts and years describe the included Hacker News records; they are not YouTube views or the video’s publication date.

From the original HN conversations

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• I wish you the best of luck Mdotstrange (if you didn't see it, he posted in this thread claiming BFM actively claimed copyright over the sound of wind.) Yes, piracy and copyright infringement is rampant, but by both individuals and corporations. A great example is …

• If you want to go farther down the rabbit hole, this is an excellent 20-minute video about the history of the Amen Break, the "six-second clip that spawned several entire subcultures" and the rise of sampling: [VIDEO]

• For anyone interested in more thoughts on copyright and (the killing of) culture, I highly recommend this video on the Amen break: [VIDEO] Additionally, this comic is informative and fun: [LINK]