Thanks man! I downloaded about 3 GB of breakbeats a few months ago and sit down with them and an MPC now and then. Normally I use one loop I mangle in the OT and blend in my pad sequenced stuff. I sequenced the one with the crash. Ideally, I’d generate all my own drum loops, but it’s so fun to blend two together and get random outcomes and I’m not one of those guys that can produce a great pad sequence in one take (I’ve been taught to just do two samples at a time and its much better than trying to be Aaraab Muzik). Getting little fills and stuff is not really something the OT does well, so my drum patterns are sounding more natural with some MPC work.
But I no longer just record cold from the OT and run with it- I do a lot more arrangement in Ableton after the fact to prevent drum overload. Most of the ideas start with one sample and the OT and grows from there- lately its been nothing else but OT shenanigans and the Prophet 12. It’s the love of my life (along with the OT).