How to make Jungle from the 90s 

Love love love finding these videos right when I decided to dive into jungle! Been a househead forever but always a fan of breakbeats, being a drummer I can’t resist the vibes 😅

Ive been producing for almost 20 years, hip hop, metal, rock, edm, but I never tackled Jungle cause it's just the greatest and I didn't wanna fuck it up! but I think I'm finally ready! I grew up in Jamaica in the 90s so this sound really resonates with me! great tutorial, and I appreciate that you provided both samples and free vsts, really well made video, keep it up!

I guess I can call myself a producer at this point, and this reached me! What a lovely video, can't wait to watch more!

your videos are helpful and inspiring for me and I appreciate your love for the genre.

That's so cool! The 90s rave scene must've been amazing, experiencing that time I imagine you saw lots of incredible things and yes human traffic is such a good movie. Thank you for sharing your story

I often think how lucky we were to live through those times. 90's-00's rave scene was some of the most fun pure times ever. Surely unable to be recreated.

let me know if you post some CHUNES mate!

Go for it!

I feel old seeing Millenials in their 40s

Bro’d got Windows 95 and I can’t get over it.

Apologies for the late reply, but thank you for subscribing to me! I appreciate it a lot fam :) I’ll have new videos coming soon

@@christhescientistthis video also made me sub keep up the awesome work g-unit love the vibes

@@takima504 thanks a lot fam! :)

just getting into music producing.... realizing now i have nothing in comparison to these guys over here

Thanks Jim! I appreciate the kind comments fam, really means a lot as a smaller independent creator :) I’ve got a lot of things coming up that I can’t wait to share with you, hope you enjoy the rest of the videos on my channel

Fantastic stuff man. I know almost nothing about production, but fondly remember the 90’s sound (LTJ Bukem my fave), and would love to tinker with this. Inspiring video, very well explained, and great sounding result.

@@Elvisking1977 yes definitely have a go! It must’ve been amazing being around that 90s jungle scene :) Glad this vid could help spark a desire

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You’re welcome, glad this video managed to reach you :) That’s such a cool story

That is the whole point of me starting this RU-vid channel, to inspire people to want to make music

Ay thank you fam, that really means a lot :) I appreciate having you as a part of this little community, Glad to hear you’ve found the vids useful. Much more coming soon

agreed the amount of effort that's gone into the editing for me made it an instant sub

same

sucasti

while youre down on your knees can you do me as well

Ay, nice! Jungle is still alive and kicking :)

We need jungle I'm afraid

Thanks very much! I really appreciate this kind comment :) Glad that you enjoyed the vid and I can visualise a jungle revival happening very soon

there's been a 'jungle revival' happening every year since 1996 lmao

DJ Harmony (of Moving Shadow) fame launched a label called Deep Jungle in 2017 (I think) and Tim Reaper's Future Retro label is pushing a new era of jungle to new audiences. Deep Jungle was initially releasing previously unreleased 90s stuff off DATs people had laying around but then they started releasing newly produced jungle and Harmony's even been producing again. I've been a big jungle fan since I was about 20, although I was born 1990 so too young for jungle when it a new phenomenon.

Already happening ;)

The closest we might get is the "breakcore" scene

Yes! Glad you appreciated that, I felt it was important to include. Growing up I used to love hearing them in the car with my Dad, whenever we were driving through London :) Lots of nostalgic memories

i mean a 32 year old genre has to have quite a lot of history.

jungle is from the streets bro

I used to Dj on one 😅 That scene in the record shop from Human Traffic is funny but is actually pretty realistic.

Trash Theory does a really good deep dive on it if you’re interested

Thanks for sharing, Tokyo and Jungle have had a close relationship since it’s inception. I’d love to visit Japan one day

that is so cool dude!

Cool! Thanks for sharing your experience and for subscribing :) I appreciate the support my friend

You’re welcome, glad you found it helpful :) I’ll be uploading more tips and tricks in the future, so I hope you enjoy them too

Thank you! What a lovely comment to read :) I’m glad you appreciate the effort fam, and I’m really grateful to receive such a positive comment. Thank you my friend

Thanks for the reply! It's cool that you're still pretty underground so you have the chance to respond to comments ^^ I was making my own track today w your content provided and I couldn't get the dred bass sounding as full as it does in your video. I would be super grateful if you could explain what effects you put on it (when you have the time!). Much love @@christhescientist

@@kill1nowzI’d recommend using an EQ that cuts out the super lows (everything below 30 hz) and the highs (anything above 7/8000 kHz) I then run that into a saturation plugin. A free one you can use is the Abletons stock saturator, remember to adjust this slightly as a little can make a big difference. I then also layer some kind of Tape saturation plugin at the end of the chain, this gives it that 90s grit. Also remember to EQ out a slight dip for when the kick drum of your drum break hits. This prevents muddiness and allows for a higher perceived level of loudness and clarity. Finally, after applying these steps don’t be afraid to turn the volume up on the Dredd bass. When I have it playing in this track it’s the loudest element. A way of checking this is by turning down your track super low, this bass should be one of the last things heard before you completely turn the volume off. Also these are the specific saturation and tape saturation plugins I used: Inphonik RX950 & the slate digital VTM tape machine. To get the inphonik to work, just push the input knob, then adjust the output to Match the previous volume. Hope this helps

@@christhescientist Bro! Thanks so much! I will give this a go shortly :D

Thanks very much! This comment meant a lot to read, jungle certainly carries a lot of love and nostalgia in my heart. Fond memories racing through London with my Dad in a car, blasting this

I have a hard time with stuff like this. I love that this video fills in some of the historical context. That just makes the whole culture of music richer, IMO, to understand more of its origins. OTOH, I really don't like when people imply (or outright claim) that the evolution, or even just the impact, of a genre of music is somehow a disservice. Music has always spread from place to place. It's how styles continue to innovate. In the 90s, I *loved* jungle and DnB. The heavy influence of many different flavors of electronica is also one of the things that makes the PlayStation one of my all-time favorite game consoles. (That, and the absolute treasure trove of superb games spanning the genres from racing to RPG.) It was a natural fit -- the PSX audio chip was basically a sampler, and had the same limitations that a sampler or early arranger/workstation keyboard from that era would've had. Namely, limited memory to store samples, and a handful of effects that could be pulled off in real-time. It was the same motivation that littered the Amiga and PC MOD scene with techno. You just couldn't write a song with convincing samples of organic instruments because the waveforms were too complex, and too long, and therefore took too much space. Also, it was arguably the first time a games console targeted a demographic that would've been at the right age to appreciate that kind of music. The result was that this "underground" music style was made available to a whole generation of young adults, who spent time listening to it out of obligation (it's just what was playing behind the game), and in turn, developed a taste for it. Maybe some people think that makes it "less pure" that more people like it. Those people are called snobs. Maybe some other people feel the composers of those soundtracks had no right, as they were just kids from the UK and Japan (the primary hotbeds for game development at the time), and so it's yet another case of "appropriation." Ugh.. As if anyone is born superior. We're all dropped here on the planet, a citizen of any given nation by happenstance. We didn't choose it, we didn't earn it. We are what we are out of pure dumb luck. And to think that we would rob anyone of the chance to contribute their ideas to a genre they're passionate about, over something as trivial as their postal code... I am thankful for the changing of hands that music has been through. I feel we've benefited from it greatly. Make no mistake -- there have surely been some atrocious acts of theft that have left a scar on history. Heck, the entire music industry is a mob. But a guy sitting in front of a computer contributing a track to the Wipeout XL soundtrack isn't that, and it's utterly unfair to hold them accountable for the sins of others. It's not their fault that some 13-year-old didn't know the whole history of sound systems when they were bobbing their head to The Prodigy. IMO, if that disconnect makes you uncomfortable, educate. Yourself or someone else -- doesn't matter. Don't just complain that some kid liked music that didn't belong to them. Fill in the gap. The DJs spinning vinyl in Jamaica didn't come up with that stuff in a vacuum either. Nobody does. It's been a cooperative effort since the beginning of time. Few things unite people like music, and it's such a waste to try and contain it when we could be using it as a means to foster respect for each other. Maybe that's not what the OP was saying at all, and I'm preaching a sermon to nobody here. I actually hope that's the case. But regardless, having someone refer to jungle as "PS1 music" sounds like an opportunity to expand someone's horizons.

Thank you my friend! I appreciate the his comment a lot :) Much love fam

Thank you for this lovely comment

Thanks a lot! I appreciate the kind comment my friend :) Much love

Thanks fam, I appreciate the support :) yes you must’ve seen a lot change in the jungle genre over that time period? I’m glad it’s found it’s way back to the spotlight

Thanks Finley! I’m glad this vid reached you fam :) I’ll have more coming soon, so feel free to subscribe with notifications on, if you’d like to see more

@@christhescientist already have! and another point, I love the editing style and little clips thrown in. looking forward to more :)

@@finley.joseph Thanks very much :) I appreciate it

Thanks! Yes that’s my goal with this video series on my channel, I want them to give you the information in an entertaining way, that doesn’t waste your time

Thanks! That’s my aim with these videos, I want them to be fun, entertaining and useful. So to hear you say that puts a smile on my face :) Thank you my friend much love

Thank you very much my friend! I appreciate this lovely comment :) I’ll have more coming soon

What a lovely comment to read, thank you

Thank you! And you definitely can do it

Thanks very much :) Likewise I appreciate you taking the time to write this lovely comment

Thanks for sticking around :) I really appreciate it fam, I aim to upload more frequently in the future

That is high praise! Thank you fam :) also as you’re a Brazilian I hope you appreciate the thumbnail picture

​@@christhescientistyou were born in brazil and moved ?

@@christiangomesv No the person’s comment who I replied to is Brazilian. I am not Brazilian

@@christhescientist I noticed the brazilian flag there and just searched for any comment about it, overall.... nice job in the video man

Thanks for the kind comment! I really appreciate it my friend :) Glad you enjoyed

You’re welcome Mark! Keep creating and having fun, grateful these could help

Thanks a lot! This one was very fun to make, so glad you enjoyed the track :)

@@christhescientist we need a full version of that bro, it's such a banger. great video btw, looking forward to see more

Thanks Sam! Yeah man it’s been fun watching the jungle genre grow and come back to the forefront of sound :) Thanks for the support as always

Thank you! I’m so glad that you enjoy them :) I put a lot of effort into the video, song and presentation. So to hear that these videos are resonating with you means a lot

Wow, thanks a lot! Definitely high praise to read that. I’m so glad you find it helpful and I really appreciate you being a part of this little community

What a lovely comment to read, thank you very much :) likewise I’m glad to have you here as a part of this little community. If there’s ever any requests or things you want me to cover, don’t hesitate to ask! Thanks for the love

Thanks very much! I'm so glad this vid was able to reach you :) I'm currently working on my next one as we speak, so I loo forward to sharing that with you too. Thank you for this lovely comment my friend

What a lovely comment to read, I appreciate it fam :) stuff like this really motivates me, glad to have you as a part of the little community we’re building here

Thanks Ken! Glad to have you as a part of this little community my friend

Thank you my friend! This was such a lovely comment to receive :) I appreciate you taking the time to say this, I’ll have more vids coming soon

Glad you enjoyed it! It was very fun to make :) I’ll have a lot more coming soon, so thanks for this kind comment

Thanks for this lovely comment! I’m glad you appreciated the effort

Thank you very much! This was a really nice comment to read, I appreciate it

Thank you very much! Honestly I appreciate the support, these videos are so fun to make and share with you guys :) Hope to see you in the next one

Awesome! Yes give it a go, it’s such a fun thing to do :) I’ll have more vids coming soon my friend

This was a lovely comment to read, thank you

Thanks Jon! Appreciate the love fam :) More coming very soon

Thanks! I have music I’ll be releasing on this channel soon, so if you like this one, I’m sure you’ll love my other stuff :)

@@christhescientist can’t wait! Thanks so much!

@@christhescientist be fast pleasee!!

Wow, thanks very much! I really appreciate you saying this, I take a lot of care when making these videos so I’m glad you appreciate them :) Hope to see you in the next one my friend

Ay appreciate you fam! Thanks for checking this one out, I’ll have lots more jungle related content coming soon :)

@@christhescientist awesome!! ive been workin on some jungle adjacent tracks myself, just released a new EP yesterday!

Thanks very much :) That's the whole point of me making these, so I'm glad you feel that way

Thanks! Such a brilliant movie :)

Yess

I feel it fits the energy and speed of jungle and breakcore music

what’s the song played over it?

You’re very welcome! Thanks for this kind comment :)

I’m glad! Thanks for tuning in fam :) I appreciate it

Nice! Glad this could spark some motivation :)

Thanks my friend, that’s high praise coming from a creator as talented as you :) Glad you enjoyed it

Appreciate you fam :)

Aw thanks fam :) I’m glad you like it, I certainly had fun making it

@@christhescientist I'm already excited!

Yes definitely give it a try! The whole point of this channel is to inspire people to want to produce music, so I’m glad you feel that way :)

Yeah lots of fond memories of playing retro games on my Dad's old work computer, the nostalgia from that is what inspired a lot of what you see on my channel

Glad you liked it! thanks for this kind comment :)

Thank you very much! Glad you enjoyed it my friend :) I appreciate you taking the time to check out the rest of my channel too, I’ll have more videos coming soon

Thanks very much! I've got a new one coming very soon, which I hope you'll enjoy :)

Awesome! This was a lovely comment to read and I’m so happy you’re getting value from these videos :) have fun experimenting and I’ll have a new video dropping soon, can’t wait to share it with you fam

Thanks a lot! I really appreciate this kind comment :) it’s nice when people recognise the style, effort and timing out into these videos

​@@christhescientist"talented content creator" yeah that seems about right If you're doing this alone man well done Editing is "dense" without being over the top like fighting for the viewer's attention ahah and it was pretty interesting I would've loved to see a more in depth and longer video in that style but I get that even for a kinda short one like that the work you must have put into it is huge already I encourage you to keep at it it's always refreshing to see actual quality on youtube ! Props

@@slov1499 apologies for the late reply, yes I am the sole creator and editor on this channel. So everything you see in these videos is me :) Thanks for your kind comment and feedback

Wow, that’s very cool information to learn thank you! That’s the great thing about making these videos, I get to connect with people like you who know even more niche knowledge about these genres. Thank you for sharing my friend :)

Brilliant! I’ll have more music production tips and tricks coming soon :)

Thanks fam! I really appreciate your support on these :) I’ll have more coming very soon

Thank you very much! I take great pride in my music production, so as much as I try and make these videos entertaining, the main focus is always the track shown. So thanks for showing that love

Yes it definitely is nice to listen to

Totally agree. 90s jungle tunes were sparse because of technical limitations, but the producers made the best of what they had. It made us realise that all you really need is a drum break, sub bass, and a pad or vocal sample and that's 90% of the tune done

they dont make these types of music like they used to jungle music is a throwback for me it takes me back to my childhood

Its because everything is made on modern equipment, its just doesn't sound raw anymore. I for one don't like the polished sound of today. Its just sounds 'tinny' to my ears and lacks thrust!

@@straightouttacornwall yeah, for real.

Thanks for subscribing! I appreciate you taking the time to check this out and write this kind comment :) I’ll have much more coming very soon, I’m grateful to have you as a part of this little community we have here my friend