How do I avoid drum loops becoming repetitive?

Hey guys,

I'm not new to production, but definitely am to breakcore/jungle stuff, most of what I've done previously has been very lofi, but I've felt my creative intent leaning more towards faster stuff recently. I've got a handful of really good sample packs as far as break loops go (breakcore is not a good way to get laid, nu disco vol 1, etc), but I'm struggling with making tracks that don't feel incrwdibly repetitive in terms of drums.

I've done a bit of playing around with getting a few different loops and cycling between them, playing around with EQ and reverb to make builds with breaks, but I'm struggling to not make the track just feel intense the whole way through, and to make the drums...varied(?) if that makes sense.

Any advice is much appreciated, linking me to examples or tutorials is also super helpful!

Thank you

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u/Reficul63 — 4 days ago

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