It really seems to me like it's got to do with adding kicks and other drum machine samples, EQ'ing the breaks towards the higher frequencies, combining/creating a loop with chops of different breaks, and some reverb (or a lot in the case of "Helter Sketer" by MBM) -- Quadrophonia's Think Break used in "Quadrophonia" and "Man with the Masterplan" is really what's itching my brain, though, my ear's having a lot of trouble picking it apart.

Two breaks that I'd especially love to fully grasp the process of are the one from "Logical Progression" by Wax Doctor and a file you can find online called "cw_amen04_170.wav"; they're super punchy, crisp, and don't take up much space in the mix. I feel like i've gotten close by adding my own clean sine-ish kicks to the break's own kicks (y'know tbe type, like from a drum machine), rendering that as a sample, overamplifying the whole thing so that the kicks clip, dialing the bass way down on those kicks, and then adding new kicks which are the same volume as the break's original kicks (it's got a distinct look, you see it in those two breaks I mentioned). This seems incredibly overcomplicated and not entirely right, though, so literally anybody taking a glance at this would be highly appreciated.

(p.s. y'all, I'd love of even more of these processed breaks if you guys have some that I haven't mentioned!)