909 Delay Throw
Genre: UK Garage, House · Tempo: 130 BPM · Time signature: 4/4 · Length: 16 steps · Style: music that should sound performed rather than sequenced: a TR-909, a Roland CR-78 and a tape-echo delay thrown into the gaps, with a UK-bass-leaning, steel-drum-flecked sound
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The pattern
| Instrument | Steps (1 = start of the bar) | Velocity | Timing and chance |
|---|
| kick | 1, 9, 15 | 55-95 | step 9: early by about 8% of a step, plays 90% of the time; step 15: early by about 8% of a step, plays 45% of the time |
| hat-closed | 3, 7, 14 | 44-48 | step 3: late by about 12% of a step, plays 88% of the time; step 7: late by about 12% of a step, plays 85% of the time; step 14: late by about 12% of a step, plays 85% of the time |
| clap | 5, 13 | 88-90 | on the grid, always plays |
| perc1 | 6, 11 | 55-58 | step 6: late by about 17% of a step, plays 65% of the time; step 11: late by about 8% of a step, plays 70% of the time |
| fx | 8, 16 | 35-42 | step 8: plays 70% of the time; step 16: plays 65% of the time |
Digitakt II
Tracks
- T1: kick
- T2: clap (909 clap sample)
- T3: hat-closed
- T4: steel drum (pitched steel-drum sample)
- T5: fx (short hat or perc one-shot)
Digitone II
Tracks
- T1: kick (FM DRUM, round body)
- T2: clap (FM DRUM, noise burst)
- T3: hat-closed (FM DRUM, high noise)
- T4: steel drum (FM TONE, pitched bell)
- T5: fx (FM DRUM, short noise)
Syntakt
Tracks
- T9: kick (BD CLASSIC)
- T1: clap (CP VINTAGE)
- T12: hat-closed (CH CLASSIC)
- T11: steel drum (SY DUAL VCO)
- T10: fx (SY RAW)
Tonverk
Tracks
- ST1: kick
- ST2: clap (909 clap sample)
- ST3: hat-closed
- ST4: steel drum (pitched steel-drum sample)
- T2: fx (short hat or perc one-shot)
Notes
A 909-style clap carries the backbeat, a pitched steel-drum-style accent adds a tuned-percussion colour, and a delay-throw effect fires into the gaps the way a tape echo is thrown on a performed set. The aim is a pattern that sounds performed rather than sequenced. An original pattern in that spirit, not a transcription of any specific track.
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