Afro House Twelve Over Sixteen

Genre: Afro House · Tempo: 122 BPM · Time signature: 4/4 · Length: 16 steps · Style: Afro house and the 12-pulse West African bell pattern

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The pattern

Instrument	Steps (1 = start of the bar)	Velocity	Timing and chance
kick	1, 5, 9, 13	125	on the grid, always plays
perc1	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16	55-85	step 2: late by about 8% of a step; step 4: late by about 8% of a step; step 6: late by about 8% of a step; step 8: late by about 8% of a step; step 10: late by about 8% of a step; step 12: late by about 8% of a step; step 14: late by about 8% of a step; step 16: late by about 8% of a step
perc2	1, 3, 5, 6, 8, 10, 12	105	on the grid, always plays
clap	5, 13	85	on the grid, always plays
perc3	7, 9, 15	85	on the grid, always plays

Digitakt II

Tracks

• T1: kick
• T2: clap
• T3: shaker
• T4: bell (agogo or cowbell sample)
• T5: conga

Digitone II

Tracks

• T1: kick (FM DRUM, round body)
• T2: clap (FM DRUM, noise burst)
• T3: shaker (FM DRUM, noise only)
• T4: bell (FM DRUM, two-operator metallic tone)
• T5: conga (FM DRUM, pitched body)

Syntakt

Tracks

• T9: kick (BD CLASSIC)
• T1: clap (CP VINTAGE)
• T10: shaker (UT NOISE GEN)
• T12: bell (CB METALLIC)
• T2: conga (PC CARBON)

Tonverk

Tracks

• ST1: kick
• ST2: clap
• ST3: shaker
• ST4: conga
• T2: bell (agogo or cowbell sample)

Notes

Afro house at 122 BPM with the 12-pulse West African bell pattern on its own 12-step track. Against the 16-step kick and shaker it starts four steps earlier each bar and lines up again every three bars, which gives a rolling cross-rhythm while the kick stays straight.

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