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Clave Triangle

Genre: Downtempo, House · Tempo: 118 BPM · Time signature: 4/4 · Length: 16 steps · Style: son-clave-feel snare/triangle interplay and a beats-2-and-4 hi-hat shuffle

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The pattern

InstrumentSteps (1 = start of the bar)VelocityTiming and chance
kick1, 960-92step 9: early by about 4% of a step, plays 55% of the time
sub1, 955-90step 9: early by about 4% of a step, plays 55% of the time
perc11, 4, 8, 11, 1348-58step 4: late by about 12% of a step, plays 85% of the time; step 8: late by about 12% of a step, plays 80% of the time; step 11: late by about 8% of a step, plays 90% of the time; step 13: plays 85% of the time
hat-closed2, 3, 6, 7, 10, 12, 14, 1540-50step 2: plays 85% of the time; step 3: plays 80% of the time; step 6: plays 80% of the time; step 7: late by about 25% of a step, plays 85% of the time; step 10: plays 75% of the time; step 12: plays 75% of the time; step 14: plays 80% of the time; step 15: late by about 25% of a step, plays 85% of the time
snare5, 1380-85step 13: plays 95% of the time
hat-open1665step 16: plays 85% of the time

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Built around a son-clave-feel snare/triangle interplay and a beats-2-and-4 hi-hat shuffle, with a soft, understated kick and sub layer sitting back rather than driving the groove. An original pattern in that spirit, not a transcription of any specific track.

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