Cumbia Guacharaca
Genre: Cumbia · Tempo: 94 BPM · Time signature: 4/4 · Length: 16 steps · Style: Colombian cumbia
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The pattern
| Instrument | Steps (1 = start of the bar) | Velocity | Timing and chance |
|---|
| kick | 1, 9 | 105 | on the grid, always plays |
| perc1 | 1, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 11, 12, 13, 15, 16 | 105-125 | on the grid, always plays |
| perc2 | 3, 7, 11, 15 | 85 | on the grid, always plays |
| perc3 | 8, 16 | 85 | on the grid, always plays |
Digitakt II
Tracks
- T1: kick
- T2: shaker (guacharaca or guiro sample)
- T3: conga hi
- T4: conga lo
Digitone II
Tracks
- T1: kick (FM DRUM, soft low body)
- T2: shaker (FM DRUM, grainy noise)
- T3: conga hi (FM DRUM, pitched body)
- T4: conga lo (FM DRUM, pitched body)
Syntakt
Tracks
- T9: kick (BD ACOUSTIC)
- T10: shaker (UT NOISE GEN)
- T1: conga hi (PC CARBON)
- T2: conga lo (PC CARBON)
Tonverk
Tracks
- ST1: kick
- ST2: shaker (guacharaca or guiro sample)
- ST3: conga hi
- ST4: conga lo
Notes
Cumbia at 94 BPM. The scraper pattern (a long stroke on the beat and two short ones after it) is the heart of it, played here on the shaker row. The high conga answers on every offbeat like a llamador, with a low conga on the last 16th of beats 2 and 4 and the bass drum on 1 and 3.
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