Detroit Electro
Genre: Electro · Tempo: 130 BPM · Time signature: 4/4 · Length: 16 steps · Style: Detroit electro-funk's syncopated, deliberately mechanical 808 programming
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The pattern
| Instrument | Steps (1 = start of the bar) | Velocity | Timing and chance |
|---|
| kick | 1, 7, 10, 13 | 85-110 | step 7: early by about 4% of a step; step 10: early by about 8% of a step |
| hat-closed | 3, 7, 11, 15 | 55 | step 3: plays 90% of the time; step 7: plays 90% of the time; step 11: plays 90% of the time; step 15: plays 90% of the time |
| snare | 5, 13 | 95-100 | on the grid, always plays |
| clap | 5 | 80 | step 5: plays 80% of the time |
| tom-low | 16 | 70 | step 16: plays 60% of the time |
Digitakt II
Tracks
- T1: kick (808-style kick sample)
- T2: snare
- T3: clap
- T4: hat-closed
- T5: tom-low
Digitone II
Tracks
- T1: kick (FM DRUM, tight body)
- T2: snare (FM DRUM, body and noise)
- T3: clap (FM DRUM, noise burst)
- T4: hat-closed (FM DRUM, high noise)
- T5: tom-low (FM DRUM, falling pitch)
Syntakt
Tracks
- T9: kick (BD SHARP)
- T10: snare (SD CLASSIC)
- T11: tom-low (UT IMPULSE)
- T12: hat-closed (CH METALLIC)
- T1: clap (CP VINTAGE)
Tonverk
Tracks
- ST1: kick (808-style kick sample)
- ST2: snare
- ST3: clap
- ST4: hat-closed
- ST5: tom-low
Notes
A syncopated Detroit electro-funk pattern: deliberately mechanical, unswung hats, a syncopated kick pattern with hits ahead of the beat, kick+snare doubled on beat 4, and a tom fill stab closing the bar. An original pattern inspired by the genre's conventions, not a transcription.
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