Grime Eskibeat
Genre: Grime · Tempo: 140 BPM · Time signature: 4/4 · Length: 16 steps · Style: Wiley-style eskibeat 140 BPM half-time grime
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The pattern
| Instrument | Steps (1 = start of the bar) | Velocity | Timing and chance |
|---|
| hat-closed | 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13, 15 | 50-60 | on the grid, always plays |
| kick | 1, 7, 12, 15 | 85-120 | step 7: plays 90% of the time; step 12: plays 70% of the time; step 15: plays 45% of the time |
| hat-open | 8, 14 | 65-70 | step 8: plays 60% of the time; step 14: plays 50% of the time |
| clap | 9 | 100 | on the grid, always plays |
| snare | 9, 16 | 50-122 | step 16: plays 40% of the time |
Digitakt II
Tracks
- T1: kick
- T2: snare
- T3: clap (layer)
- T4: hat-closed
- T5: hat-open
Settings
- Snare (T2): step 9 (beat 3) is the half-time backbeat at VEL 122, with the clap (T3) layered on the same step; AMP page DEC 55, FX page REV 25.
- Kick (T1): steps 1, 7, 12 syncopate around the half-time snare; step 15 PROB 45%. AMP page DEC 60.
- Hat-closed (T4): 8ths only (not 16ths), which keeps the space grime relies on; AMP page DEC 12.
- Hat-open (T5): steps 8 and 14 for the garage-derived upbeat opens, PROB 60/50.
Digitone II
Tracks
- T1: kick (ALGO 1, FM click-into-boom)
- T2: snare (ALGO 1, FDBK noise)
- T3: clap (FM noise + MOD retrigger)
- T4: hat-closed (FM noise)
- T5: hat-open (FM noise)
Settings
- Kick: SYN page 1 ALGO 1, MIX -64, RATIO C 0.50, RATIO A 1.00; SYN page 2 Operator A LEV 60, ATK 0, DEC 10, END 0 (a fast click that falls away, leaving the low carrier); LEV (B) 0. AMP page ATK 0, DEC 55, SUS 0, REL 10.
- Snare: SYN page 1 ALGO 1, MIX -64, RATIO C 2.00, RATIO A 5.00, FDBK 105; SYN page 2 Operators A & B LEV (A) 60, LEV (B) 0 (FDBK acts on operator A in ALGO 1, so LEV (A) has to be up for the noise to be heard). AMP page ATK 0, DEC 30, SUS 0. FLTR page 1 HP FREQ 60.
- Clap: same noisy ALGO 1 setup as the snare (FDBK 100, LEV (A) 60), AMP page DEC 35; MOD page 1 MODE ONE, WAVE Square, SPD 60, DEST AMP: Volume, DEP 50 to retrigger a few quick pulses inside one envelope for the clap splash.
- Hats: SYN page 1 ALGO 1, MIX -64, RATIO C 1.00, RATIO A 11.00, FDBK 110; SYN page 2 Operators A & B LEV (A) 90, LEV (B) 0; FLTR page 1 TYPE HP, FREQ 100. AMP page DEC 9 (closed); lock AMP page DEC to 45 on the open-hat steps.
Syntakt
Tracks
- T9: kick (BD HARD)
- T10: snare (SD HARD)
- T12: hats (HH BASIC)
- T1: clap (CP VINTAGE)
Settings
- Snare (T10, SD HARD): SYN page NDEC 45, TICK 55; step 9 at VEL 122.
- Kick (T9, BD HARD): SYN page DEC 60, SNAP 50; steps 1, 7, 12 with step 15 at PROB 45.
- Clap (T1, CP VINTAGE): SYN page DEC 45, layered on step 9.
- Syntakt has only one Analog Cymbal voice (T12), so closed and open hat share it: use `HH BASIC` and lock SYN page DEC short for closed steps and long for open steps. 8ths only, open hats on steps 8 and 14 (DEC ~ 60).
Notes
140 BPM with a half-time backbeat (snare on beat 3, step 9) and syncopated kicks around it, 8th-note hats and a couple of garage-derived open hats, following the sources' description of grime as spacious and syncopated rather than dense. Original arrangement.
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