LinnDrum New Wave

Genre: Synth Pop · Tempo: 120 BPM · Time signature: 4/4 · Length: 16 steps · Style: early-1980s new wave and synth pop on LinnDrum-style machines

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The pattern

Instrument	Steps (1 = start of the bar)	Velocity	Timing and chance
kick	1, 8, 11	105-125	on the grid, always plays
hat-closed	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16	55-105	on the grid, always plays
perc1	3, 7, 11, 15	85	on the grid, always plays
snare	5, 13	125	on the grid, always plays
clap	5, 13	85	on the grid, always plays

Digitakt II

Tracks

• T1: kick (LinnDrum-style kick sample)
• T2: snare
• T3: clap
• T4: hat-closed
• T5: tambourine

Digitone II

Tracks

• T1: kick (FM DRUM, short body)
• T2: snare (FM DRUM, body and noise)
• T3: clap (FM DRUM, noise burst)
• T4: hat-closed (FM DRUM, high noise)
• T5: tambourine (FM DRUM, bright noise with a metallic body)

Syntakt

Tracks

• T9: kick (BD CLASSIC)
• T10: snare (SD NATURAL)
• T1: clap (CP VINTAGE)
• T12: hat-closed (CH CLASSIC)
• T11: tambourine (UT NOISE GEN)

Tonverk

Tracks

• ST1: kick (LinnDrum-style kick sample)
• ST2: clap
• ST3: hat-closed
• ST4: tambourine
• T2: snare

Notes

Early-80s new wave at 120 BPM in the LinnDrum mould: 16th hats with an accent on each beat, snare and clap together on 2 and 4, and a tambourine on the offbeats. The kick on step 8 gives a small push into beat 3.

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