Nu-Disco Live Groove

Genre: Disco · Tempo: 116 BPM · Time signature: 4/4 · Length: 16 steps · Style: 2000s and 2010s nu-disco

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The pattern

Instrument	Steps (1 = start of the bar)	Velocity	Timing and chance
kick	1, 5, 9, 13	125	on the grid, always plays
hat-closed	1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10, 12, 13, 14, 16	85-105	on the grid, always plays
perc1	2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16	55	on the grid, always plays
hat-open	3, 7, 11, 15	105	on the grid, always plays
snare	5, 8, 13, 16	55-125	step 8: early by about 8% of a step; step 16: early by about 8% of a step
perc2	7, 10, 15	85	on the grid, always plays

Digitakt II

Tracks

• T1: kick
• T2: snare
• T3: hat-closed
• T4: hat-open
• T5: tambourine
• T6: conga

Digitone II

Tracks

• T1: kick (FM DRUM, round body)
• T2: snare (FM DRUM, body and noise)
• T3: hat-closed (FM DRUM, high noise)
• T4: hat-open (FM DRUM, high noise, longer)
• T5: tambourine (FM DRUM, bright noise with a metallic body)
• T6: conga (FM DRUM, pitched body)

Syntakt

Tracks

• T9: kick (BD CLASSIC)
• T10: snare (SD NATURAL)
• T12: hat-closed / hat-open (HH BASIC)
• T11: tambourine (UT NOISE GEN)
• T1: conga (PC CARBON)

Tonverk

Tracks

• ST1: kick
• ST2: snare
• ST3: hat-closed
• ST4: hat-open
• ST5: tambourine
• ST6: conga

Notes

Nu-disco at 116 BPM, played like a live drummer: snare on 2 and 4 with ghost notes just before beats 3 and 1, closed 16ths with the open hat on each offbeat, and a tambourine and conga on top.

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