Organic Downtempo Hand Drums

Genre: Downtempo · Tempo: 108 BPM · Time signature: 4/4 · Length: 16 steps · Style: organic downtempo built on hand percussion

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The pattern

Instrument	Steps (1 = start of the bar)	Velocity	Timing and chance
kick	1, 9, 11	85-105	on the grid, always plays
perc2	1, 8, 11	85	on the grid, always plays
perc3	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16	55-85	step 2: late by about 12% of a step; step 4: late by about 12% of a step; step 6: late by about 12% of a step; step 8: late by about 12% of a step; step 10: late by about 12% of a step; step 12: late by about 12% of a step; step 14: late by about 12% of a step; step 16: late by about 12% of a step
perc1	3, 6, 8, 11, 14, 16	55-85	on the grid, always plays
rim	5, 13	85	on the grid, always plays

Digitakt II

Tracks

• T1: kick (soft acoustic kick sample)
• T2: rim
• T3: conga hi
• T4: conga lo
• T5: shaker

Digitone II

Tracks

• T1: kick (FM DRUM, soft low body)
• T2: rim (FM DRUM, short click)
• T3: conga hi (FM DRUM, pitched body)
• T4: conga lo (FM DRUM, pitched body)
• T5: shaker (FM DRUM, noise only)

Syntakt

Tracks

• T9: kick (BD ACOUSTIC)
• T11: rim (RS CLASSIC)
• T1: conga hi (PC CARBON)
• T2: conga lo (PC CARBON)
• T10: shaker (UT NOISE GEN)

Tonverk

Tracks

• ST1: kick (soft acoustic kick sample)
• ST2: rim
• ST3: conga hi
• ST4: conga lo
• ST5: shaker

Notes

Organic downtempo at 108 BPM, built from hand percussion rather than a drum kit: a soft kick, rim clicks on 2 and 4, two conga pitches and a shaker running slightly late on the in-between 16ths.

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