Progressive Trance Roller
Genre: Trance · Tempo: 132 BPM · Time signature: 4/4 · Length: 16 steps · Style: late-1990s and 2000s progressive trance
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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 | 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16 | 55 | on the grid, always plays |
| sub | 3, 4, 7, 8, 11, 12, 15, 16 | 105 | on the grid, always plays |
| hat-open | 3, 7, 11, 15 | 85 | on the grid, always plays |
| clap | 5, 13 | 85 | on the grid, always plays |
Digitakt II
Tracks
- T1: kick
- T2: sub (short bass sample)
- T3: clap
- T4: hat-closed
- T5: hat-open
Digitone II
Tracks
- T1: kick (FM DRUM, tight body)
- T2: sub (FM TONE, plucked bass)
- T3: clap (FM DRUM, noise burst)
- T4: hat-closed (FM DRUM, high noise)
- T5: hat-open (FM DRUM, high noise, longer)
Syntakt
Tracks
- T9: kick (BD CLASSIC)
- T10: sub (SY RAW)
- T1: clap (CP VINTAGE)
- T12: hat-closed / hat-open (HH BASIC)
Tonverk
Tracks
- ST1: kick
- ST2: sub (short bass sample)
- ST3: clap
- ST4: hat-closed
- ST5: hat-open
Notes
Progressive trance at 132 BPM: four-to-the-floor kick, a galloping bass on the last two 16ths of each beat, closed hats on the in-between 16ths and an open hat on each offbeat. The clap is kept modest so the bass carries the drive.
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