Psytrance Rolling
Genre: Psytrance, Trance · Tempo: 145 BPM · Time signature: 4/4 · Length: 16 steps · Style: full-on / progressive psytrance 145 BPM
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The pattern
| Instrument | Steps (1 = start of the bar) | Velocity | Timing and chance |
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| hat-closed | 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10, 12, 13, 14, 16 | 35 | step 1: plays 70% of the time; step 2: plays 70% of the time; step 4: plays 70% of the time; step 5: plays 70% of the time; step 6: plays 70% of the time; step 8: plays 70% of the time; step 9: plays 70% of the time; step 10: plays 70% of the time; step 12: plays 70% of the time; step 13: plays 70% of the time; step 14: plays 70% of the time; step 16: plays 70% of the time |
| kick | 1, 5, 9, 13 | 120 | on the grid, always plays |
| sub | 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 10, 11, 12, 14, 15, 16 | 70-85 | step 2: late by about 12% of a step; step 3: 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 7: 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 11: 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 15: late by about 12% of a step; step 16: late by about 12% of a step |
| hat-open | 3, 7, 11, 15 | 80 | on the grid, always plays |
| clap | 5, 13 | 85 | step 5: plays 60% of the time; step 13: plays 60% of the time |
| perc1 | 10, 16 | 45-50 | step 10: plays 40% of the time; step 16: plays 40% of the time |
Digitakt II
Tracks
- T1: kick
- T2: sub (rolling bass)
- T3: hat-open
- T4: hat-closed
- T5: clap
- T6: perc1
Settings
- Kick (T1): AMP page DEC 45, FX page OVER 45 for a hard, tight psytrance kick on every beat.
- Rolling bass (T2): the three 16ths between each kick (steps 2-4, 6-8, 10-12, 14-16) with TRIG page 1 µtime +3 (about 13 ms at 145 BPM; tutorials suggest nudging the bass 5-15 ms late so the kick clears first); AMP page DEC 25 so the notes stay separate; the off-note-of-three at VEL 70 keeps the bounce.
- Hat-open (T3): the offbeats (steps 3, 7, 11, 15), AMP page DEC 35. Hat-closed (T4): the remaining 16ths at VEL 35 and PROB 70.
- Clap (T5): steps 5 and 13 at PROB 60 so it comes and goes.
Digitone II
Tracks
- T1: kick (ALGO 1, FM click-into-boom)
- T2: sub (ALGO 1 plain sine, rolling bass)
- T3: hat-open (FM noise)
- T4: hat-closed (FM noise)
- T5: clap (FM noise + MOD retrigger)
Settings
- Kick: SYN page 1 ALGO 1, MIX -64, RATIO C 0.50, RATIO A 1.00; SYN page 2 Operator A LEV 75, ATK 0, DEC 8, END 0 (a fast click that falls away, leaving the low carrier); LEV (B) 0. AMP page ATK 0, DEC 48, SUS 0, REL 10.
- Sub: SYN page 1 ALGO 1, MIX -64, RATIO C 0.50; SYN page 2 Operators A & B LEV (A) 0, LEV (B) 0 (plain sine). AMP page DEC 25, SUS 0. Steps 2-4, 6-8, 10-12, 14-16.
- 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 8 (closed); lock AMP page DEC to 35 on the open-hat steps.
- 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.
Syntakt
Tracks
- T9: kick (BD HARD)
- T12: hats (HH BASIC)
- T1: clap (CP VINTAGE)
- T2: sub (SY RAW)
Settings
- Kick (T9, BD HARD): SYN page SNAP 60, DEC 45, OVER 40; every beat.
- Rolling bass (T2, SY RAW): SYN page WAV1 Sine or Sinesaw; AMP page DEC 25; the three 16ths between kicks.
- 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. Open hat on the offbeats (DEC ~ 55), the remaining 16ths at VEL 35.
- Clap (T1, CP VINTAGE): SYN page DEC 45, PROB 60 on steps 5, 13.
Notes
Every-beat kick at 145 BPM with a rolling bass in the three 16ths after each kick (the classic psytrance 'kick-bass-bass-bass' bounce), offbeat open hats, and quiet 16th closed hats. Like the classic trance pattern this leans on the four-on-the-floor kick and offbeat hat; the difference is the tempo and the bass placement. Verified against several psytrance kick-and-bass tutorials: the rolling pattern is kick then three offbeat 16th bass notes per beat (KBBB), with the bass nudged slightly late and each note kept short so the notes stay separate. Hat and clap placement are less documented and are my own arrangement.
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