Secondary Kick Drive

Genre: Techno, Downtempo · Tempo: 126 BPM · Time signature: 4/4 · Length: 16 steps · Style: a much quieter secondary kick underneath the main kick to propel the beat forward, plus different swing settings on different elements

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The pattern

Instrument	Steps (1 = start of the bar)	Velocity	Timing and chance
kick	1, 4, 5, 8, 9, 12, 13, 16	34-100	step 4: early by about 12% of a step, plays 85% of the time; step 8: early by about 12% of a step, plays 85% of the time; step 12: early by about 12% of a step, plays 85% of the time; step 16: early by about 12% of a step, plays 85% of the time
hat-closed	3, 7, 11, 15	50-56	step 3: late by about 17% of a step, plays 90% of the time; step 7: late by about 17% of a step, plays 90% of the time; step 11: late by about 17% of a step, plays 90% of the time; step 15: late by about 17% of a step, plays 90% of the time
snare	5, 13	70-72	step 5: late by about 8% of a step; step 13: late by about 8% of a step
fx	9	40	on the grid, always plays

Digitakt II

Tracks

• T1: kick
• T2: snare
• T3: hat-closed
• T4: fx (processed foley or tapping sample)

Digitone II

Tracks

• T1: kick (FM DRUM, round body)
• T2: snare (FM DRUM, controlled noise)
• T3: hat-closed (FM DRUM, high noise)
• T4: fx (FM TONE, inharmonic texture)

Syntakt

Tracks

• T9: kick (BD CLASSIC)
• T10: snare (SD NATURAL)
• T12: hat-closed (CH CLASSIC)
• T11: fx (SY CHIP)

Tonverk

Tracks

• ST1: kick
• ST2: snare
• ST3: hat-closed
• ST4: fx (processed foley or tapping sample)

Notes

A loud, on-grid four-on-the-floor kick with a second, much quieter kick p-locked into the gaps between each beat, pulling the pattern forward, with the hi-hat and snare each carrying their own independent swing amount rather than one shared setting. An original pattern in that spirit, not a transcription of any specific track.

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