Speed Garage Swing

Genre: UK Garage, Bass House · Tempo: 132 BPM · Time signature: 4/4 · Length: 16 steps · Style: late-1990s UK speed garage

Open this pattern in the interactive Patchpad (with playback)

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	step 2: late by about 17% of a step; step 4: late by about 17% of a step; step 6: late by about 17% of a step; step 8: late by about 17% of a step; step 10: late by about 17% of a step; step 12: late by about 17% of a step; step 14: late by about 17% of a step; step 16: late by about 17% of a step
hat-open	3, 7, 11, 15	105	on the grid, always plays
rim	4, 11	85	step 4: late by about 12% of a step; step 11: late by about 12% of a step
clap	5, 13	125	on the grid, always plays

Digitakt II

Tracks

• T1: kick
• T2: rim
• T3: clap
• T4: hat-closed
• T5: hat-open

Digitone II

Tracks

• T1: kick (FM DRUM, tight body)
• T2: rim (FM DRUM, short click)
• 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)
• T11: rim (RS CLASSIC)
• T1: clap (CP VINTAGE)
• T12: hat-closed / hat-open (HH BASIC)

Tonverk

Tracks

• ST1: kick
• ST2: rim
• ST3: clap
• ST4: hat-closed
• ST5: hat-open

Notes

Speed garage at 132 BPM: house's four-to-the-floor kick with garage's swung hats and rimshots, plus a loud open hat on every offbeat. The swing is all on the in-between 16ths.

Patchpad is a free reference of drum patterns, synth patches and reminders, written for a selection of real hardware.