Techno Odd-Length Loops
Genre: Techno · Tempo: 130 BPM · Time signature: 4/4 · Length: 16 steps · Style: hypnotic techno built from short, odd-length loops
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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 |
| rim | 1 | 105 | on the grid, always plays |
| perc1 | 1, 4 | 55-85 | on the grid, always plays |
| hat-closed | 3, 7, 11, 15 | 105 | on the grid, always plays |
Digitakt II
Tracks
- T1: kick
- T2: hat-closed
- T3: rim
- T4: clank (metal hit sample)
Digitone II
Tracks
- T1: kick (FM DRUM, tight body)
- T2: hat-closed (FM DRUM, high noise)
- T3: rim (FM DRUM, short click)
- T4: clank (FM DRUM, inharmonic body)
Syntakt
Tracks
- T9: kick (BD HARD)
- T12: hat-closed (CH CLASSIC)
- T11: rim (RS CLASSIC)
- T1: clank (PC CARBON)
Tonverk
Tracks
- ST1: kick
- ST2: hat-closed
- T2: rim
- T3: clank (metal hit sample)
Notes
Techno at 130 BPM with two short loops running against the bar: a 3-step rim and a 5-step metallic clank. The kick and hats stay on 16 steps, so the rim plays a dotted-8th pulse that lands somewhere new each bar, and the clank drifts on its own. Everything lines up again after 15 bars.
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