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How to make "Pocket Operations – Rock Steady" drum pattern?

Step 1: Place bass drum on beats 3, 5, 8, 11, 13.
Step 2: Place snare drum on beats 2, 5, 6, 8, 10, 13, 14, 16 (syncopated pattern with backbeat).
Step 3: Place cymbal on beats 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 9, 11, 13, 15, 16.

• Pocket Operations - Rock Steady
CH----------------
OH----------------
CYX-X-X-XXX-X-X-XX
CB----------------
CP----------------
RS----------------
HT----------------
MT----------------
LT----------------
SD-X--XX-X-X--XX-X
BD--X-X--X--X-X---
AC----------------
GH----------------
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How to make "Pocket Operations – Rolling 1" drum pattern?

Step 1: Place bass drum on beats 1, 11.
Step 2: Place snare drum on beats 5, 13 (backbeat).

• Pocket Operations - Rolling 1
CH----------------
OH----------------
CY----------------
CB----------------
CP----------------
RS----------------
HT----------------
MT----------------
LT----------------
SD----X-------X---
BDX---------X-----
AC----X-------X---
GH----------------
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How to make "Pocket Operations – Rolling 11" drum pattern?

Step 1: Place bass drum on beats 1, 6, 7, 10, 11.
Step 2: Place snare drum on beats 5, 13 (backbeat).

• Pocket Operations - Rolling 11
CH----------------
OH----------------
CY----------------
CB----------------
CP----------------
RS----------------
HT----------------
MT----------------
LT----------------
SD----X-------X---
BDX----XX--XX-----
AC----X-------X---
GH----------------
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How to make "Pocket Operations – Rolling 3" drum pattern?

Step 1: Place bass drum on beats 1, 8, 13.
Step 2: Place snare drum on beats 5, 11.

• Pocket Operations - Rolling 3
CH----------------
OH----------------
CY----------------
CB----------------
CP----------------
RS----------------
HT----------------
MT----------------
LT----------------
SD----X-----X-----
BDX------X----X---
AC----------------
GH----------------
CH----------------
OH----------------
CY----------------
CB----------------
CP----------------
RS----------------
HT----------------
MT----------------
LT----------------
SD----X-----X---X-
BDX------X----X---
AC----------------
GH----------------
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How to make "Pocket Operations – Rolling 5" drum pattern?

Step 1: Place bass drum on beats 1, 3, 11.
Step 2: Place snare drum on beats 5, 13 (backbeat).

• Pocket Operations - Rolling 5
CH----------------
OH----------------
CY----------------
CB----------------
CP----------------
RS----------------
HT----------------
MT----------------
LT----------------
SD----X-------X---
BDX-X-------X-----
AC----X-------X---
GH----------------
CH----------------
OH----------------
CY----------------
CB----------------
CP----------------
RS----------------
HT----------------
MT----------------
LT----------------
SD----X-------X---
BDX--X------X-----
AC----X-------X---
GH----------------
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How to make "Pocket Operations – Rolling 6" drum pattern?

Step 1: Place bass drum on beats 1, 7, 12.
Step 2: Place snare drum on beats 5, 13 (backbeat).

• Pocket Operations - Rolling 6
CH----------------
OH----------------
CY----------------
CB----------------
CP----------------
RS----------------
HT----------------
MT----------------
LT----------------
SD----X-------X---
BDX-----X----X----
AC----X-------X---
GH----------------
CH----------------
OH----------------
CY----------------
CB----------------
CP----------------
RS----------------
HT----------------
MT----------------
LT----------------
SD----X-------X---
BDX-X----X--X--X--
AC----X-------X---
GH----------------
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How to make "Pocket Operations – Rolling Break" drum pattern?

Step 1: Place bass drum on beats 1, 8, 11.
Step 2: Place snare drum on beats 5, 13 (backbeat).
Step 3: Place closed hi-hat on beats 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13, 15 (eighth notes).

• Pocket Operations - Rolling Break
CHX-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-
OH----------------
CY----------------
CB----------------
CP----------------
RS----------------
HT----------------
MT----------------
LT----------------
SD----X-------X---
BDX------X--X-----
AC----------------
GH----------------
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How to make "Pocket Operations – Sally" drum pattern?

Step 1: Place bass drum on beats 1, 7, 11, 15.
Step 2: Place snare drum on beats 5, 13 (backbeat).
Step 3: Place closed hi-hat on beats 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13, 15 (eighth notes).
Step 4: Place low tom on beats 1, 7, 11, 15.

• Pocket Operations - Sally
CHX-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-
OH----------------
CY----------------
CB----------------
CP----------------
RS----------------
HT----------------
MT----------------
LTX-----X---X---X-
SD----X-------X---
BDX-----X---X---X-
AC----------------
GH----------------
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How to make "Pocket Operations – Slow Deep House" drum pattern?

Step 1: Place bass drum on beats 1, 5, 9, 13 (quarter notes).
Step 2: Place closed hi-hat on beats 1, 5, 9, 13 (quarter notes).
Step 3: Place open hi-hat on beats 3, 4, 7, 8, 10, 11, 13.
Step 4: Place clap on beats 5, 13 (backbeat).
Step 5: Place rimshot on beats 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16 (sixteenth notes).

• Pocket Operations - Slow Deep House
CHX---X---X---X---
OH--XX--XX-XX-X---
CY----------------
CB----------------
CP----X-------X---
RSXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
HT----------------
MT----------------
LT----------------
SD----------------
BDX---X---X---X---
AC----------------
GH----------------
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How to make "Pocket Operations – Standard Break 1" drum pattern?

Step 1: Place bass drum on beats 1, 11.
Step 2: Place snare drum on beats 5, 13 (backbeat).
Step 3: Place closed hi-hat on beats 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 10, 11, 13, 15.

• Pocket Operations - Standard Break 1
CHX-X-X-X-XXX-X-X-
OH----------------
CY----------------
CB----------------
CP----------------
RS----------------
HT----------------
MT----------------
LT----------------
SD----X-------X---
BDX---------X-----
AC----------------
GH----------------
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How to make "Pocket Operations – Standard Break 2" drum pattern?

Step 1: Place bass drum on beats 1, 11.
Step 2: Place snare drum on beats 5, 13 (backbeat).
Step 3: Place closed hi-hat on beats 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 9, 11, 15.

• Pocket Operations - Standard Break 2
CHX-X-X-XXX-X---X-
OH----------------
CY----------------
CB----------------
CP----------------
RS----------------
HT----------------
MT----------------
LT----------------
SD----X-------X---
BDX---------X-----
AC----------------
GH----------------
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How to make "Pocket Operations – Standard Breakbeat 1" drum pattern?

Step 1: Place bass drum on beats 1, 11.
Step 2: Place snare drum on beats 5, 13 (backbeat).

• Pocket Operations - Standard Breakbeat 1
CH----------------
OH----------------
CY----------------
CB----------------
CP----------------
RS----------------
HT----------------
MT----------------
LT----------------
SD----X-------X---
BDX---------X-----
AC----------------
GH----------------
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Paul Wenze 0 88 0
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