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Drum Patterns

Roland TR-808

The TR-808 is a classic drum machine that uses analog synthesis to create its sounds. The TR-808 has become the signature machine used in most R&B and hip-hop as well as a lot of dance and techno music. Booming bass kicks, crispy snares and a distinctive cowbell sound made famous in the 1980's are all part of the 808 and its famous sound.

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How to make "Louwrentius's Louwrentius 0003" drum pattern?

Step 1: Place bass drum on beats 1, 2, 7, 8, 11, 12.
Step 2: Place snare drum on beats 5, 13 (backbeat).
Step 3: Place closed hi-hat on beats 3, 4, 6, 9, 10, 15.

• Louwrentius's Louwrentius 0003
CH--XX-X--XX----X-
OH----------------
CY----------------
CB----------------
MA----------------
CL----------------
HC----------------
MC----------------
LC----------------
SD----X-------X---
BDXX----XX--XX----
AC----------------
GH----------------
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Louwrentius 2 335 0

How to make "grooving it up" drum pattern?

Step 1: Place bass drum on beats 1, 9 (downbeats).
Step 2: Place snare drum on beats 4, 6, 12.
Step 3: Place closed hi-hat on beats 1, 3, 5, 9, 11, 13, 15.
Step 4: Place open hi-hat on beat 7.
Step 5: Place maraca on beats 10, 12.
Step 6: Place mid conga on beat 14.
Step 7: Place low conga on beats 1, 2, 5, 11, 16.

• grooving it up
CHX-X-X---X-X-X-X-
OH------X---------
CY----------------
CB----------------
MA---------X-X----
CL----------------
HC----------------
MC-------------X--
LCXX--X-----X----X
SD---X-X-----X----
BDX-------X-------
AC-------------X--
GH----------------
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ddg 0 250 0

How to make "Louwrentius 0002" drum pattern?

Step 1: Place bass drum on beats 1, 4, 11, 12, 15.
Step 2: Place snare drum on beats 5, 8, 10, 13, 16 (syncopated pattern with backbeat).
Step 3: Place closed hi-hat on beats 1, 3, 6, 7, 9, 12, 15, 16.

• Louwrentius 0002
CHX-X--XX-X--X--XX
OH----------------
CY----------------
CB----------------
MA----------------
CL----------------
HC----------------
MC----------------
LC----------------
SD----X--X-X--X--X
BDX--X------XX--X-
AC----------------
GH----------------
Play 120BPM 1
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Louwrentius 1 238 0

How to make "Louwrentius 0001" drum pattern?

Step 1: Place bass drum on beats 1, 2, 7, 8, 11, 12.
Step 2: Place snare drum on beats 5, 13, 16 (syncopated pattern with backbeat).
Step 3: Place closed hi-hat on beats 3, 6, 9, 12, 15.

• Louwrentius 0001
CH--X--X--X--X--X-
OH----------------
CY----------------
CB----------------
MA----------------
CL----------------
HC----------------
MC----------------
LC----------------
SD----X-------X--X
BDXX----XX--XX----
AC----------------
GH----------------
CHXX-XX-XX-XX-XX-X
OH----------------
CY----------------
CB----------------
MA----------------
CL----------------
HC----------------
MC----------------
LC----------------
SD----X-------X-XX
BDXX----XX--XX----
AC----------------
GH----------------
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Louwrentius 2 328 0

How to make "Beat" drum pattern?

Step 1: Place bass drum on beat 1 (downbeat).
Step 2: Place closed hi-hat on beats 1, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 11, 13, 15.

• Beat
CHX-XXX-XXX-X-X-X-
OH----------------
CY----------------
CB----------------
MA----------------
RS----------------
HT----------------
MT----------------
LT----------------
SD----------------
BDX---------------
ACX-XXX-XXX-X-X-X-
GH----------------
CHX-XXX-XXX-X-X-X-
OH----------------
CY----------------
CB----------------
MA----------------
CL----------------
HC----------------
MC----------------
LC----------------
SD--------X-------
BDX---------------
ACX-XXX-XXX-X-X-X-
GH----------------
CHX-XXX-XXX-X-X-X-
OH----------------
CY----------------
CB----------------
MA----------------
CL----------------
HC----------------
MC----------------
LC----------------
SD--------X-------
BDX-----------X-X-
ACX-XXX-XXX-X-X-X-
GH----------------
CHX-XXX-XXX-X-X-X-
OH----------------
CY----------------
CB----------------
MA----------------
CL----------------
HC----------------
MC----------------
LC----------------
SD--------X-------
BDX-----------X-XX
ACX-XXX-XXX-X-X-X-
GH----------------
CH----------------
OH----------------
CY----------------
CB----------------
MA----------------
CL----------------
HC----------------
MC----------------
LC----------------
SD----------------
BDX---X---X---X---
ACX-XXX-XXX-X-X-X-
GH----------------
CH----------------
OH----------------
CY----------------
CB----------------
CP----------------
CL----------------
HC----------------
MC----------------
LC----------------
SD----------------
BDX---X---X---X-XX
ACX-XXX-XXX-X-X-X-
GH----------------
CH----------------
OH----------------
CY----------------
CB----------------
MA----------------
CL----------------
HC----------------
MC----------------
LC----------------
SD----------------
BDX---X---X-X-X---
ACX-XXX-XXX-X-X-X-
GH----------------
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coyotes 0 261 1

How to make "bleepy" drum pattern?

Step 1: Place bass drum on beats 1, 5, 9, 13 (quarter notes).
Step 2: Place maraca on beats 5, 13 (backbeat).
Step 3: Place rimshot on beats 4, 6, 9.

• bleepy
CH----------------
OH----------------
CY----------------
CB----------------
MA----X-------X---
RS---X-X--X-------
HC----------------
MC----------------
LC----------------
SD----------------
BDX---X---X---X---
AC----------------
GH----------------
CH----------------
OH----------------
CY----------------
CB----------------
MA----X----X------
RS---X----X---X---
HC-----X------X---
MC----------------
LC-X--------------
SD----X---------X-
BDX---X---X---X---
AC----------------
GH----------------
CH----------------
OH----------------
CYX-------------X-
CB----------------
MA-----X---X--X---
RS---X----X-X--X--
HC-----X---X------
MC----------------
LC-X-----XX-------
SD----------------
BDX---X---X---X---
AC----------------
GH----------------
CH--X-----X---X---
OH----------------
CY----------------
CB----------------
MA-------X--------
RS------X-X----X--
HC-----X---X------
MC-----------X----
LC-X-X---XX-------
SD----X------X--X-
BDX---X---X---X---
AC----------------
GH----------------
CH--X-----X-------
OH----------------
CY----------------
CB----------------
MA-------X--------
RS----------XX----
HC-XXX-X---X---XX-
MC-----------X----
LC-------XX-------
SD-X--X-----XX--X-
BDX---X---X---X---
AC----------------
GH----------------
CH----------------
OH----------------
CY----------------
CB----------------
MA-------X-----X--
RS------X---------
HC-XX--X-----XX-X-
MC----------------
LC----------------
SD-X--X-----XX--X-
BD-X-----X---X----
AC----------------
GH----------------
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How to make "practice01" drum pattern?

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

• practice01
CHXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
OH----------------
CY----------------
CB----------------
MA--------XX--XX--
CL----------------
HC----------------
MC----------------
LC----------------
SD---XXX---XXX----
BDX-----X-X---X---
AC----------------
GH----------------
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remym 0 451 0

How to make "bambaata" drum pattern?

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

• bambaata
CHX-XXX-XXX-XXXXXX
OH----------------
CY----------------
CBX-X--X-X-X-XX-XX
CP----X-------X---
CL----------------
HC----------------
MC----------------
LC----------------
SD----X-------X---
BDX-----X---------
AC----------------
GH----------------
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jmaccs 1 702 0

How to make "Slightly syncopated" drum pattern?

Step 1: Place bass drum on beats 1, 14.
Step 2: Place snare drum on beats 5, 11, 16.
Step 3: Place closed hi-hat on beats 1, 4, 7, 11, 14, 15.
Step 4: Place maraca on beats 2, 3, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10, 12, 13, 16.
Step 5: Place clave on beats 9, 12, 15.

• Slightly syncopated
CHX--X--X---X--XX-
OH----------------
CY----------------
CB----------------
MA-XX-XX-XXX-XX--X
CL--------X--X--X-
HC----------------
MC----------------
LC----------------
SD----X-----X----X
BDX------------X--
AC--X--X---X--X---
GH----------------
CHX--X--X--X--X--X
OH----------------
CY----------------
CB----------------
MA-XX-XX-XX-XX-XX-
CL--------X--X--X-
HC----------------
MC----------------
LC----------------
SD----X-------X---
BDX-------X----X--
AC--X--X-----X--X-
GH----------------
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beeps 3 601 0

How to make "Basic1" drum pattern?

Step 1: Place bass drum on beats 1, 9, 11.
Step 2: Place snare drum on beats 5, 13 (backbeat).
Step 3: Place cowbell on beats 1, 5, 9, 13 (quarter notes).

• Basic1
CH----------------
OH----------------
CY----------------
CBX---X---X---X---
MA----------------
CL----------------
HC----------------
MC----------------
LC----------------
SD----X-------X---
BDX-------X-X-----
AC----------------
GH----------------
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mmoya 0 645 0

How to make "808 Samba" drum pattern?

Step 1: Place bass drum on beats 1, 4, 5, 8, 9, 13, 16.
Step 2: Place snare drum on beats 1, 4, 7, 11, 14.
Step 3: Place low conga on beat 15.
Step 4: Place mid conga on beat 12.
Step 5: Place high conga on beat 10.
Step 6: Place maraca on beats 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 9, 11, 12, 13, 15.
Step 7: Place cowbell on beats 3, 11, 14, 16.

• 808 Samba
CH----------------
OH----------------
CY----------------
CB--X-------X--X-X
MAXXX-XXX-X-XXX-X-
CL----------------
HC---------X------
MC-----------X----
LC--------------X-
SDX--X--X---X--X--
BDX--XX--XX---X--X
AC----------------
GH----------------
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beeps 4 1.4K 0

How to make "Some beat" drum pattern?

Step 1: Place bass drum on beats 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12, 14, 16.
Step 2: Place snare drum on beats 3, 7, 10, 14, 15.
Step 3: Place closed hi-hat on beats 1, 5, 6, 9, 13, 15.
Step 4: Place open hi-hat on beats 9, 15, 16.
Step 5: Place low tom on beats 1, 5, 9, 11, 12, 16.
Step 6: Place mid tom on beats 3, 7, 10, 14.
Step 7: Place high conga on beats 2, 4, 5, 10, 12, 13, 15.
Step 8: Place clap on beat 5.
Step 9: Place cymbal on beat 12.

• Some beat
CHX---XX--X---X-X-
OH--------X-----XX
CY-----------X----
CB----------------
CP----X-----------
CL----------------
HC-X-XX----X-XX-X-
MT--X---X--X---X--
LTX---X---X-XX---X
SD--X---X--X---XX-
BDX-X-X-X-XXXX-X-X
ACX---X------X-X--
GH----------------
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