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How to make "Mantronix – Fresh is the word" drum pattern?

Step 1: Place bass drum on beats 1, 8, 9, 11.
Step 2: Place snare drum on beats 5, 13 (backbeat).
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 open hi-hat on beats 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16 (eighth notes offset by one beat).
Step 5: Place clave on beats 15, 16.
Step 6: Place maraca on beats 8, 11, 12.
Step 7: Place cowbell on beats 3, 6, 9, 12, 15.

• Mantronix - Fresh is the word
CHXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
OH-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X
CY----------------
CB--X--X--X--X--X-
MA-------X--XX----
CL--------------XX
HC----------------
MC----------------
LC----------------
SD----X-------X---
BDX------XX-X-----
ACXXXXXXXXXXXXXX--
GH----------------
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Hoodprodigy 0 61 0

How to make "Kraftwerk – Numbers" 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, 10, 11, 12, 13, 15, 16.

• Kraftwerk - Numbers
CHX-XXX-XXXXXXX-XX
OH----------------
CY----------------
CB----------------
MA----------------
CL----------------
HC----------------
MC----------------
LC----------------
SD----X-------X---
BDX-----X---------
ACX-X-X-X-X-X-X---
GH----------------
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808 0 191 0

How to make "DJ Fresh – Def ain’t it" drum pattern?

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

• DJ Fresh - Def ainu2019t it
CHXXXXXXX-XXXXX-XX
OH-------X-----X--
CY----------------
CB----------------
MA----------------
CL----------------
HC----------------
MC----------------
LC----------------
SD----X--X-X-XX--X
BDX-X---X---X--X--
ACX-X---X---X--X--
GH----------------
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Moneyboy fresh 0 85 0

How to make "Gwen Guthrie – Outside In The Rain" drum pattern?

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

• Gwen Guthrie - Outside In The Rain
CH-XX-X-X-X-XXXXXX
OH-------X--------
CY----------------
CB----------------
MA----X-------X---
CL-XXX------XX----
HC----------------
MC----------------
LC----------------
SD----X-------X---
BDX-XX------XX----
AC----------------
GH----------------
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Lisa 0 45 0

How to make "Untitled 28" drum pattern?

Step 1: Place bass drum on beats 1, 5, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13.
Step 2: Place clave on beats 3, 7, 12, 16.

• Untitled 28
CH----------------
OH----------------
CY----------------
CB----------------
MA----------------
CL--X---X----X---X
HC----------------
MC----------------
LC----------------
SD----------------
BDX---X---XXXXX---
AC----------------
GH----------------
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Unknown 0 31 0

How to make "Untitled 29" drum pattern?

Step 1: Place bass drum on beats 1, 5, 9, 10, 11, 12.
Step 2: Place snare drum on beats 3, 7, 12, 16.

• Untitled 29
CH----------------
OH----------------
CY----------------
CB----------------
MA----------------
CL----------------
HC----------------
MC----------------
LC----------------
SD--X---X----X---X
BDX---X---XXXX----
AC----------------
GH----------------
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Unknown 0 62 0

How to make "Loose Ends – Hanging On A String Now" drum pattern?

Step 1: Place bass drum on beats 1, 7, 9.
Step 2: Place snare drum on beats 5, 13 (backbeat).
Step 3: Place closed hi-hat on beats 4, 5, 7, 9, 12, 13, 15.
Step 4: Place open hi-hat on beat 1 (downbeat).
Step 5: Place clave on beats 4, 12.
Step 6: Place maraca on beats 5, 13 (backbeat).
Step 7: Place cowbell on beats 11, 12, 13, 14, 15.

• Loose Ends - Hanging On A String Now
CH---XX-X-X--XX-X-
OHX---------------
CY----------------
CB----------XXXXX-
MA----X-------X---
CL---X-------X----
HC----------------
MC----------------
LC----------------
SD----X-------X---
BDX-----X-X-------
AC----------------
GH----------------
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808 0 51 0

How to make "Kraftwerk – Kristallo" drum pattern?

Step 1: Place bass drum on beats 1, 2, 8, 9.
Step 2: Place snare drum on beats 5, 13 (backbeat).

• Kraftwerk - Kristallo
CH----------------
OH----------------
CY----------------
CB----------------
MA----------------
CL----------------
HC----------------
MC----------------
LC----------------
SD----X-------X---
BDXX-----XX-------
ACX-------X-------
GH----------------
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808 0 101 0

How to make "Hypnobeat – Donna’s Gift #2 (1986)" drum pattern?

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

• Hypnobeat - Donna's Gift #2 (1986)
CH--------X---XXX-
OH-------X--------
CY----------------
CB----------------
MA----X-------X---
CL----XXXXXXX--XXX
HC--X----XX-X-X-XX
MCX--X-XX--X-X--X-
LCX-X-X----X--X---
SD--------X-------
BDXXXXX-----------
AC----------------
GH----------------
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James Dean Brown 0 123 0

How to make "OMD – Enola Gay 2" drum pattern?

Step 1: Place bass drum on beats 1, 5, 9, 13 (quarter notes).
Step 2: Place snare drum on beats 5, 13 (backbeat).
Step 3: Place low conga on beats 1, 7, 9, 15.
Step 4: Place high conga on beats 3, 5, 11, 13.
Step 5: Place maraca on beats 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13, 15 (eighth notes).

• OMD - Enola Gay 2
CH----------------
OH----------------
CY----------------
CB----------------
MAX-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-
CL----------------
HC--X-X-----X-X---
MC----------------
LCX-----X-X-----X-
SD----X-------X---
BDX---X---X---X---
AC----------------
GH----------------
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halftonedown 0 145 0

How to make "Phil Collins – Man on the Corner" drum pattern?

Step 1: Place bass drum on beats 1, 5, 7, 9, 11.
Step 2: Place closed hi-hat on beats 3, 7, 9, 10, 11, 13, 15.
Step 3: Place low conga on beats 3, 15.
Step 4: Place mid conga on beats 1, 7, 14, 15, 16.
Step 5: Place high conga on beats 9, 10, 11, 13.

• Phil Collins - Man on the Corner
CH--X---X-XXX-X-X-
OH----------------
CY----------------
CB----------------
MA----------------
CL----------------
HC--------XXX-X---
MCX-----X------XXX
LC--X-----------X-
SD----------------
BDX---X-X-X-X-----
AC----------------
GH----------------
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stuk71 0 107 0

How to make "Man Parrish – Hip Hop, Be Bop (Don’t Stop)" drum pattern?

Step 1: Place bass drum on beats 1, 3, 9, 12.
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, 15, 16.
Step 4: Place mid conga on beats 1, 4, 9.
Step 5: Place high conga on beats 7, 8, 15, 16.
Step 6: Place clave on beats 1, 3.
Step 7: Place maraca on beats 5, 13 (backbeat).
Step 8: Place cowbell on beats 1, 3, 9, 12.

• Man Parrish - Hip Hop, Be Bop (Don't Stop)
CHX-XXX-XXX-XXX-XX
OH----------------
CY----------------
CBX-X-----X--X----
MA----X-------X---
CLX-X-------------
HC------XX------XX
MCX--X----X-------
LC----------------
SD----X-------X---
BDX-X-----X--X----
AC----------------
GH----------------
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jam71 0 113 0
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