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How to make "Rock 9" 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).

• Rock 9
CHX-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-
OH----------------
CY----------------
CB----------------
CP----------------
RS----------------
HT----------------
MT----------------
LT----------------
SD----X-------X---
BDX-----X---X---X-
AC----------------
GH----------------
CH----------------
OH----------------
CY--------------X-
CB----------------
CP----------------
RS----------------
HT----------------
MT----------------
LT----------------
SD----X---X-------
BDX---------X---X-
AC----------------
GH----------------
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René-Pierre Bardet 0 147 0

How to make "Pocket Operations – Pop Tech" drum pattern?

Step 1: Place bass drum on beat 1 (downbeat).
Step 2: Place snare drum on beats 5, 13 (backbeat).
Step 3: Place cymbal on beats 1, 9 (downbeats).

• Pocket Operations - Pop Tech
CH----------------
OH----------------
CYX-------X-------
CB----------------
CP----------------
RS----------------
HT----------------
MT----------------
LT----------------
SD----X-------X---
BDX---------------
AC----------------
GH----------------
CH----------------
OH----------------
CYX-------X-------
CB----------------
CP----------------
RS----------------
HT----------------
MT----------------
LT----------------
SD----X-------X---
BD-X-----------XXX
AC----------------
GH----------------
Play 116BPM 1 2
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Paul Wenze 0 147 0

How to make "Afro-Cuban 14" drum pattern?

Step 1: Place bass drum on beats 1, 5, 9, 13 (quarter notes).
Step 2: Place snare drum on beats 2, 3, 6, 7, 10, 11, 14, 15.
Step 3: Place closed hi-hat on beats 3, 7, 11, 15 (eighth notes on the 'and' of each beat).
Step 4: Place cowbell on beats 1, 5, 9, 13 (quarter notes).
Step 5: Place high tom on beat 8.
Step 6: Place mid tom on beats 4, 12.
Step 7: Place low tom on beat 16.

• Afro-Cuban 14
CH--X---X---X---X-
OH----------------
CY----------------
CBX---X---X---X---
CP----------------
RS----------------
HT-------X--------
MT---X-------X----
LT---------------X
SD-XX--XX--XX--XX-
BDX---X---X---X---
AC----------------
GH----------------
Play 97BPM 1
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René-Pierre Bardet 0 146 0

How to make "Pocket Operations – More Bounce To The Ounce" drum pattern?

Step 1: Place bass drum on beats 1, 9, 10.
Step 2: Place snare drum on beats 5, 13 (backbeat).
Step 3: Place closed hi-hat on beats 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13, 15.
Step 4: Place open hi-hat on beat 1 (downbeat).
Step 5: Place high conga on beats 5, 13 (backbeat).

• Pocket Operations - More Bounce To The Ounce
CH--X-X-X-X-X-X-X-
OHX---------------
CY----------------
CB----------------
CP----------------
RS----------------
HC----X-------X---
MT----------------
LT----------------
SD----X-------X---
BDX-------XX------
AC----------------
GH----------------
Play 116BPM 1
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Paul Wenze 0 146 0

How to make "Disco 7" drum pattern?

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

• Disco 7
CHX-XX--XXXXXX--XX
OH----X-------X---
CY----------------
CB----------------
CP--X---X---X-X---
RS----------------
HT----------------
MT----------------
LT----------------
SD----------------
BDX---X---X---X---
AC----------------
GH----------------
CH--X-X-----------
OH------X---------
CY----------------
CB----------------
CP----------------
RS----------------
HT----------------
MT--------------XX
LT------------XX--
SD---------X-X----
BD--------X-X-----
AC----------------
GH----------------
Play 126BPM 1 2
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René-Pierre Bardet 0 145 0

How to make "Pocket Operations – Drum And Bass 3" 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, 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 7, 8, 9, 10.

• Pocket Operations - Drum And Bass 3
CHXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
OH------XXXX------
CY----------------
CB----------------
CP----------------
RS----------------
HT----------------
MT----------------
LT----------------
SD----X-------X---
BDX---------X-----
AC----------------
GH----------------
Play 172BPM 1
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Paul Wenze 0 145 0

How to make "Pocket Operations – Hip Hop 7" drum pattern?

Step 1: Place bass drum on beats 1, 8, 11, 14, 16.
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 - Hip Hop 7
CHX-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-
OH----------------
CY----------------
CB----------------
CP----------------
RS----------------
HT----------------
MT----------------
LT----------------
SD----X-------X---
BDX------X--X--X-X
AC----------------
GH----------------
Play 88BPM 1
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Paul Wenze 0 145 0

How to make "Pocket Operations – Lady" drum pattern?

Step 1: Place bass drum on beats 1, 9, 12, 15.
Step 2: Place snare drum on beats 5, 6.
Step 3: Place cymbal on beats 3, 7.

• Pocket Operations - Lady
CH----------------
OH----------------
CY--X---X---------
CB----------------
CP----------------
RS----------------
HT----------------
MT----------------
LT----------------
SD----XX----------
BDX-------X--X--X-
AC----------------
GH----------------
CH----------------
OH----------------
CY--X---X---------
CB----------------
CP----------------
RS----------------
HT----------------
MT----------------
LT----------------
SD----XX--X-------
BDX----------X--X-
AC----------------
GH----------------
Play 116BPM 1 2
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Paul Wenze 0 145 0

How to make "Pocket Operations – Palm Grease" drum pattern?

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

• Pocket Operations - Palm Grease
CH----------------
OH----------------
CYXXXX-XX-X-XX-XX-
CB----------------
CP----------------
RS----------------
HT----------------
MT----------------
LT----------------
SD----X--X-X--X--X
BDX-------X------X
AC----------------
GH----------------
CH----------------
OH----------------
CYX-X-------X-----
CB----------------
CP----------------
RS----------------
HT----------------
MT----------------
LT----------------
SD-X----X-------X-
BD--X-------------
AC----------X-----
GH----------------
Play 116BPM 1 2
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Paul Wenze 0 145 0

How to make "Reggae 12" drum pattern?

Step 1: Place bass drum on beat 9.
Step 2: Place closed hi-hat on beats 1, 4, 7, 9, 11, 12, 13.
Step 3: Place open hi-hat on beats 2, 5, 15.
Step 4: Place rimshot on beat 9.

• Reggae 12
CHX--X--X-X-XXX---
OH-X--X---------X-
CY----------------
CB----------------
CP----------------
RS--------X-------
HT----------------
MT----------------
LT----------------
SD----------------
BD--------X-------
AC----------------
GH----------------
Play 87BPM 1
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René-Pierre Bardet 0 144 0

How to make "Pocket Operations – Drum Roll 15" drum pattern?

Step 1: Place snare drum on beats 1, 5, 9, 13 (quarter notes).
Step 2: Place high tom on beats 2, 10.
Step 3: Place low tom on beats 4, 8, 12, 16.

• Pocket Operations - Drum Roll 15
CH----------------
OH----------------
CY----------------
CB----------------
CP----------------
RS----------------
HT-X-------X------
MT----------------
LT---X---X---X---X
SDX---X---X---X---
BD----------------
AC----------------
GH----------------
Play 128BPM 1
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Paul Wenze 0 144 0

How to make "Pocket Operations – One And Seven & Five And Thirteen" drum pattern?

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

• Pocket Operations - One And Seven & Five And Thirteen
CH----------------
OH----------------
CY----------------
CB----------------
CP----------------
RS----------------
HT----------------
MT----------------
LT----------------
SD----X-------X---
BDX-----X---------
AC----------------
GH----------------
Play 90BPM 1
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Paul Wenze 0 144 0
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