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Breakbeat

Broad type of electronic music that uses drum breaks, often sampled from early recordings of funk, jazz, and R&B. Breakbeats have been used in styles such as Florida breaks, hip hop, jungle, drum and bass, big beat, breakbeat hardcore, and UK garage styles.

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How to make "Pocket Operations – Papa Was Too" drum pattern?

Step 1: Place bass drum on beats 1, 8, 9, 11, 16.
Step 2: Place snare drum on beats 5, 13 (backbeat).
Step 3: Place closed hi-hat on beats 5, 9, 11, 13, 15, 16.
Step 4: Place cymbal on beat 5.

• Pocket Operations - Papa Was Too
CH----X---X-X-X-XX
OH----------------
CY----X-----------
CB----------------
CP----------------
RS----------------
HT----------------
MT----------------
LT----------------
SD----X-------X---
BDX------XX-X----X
AC----------------
GH----------------
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How to make "Pocket Operations – Polyrhythmic" drum pattern?

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

• Pocket Operations - Polyrhythmic
CH----------------
OH----------------
CY----------------
CB----------------
CP----------------
RS----------------
HT----------------
MT----------------
LT----------------
SD--X-X---X-XXX-XX
BDX-----X---------
AC----X---X---X---
GH----------------
CH----------------
OH----------------
CY----------------
CB----------------
CP----------------
RS----------------
HT----------------
MT----------------
LT----------------
SD----X-X---X-X---
BD--X-----X-------
AC------X-----X---
GH----------------
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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----------------
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How to make "Pocket Operations – Respect Yourself" drum pattern?

Step 1: Place bass drum on beats 1, 5, 9, 13 (quarter notes).
Step 2: Place snare drum on beats 5, 11, 13 (syncopated pattern with backbeat).
Step 3: Place cymbal on beats 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13, 15 (eighth notes).

• Pocket Operations - Respect Yourself
CH----------------
OH----------------
CYX-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-
CB----------------
CP----------------
RS----------------
HT----------------
MT----------------
LT----------------
SD----X-----X-X---
BDX---X---X---X---
AC----------------
GH----------------
CH----------------
OH----------------
CYX-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-
CB----------------
CP----------------
RS----------------
HT----------------
MT----------------
LT----------------
SD----X---X-X-X---
BDX---X---X---X---
AC----------------
GH----------------
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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 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 – 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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How to make "Pocket Operations – Standard Breakbeat 2" drum pattern?

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

• Pocket Operations - Standard Breakbeat 2
CH----------------
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 – Standard Breakbeat 3" drum pattern?

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

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

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

• Pocket Operations - Strt Bts
CH----------------
OH----------------
CY-XX-XX-XX----XX-
CB----------------
CP----------------
RS----------------
HT----------------
MT----------------
LT----------------
SD-X--X--X---XX---
BDX--X--X---X-----
AC--------X-------
GH----------------
CH----------------
OH----------------
CY-XX-XX-XX----XX-
CB----------------
CP----------------
RS----------------
HT----------------
MT----------------
LT----------------
SD-X--X--X----X---
BDX--X--X---X-----
AC--------X-------
GH----------------
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