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Electro Funk

Electronic dance music directly influenced by the use of the Roland TR-808 drum machines, with an immediate origin in early hip hop and funk genres. Records in the genre typically feature heavy electronic sounds, usually without vocals.

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How to make "Paul Hardcastle – Rainforest" 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, 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 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16 (sixteenth notes).
Step 5: Place clave on beats 1, 2, 3, 15, 16.
Step 6: Place maraca on beats 5, 13 (backbeat).

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• Paul Hardcastle - Rainforest
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How to make "Blowfly – Fuck The Devil" 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.

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• Blowfly - Fuck The Devil
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How to make "Cybotron – Cosmic Cars" 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 5, 7, 9, 11, 13.
Step 4: Place open hi-hat on beats 1, 15.
Step 5: Place maraca on beats 5, 13 (backbeat).
Step 6: Place cymbal on beat 9.

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• Cybotron - Cosmic Cars
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How to make "Roland – Electro Funk" 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, 15, 16.
Step 4: Place maraca on beats 5, 13 (backbeat).

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• Roland - Electro Funk
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How to make "Electro Funk – Basic Rhythm" drum pattern?

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

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• Electro Funk - Basic Rhythm
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How to make "Planet Patrol – Cheap Thrills" drum pattern?

Step 1: Place bass drum on beats 1, 7, 11, 14.
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 cowbell on beats 1, 7, 11, 14.

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• Planet Patrol - Cheap Thrills
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How to make "The 808 Crew – Funky Style" drum pattern?

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

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• The 808 Crew - Funky Style
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How to make "Slim – Good To Go" drum pattern?

Step 1: Place bass drum on beats 1, 4, 7, 11.
Step 2: Place snare drum on beats 5, 13 (backbeat).
Step 3: Place maraca on beats 5, 13 (backbeat).

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• Slim - Good To Go
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How to make "Herbie Hancock – Rock It" drum pattern?

Step 1: Place bass drum on beats 1, 3, 7, 8.
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, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15.
Step 4: Place open hi-hat on beats 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15.
Step 5: Place high conga on beats 1, 3, 8, 10.

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• Herbie Hancock - Rock It
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How to make "Freestyle – Don’t Stop The Rock" 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, 14, 15, 16.
Step 4: Place maraca on beats 5, 13 (backbeat).
Step 5: Place cowbell on beats 1, 4, 5, 8, 10, 11, 13, 16.

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• Freestyle - Don't Stop The Rock
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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.

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• Mantronix - Fresh is the word
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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).

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• Hypnobeat - Donna's Gift #2 (1986)
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