@korpinen I took the liberty to merge your thread with a related discussion.
Question regarding sculpting kicks on samplers like DT/OT/Rytm etc:
The smaller, in-between kicks, the ones additional to the main/four beat kicks, used in many genres. I think they’re called ghost notes in drummer terminology. How do people create/tweak them?
Usually you’d want them less present then the main kicks. Curious how people make these.
Volume and length?
When starting with electronic music/gear, on the Digitakt, I started by pulling the volume down a bit with the note value, and …
Etymology debate aside…
Im a producer, I play drums, guitar, banjo and keys…
What makes a good broken beat? Same thing that makes a good straight beat. Timing. Knowing when to put a beat down and knowing where to put it. There is no manual that will tell you how to do it.
I was taught to master modifying the tresillio, and then to explore ghost notes.
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