Drum Pattern Compendium

[Octagonist]

We have some good threads on this subject:

Where can I learn about drum syncopation and broken beats?

I have very little music knowledge and did a fast search on “how to make drum and bass beat”, yes corny I know but I need to lay foundation. Well Ok so I got the basic idea kick (on 1st, 11th) snare (on 5th, 14th). That’s the basic idea of “Oh the drums don’t fall on the beat but between beats”. Ok more or less. Same thing results in how to “dubstep, hip hop, electro” etc… But obviously I can’t just stick to these cookie cutter things, in fact I would like to forget them all together and simpl…

What's the Best Resource You've Seen on Drum Programming?

What’s the best resource you’ve seen for programming drums? My current beats are fine but it usually involves me programming a simple beat then adding a percussion loop that I manipulate to bring it to life. Now I’m trying to do all my drums exclusively on my Analog Rytm with no loops. So I’m trying to dial in that extra bit of missing groove that an extra loop easily provides. Curios if you’ve seen any content out there that really breaks down how to make interesting and compelling drum beats. …

260 Free Drum Patterns for the Elektron Model: Cycles

I’m excited to announce this project I’ve been working on for a while now: 260 Free Drum Patterns for the MC. It is a translation of the book 260 Drum Patterns by Hal Leonard as project files for the MC. Link to free download. Transferring these files should be as easy as unzipping and dragging the 4 project files and presets from your computer to your MC in the newest version of the Elektron Transfer App. (I apologize for the messiness of the presets, I’m not super great with the transfer app…