Where can I learn about drum syncopation and broken beats?

Grab a free/light copy of Live. Drag in all the tracks you want to examine. Turn of warp for all clips. Loop a few sections of drums, right click and select ‘extract drums to new midi track’.

It will generate midi clips from the tracks you feed it with timing and volocity included.

Some hits/sounds might get mixed up, like a cymbal hitting on a snare track, but it’s easly moved to the correct place without fucking the groove.

At the very least you’ll get some idea on how the drums are played/programed on your favourite tracks.

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1 thing I love about this forum is all of the helpful people (thank you) :grinning:

Ton of info in this thread alone.

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Today is 808 day as well as my birthday, so thought it appropriate and join the club based on the recommendations on this thread. Ordered and received today.

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Here is the 1st 20 pages of the above book (Breakbeat Bible by Mike Adamo)

Gonna check it out to see if I want to buy it & thought I’d share

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