Conditional Breakbeats with rytm in 1 bar

Elektron Gear Analog Rytm
#41

Love at First Sight - John Timmons

bpm 111
CY 1@1ST
CH 1@_1st, 3@100, 4@_1st, 5@100, 7@100, 9@100, 11@100, 12@_1st, 13@100, 15@100
SD 2@50, 5@100, 6@100, 10@100, 13@100, 14@100, 16@100
BD 1@100, 7@100, 8@100, 11@100, 15@100

A straight forward patten take from a 4 bar score. My next step would be to randomise the snares then a couple of BD trigs. In the audio snippet I use the CP track as a bass takes the SD slot.

Example 8 bars
Kit: SU-CEK (Default)

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#42

Baby Donā€™t Cry - The Third Guitar
The first break

bpm 102
CY 1@1:2
CH 1@2;2, 3,4,5@100 , 6@59, 7@Pre, 8@Pre, 9@59, 10@33, 11@50, 12@59, 13@Pre, 14@Pre
SD 2@2:8, 5@100, 7@6:6, 8@59, 9@3:3, 10@50, 11@2:2, 12@6:8, 14@25, 15@3:8, 16@100
BD 1@100, 3@75, 8@25, 9@59, 11@1:3, 12@2:8, 16@50

In this I wanted to try more X:Y conditionals, both frequent repetitions such as 3:3 and the more occasional such as 3:8.

Example 8 bars
Kit: STUBB

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#43

Recognize - Breakestra - Drums: Miles Tackett

bpm: 96 - Swing: 56
OH 1@25, 3@25, 9@N_NEI, 11@_NEI
CH 1@59, 3@59, 5@81, 7@100, 9@81, 11@75, 13@15, 15@75
SD 1@13, 2@81, 4@25, 5@75, 6@60, 7@13, 8@100, 10@q00, 11@13, 12@33, 13@59, 14@50, 15@50, 16@81
BD 1@100, 3@59, 4@25, 6@25, 9@50-, 11@75, 12@13, 13@13, 14@50, 15@13

If both OH and CH occur on 1 or 3 only OH will be heard as it has precedence.
This will allow a chance for silences to occur. While 9 and 11 will always have a hit.
Swing is used for the first time given the notes in the Adamo interpretation.

Example 8 bars
Kit: GUBB

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#44

Organ Donor - DJ Shadow

bpm: 110
CH 1,3,5,7,9,11,13,15@100
SD 1@8:8, 2@25, 4@6:8, 5@75, 6@8:8, 8@25, 9@8:8, 10@100, 11@8:8, 12@4:8, 13@75, 14@8:8, 16@100
BD 1@100, 3@75, 5@6:8, 6@7:8, 7@50, 8@_PRE, 9@59, 11@100, 12@8:8, 15@4:4

If just one hit appeared on in the patten then that became a X:Y.
I have still to worked out how to program hits which appear in every bar but the last as there is not a (not)X:Y conditional. They could be put as 87% to see what turns out but because in this patten it was on the 1 I rounded up to 100%.

Example 8 bars
Kit: PALAX (modified)

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#45

Funky drummer in your version is F>>> amazing.
Many thanks for sharing the concept and examples.

By the way, there is a video tutorial of the funky drummer himself. Have yet to watch but looks promising.

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#46

Thanks for the comment and the video link. These pattens are just the start as you can change the conditions, kits to fit your ideas.

Beginners drum theory - where to begin?
#47

Ainā€™t It Hard - Sharon Jones and the Dap Kings - Homer Steinweiss

bpm: 115
CH 1@75, 3@75, 5@75, 7@87, 9@75, 11@75, 13@87, 15@87
OH 1@25, 3@25, 5@12
CY 7@12, 9@12
CP 1.3.5@8:8
LT 15,16@8:8
MT 13,14@8:8
SD 3@12, 5@59, 8@62, 9@12, 10@25, 11@50
BD 1@100, 5@33,9@59, 11@25, 13@25, 15@59

The hat conditionals and sounds related to the kit. The original interpretation the CY sound is a half open hat. The CP sound is supposed to be crash but the cymbal which could be use as the alternate hat and not really emphatic. Hence the CP.
The toms are your choice.
The hits for the 8:8 could be used as a fill instead.

Example 8 bars:
Kit: MYSKO (default)

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#48

Speak E.Z. - Lettuce - Adam Deitch

bpm: 83
CY 1@1st
CH 1@_1st, 3@100, 5@25, 7@75, 8@3:4, 9@1:4, 10@2;2, 11@75, 13@3:4, 15@100, 16@2:4
OH 5@25, 13@4:4
SD 2@20, 3@3:4, 5@75, 6@50, 8@100, 9@2:2, 10@3:4, 11@4:4, 13@75, 15@2:2, 16@75
BD 1@100, 2@2:2, 4@75, 7@2:4, 9@1:2, 10@100, 12@75, 14@2:4, 16@4:4

The first four bars which are improvised through the song (Adamo)

Example 8 bars
Kit: DNMXTWO (Default)

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#49

You Got Me - The Roots - Ahmir ā€œQuestloveā€ Thompson
Main Drum Groove

bpm: 81
CH 1-16@100
SD 5,13@100
BD 1@75, 3@4:4, 5@4:4, 8@1:2, 9@4:4, 10@1:2, 11@4:4, 14@4:4, 16@2:4
In a later parts of the song the CH is more random so the overall trigger probability can be less than 100%.
The BD play on bars 1,2 and 3 but not 4 so the 75% is to cover the unavailability of _X:Y.

In the songā€™s outro there are 1/32 CH and SD trigs. To do this set the tempo to PTN (patten). In the Scale menu [Func + Page]:

Mode: ADV
Track: 32:32 with 2X (speed)
Master Len 32
So 1 bar is now 32 triggers.

This is Questlove playing to replicate the J Dilla style of drumming programmed with with an MPC. ā€œIts the full circleā€ wrote Adamo. I think it is a misapplication of talent and technology.

Kit: KLAZ
Example 8 bars:

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#50

You Know Iā€™m No Good - Amy Winehouse - Homer Steinweiss

bpm: 104

OH 8,11@25
CH 1,3,5,7,9,11,13,15@100
SD 5@100, 7@75, 8@100, 10@50, 13@100, 15@2:6
BD 1@100, 7@25, 11@100, 15@100

This is the last score from the Breakbeat Transcriptions chapter in the ā€œBreakbeat Bibleā€ by Mike Adamo. It is a book I recommend as there a a number of techniques and shorter transcriptions through out which make a great starting point.

This did introduce me to techniques (and music) beyond the 4x4 these can be introduced especially with the snares and hats which moving the kicks to the standard 1,5,9,13.
I enjoyed doing this and I am pleased it is useful to other drummers.
Thanks for the comments and if there are any questions put these in the replies as I still follow the thread.

Thank you.

Example 8 bars
Kit: PAST(default)

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#51

What a gold mine!!!

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