drum-machine-patterns

About

This is a database annotated and curated by Aarón Montoya-Moraga.

This project is digital transcription of drum machine patterns, taken from the book 200 Drum Machine Patterns by René-Pierre Bardet.

Original notation

The original book uses the following abbreviations:

• AC: Accent
• BD: Bass drum
• SD: Snare Drum
• LT: Low tom
• MT: Medium tom
• HT: High tom
• CH: Closed hi-hat
• OH: Open hi-hat
• CY: Cymbal
• RS: Rim shot
• CP: Clap
• CB: Cowbell

The unit of time used is a sixteenth note (black fill), or a sixteenth rest (white fill).

Most patterns are in 4/4 time, which means there are four quarter notes in a measure.

The sixteenth-note unit used by drum machines allows each beat to be broken into four subdivisions.

1 measure = 4 quarter notes

1 quarter note = 4 sixteenth notes

1 measure = 16 sixteenth notes

The notation only specifies when each drum is hit, not its duration.

General MIDI

Channel 10 is usually reserved for percussion instruments only.

• 35 Bass Drum 2
• 36 Bass Drum 1
• 37 Side Stick/Rimshot
• 38 Snare Drum 1
• 39 Hand Clap
• 40 Snare Drum 2
• 41 Low Tom 2
• 42 Closed Hi-hat
• 43 Low Tom 1
• 44 Pedal Hi-hat
• 45 Mid Tom 2
• 46 Open Hi-hat
• 47 Mid Tom 1
• 48 High Tom 2
• 49 Crash Cymbal 1
• 50 High Tom 1
• 51 Ride Cymbal 1
• 52 Chinese Cymbal
• 53 Ride Bell
• 54 Tambourine
• 55 Splash Cymbal
• 56 Cowbell
• 57 Crash Cymbal 2
• 58 Vibra Slap
• 59 Ride Cymbal 2
• 60 High Bongo
• 61 Low Bongo
• 62 Mute High Conga
• 63 Open High Conga
• 64 Low Conga
• 65 High Timbale
• 66 Low Timbale
• 67 High Agogô
• 68 Low Agogô
• 69 Cabasa
• 70 Maracas
• 71 Short Whistle
• 72 Long Whistle
• 73 Short Güiro
• 74 Long Güiro
• 75 Claves
• 76 High Wood Block
• 77 Low Wood Block
• 78 Mute Cuíca
• 79 Open Cuíca
• 80 Mute Triangle
• 81 Open Triangle

Conventions for this project

This database follows the mapping of the Roland TR-09 instrument:

• 36 BD Bass drum
• 37 RS Rim shot
• 38 SD Snare drum
• 39 CP Clap
• 42 CH Closed hihat
• 43 LT Low tom
• 46 OH Open hihat
• 47 MT Mid tom
• 49 CY Crash cymbal
• 50 HT High tom

Patterns from the book 200 Drum machine patterns

Rock 1

4/4, quarter note 112-139

Measure A

Measure B

Break

Rock 2

4/4, quarter note 64-109

Measure A

Measure B

Break

Rock 3

4/4, quarter note 142-178

Measure A

Measure B

Break

Rock 4

4/4, quarter note 118-190

Measure A

Measure B

Break

Rock 5

4/4, quarter note 150-192

Measure A

Measure B

Break

Funk 1

4/4, quarter note 80-112

Measure A

Measure B

Break

Funk 2

4/4, quarter note 80-112

Measure A

Measure B

Break

Funk 3

4/4, quarter note 100-130

Measure A

Measure B

Break

Funk 4

4/4, quarter note 78-112

Measure A

Measure B

Break

Funk 5

4/4, quarter note 78-112

Measure A

Measure B

Break

Funk 6

4/4, quarter note 86-116

Measure A

Measure B

Break

Funk 7

4/4, quarter note 82-94

Measure A

Measure B

Break

Funk 8

4/4, quarter note 96-134

Measure A

Measure B

Break

Funk 9

4/4, quarter note 94-118

Measure A

Measure B

Break

Funk 10

4/4, quarter note 94-118

Measure A

Measure B

Break

Funk 11

4/4, quarter note 82-124

Measure A

Measure B

Break

Funk 12

4/4, quarter note 82-96

Measure A

Measure B

Break

Funk 13

4/4, quarter note 98-118

Measure A

Measure B

Break

Funk 14

4/4, quarter note 78-112

Measure A

Measure B

Break

Funk 15

4/4, quarter note 105-132

Measure A

Measure B

Break

Rhythm & Blues 1

4/4, quarter note 90-112

Measure A

Measure B

Break

Rhythm & Blues 2

4/4, quarter note 86-108

Measure A

Measure B

Break

Rhythm & Blues 3

4/4, quarter note 90-112

Measure A

Measure B

Break

Rhythm & Blues 4

4/4, quarter note 78-90

Measure A

Measure B

Break

Rhythm & Blues 5

4/4, quarter note 82-108

Measure A

Measure B

Break

Ballad 1

4/4, quarter note 64-84

Measure A

Measure B

Break

Ballad 2

4/4, quarter note 64-84

Measure A

Measure B

Break

Ballad 3

4/4, quarter note 64-84

Measure A

Measure B

Break

Ballad 4

4/4, quarter note 60-80

Measure A

Measure B

Break

Ballad 5

4/4, quarter note 60-80

Measure A

Measure B