10 Drum and Bass Drum Patterns
This tutorial will guide you through basic changes to the fundamental kick and snare positions used in different Drum and Bass styles. These small changes can change the whole feel of your track, especially when offset against a simple 8th-note hi-hat rhythm.
Mixing and matching the patterns will give you the edge with interesting drum arrangements.
Watch Stranjah produce a large variation of commonly heard rhythms by making simple changes to the drum placements.
He does this using accenting and augmenting kicks, using ghost hits, and exploring differences in pattern lengths. The patterns produced using his techniques could be described as steppa patterns, bounce patterns, Jump up patterns, half-time, the vessel pattern, and 2 step.
We'd recommend also watching fundamental bass patterns for drum and bass which should give you loads of ideas for drum and bass productions.
If you would like more guidance in Jungle and Drum and Bass Drum production then I would highly recommend this Jungle MIDI Pack
0:00 Intro
1:01 2-Step
6:38 Steppa
9:04 Half-Time
11:13 Footwork
12:16 Steppa Variations
13:52 Funky 2-Step
14:45 Conclusion
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