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DRUM PROGRAMMING: Supersonic Hi-hat Rhythms and Tuplets
"SUPERSONIC HI-HAT RHYTHMS and TUPLETS" is a learn-by-doing step programming odyssey bent toward the blazing-fast Hi-hat rhythms heard in Trap, Hip Hop, and Electronic Pop music. It is a TR808-sound adventure written for electronic musicians, not drummers. Music theory and MIDI aren't required. You don't need to be able to physically play drums at all. Color-coded tablature makes rhythmic patterns easy to dissect. And to be universally applicable with most programming tools and apps, it is a standalone guide requiring nothing more than the information on the pages.
Readability is enhanced with reflowable eBook format where font size can be increased and images zoomed. While this slightly jumbles text/graphics, it makes reading on mobile devices easier. Landscape orientation is suggested for best reading experience.
Why this book ? Hi-hat rhythms in contemporary music can be difficult to wrap your head around. Insanely fast sticking can leave you wondering where the notes reside in the measures, and what the notes even are ? Pitch-shifted Hi-hat sounds/sequences can be almost unrecognizable, requiring bionic limbs to physically play. And that is where this book comes in. This book goes to 11. Eleven chapters, 11 songs, and 11 arms !
Even though the teachings in this book tilt slightly toward users of step sequencers and drum machines, the contents are still applicable to most tools used today. That's because time steps are time steps, no matter which tool or AI drummer you use. So whether you opt to use a MIDI piano roll, DAW, groove box, rhythm performer, MPC, drum machine, sequencer, stomp-box, or app, pattern entry is straightforward. Just place sounds on the step numbers and hit the play button.
Inside the 11 chapters you'll read about decades of programming tools, creative programming methods, tuplets, and complex song structures :
Chapters 1 and 2 – Step programming basics, and 100+ years of tools
Chapter 3 – Freehand step programming in an audio editor/mixer
Chapter 4 – Pattern 50 quick-start
Chapter 5 – Simple 1/32 quantized patterns
Chapters 6 and 7 – Fabricating custom 1/64 and 1/128 quantization/grid settings
Chapter 8 – Tuplets and triplets with 1/48 quantization/grid
Chapters 9 and 10 – Supersonic note sequences using 1/96 and 1/192 quantizations
Chapter 11 – Song structure basics/examples
The numbers of step programming remain the same. Fine quantization/grid settings still bring opportunity for nuance and speed. Your only dilemma may be deciding whether you will be the classic 2-arm drummer, or 11-arm superstar from Tuplet-Topia !
If you found success with the book "DRUM PROGRAMMING : A Complete Guide to Program and Think Like a Drummer”, tell your story ! Amazon reviews make evident that it has helped many electronic musicians learn to program realistic sounding rhythms. A new/improved 2nd edition is now available in reflowable eBook format.
Readability is enhanced with reflowable eBook format where font size can be increased and images zoomed. While this slightly jumbles text/graphics, it makes reading on mobile devices easier. Landscape orientation is suggested for best reading experience.
Why this book ? Hi-hat rhythms in contemporary music can be difficult to wrap your head around. Insanely fast sticking can leave you wondering where the notes reside in the measures, and what the notes even are ? Pitch-shifted Hi-hat sounds/sequences can be almost unrecognizable, requiring bionic limbs to physically play. And that is where this book comes in. This book goes to 11. Eleven chapters, 11 songs, and 11 arms !
Even though the teachings in this book tilt slightly toward users of step sequencers and drum machines, the contents are still applicable to most tools used today. That's because time steps are time steps, no matter which tool or AI drummer you use. So whether you opt to use a MIDI piano roll, DAW, groove box, rhythm performer, MPC, drum machine, sequencer, stomp-box, or app, pattern entry is straightforward. Just place sounds on the step numbers and hit the play button.
Inside the 11 chapters you'll read about decades of programming tools, creative programming methods, tuplets, and complex song structures :
Chapters 1 and 2 – Step programming basics, and 100+ years of tools
Chapter 3 – Freehand step programming in an audio editor/mixer
Chapter 4 – Pattern 50 quick-start
Chapter 5 – Simple 1/32 quantized patterns
Chapters 6 and 7 – Fabricating custom 1/64 and 1/128 quantization/grid settings
Chapter 8 – Tuplets and triplets with 1/48 quantization/grid
Chapters 9 and 10 – Supersonic note sequences using 1/96 and 1/192 quantizations
Chapter 11 – Song structure basics/examples
The numbers of step programming remain the same. Fine quantization/grid settings still bring opportunity for nuance and speed. Your only dilemma may be deciding whether you will be the classic 2-arm drummer, or 11-arm superstar from Tuplet-Topia !
If you found success with the book "DRUM PROGRAMMING : A Complete Guide to Program and Think Like a Drummer”, tell your story ! Amazon reviews make evident that it has helped many electronic musicians learn to program realistic sounding rhythms. A new/improved 2nd edition is now available in reflowable eBook format.
210 pages, Kindle Edition
Published October 31, 2022
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