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DRUM PROGRAMMING - A Complete Guide to Program and Think Like a Drummer: ADDENDUM 1 - Blues, Reggae, and Fast-Punk
This Blues, Reggae, and Fast-Punk ADDENDUM is an advanced follow-on to the main book exploring triplet-soaked rhythms, heavy-shuffling patterns, 1/2-time, 2X-time, bionic beats, multiple genre mash-ups, song structures, and tempo variations within songs.
It is a "learn-by-doing" adventure written for electronic musicians, not drummers. You don't need to be able to physically play drums at all. MIDI and music theory aren't required. Color-coded drum tablature makes the rhythmic patterns easy to dissect. And to be universally applicable with most all programming tools and apps, it is a standalone guide requiring nothing more than the information on the pages. There are no DAW plug-ins, MIDI controllers, obtuse MIDI piano roll maps, or channel 1-16 settings to confuse novices, just simple step tablature utilizing 12, 16, 24, and 32 step grids. Use online programming tools or mobile apps if you like !
Many of the rhythmic patterns in this ADDENDUM are also applicable to other genres such as Country and Jazz. You'll find it jam-packed with 100+ drum patterns, and 12 example songs. Creative programming methods leverage 4/4 time signature exclusively, making genre fusion and song structure mash-ups a snap. Patterns from the main book can also be integrated. You might even apply the teachings to help dissect loops or AI generated drumming in 1/2, Standard, and 2X-time !
Readability is enhanced with reflowable eBook format, where font size can be increased and images zoomed. While this slightly jumbles the text and graphics, it makes reading on mobile devices much easier. Landscape orientation is recommended for best eBook reading experience.
Even though the teachings in this ADDENDUM 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 are using. So whether you opt to use a MIDI piano roll editor, DAW, groove box, rhythm performer, music production station, MPC, drum machine, stomp-box, app, or online sequencer, pattern entry is straightforward. Just place sounds on the step numbers and hit the play button !
If you found success with the 1st edition of the main book over the past 30 years, tell your story ! A new and improved 2nd edition is now available in reflowable eBook format ! Drum tablature is now color-coded to make learning faster and easier. You'll find the 2nd edition more colorful, concise, and easy to read than the 1st edition.
Alternatively, if you're looking for supersonic Hi-hat sticking and the classic yard-sprinkler Hi-hat sound, see the book "DRUM PROGRAMMING : SUPERSONIC HI-HAT RHYTHMS and TUPLETS". It is an in-depth programming odyssey bent toward the blazing-fast Hi-hat rhythms heard in Trap, Hip Hop, and Electronic Pop music. You'll find a litany of programming tool options (vintage and modern), 50+ drum patterns, and 11 example songs. For those wanting super-fast rhythms and pitch-shifted note sequences, it picks up where this ADDENDUM leaves off and goes to 11. Eleven chapters, 11 example songs...and 11-arms !
For paper step grids and staffing, see the "My Musical Badness" and "My Drum Programming Badness" journals from RFB.
Together, all of the books can help elevate your step programming on most any programming tool you like, even online tools and mobile apps ! Get them ALL at Amazon today !
It is a "learn-by-doing" adventure written for electronic musicians, not drummers. You don't need to be able to physically play drums at all. MIDI and music theory aren't required. Color-coded drum tablature makes the rhythmic patterns easy to dissect. And to be universally applicable with most all programming tools and apps, it is a standalone guide requiring nothing more than the information on the pages. There are no DAW plug-ins, MIDI controllers, obtuse MIDI piano roll maps, or channel 1-16 settings to confuse novices, just simple step tablature utilizing 12, 16, 24, and 32 step grids. Use online programming tools or mobile apps if you like !
Many of the rhythmic patterns in this ADDENDUM are also applicable to other genres such as Country and Jazz. You'll find it jam-packed with 100+ drum patterns, and 12 example songs. Creative programming methods leverage 4/4 time signature exclusively, making genre fusion and song structure mash-ups a snap. Patterns from the main book can also be integrated. You might even apply the teachings to help dissect loops or AI generated drumming in 1/2, Standard, and 2X-time !
Readability is enhanced with reflowable eBook format, where font size can be increased and images zoomed. While this slightly jumbles the text and graphics, it makes reading on mobile devices much easier. Landscape orientation is recommended for best eBook reading experience.
Even though the teachings in this ADDENDUM 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 are using. So whether you opt to use a MIDI piano roll editor, DAW, groove box, rhythm performer, music production station, MPC, drum machine, stomp-box, app, or online sequencer, pattern entry is straightforward. Just place sounds on the step numbers and hit the play button !
If you found success with the 1st edition of the main book over the past 30 years, tell your story ! A new and improved 2nd edition is now available in reflowable eBook format ! Drum tablature is now color-coded to make learning faster and easier. You'll find the 2nd edition more colorful, concise, and easy to read than the 1st edition.
Alternatively, if you're looking for supersonic Hi-hat sticking and the classic yard-sprinkler Hi-hat sound, see the book "DRUM PROGRAMMING : SUPERSONIC HI-HAT RHYTHMS and TUPLETS". It is an in-depth programming odyssey bent toward the blazing-fast Hi-hat rhythms heard in Trap, Hip Hop, and Electronic Pop music. You'll find a litany of programming tool options (vintage and modern), 50+ drum patterns, and 11 example songs. For those wanting super-fast rhythms and pitch-shifted note sequences, it picks up where this ADDENDUM leaves off and goes to 11. Eleven chapters, 11 example songs...and 11-arms !
For paper step grids and staffing, see the "My Musical Badness" and "My Drum Programming Badness" journals from RFB.
Together, all of the books can help elevate your step programming on most any programming tool you like, even online tools and mobile apps ! Get them ALL at Amazon today !
97 pages, Kindle Edition
Published December 1, 2022
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