I am relatively new to this, so does anyone have any beatmaking tips for a beginner with a po-16?
how to make a hip hop beat and a dance/house beat stuff like that.
I know to put a kick on one then every 4th step 1 5 9 13
thx.
Hi purplez, have a google for drum machine programming and I’m sure you’ll find something - some basic patterns here - https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/19_3BxUMy3uy1Gb0V8Wc-TcG7q16Amfn6e8QVw4-HuD0/edit#gid=0
Hi purplez, have a google for drum machine programming and I'm sure you'll find something - some basic patterns here - https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/19_3BxUMy3uy1Gb0V8Wc-TcG7q16Amfn6e8QVw4-HuD0/edit#gid=0
Great link! Cheers
I remember when I blew my mind - I placed some drum hits in their appropriate places and pressed play for the first time ever!!!
My first and indeed the most basic dance drum pattern has to be like @purplez said a kick on the 1, 5, 9, and 13 and then a handclap or snare on 5 and 13 and lastly but by all means not least the hi-hats on the off-beat 3, 7, 11, and 15 and ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh sick back and marvel
It makes me smile deeply even after a decade.
@houtston great link by the way!
Hi purplez, have a google for drum machine programming and I'm sure you'll find something - some basic patterns here - https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/19_3BxUMy3uy1Gb0V8Wc-TcG7q16Amfn6e8QVw4-HuD0/edit#gid=0
Many thanks ghostly606.
Just what I was looking for, I can’t play kick and snare at the same time on my po, but I will work around it somehow. 
These posters show how to program classic patterns
@purplez Best IMO is to listen to the songs you like and pay close attention to the beat, and try to recreate it.
First you train your ear and it will quickly become a second nature to analyse beat-oriented music.
Secondly, there is not really such thing as mistake when it comes to beats : you cannot get wrong, and as the loop repeats itself even the weirdest rhythm can find its logic.
And in the end, you’ll find that the “mistakes” you do while trying to recreate a beat give you some other ideas…
At last, there are some apps like Melodics to practice beat fingering. It’s very very useful to understand how beats are layered.
Only rule is to start your sequence on the very first step !!
Back in the 80s I bought a TR-606 and it came with a little book with drum patterns set out on a grid along with the notation, ah here you go http://www.worldcat.org/title/roland-drumatix-tr-606-a-step-by-step-approach-to-learning-the-drumatix/oclc/28538173
Back in the 80s I bought a TR-606 and it came with a little book with drum patterns set out on a grid along with the notation, ah here you go http://www.worldcat.org/title/roland-drumatix-tr-606-a-step-by-step-approach-to-learning-the-drumatix/oclc/28538173
And here's the PDF: http://www.synthfool.com/docs/Roland/TR_Series/Roland%20TR-606%20Owners%20Manual.pdf Used to own one of these myself back in the day.
Hi purplez, have a google for drum machine programming and I'm sure you'll find something - some basic patterns here - https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/19_3BxUMy3uy1Gb0V8Wc-TcG7q16Amfn6e8QVw4-HuD0/edit#gid=0Many thanks ghostly606.
Just what I was looking for, I can’t play kick and snare at the same time on my po, but I will work around it somehow.
Don’t thank me, @houtson’s yer man.
Thank you Houtson. 
I love old skool rap beats, cypress hill Stoned Raiders for eg, like I want to work that one out.
Its probably really easy but I can’t find it yet.
But those don’t come on 1,5,9,13. All around 90 bpm (80-100). For older HipHop stuff I would recommend a sampler or sample player for the special drumsounds…
Yeah I know.
Kick,kick, snare,hat seems to be the way it goes but I can’t exactly make it sound the same.
Maybe an old sampler would work, but I’m just learning right now.
MPC60!!!
I’d love one, but I chose the Octatrack, I think it’ll suit me
Yeah I know.
Kick,kick, snare,hat seems to be the way it goes but I can't exactly make it sound the same.
Maybe an old sampler would work, but I'm just learning right now.
I’m from a MPC background but the OP-1 works as well for me. I try not to use the sequencer too much and tap the sliced drum shots and live loop them.
This is done 100% on OP-1 and mixed to album:
https://soundcloud.com/le-filou/overground
Actually, being able to define your end loop point on the fly is a massive advantage the OP-1 has on a MPC. You know what I mean?
Yeah I know.
Kick,kick, snare,hat seems to be the way it goes but I can't exactly make it sound the same.
Maybe an old sampler would work, but I'm just learning right now.
I’m from a MPC background but the OP-1 works as well for me. I try not to use the sequencer too much and tap the sliced drum shots and live loop them.
This is done 100% on OP-1 and mixed to album:
OVERGROUND by Le Filou | Free Listening on SoundCloud
Actually a trick I found and use loads is that for a 4-bar tapped drum beat, live-loop one bar and then copy paste it 3 more times subsequently. There is you 4-bar drum loop. More chance to be in-time than to tap the whole 4 bar
Volca Sample possibly a pretty good ‘beats learning’ box on a budget. Quick for editing/trying out beats etc and nice crunchy sound.