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Originally Posted by romac Is there a drum machine that can be programmed to play triplets, sixteenth note, just on beat 1, just on beat 2 etc.. and can be programmed to time signatures like 3/4, 2/4 and 6/8??? |
I lamented about that AFTER I bought my Boss Dr. Rhythm(many years ago).
I was, like, what...this thing can't play compound rhythms?! No odd times?!?!
There are tricks(again, my machine is old...I'm ASSuming the newer ones are 'better').
My
Normal Grid depicts 16 notes/beats/rests(each Beat is divided into fourths).
To play sixteenth notes/rests on Beat_1-
I subtract 12 of those notes/beats/rests....that leaves 4 sixteenths for Beat_1.
Save as Pattern_1
To add a triplet on Beat_2-
Exit the Normal Grid.
Enter the
Triplet Grid(notes/beats are divided into thirds).
Subtract until you have but 3 notes/beats/rests remaining.
Save as Pattern_2
To add, say, quarter notes on Beats 3 & 4-
Go back to the
Normal Grid.
Subtract 8 notes/beats/rests...this leaves enough 'time' for the remaining 2 beats(in 4/4 time).
Save as Pattern_3
Enter Song mode(or whatever it's called)-
Enter, in order-
Pattern_1
Pattern_2
Pattern_3
...you know have ONE bar in 4/4.
Too much like work, huh?
Playing odd times can be a little less time consuming.
If it's 7/8...
I subract 2 notes/beats/rests from the Normal grid(leaves 14 beats/notes/rests).
For 7/4...
Create a pattern in 4/4...Save.
Create a pattern in 3/4(by subtracting 4 beats/notes/rests from the Normal Grid). Save.
Program both "bars" together to get one bar of 7/4.
In my laziness, I once stumbled onto something-
I was attempting to program a 2-bar Latin beat...being lazy, I only woanted to loop ONE bar...so 1/8th notes were programmed into my machines as 1/16th notes. Essentially, I doubletimed the Latin drum beat. When I played my bassline to it...I kept my line as an 1/8th note feel. This yielded something different.
...and I liked it.
