A simple pattern that sounds like it was programmed with LinnDrum sounds. The constant driving beat is only interrupted during two fills (1D and 1E), which creates a really nice contrast. Some more...
2021-04-10 10:23:50 +0000 UTC View Post
Update 2021/07/21: Minor corrections
Well, to be honest we couldn't believe it at first, but Behringer actually told us they watched 2021-04-09 13:30:00 +0000 UTC View Post
Accompanying our review of the Vermona DRM1 here's our cheat sheet for both the MkIV and MkIII versions. Because the DRM1 has no...
2021-04-06 09:08:55 +0000 UTC View Post
In case you've been wondering how we've spent our vacation and easter holidays... We've been tinkering with this machine for the last two weeks and worked hard to make this review. And it seems we'...
2021-04-06 08:59:23 +0000 UTC View Post
Radiohead has always been very experimental with rhythms (especially since they turned to electronic instruments) and Idioteque is no exception. In this song you'll find 16, 24 and 80 step patterns...
2021-04-06 07:33:05 +0000 UTC View Post
Accompanying our new video 7 Behringer Distortion Pedals on Drum Machines + Synths here are the high quality 48kHz 24 bit WAV mo...
2021-03-27 16:03:36 +0000 UTC View Post
Hello everyone! I was curious about how the cheap Behringer distortion pedals sounded on drum machines and synthesizers, but I couldn't find any good comparisons between all of them... so we made o...
2021-03-27 16:02:47 +0000 UTC View Post
When our YouTube viewer Russ Arteaga recommended some of his favourite 808 songs, one in particular got stuck in my head. "Problèmes D'Amour" is somewhere between Italo-Disco, Chicago House and De...
2021-03-25 18:29:51 +0000 UTC View Post
This song features the LinnDrum and the Simmons SDS-V, the first electronic drumkit ever. Its use of rolls/substeps is quite unusual for an 80s song. Multiple versions of the song exist, this is th...
2021-03-18 07:00:02 +0000 UTC View Post
Here's a pattern requested by our patron James Keane. It's a lovely Roland CR-78 part that starts pretty late in the song at about 3:57. It has a strong " 2021-03-15 07:01:01 +0000 UTC View Post
It's no secret that stop motion animation is extremely time consuming, but with this scene we bit off more than we could chew. Our original plan for DM101 Episode 2 was that Beatbunny should encoun...
2021-03-10 17:01:02 +0000 UTC View Post
A big thank you to our Patron Tex for requesting this drum pattern, what an awesome song! This features Tom Oberheim's DMX, the sample-based rival to the drum machines by Roger Linn.
Difficul...
2021-03-07 17:36:16 +0000 UTC View Post
Welcome to the weirder side of German hip-hop and rap. Romano's albums are produced by Siriusmo (one of my favour...
2021-03-03 18:57:16 +0000 UTC View Post
This is my drum pattern transcription in the style of "Radiohead - 15 Step". I originally transcribed this as an 808 version (which is still included) but for our 2021-03-02 07:28:21 +0000 UTC View Post
The musical genius that is Stevie Wonder! I walked right into a trap there, believing that these were only a handful of patterns. 2021-02-26 06:49:33 +0000 UTC View Post
Updated 2022/10/22: Added a second transcription in 8th note scale (0.5× tempo multiplier). We'll use this in an upcoming episode as a simple example :)
Another CR-78 classic. A sin...
2021-02-20 23:31:31 +0000 UTC View Post
Update 2021/02/21: Multiple clones of a single pattern, fill, auto-fill interval, momentary mute, modifiers, instrument/timbre selection, mix control menu, nuance, beat-match, flam timing, modi...
2021-02-20 16:34:25 +0000 UTC View Post
They may look like tin sardine cans, but they have a special place in my heart. Cyclone Analogic did a lot of things right when creating these drum machines, incorporating some very clever workflow...
2021-02-20 16:33:53 +0000 UTC View Post
Here's some serious old school electro rap for you. Our YouTube viewer Russ Arteaga made me very curious with his comment about the TR-808 trigger out sync click being used as an instrument in this...
2021-02-15 14:40:52 +0000 UTC View Post
This one is going to be featured in one of the upcoming Drum Machine 101 episodes. Queen originally used a Linn LM-1 for this and drummer Roger Taylor accompanied it playing real cymbals. I didn't ...
2021-02-14 14:44:01 +0000 UTC View Post
Here's one for our Patron Luke Syrylo: A minimal house track by Daniel Bell. It's a good lesson in minimalism and variation. Parts 1 and 2 just differ on the last two steps of each bar, while part ...
2021-02-08 18:29:18 +0000 UTC View Post
Update 2022/01/07: Some minor corrections, new sound samples.
Maybe you've already noticed it in our RD-8 revie...
2021-02-07 15:56:00 +0000 UTC View Post
This has been three weeks in the making... Here's our longest video yet - the RD-8 V2 review! We give you a complete tour of the machine while showing lots of useful features along the way. And of ...
2021-02-06 17:00:40 +0000 UTC View Post
Accompanying our review of the Behringer RD-8 we made a sample pack. In there you will find a few variations of the instruments ...
2021-02-06 16:14:37 +0000 UTC View PostFor the Captain Pikant theme I also included a second version that is slowed down to half speed, which I thought might be helpful to you when dissecting a rhythm. Should we include slowed down vers...
2021-02-04 06:47:29 +0000 UTC View Post
The "theme song" of our Drum Machine 101 and review videos. I originally composed this on the Behringer RD-8, but the fun lies in adapting it to whatever drum machine we're using. Then just add a d...
2021-02-03 20:46:11 +0000 UTC View Post
Today marks a very special day for our little YouTube channel. We actually hit 1000 subscribers! We're stumped by how fast this has happened. While making the stop motion scenes for the very first ...
2021-01-24 21:26:37 +0000 UTC View Post
Update 2023/08/22: Reworked transcription (third Hi-Hat sound and a few minor corrections), optimized layout, new sound samples with the 8raw8
This is my drum pattern transcription i...
2021-01-23 16:33:05 +0000 UTC View Post
Hello everyone! We just uploaded our full version of the "In The Air Tonight" cover to YouTube. This time we even had a guest musician! Like in 2021-01-17 17:10:38 +0000 UTC View Post
