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Drum Programming Cheat Sheet: Keep It Simple

The document provides tips for drum programming. It recommends starting simple with the bare essentials and building up patterns. It suggests adding interest and variation every 1, 2, 4, and 8 bars. Subtle swing can make a big difference. Search samples within a DAW browser instead of folders, and try making bad samples fit with other drums through creativity.

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Drum Programming Cheat Sheet: Keep It Simple

The document provides tips for drum programming. It recommends starting simple with the bare essentials and building up patterns. It suggests adding interest and variation every 1, 2, 4, and 8 bars. Subtle swing can make a big difference. Search samples within a DAW browser instead of folders, and try making bad samples fit with other drums through creativity.

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Jaime Saldanha
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Drum Programming Cheat Sheet

Keep it Simple
Simple drum patterns often
work best. Start with the
bare essentials, and build
01
your pattern from there.

02 Add Interest
Add interest and variation
every 1, 2, 4, and 8 bars.

Swing
Subtle swing on your drum
pattern can make huge
03
difference.

04 Search Samples
Search for samples in your
DAW's browser instead of
trawling through folders.

Use Bad Samples


Get creative and try to make
bad samples fit with the
rest of your drums.
05
edmprod.com drums guide
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