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Breakcore drum pattern

Chaotic and fast; edited breaks against calm or emotional melodies. Here are its drums on a step grid, at the tempo it starts at, to hear and to change.

180 BPM · Breakbeat kit · 2 bars

The pattern, step by step

Each step is a sixteenth note, four to a beat: step 1 is beat 1, 5 is beat 2, 9 is beat 3 and 13 is beat 4. A lit square is a hit; a fainter one is played softer.

  • Hit
  • Softer hit
  • Roll: quick hits inside one step
The breakcore drum pattern: the steps each drum plays, bars 1 and 2
DrumBar 1Bar 2
Crash–11
Closed hat1 (soft), 3 (soft), 5 (soft), 7 (soft), 9 (soft), 11 (soft), 13 (soft), 15 (soft)1 (soft), 3 (soft), 5 (soft), 7 (soft), 9 (soft), 13 (soft), 15 (soft)
Snare5, 8, 10, 13, 162 (soft), 5, 8, 10, 13 (roll), 14 (roll), 15 (roll), 16 (roll)
Kick1, 3, 11, 123, 4, 11
Open these drums in the editor

They open as one drum lane on a step grid, at 180 BPM. No account needed to start.

How breakcore drums go

Chopped Amen breaks re-edited at speed, rolls, stutters and glitches.

Questions about breakcore drums

What BPM is breakcore?

Usually 160 to 200 BPM. This pattern plays at 180 BPM.

How do you make a breakcore drum pattern?

Start with the kick on steps 1, 3, 11 and 12, the snare on steps 5, 8, 10, 13 and 16 and the closed hi-hat on steps 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13 and 15, then follow the grid for bar 2. Each step is a sixteenth note, four to a beat: step 1 is beat 1, 5 is beat 2, 9 is beat 3 and 13 is beat 4. Open it in the free editor to change any step.

Do breakcore drums swing?

No: every hit lands straight on the grid. The editor’s Steps view can add swing if you want the groove to bounce.

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The free editor opens with a whole breakcore beat: drums, bass and chords, each part yours to change, add to or take away.

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