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Future house drum pattern

House groove with swing (55-58% on hats and percussion, kick and clap straight); the bass is the hook. Here are its drums on a step grid, at the tempo it starts at, to hear and to change.

126 BPM · 909 kit · 1 bar · 56% swing

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 future house drum pattern: the steps each drum plays
DrumSteps
Closed hat3, 7, 11, 15
Clap5 (roll), 13 (roll)
Rim2 (soft), 6 (soft), 8 (soft), 10 (soft), 14 (soft), 16 (soft)
Kick1, 5, 9, 13
Open these drums in the editor

They open as one drum lane on a step grid, at 126 BPM. No account needed to start.

How future house drums go

Four-on-the-floor kick with not too much low end, clap on 2 and 4 in 2-3 layers, off-beat hats, a swung sixteenth top loop.

Questions about future house drums

What BPM is future house?

Usually 124 to 130 BPM. This pattern plays at 126 BPM.

How do you make a future house drum pattern?

Start with the kick on steps 1, 5, 9 and 13, the clap on steps 5 and 13, the rim on steps 2, 6, 8, 10, 14 and 16 and the closed hi-hat on steps 3, 7, 11 and 15. 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 future house drums swing?

Yes, about 56% swing: every second step comes a little late, so the groove bounces. The editor plays it that way, and its Steps view can change it.

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