Latin trap drum pattern
Written at 130-160 BPM, felt in half-time; dark and heavy. Here are its drums on a step grid, at the tempo it starts at, to hear and to change.
140 BPM · 808 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
| Drum | Bar 1 | Bar 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Open hat | – | 13 |
| Closed hat | 1, 3 (soft), 5, 7 (soft), 9, 11 (soft), 13, 15 (soft) | 1, 3 (soft), 5, 7 (soft), 9, 11 (soft), 15 (roll, soft), 16 (roll) |
| Clap | 9 | 9 |
| Snare | 9 | 9 |
| Rim | 4, 7 | 4, 7 |
| Kick | 1, 7, 14 | 1, 8, 11 |
They open as one drum lane on a step grid, at 140 BPM. No account needed to start.
How Latin trap drums go
Trap drums: clap or snare on beat 3 of every bar, rolling hats with triplet and thirty-second rolls, a syncopated kick, and a dembow fragment on the rim (the a of 1, the and of 2) for the Latin colour; not the full reggaeton dembow, and not plain US trap.
Questions about Latin trap drums
What BPM is Latin trap?
Usually 130 to 160 BPM. This pattern plays at 140 BPM.
How do you make a Latin trap drum pattern?
Start with the kick on steps 1, 7 and 14, the snare and clap on step 9, the rim on steps 4 and 7 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 Latin trap 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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