Liquid drum and bass drum pattern
Smooth and rolling at 174: the drums at full tempo, near-straight (50-55%), the sub and chords moving in half-time. Here are its drums on a step grid, at the tempo it starts at, to hear and to change.
174 BPM · Breakbeat kit · 1 bar
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
| Drum | Steps |
|---|---|
| Closed hat | 1 (soft), 2 (soft), 3, 4 (soft), 5 (soft), 6 (soft), 7, 8 (soft), 9, 10 (soft), 11 (soft), 12 (soft), 13 (soft), 14 (soft), 15, 16 (soft) |
| Snare | 5, 8 (soft), 10 (soft), 13 |
| Kick | 1, 11 |
They open as one drum lane on a step grid, at 174 BPM. No account needed to start.
How liquid drum and bass drums go
The two-step (kick on 1 and the and of 3, snare on 2 and 4) with soft ghost snares on the a of 2 and the e of 3, hats in every eighth gap the kick and snare leave, a soft shaker on every sixteenth, a high-passed Think break top loop underneath; a crash on the drop's downbeat, a ghost kick into every eighth bar.
Questions about liquid drum and bass drums
What BPM is liquid drum and bass?
Usually 168 to 176 BPM. This pattern plays at 174 BPM.
How do you make a liquid drum and bass drum pattern?
Start with the kick on steps 1 and 11, the snare on steps 5, 8, 10 and 13 and the closed hi-hat on every 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. Open it in the free editor to change any step.
Do liquid drum and bass 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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