Miami bass drum pattern
Straight (50%) TR-808 drums at 130-135, full-time, the boom of the 808 under a snappy backbeat. Here are its drums on a step grid, at the tempo it starts at, to hear and to change.
132 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
| Drum | Bar 1 | Bar 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Open hat | 2 (soft) | 13 (soft) |
| Closed hat | 1 (soft), 3 (soft), 4 (soft), 5 (soft), 7 (soft), 8 (soft), 9 (soft), 11 (soft), 12 (soft), 13 (soft), 15 (soft), 16 (soft) | 1 (soft), 3 (soft), 4 (soft), 5 (soft), 7 (soft), 8 (soft), 9 (soft), 11 (soft), 12 (soft), 15 (soft), 16 (soft) |
| Clap | 5, 13 | 5, 13 |
| Snare | 5, 13 | 5, 13 |
| Rim | 1 (soft), 3 (soft), 7 (soft), 9 (soft), 11 (soft), 15 (soft) | 1 (soft), 3 (soft), 7 (soft), 9 (soft), 11 (soft), 12 (soft), 15 (soft) |
| Kick | 1, 7 | 1, 7, 11, 14 |
They open as one drum lane on a step grid, at 132 BPM. No account needed to start.
How Miami bass drums go
A two-bar 808 phrase: the kick on 1 and the and of 2, bar 2 adding the and of 3 and the e of 4; the snare and clap with a rim on 2 and 4; closed hats on the sixteenths with the e of each beat left out; one open hat a bar; zaps, rims and electro hits on 1, the and of 1, the and of 2, 3, the and of 3 and the and of 4.
Questions about Miami bass drums
What BPM is Miami bass?
Usually 125 to 140 BPM. This pattern plays at 132 BPM.
How do you make a Miami bass drum pattern?
Start with the kick on steps 1 and 7, the snare and clap on steps 5 and 13, the rim on steps 1, 3, 7, 9, 11 and 15, the closed hi-hat on steps 1, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 11, 12, 13, 15 and 16 and the open hi-hat on step 2, 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 Miami 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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