patterning drum fills??

eross

i just got patterning drum app for my iphone. does anyone have any advice on making drum fills to go between each pattern?

michael_m

“Drum fills” is a very broad term. What do you have in mind?

oat_phipps

https://books.apple.com/us/book/200-drum-machine-patterns/id554151160

eross

i guess i mean transitions between patterns. like a quick 1/4 bar tom pattern or something between patterns in the song

eross

@oat_phipps said:
https://books.apple.com/us/book/200-drum-machine-patterns/id554151160

cool books thanks

cfour

@eross said:
i guess i mean transitions between patterns. like a quick 1/4 bar tom pattern or something between patterns in the song

You could either reduce the number of steps playing for a pattern (for instance 16 steps to 8 or 4), or you could reduce the bars being played at the timeline (by holding and dragging).
The drawback of changing the number of steps is that you have to go back to changing the step duration for each sound (kick, snare, etc). So I would suggest duplicating a pattern twice. Let’s say you have a pattern on A20, I would duplicate this same pattern on A21 and A23. Then change the step number for each sound on A21 (to 4 steps for example). One you are done you now have A23 on your original 16 bar setup (thus there is no need to change the step number yet once again).
I can send pictures if I am not being clear.

michael_m

@eross said:
i guess i mean transitions between patterns. like a quick 1/4 bar tom pattern or something between patterns in the song

The book suggested above seems like a good idea.

oat_phipps

Ahem…

https://b-ok.cc/book/2724783/92dfb4

If you’re a heavy reader, you’re welcome for the site. The book has several fills for each genre. It’s a good starting point to at least give you ideas.

ervin

Siri, can you show me a book that really, really shouldn't exist in print?

@oat_phipps said:
https://books.apple.com/us/book/200-drum-machine-patterns/id554151160

😊 Seriously though, brilliant, thank you.

eross

@cfour said:

@eross said:
i guess i mean transitions between patterns. like a quick 1/4 bar tom pattern or something between patterns in the song

You could either reduce the number of steps playing for a pattern (for instance 16 steps to 8 or 4), or you could reduce the bars being played at the timeline (by holding and dragging).
The drawback of changing the number of steps is that you have to go back to changing the step duration for each sound (kick, snare, etc). So I would suggest duplicating a pattern twice. Let’s say you have a pattern on A20, I would duplicate this same pattern on A21 and A23. Then change the step number for each sound on A21 (to 4 steps for example). One you are done you now have A23 on your original 16 bar setup (thus there is no need to change the step number yet once again).
I can send pictures if I am not being clear.

ohh perfect this is what i was looking for. thanks

eross

@eross said:

@cfour said:

@eross said:
i guess i mean transitions between patterns. like a quick 1/4 bar tom pattern or something between patterns in the song

You could either reduce the number of steps playing for a pattern (for instance 16 steps to 8 or 4), or you could reduce the bars being played at the timeline (by holding and dragging).
The drawback of changing the number of steps is that you have to go back to changing the step duration for each sound (kick, snare, etc). So I would suggest duplicating a pattern twice. Let’s say you have a pattern on A20, I would duplicate this same pattern on A21 and A23. Then change the step number for each sound on A21 (to 4 steps for example). One you are done you now have A23 on your original 16 bar setup (thus there is no need to change the step number yet once again).
I can send pictures if I am not being clear.

ohh perfect this is what i was looking for. thanks

wait how do you change the number of bars playing? hold and drag? i just tried but it did t do anything

cfour

@eross said:

@eross said:

@cfour said:

@eross said:
i guess i mean transitions between patterns. like a quick 1/4 bar tom pattern or something between patterns in the song

You could either reduce the number of steps playing for a pattern (for instance 16 steps to 8 or 4), or you could reduce the bars being played at the timeline (by holding and dragging).
The drawback of changing the number of steps is that you have to go back to changing the step duration for each sound (kick, snare, etc). So I would suggest duplicating a pattern twice. Let’s say you have a pattern on A20, I would duplicate this same pattern on A21 and A23. Then change the step number for each sound on A21 (to 4 steps for example). One you are done you now have A23 on your original 16 bar setup (thus there is no need to change the step number yet once again).
I can send pictures if I am not being clear.

ohh perfect this is what i was looking for. thanks

wait how do you change the number of bars playing? hold and drag? i just tried but it did t do anything

Sorry about that, I answered with the iPad version on my mind. I suppose the only option left for the iPhone then is change the number of steps

Gdub

Wow
Brought that book year’s ago
Might have a look through the book shelves

eross

@cfour said:

@eross said:

@eross said:

@cfour said:

@eross said:
i guess i mean transitions between patterns. like a quick 1/4 bar tom pattern or something between patterns in the song

You could either reduce the number of steps playing for a pattern (for instance 16 steps to 8 or 4), or you could reduce the bars being played at the timeline (by holding and dragging).
The drawback of changing the number of steps is that you have to go back to changing the step duration for each sound (kick, snare, etc). So I would suggest duplicating a pattern twice. Let’s say you have a pattern on A20, I would duplicate this same pattern on A21 and A23. Then change the step number for each sound on A21 (to 4 steps for example). One you are done you now have A23 on your original 16 bar setup (thus there is no need to change the step number yet once again).
I can send pictures if I am not being clear.

ohh perfect this is what i was looking for. thanks

wait how do you change the number of bars playing? hold and drag? i just tried but it did t do anything

Sorry about that, I answered with the iPad version on my mind. I suppose the only option left for the iPhone then is change the number of steps

no worries, i’ll try that thanks again

Will

• Main beat on A1
• Duplicate to A2
• Change the last part of A2 to include the fill
• Rinse and repeat

Changing the length of a pattern to create a fill is great feature but for most pop/rock/soul/dance/whatevs fills, you’re not looking to insert a fill but rather change a part of a pattern into a fill.

eross

@syrupcore said:

• Main beat on A1
• Duplicate to A2
• Change the last part of A2 to include the fill
• Rinse and repeat

Changing the length of a pattern to create a fill is great feature but for most pop/rock/soul/dance/whatevs fills, you’re not looking to insert a fill but rather change a part of a pattern into a fill.

this is exactly what i need. thanks