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Teaching Special Drum Patterns

Teaching a Difficult Pattern

If you aren’t getting the results you want when teaching a drum pattern, try turning on the metronome and

setting the tempo to the one you want. Also, teaching 2 bars will generally give more accurate results than

teaching a single bar. Also, try pre-selecting the feel (straight or swing) and/or timing (3/4 or 4/4). Another trick is

to first slow down the tempo, then teach the drum pattern at the slower BPM. After the drum pattern has been

learned, speed up the tempo to the desired BPM.

Teaching a Pattern with No Kick or Snare on Beat 1

Some drum patterns, most notably many reggae styles, don’t have a kick or snare hit on the first beat. To

teach this type of pattern, first enable the metronome. Now, arm the SDRUM to start learning by pressing the

FOOTSWITCH, but instead of starting the learning process with a guitar scratch or pressing a drum pad, press the

FOOTSWITCH again. The LEARN LED will light solid red, indicating the SDRUM is learning. Continue teaching the

rest of the pattern, pressing the FOOTSWITCH again on beat 1 to stop the learning process. The pattern will now

play and will have no kick or snare on the first beat.

Teaching a Pattern with No Kick or Snare

There are cases where you might want to create a pattern with no kick or snare—for example, maybe you want

quarter note hi-hats, a shaker, or a tambourine only. To create this type of pattern, first enable the metronome.

Now, arm the SDRUM to start learning by pressing the FOOTSWITCH, but instead of starting the learning process

with a guitar scratch or pressing a drum pad, press the FOOTSWITCH again. The LEARN LED will light solid red,

indicating the SDRUM is learning. Count off one or two bars, then press the FOOTSWITCH again. As long as one

or more full bars were taught, the SDRUM will play a pattern that contains only the right-hand drum element. Try

experimenting with different HATS/RIDES options to further tailor the pattern for your song.

Teaching a Pattern with Kick and Snare on the Same Beat

There is no way of using a guitar to teach the SDRUM a pattern with a kick and snare on the same beat. However,

this can easily be accomplished using the KICK and SNARE pads. When pressed together, both the kick and snare

will be learned in the pattern.

Teaching a Half-Time Shuffle Pattern

Another common pattern is the half-time shuffle. The best way to teach this pattern is to first pre-select a 4/4

time signature and a swing feel, then enable the metronome. Next, teach the kick/snare pattern and skip one

beat between each kick and snare.

Example:

Bar 1 Bar 2

1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

• • • • • • • • Metronome beats

K S K S What you teach

Play around with different kick/snare patterns to get the desired sound. As long as the basic kick/snare pattern is

based around every other metronome beat, you should be able to get a shuffle beat that works.