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build a set

curate a playlist of patterns. share the URL with a producer, save it locally, or render each one through nick's gear.

01
frankie knuckles · warehouse floor122 bpm
chicago house · Frankie Knuckles + Jamie Principle · 1986
the foundation — chicago 4×4 909 only, no bass, no chords. learn to sit the kick at 122 first. plate on for the room.
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02
detroit · model 500 territory130 bpm
detroit techno · Model 500 / Juan Atkins · 1985
909 4×4 at 130 with a moog string-stab figure walking i-VI-III-VII in C minor. juan atkins / model 500 / underground resistance dna. plate on for the warehouse.
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03
dub · lee scratch territory76 bpm
jamaican dub / roots reggae · Lee Scratch Perry · 1976
76bpm. sparse 909 (kick 1, snare 3) + sustained moog sub on 1 of each bar. delay carries the song — that's the whole lesson. delay + plate on by default. drive optional for that ratty bbd character.
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04
footwork · chicago 160160 bpm
chicago footwork / juke · RP Boo / DJ Rashad · 2010
909 only at 160bpm. kick stutter (1, 1.25, 2, 3.75) IS the song. claps half-time on the and-of-3/4. no bass — footwork needs the floor empty so the dancers can move. drive on for the punch.
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