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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
DMX · sucker MCs96 bpm
golden era hip-hop / boom-bap origin · Run-DMC · 1983
Run-DMC 1983 template — Oberheim DMX drums alone at 96bpm. Kick on 1 and 3 (laid back), snare on 2 and 4 (cracking with 8-bit aliasing), closed hat on every 8th, NOTHING ELSE. The first hip-hop record made without a live drummer. Drive on for the punch — Run-DMC records were tracked dry but mixed bright.
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03
boom-bap · sp-1200 kit92 bpm
golden era hip-hop · Pete Rock / DJ Premier era · 1993
the foundational hip-hop pocket through the SP-1200's bit-crusher. kick laid back, snare on 2/4. tape on for the grit.
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04
parliament · flash light bass110 bpm
p-funk · Parliament · 1977
moog-only bass pattern walking root-5-b7-root in Bb minor — bernie worrell's expressive monosynth phrasing. add drive to taste.
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clicking a pattern below appends it to the current set in the URL. share that URL after, or save locally.