← the sampler·build a set3 patterns

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
grandmother · dub jam78 bpm
kingston dub · King Tubby / Lee Scratch Perry territory · 1975
78bpm dub pocket with the moog grandmother on sub-bass duty. 909 kick on 1 + snare on 3, hat lift on the and-of-4. delay + plate on so the snare blooms into the next bar. swap moog→hookesub via the override panel to hear nick's actual analog grandmother on the bass.
·full detail →·↓ render wav
02
grandmother · 16th arp112 bpm
italo / proto-house · Giorgio Moroder / Donna Summer / mid-80s synth-pop · 1979
112bpm 16th-note arpeggio in A minor over a 909 four-on-the-floor. The arp walks A → C → E → G → A → E → G → C across the bar. tape on for cohesion. swap moog→hookeclav or hookelead via the override panel to hear the actual grandmother play it.
·full detail →·↓ render wav
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.
·full detail →·↓ render wav

try these

starter sets

add patterns

clicking a pattern below appends it to the current set in the URL. share that URL after, or save locally.