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

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808 · sexual healing ballad95 bpm
quiet storm / 808 r&b · Marvin Gaye · 1982
Marvin Gaye 1982 template — soft 808 kicks on 1 and 3, claps on 2/4, cymbal swell on the 1 of every bar, sparse offbeat hat. The 808 R&B ballad blueprint — every quiet storm record from 1983 onward learned from this beat. Plate on for the room.
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707 · voodoo ray acid house122 bpm
uk acid house · A Guy Called Gerald · 1988
A Guy Called Gerald 1988 UK acid house template — TR-707 4-on-the-floor at 122bpm + Moog acid bass in A minor. Brighter pop-machine kick + cowbell ping on every offbeat + claps on 2/4. Tape on for warmth, plate on for the rave room.
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Linn LM-1 · when doves cry109 bpm
minneapolis funk / pop · Prince · 1984
Prince 1984 template — Linn LM-1 drums alone at 109bpm. Kick on 1 and 3, snare on 2 and 4, single hi-hat on every 8th, NOTHING ELSE. The original record famously had NO BASS — just drums + synth. The lesson is what you leave OUT. Plate on for the warehouse room sound; never delay (Prince records were dry, not dub).
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