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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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  1. 01
    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).

  2. 02
    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.

  3. 03
    chicago acid house · Phuture · 1987

    chicago 4×4 909 floor under a moog acid-bass riff in A minor. tape on for warmth, delay off — keep the 303 dry like the original.

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