Drum and drum beats

Introduction

Some drum beats made with Sonic Pi are shown here.

Theory

4/4 beat or 3/4 beat.

Examples

We Will Rock You

live_loop :rummut do
  sample 
  sleep 1
  sample 
  sleep 1
  sample 
  sleep 1
end

Drum Samples

First, try the different drums on the Pi:

live_loop :rummut do
  sample :drum_tom_hi_hard
  sleep 2
end

r = ring(:drum_splash_soft,:drum_splash_hard)
live_loop :rummut do
  sample r.tick
  sleep 2
end

r = ring(:drum_snare_soft,:drum_snare_hard)
live_loop :rummut do
  sample r.tick
  sleep 2
end

r = ring(:drum_cymbal_soft,:drum_cymbal_hard,:drum_cymbal_open,:drum_cymbal_closed,:drum_cymbal_pedal)
live_loop :rummut do
  sample r.tick
  sleep 2
end

r = ring(:drum_bass_soft,:drum_bass_hard)
live_loop :rummut do
  sample r.tick
  sleep 2
end

Basic Beats

Basic beats following Niels Myrners videos https://www.nkmdrums.com/beats/, and the instructions are given at https://www.nkmdrums.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/The-Seven-Basic-Beats-E-Book.pdf The same information is given on multiple pages, e.g. Tuomaksen rumpunurkka. Actually, there are three (3) different instruments but the hihat is played at every beat.

r = 0.4
live_loop :beatA do
  sample :drum_bass_hard
  sample :drum_tom_hi_hard
  sleep r
  sample :drum_tom_hi_hard
  sample :drum_cymbal_hard
  sleep r
end

r = 0.35
live_loop :beatB do
  sample :drum_cymbal_closed
  sample :drum_bass_soft
  sleep r
  sample :drum_cymbal_closed
  sample :drum_bass_soft
  sleep r
  sample :drum_cymbal_closed
  sample :drum_snare_hard
  sleep r
  sample :drum_cymbal_closed
  sleep r
end

Beat C is played e.g. in

:

r = 0.35
live_loop :beatB do
  sample :drum_cymbal_closed
  sample :drum_bass_soft
  sleep r
  sample :drum_cymbal_closed
  sample :drum_bass_soft
  sleep r
  sample :drum_cymbal_closed
  sample :drum_snare_hard
  sleep r
  sample :drum_cymbal_closed
  sample :drum_bass_soft
  sleep r
end

r = 0.30
live_loop :beatD do
  sample :drum_cymbal_closed
  sample :drum_bass_soft
  sleep r
  sample :drum_cymbal_closed
  sleep r
  sample :drum_cymbal_closed
  sample :drum_snare_hard
  sleep r
  sample :drum_cymbal_closed
  sample :drum_bass_soft
  sleep r
end

Latino Rhytms

The following is from http://www.cruiseshipdrummer.com/2012/08/groove-o-day-copelands-cha-cha.html.

<syntaxhighlight> r = 0.3 live_loop :chachacha do

 sample :drum_cymbal_pedal
 sample :drum_cowbell, amp:0.01
 sample :drum_bass_hard
 sleep r
 sample :drum_cymbal_pedal
 sleep r
 sample :drum_cymbal_pedal
 sample :drum_cowbell, amp:0.01
 sample :drum_cymbal_open
 sleep r
 sample :drum_cymbal_pedal
 sample :drum_bass_hard
 sleep r
 
 sample :drum_cymbal_pedal
 sample :drum_cowbell, amp:0.01
 sleep r
 sample :drum_cymbal_pedal
 sleep r
 sample :drum_tom_hi_hard
 sample :drum_cowbell, amp:0.01
 sample :drum_bass_hard
 sample :drum_cymbal_pedal
 sleep r
 sample :drum_tom_hi_hard
 sleep r 

end <syntaxhighlight>