The “Amen Break” is a 6 second drum beat which was originally played by Gregory Sylvester Coleman in the song “Amen Brother” by “The Winstons” in 1969. It is probably the most popular drumbeat in the world because it is used (and some would say “over-used”) in many forms of Hip-hop, Jungle, Rock, Drum and [...]
Why do guitarists put drumsticks on the dash of their cars?
… So they can park in the Handicapped spot!
Lame, I know - but I kind of started a theme here with these drum beat templates and I didn’t want to let you down. So seriously now… I’ve been working on another beat template which uses [...]
What are the last words a drummer says in a band?
…”Hey guys, why don’t we try one of my songs?”
As you should know if you read my previous beat templates post, Hydrogen Drumbeat Templates - A Non-drummer’s Best Friend, I have been creating beat templates in order to help non-drummers write better songs in Hydrogen. [...]
How do you know the stage is level?
…the drummer is drooling out of both sides of his mouth.
Yeah, yeah… I’ve heard them all. I know as a non-drummer it is very difficult to think like a drummer. Especially when most non-drummers reckon that drummers don’t have the capability of thinking much :). However, to make [...]
Okay, so you’ve planned your recording project like I told you to do in Audio Recording in Ubuntu Studio - Part 1: Plan your Project. You now want to create a Hydrogen drumbeat as the backbone to your track.
To begin, start up JACK and then Hydrogen. You can begin messing around with beats and patterns [...]
