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Re: surf drums, midi files, audio?

Brian Schultz (n2longboards) - 15 Nov 2001 07:29:50

Thanks Brian!
Anybody else using Logic or Cubase in this group. Anyone play
with synths (they are really awesome, wow!) Now I only need to
learn how to play it...
--- In SurfGuitar101@y..., "Brian Neal" <bneal@z...> wrote:
> Thanks again to Zak, Roland Bettenville has some midi drum
files at
> his site. Go to:
>
>
>
> and click on the Surf Drums link.
>
> I've added this link to the Bookmarks section for this group at
>
>
>
>
> --- In SurfGuitar101@y..., "Brian Neal" <bneal@z...> wrote:
> > Hey Brian,
> >
> > I bought a used Boss DR-550 drum machine cheap off
E-Bay a while
> > back. It is several years old and is a very basic and no frills
> unit.
> > But it came with a pattern book and here is a pattern for a
basic
> > surf/rockabilly beat. Here it is in drum machine notation:
> >
> > 1 2 3 4
> > 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 A B C D E F
> > Kick Drum: X X
> > Snare: X X X
> > Hi Hat: X X X X X X X X
> >
> > Just like tab, you'll have to view this with a non-proportional
> font
> > so the spaces line up. The top row is each beat in a 4/4 time
> > signature, the second row just divides the measure into 16
parts so
> I
> > could line up the X's. This is the classic snare drum "2 on
the 2
> > and 1 on the 4".
> >
> > Not a MIDI file but hope that helps. It was a revelation to me
> since
> > I am not a drummer and needed something better than a
metronome to
> > practice with.
> >
> >
> > BN
> >
> > --- In SurfGuitar101@y..., "Brian Schultz"
<n2longboards@y...>
> wrote:
> > > Like other contributors, I am playing solo and also looking
for
> > > some surf drum loops, samples or anything I can use in
Logic or
> > > Cubase for drum tracks. It seems so weird that all these
drum
> > > machines and loop cd's would be lacking in surf drum
samples.
> > > I can't find anything close to surf beat anywhere (except for
> > > Albatross's website.) I'm not a drummer, do I have to write it
> out
> > > (somehow) anyway, if any of you guys have an audio, or
midi file
> I
> > > can use (for fun, not commercially) of surf drums, I would
be
> > > majorly stoked.
> > >
> > > keep the faith.
> > >
> > > Brian

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