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Deltron 3030 - Mastermind (Drum Pattern No. 67)

This pattern was recommended by your fellow Patron Binuts. It's a perfect fit for the Humanizing Hi-Hats episode since this is an unquantized beat and it needs lot...

How to humanize Hi-Hats on any Drum Machine (variation techniques)

I can't believe it but it's finally here ;) Originally planned as a short segment in the "Axel F" episode - "Humanizing Hi-Hats" grew steadily and it soon became clear that it needed its own episode. The results of the recent poll also reinforced ...

The Cars - I'm Not the One (Drum Pattern No. 66)

Thanks to Aram Hamper for suggesting this dreamy 808-based guitar/synth pop track! The additional difficulty point is because you have to layer a second Hi-Hat track on top of the pattern. Oh and there seem to be two versions of the song, one with...

LL Cool J - Going Back to Cali (Drum Pattern No. 65)

Update 2023/08/24: Minor corrections, optimized layout

This is my drum pattern transcription in the style of "LL Cool J - Going Back to Cali". Get your kalimba ready and detune your 808 Cowbell! Thanks Craig M. for suggesting this d...

Beastie Boys - Paul Revere (Drum Pattern No. 64)

Update 2023/08/20: Added accents, optimized layout

This 808 beat may be simple, but it has a very unique twist: The recording was reversed in post (which was actually inspired by Jimi Hendrix). Only then will you hear those vacuum c...

Happy 808 day everyone :)

We hope you're all well! If you've followed the results of the latest poll it's pretty obvious which pattern I prepared for today. But wait... there's more! 🐇🥁 A triple treat is coming your way - the patterns will be published in the next fe...

Nine Inch Nails - Only (Drum Pattern No. 63)

The NIN wiki says that this is the same drum machine as used on "Fur-Lined" from Trent Reznor's side-project "How To Destroy Angels" (i.e. the Sequential Circuits DrumTraks), but I have to disagree with that. The two drum patterns certainly share ...

Poll: What drum machines do you use?

Hello everyone! This poll is about which drum machines you want us to use in our videos. We want the examples and tutorials to be as useful to you as possible, so let us know which drum machines you use yourself! If yours is not on the list just p...

What happens when you try to align two voice tracks?

Some nonsense from between all the drum machines and synthesizers. It turns out I like Star Wars a lot more than The Intern does... I'm also really good at making Wookie noises, but very much like listening to the musical works of Phil Collins, th...

Marshall Jefferson - Move Your Body / House Music Anthem (Drum Pattern No. 62)

Update: Thanks to our Patron DJ 312 we were able to make an improved version of the transcription. If it was too unclear for you before then you should give this one another shot!

Thanks to our patron Chad for pointing us towards Ma...

Trent Reznor / How to Destroy Angels - Fur Lined (Drum Pattern No. 61)

Quite a few of you asked for Nine Inch Nails / Trent Reznor patterns and I'm happy to oblige. Here's one from his side project "How to Destroy Angels". More to come soon :)

The drum machine featured on this song is the Sequential Circuits Dr...

tom_atom - Dusky Sky (Drum Pattern No. 60)

tom_atom is a musician from Japan who creates a lot of wonderful chiptune and video game themed songs. Even if that isn't your cup of tea you should take a look at this patte...

Poll: Which pattern for 808 day?

Hello everyone! Last week you sent us your pattern suggestions for 808 day via comments and PMs. Now it's your turn to decide :) And watch out for the next few patterns, there are some pretty good ones coming up!

Your pattern suggestions for 808 day

Hello everyone! To prepare for 808 day next month we'd like to reel in your suggestions :) What are your favourite 808 patterns that we haven't transcribed yet? Or maybe a non-808 pattern I should make an 808 version of? Leave your suggestions in ...

Joe Smooth - Promised Land (Drum Pattern No. 59)

Happy 707 day everyone :) I didn't know this track before, so thanks to our Patron Romain Dargelosse for suggesting it! This pattern needs a trio of drum machine sounds: 707 for the rhythm groundwork, 727 for the Conga sounds and 808 for the elect...

INXS - Need You Tonight (Drum Pattern No. 58)

One of the few mainstream TR-707 patterns I know of - and only 6 instruments, so it's a perfect fit for the TR-6S. If you have any favourite songs made with the 707 (or 727) leave them in the comments, we're looking for another one to include in t...

Status Update

Hello everyone! Next month The Intern will be very busy working on her thesis, which is why I will concentrate on transcribing patterns as well as writing Cheat Sheets and scripts for new episodes. But we hope we can still put out a short surprise...

Syntakt project file from the workarounds video

You can load this project file into your Syntakt by using the Elektron Transfer app. The following patterns are included:

• A1: Arpeggio fro...
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The Best Workarounds for Syntakt + Digitakt + Digitone

Hello everyone! We made a video on the most important hacks/tips/workarounds for the Elektron Syntakt, Digitakt and Digitone. We use these all the time and we hope they're useful to you as well. And there are also some easter eggs from my youth wi...

Cameo - Word Up (Drum Pattern No. 57)

Thanks to defjeff for suggesting this pattern! Brings back really fond memories for me because back when I still played the electric guitar in a band we covered this song 😄

Cameo made heavy use of stereo panning here, which gives the Linn...

Mantronix - In Full Effect (Drum Pattern No. 56)

Thanks to our Patron Graeme Whitehouse for recommending this one! Once again there's more to this than you might think. This is the first pattern we encountered here in which the Closed and Open Hat don't choke each other. It was most likely creat...

acidlab Drumatix Cheat Sheet

You know that when I get my hands on a drum machine, I have to make a Cheat Sheet for it. Contrary to the statements of one retailer a few months ago, acidlab is still in business and I was able to order their classic Drumatix drum machine directl...

All Syntakt presets (+ project file) from the review example patterns

Update 2022/05/27: Due to even more popular demand, here are the 40 sound presets from the example patterns as well as the project file that we used for the review. It contains the following patterns (spread across different banks...

Elektron Syntakt Review/Tutorial

Hello everyone! Here's our review of the Elektron Syntakt, along with a lot of tips and tricks as usual. We've been fans of Elektron gear for a very long time, but we're also being very honest about workflow problems, temperature related sound cha...

Elektron Syntakt Cheat Sheet

Update 2022/10/23 1.4: Song mode, pattern button repurposed (Syntakt Firmware 1.20A)

Update 2022/09/11 1.3: Different behaviour for switching banks in the sound browser since firmware 1.01 (thanks Jonathan!)

Updat...