Pattern
Dembow
The beat under reggaeton. A steady kick, and a snare that lands just before and just after where you expect it.
A free pack
Island rhythms
by The house band · 6 items · every one follows your project's key
Dembow, clave and an offbeat skank: rhythms from the Caribbean that put the weight where you do not expect it.
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What is inside
Press play on any of them. They loop until you stop them.
Pattern
One drop
Reggae leaves beat one empty and drops the kick and snare together on beat three. The organ chops on every offbeat.
Recipe
Son clave
Three hits, then two. Half of the music of the Americas is built around this one rhythm.
Recipe
Marimba tune
A bright tune that skips around the home chord. Major keys and wooden notes sound like sunshine.
Now change it.
Drop any of these into a project and every step, note and sound is yours to move. That is how you find out why it works.