3 Drum Patterns Every Producer Should Know

[@christianlafferty9439]

Recently got into making music with absolutely no musical experience ever. This guy (among a few other creators) has been an absolute godsend for me.

[@The-Eric-Cartman]

“4 on the floor, you can use this in any genre”... Waltz and polka would like to have a word with you

[@interestedbystander196]

Walka?

[@mrgsb]

@@interestedbystander196 i literally wheezed

[@CraigKeidel]

3 on the Wheeze

[@duckwrth2472]

👆 Hahaha

[@interestedbystander196]

@@duckwrth2472 I think it's more like HA-haha-ha ... HA-haha ... HA-haha-ha ...

[@TheSinnKidsOfficial]

"Boots, n, cats, and, boots, n, cats, and...."

[@breakz9380]

Beatbox moment, i can do lip roll lol 😂

[@thejdmguru621]

Steve T reference

[@TheSinnKidsOfficial]

@@thejdmguru621 someone gets it

[@alexs0t0]

"Puppets n' puppeteers, puppet n' puppeteers..."

[@TheSinnKidsOfficial]

@@alexs0t0 boots'n kitty cats'n boots'n kitty cats'n

[@notlunaticdancer4393]

2:29 "This drum pattern is excellent for ANY genre you can imagine" *proceeds to list EDM sub-genres*

[@CraigKeidel]

I'll be honest, this is one of my go-tos for rock and metal, too. It's a good one.

[@Lovecraftia]

It’s quite literally everywhere you look. An extremely overused drum beat. It’s a very basic one, and minor alterations are made quite often, but otherwise it’s basic. I suggest putting more time into your drums, give them personality. It does wonders.

[@CraigKeidel]

@@Lovecraftia I'm not a drummer, I just program in some drums for the scratch track then hire one of my old college buddies to track drums for me, he's pretty damn good.

[@Lovecraftia]

@@CraigKeidel Ah okay. A bit of my response might have been a tad bit on my personal taste towards the drum beat, seeing as I like to work with drums quite a lot. I wouldn’t say I’m a drummer, but moreso a producer who likes to really scrutinize a song for more than just the melody and bass. I’m new to it all, though, so my word isn’t gospel, but I have spotted a thing or two in the time I’ve been doing production with music.

[@CraigKeidel]

@@Lovecraftia That's fair. I tried drums but I can't do four limbs at once. Stick to what you know; I do bass, guitar, keys and vox...

[@NoahUrrea]

Great video man thanks for sharing this!!

[@elias.cardozo]

Hi bro.. do you have a good understanding of Logic? I’m finalizing the instrumental for a song I wrote and it would be nice to have a second opinion

[@ostrichnegotiator]

To people suggesting he add more technical terminology and information, go look for that. You'll find it literally everywhere on YT. I knew NOTHING months ago, still "know" so little, but I've learned more from this guy's style than every other knowledgeable producer I've watched. When you hear all the technical terminology, even the most seemingly basic, it makes you feel like the barrier to entry is astronomical, like you have to learn all of music theory before being able to just whip a song together. There's a place for this guy in the game and I hope he keeps it simple as hell for everyone. There's so much other content for those of you who already know the language. And keep in mind I don't want to learn music production so I can speak it or do it with others. It's for me, so I'm happy to find this guy!

[@incription]

but my genre is no drums

[@pauldecaro1416]

Use high transient synths for any rhythmic parts

[@namnasuu]

​@@pauldecaro1416 or maybe some simple bassline

[@namogupta8058]

😂

[@maalikcastro1990]

"The melodies are strong with this one!" ✋🏼

[@PIZZAdayisback]

What genre?

[@eurz9188]

Something to consider is that on a typical drum kit it's impossible playing both an open and a closed hihat sound at the same time. You may want to make the sound more realistic by removing the closed hihats at the points where you have an open one (and actually, the beats in the transitions from open to close or the other way around can sound different as well, something to consider for extra realism). Unless, of course, you want the synthetic/unrealistic sound as an intentional effect.

[@Thegameshowcase]

You are correct, but 1. Realism maybe isn’t the main objective when producing and 2. There isn’t actually an open hihat in any of the beats, the first example is a relaxed hihat and the second and third example is actually a splash, which is a small 8”-12” inch cymbal.

[@AlexRome]

That’s interesting. Never knew that

[@palimo3653]

@@AlexRome wow

[@diesella7463]

@@Thegameshowcase my guy out here spittin fax

[@Thegameshowcase]

@@diesella7463 Hahaha thanks, it’s in my name after all ;)

[@lukeabram]

Four on the floor is just kick on every beat in 4/4 time signature. Hi hats and snares can do whatever, no specific rules for them.

[@denisucuuu]

AKA EDM producers' best friend

[@nikokotoulas]

Love it brother, the hi-hat swing trick is fire!! I never thought about doing that, appreciate the value!

[@AlexRome]

you got it bro!!! thanks for tuning in man

[@nikokotoulas]

@@bizzzlll61 you want a hip-hop melody? I got you :)

[@BrendanCescon]

Yeah that was a great tip

[@noahofficialmusic]

@@nikokotoulas you two are funny! lol

[@TheKevinnl]

How can we do this in FL?

[@devonmanning5151]

"open hihat" is definitely a splash cymbal.

[@ArtistiqueMusic]

Might want to get those glasses fixed lol

[@markmark2961]

what glass? it is an empty frame to look smart

[@unamedman-v4c]

@@markmark2961 with only one leg

[@ArtistiqueMusic]

@@markmark2961 the right arm is missing

[@tomdavenport9833]

What is the point of this comment ? Make your own video if you need attention that bad 😆

[@unamedman-v4c]

@@tomdavenport9833 mirror😏

[@WILLIAMTHOMASFARRELL]

People shouldn't rely too heavily on rapid hats. Build that melody too.

[@prodbyaddi1517]

It is a video on only drum patterns tho

[@Weaklytune]

@@prodbyaddi1517 ikr

[@CraigKeidel]

Agreed. Or at least cut some of the closed hats when you have something else happening. Variety is the spice of percussion.

[@dizzoooo-l4p]

I too play melodies on drums

[@CraigKeidel]

@@dizzoooo-l4p Drum heads are a tuned instrument, too. And a lot of percussion has been used melodically in music - the marimba, for example.

[@GuKrugerMusic]

7:54 He ment to say "Swing" instead of "Quantize"

[@GuKrugerMusic]

@@jastejkohli5396 It's not. Quantizing means move the notes into a grid, while "swinging" means moving the second and fourth beat off grid to create a swing feel.

[@lifebybaz4007]

@@jastejkohli5396 think hes just trying to let everyone know mate

[@GuKrugerMusic]

@@jastejkohli5396 Bruh... Be happy... Now you now how to diferenciate "quantization" and "swing"

[@jrnas8046]

It's still quantisation though. he is applying swing to the grid. The notes are still quantised to the grid.

[@GuKrugerMusic]

@@jrnas8046 makes sense...

[@Ashishbdkt6]

When u r busy with ur work so much u ignore ur broken glass frame to repair

[@xnervemusic]

😂😂😂😂

[@AlexRome]

Haha

[@FHERNAN33]

they have no lenses either? maybe is just me

[@upSIDEdnMedia]

This comment made me cringe so much more than it should have.

[@ferarry13]

That's a particular style he's going for :D

[@CraigKeidel]

"Open hi-hats are so important, you should find a good open hi-hat" AMEN, one of my favorite cymbal hits.

[@HeadshotFilms1]

Damn I’ve been watching you since 4 years ago in 2016 when I used to watch your videos for help with my music class in school. I was so confused why you were only getting maybe 1k views per video, glad to see you’re finally blowing up like you deserve man!

[@highestpeeqs9532]

Jesus loves yall and died for us! Jesus calls for all of us to repent!!!!!!

[@MrJmhess77]

Thanks Alex. I think you explained things very well for the "not so musically talented". I am a self taught edm producer so I don't know all of the technical jargon used in the industry (yet). I have built these 4 drum patterns out and saved them as templates. That way i can grab and go and not even think about it.

[@highestpeeqs9532]

Jesus loves yall and died for us! Jesus calls for all of us to repent!!!!!!

[@christianadrian28]

That velocity trick at the end with the shakers is actually what I’ve been looking for, thanks for the tip

[@eliav0102]

i loved the first beat,,, tysm

[@miyuden4118]

I was like "god no drums tamb so many so fast.." then I heard it with instruments and was like "uhm ok, I'll shut up, thats dope."

[@Leilani.SkyHigh]

Alex! Always always always so good at explaining and what to do! Love watching you work. So glad I took your bootcamp courses because they legit have helped me in so many ways. PLuR! 💖

[@EarthmanAdam]

in this video it looks like ur glasses are broke

[@iasyama1999]

that shaker tip is amazing, it's so simple but gets over my head. Thanks!

[@ShizuCommander]

5:23 i am crying. The sound...i love it😭🥰

[@ShizuCommander]

This is the kind of art i want to create!

[@luvseason]

Yes, i love Future Bass too.

[@Vibesformusic]

1:00 if u ain't doing the same Dance as Alex here u ain't listening 🦻🤣 Great video man!

[@static-san]

The swing trick was totally new to me - but it did mean I learnt about a whole new feature in Ableton! (Grooves!)

[@trippygreen2757]

Just starting using ableton. How to get to composing within ableton. I only have learned how to lay tracks using wav. Files and midi pads. Not sure how to use the pads correctly yet 😜🤠😜

[@evsanger]

I don't use logic very often but I'm saving this to my watch later because all these patterns are iconic and you don't gloss over any part of it. Great video bro 👍

[@AlexRome]

Thanks bud (:

[@highestpeeqs9532]

Jesus loves yall and died for us! Jesus calls for all of us to repent!!!!!!

[@Degreezzone]

The Synths of the Future Bass are outstanding. Such a warm beautiful sound. Did you already explain how to create them? Love your content.

[@nickmartinelli3752]

He has an EDM Patterns videos that's pretty similar to that

[@mab9330]

It's probably a supersaw with an lfo on volume or cutoff filter. I could be wrong but that's typically how you do it

[@highestpeeqs9532]

Jesus loves yall and died for us! Jesus calls for all of us to repent!!!!!!

[@TDiamond777]

Starting your courses and 2 others starting november 14th

[@realmen14]

Nice one bro.... Love from INDIA 🇮🇳

[@tharii314]

Almost every drum pattern you should know, Boots: Checked. Cats: Checked.

[@juhboyd1788]

1:47 you can hear the igniter on his stove clicking

[@John_McMenamin]

brilliant

[@thereal_ineedHelp]

Wait, does that mean this beat is… _fire??_

[@John_McMenamin]

@@thereal_ineedHelp ffs 😂

[@tonysansom]

Merry Christmas Alex!

[@jasongeurts6542]

Wow 8 months hold or so and this is yet so helpful thank you man

[@flstarfall4170]

Im using fl studio and you are probably helping me the most even tho we dont use the sane daw :]

[@CraigKeidel]

I recommend you pick up REAPER (free!) or if you can get a copy of it, Samplitude ProX. The latter is probably the best DAW I've ever used, but REAPER will work for just about anything you wanna do.

[@hole_drumzz2195]

as a drummer i find it entertaining when he calls a hihat a drum and calls a splash a hihat

[@elasticoGomez]

Alex makes great content +his glasses are f'd up. I'm a fan

[@carlocassone8652]

The god of logic pro producing. so helpful

[@sleepy_onion4838]

I gotta agree there. I’m having a hell of a time writing this stuff down and transposing to my volca. Naming where your placing stuff outside the context of your DAW would be really helpful.

[@highestpeeqs9532]

Jesus loves yall and died for us! Jesus calls for all of us to repent!!!!!!

[@Arxiuz2]

Thank you. Gracias. ありがと. 감사합니다. Thats all the languages I can type it in

[@Cosmicwiththeillusion]

@ 1:50 for when he said “ this speed of hi hats “ means he just put it on 1/16th notes and repeated it

[@BayB-ToG]

THANKS FOR SHARING I JUST LEARNED SOMETHING NEW!

[@fiya..]

bless this video showing in my timeline while i need so much inspiration

[@crater2277]

You deserve a million subs. I’ve never learned so much before and this helps so much thank you 🙏

[@paul895]

i really hope that was a sarcasm otherwise i got very bad news for you

[@highestpeeqs9532]

Jesus loves yall and died for us! Jesus calls for all of us to repent!!!!!!

[@loneswandon651]

2:24 that man groovin

[@sanavkhullar6315]

I just love the head bobbing 2:20 - 2:28 :)

[@gillythekidd]

Bro... you just explain it so well

[@N3Selina]

i like how you keep things simple. for me, who did not study music theory, this is way easier to understand :) so thanks for the efforts! :)

[@pgon9097]

you should give up. You're not meant to be a musician if 16th botes are too hard for you to understand, now get me my large fries and Big Mac

[@N3Selina]

@@pgon9097 nah, i will keep having fun with music instead. Thanks for the kind offer. Also subway>mcdonkeys

[@highestpeeqs9532]

Jesus loves yall and died for us! Jesus calls for all of us to repent!!!!!!

[@theelephantintheroom69]

My guy doesn't even use musical terms. "At this rate" "In this pattern" "8 X per bar" "Increase the intensity" "Add swing to it" "Make it go really fast" These are phrases every producer shouldn't use.

[@Noirxheart]

This seems like it’s geared towards beginners. How can you not tell?

[@skygazer3696]

Every content of Alex makes me to click so quickly.. Good work man...

[@dennisleupen8015]

Youre a legend, thank you for this!

[@dburnmusic]

Love your vids dude. Picked up so many gems watching your video's. Legend! Much love & respect from Brisbane/Australia

[@vivekchavanmusic]

This was so good! Thank you so much!

[@JockerJad]

thank you for this content ! much needed !

[@1ststar164]

Great tutorial. Easy to understand.

[@monstie2795]

Thanks man, really appreciate it

[@simonkendrick762]

Excellent video bro thank you so much for sharing 🙏

[@Snavels]

Producers should know what a back beat is (demonstrated in the first example) and how it's utilized in most genres. Example: in jazz, the hihat on 2+4 is a back beat, and if the tune is ramping up in intensity, it will often include the snare along with it, but be super careful about the bass drum in jazz as sometimes it is 4 on the floor (that just means there are 4 to a bar) and sometimes its almost completely silent

[@nya69]

as much as this is a well made video n useful for beginners restricting beats to specific patterns is what makes so many amateurs music sound so similar and stagnant

[@JF-nw8lh]

Good work brotha as a musician myself I learned something thanks bro

[@EnigmaClips]

Pretty much the backbeat vs the upbeat. knowing jazz is really important to getting better with syncopation tbh.

[@avatarbeatz]

So helpful for HipHop beats👍🏾

[@jojosyoutubeadventure4659]

8:24 chords sounded like fats blue car from jonas blue

[@user-bb1ky5vq3e]

Always great videos man thanks

[@museseekmusic9223]

thank you very mucho bro... you are great ... good bless you every second

[@KosuEnjoyer]

this dude placing down each individual shaker sound meanwhile I'm using KSHMR loops

[@A-Z-U-R-E]

Merry Christmas Alex 🎄🎁

[@AlexRome]

Thanks (: merry Christmas to you

[@madkidmellow1938]

Thank you. That was a great video

[@JokesNBanter]

Hi hat swing was a gem gem!

[@jean-baptiste9230]

You nailed it!

[@thisguyrools2807]

Thinking about taking the bootcamp. I've kind of moved away from traditional EDM, I'm more into Fisher type tech house and Meduza style deep house. My three main struggles are understanding music theory, arrangement and actually finishing projects lol

[@alltidmagnus]

Love the glasses!

[@epheler3926]

Thanks man this is really good!!

[@MIXtofMusic]

Thx 4 the video! Beats and greetz from Germany! 🤖👌

[@graysonfilms4112]

watching this as a drummer killed all my brain cells

[@JamezAdam]

Great tutorial!

[@grahamdougherty226]

Thanks Alex always enjoyable!

[@dominicr6519]

ur videos help me so much thank you

[@carlborg8373]

very helpful! thank you

[@feruzmengdobilov9178]

Thank you man for this video

[@midcam]

You lost at least 20% of your glasses, but my beat skills are now 20% better. Thank you!

[@CraigKeidel]

Next work on syncopation and variety. Copy and paste is a good start on your beats, but flex your percussion to fit the flow of the melody.

[@noahomen]

insightful af man thank you

[@Dirkie99]

Last one is almost the intro to fast car (Jonas Blue), nice dude

[@eikarin]

Thanks Alex for teaching us music production I promise I'll make you proud one day :D

[@POJOKCREATOR]

Really I'm enggage to learn more about music after following your explanation, thank you bro

[@IneedGLORY]

This gonna help me alot thank you

[@jeansouza2180]

Bro, your channel helps me a lot! Thanks 🔥

[@robertburroughs5056]

Dude u blew up 100k+ GZ, like ur work, thumps up

[@ehran9777]

Glad to see Yassuo making music too!

[@lo-fitube2506]

I learn so much from you, can’t wait till it all comes together

[@darrianstanley5619]

I'd love to see a video of you teaching us how to use hot keys better, im still new

[@Midnite2077]

Thanks bro, good vibes

[@Worldymagus]

Not working with the same DAW but BIG UP AND THX for these video's

[@Exceperojo]

the last one instantly got me like "hey lil mama lemme whisper in ya ear"

[@crystalcvt]

some good info here such as the hi hat trick, but as some feedback, i think the video kind of goes in the wrong direction by saying theyre "three essential drum patterns." theres a lot of different ways to do the break pattern for example and i think it wouldve been more useful to new learners to learn about the foundations of the beat and why some of the kicks are optional etc. discussion if timing eg eighth note and quarter note would also have been useful

[@datboyrains5657]

thanks a lot man!!! ❤️ 💪🏼

[@kikon88]

This is so cool I just haven’t seen anyone before creating such of awesome drums with audio files Thank you 🙏

[@Cyborg_Lenin]

Literally every pop song "Am i a joke to you?"

[@highestpeeqs9532]

Jesus loves yall and died for us! Jesus calls for all of us to repent!!!!!!

[@miclomusic805]

Might have to make some house beats soon !

[@HumbleBasse]

you have beautiful eyebrows my brother