5 Rock Cajon Beats You Can Learn Today

[@rosslmccallum]

Hey everyone. I'm really sorry but I totally missed that the middle two bass accents are the other way around in the full speed version of beat #2. I don't think I can fix it for this video, sadly. I'll have to remake the video 😅 Probably not right away but after a little while. Until that time, we'll just have to deal with this slightly flawed version. Thanks in advance for understanding. To make the most of the situation, you can practice switching between the two versions using this special PDF I just made: drive.google.com/file/d/1i8WCZeiePNDRMDLJdnJSdAP2kIj5knhs/view?usp=sharing

[@sandeepdavid846]

I just saw the video and was playing it thru when I got the same doubt 🔥

[@rosslmccallum]

@@sandeepdavid846 thanks for jumping in the comments here with me. I hope the lesson was still helpful.

[@sandeepdavid846]

@@rosslmccallum no problem, very helpful. I'm an emergency physician and self taught drummer, wanted to learn something new during the pandemic so picked up the Cajon. Your videos are extremely informative, keep up the good work🔥

[@rosslmccallum]

@@sandeepdavid846 I’m very glad to have you in this community with us. Thanks for all your hard work and contributions too!

[@percussionmx24]

Hi !! Can You share any free cajon rhythm books ? Greetings from México

[@Adrian-dl9nb]

Great job! I love how every beat fitted a different rock subgenre.

[@rosslmccallum]

Thanks so much! Yeah rock is such a big spectrum to cover but I’m happy to at least cover a bit of it.

[@ironn3054]

The first beat was so heavy dude! Love it. Also thanks for posting cajon lessons for free!

[@rosslmccallum]

Thanks for checking out the channel I’m glad you’re enjoying the content!

[@jameslawrence8522]

Great grooves and a fab sounding cajon. The snare sound is really crisp with the reverb. Love the ghost notes too.

[@rosslmccallum]

Thanks James! I found I could get a great sound by playing overall much softer than usual but still hitting the snare accents with a good amount of energy. Then with the right mic position, high gain and EQ, I could make it really cut. Thanks again for watching and commenting.

[@sudhasingh8412]

New cajon beats 😃....Just wow!😍🤞 !

[@rosslmccallum]

Thanks Sudha! What's your favourite rock band by the way?

[@sudhasingh8412]

If I tell u the truth,I didn't listen to any rock band...But I only know Pink floyed.

[@sudhasingh8412]

I only know that I love to playing Cajon .💓💓💓💓💓

[@rosslmccallum]

Ah still an excellent choice!!!

[@joebarker5719]

Wow! What a great channel! Today is my first day on the cajon. I actually feel like I am getting one or two beats down thanks to Ross’s teaching style. I’m hank you, Ross!

[@rosslmccallum]

Welcome to the channel. Just comment any time you need extra help with anything.

[@theopignatel7989]

Yesterday i thought to myself that i didn't know enough rock beats and here you are to correct that. Thx a lot a great video as Always !!! 😁😁😁

[@rosslmccallum]

That’s perfect timing! Great to hear that Théo 👍

[@michellecollins6379]

You make learning so much fun.😁

[@rosslmccallum]

Thanks Michelle! Fun is a big part of my whole definition of music so I'm glad it's coming through in my lessons. Have a great day :-)

[@rocknrollmania5242]

Damn that was dope 😎😎

[@rosslmccallum]

Thanks heaps. I really enjoyed making the video too!

[@gwendalboivent3773]

All of your videos are very interesting and your explancation are clear , thanks :)

[@rosslmccallum]

Thanks 🙏 I’m glad you’re enjoying them.

[@aritrasarkar2226]

Learning every new beat is so exciting..And here is 5 new beats🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥.Thanks sir....

[@rosslmccallum]

It’s gonna be fun! Enjoy them :-)

[@BrendaAnnRighetto]

Bro, I could listen to it all day/night long!

[@rosslmccallum]

Thanks so much! Glad I could put together a lesson that’s also listenable 😀

[@BrendaAnnRighetto]

@@rosslmccallum The other day I showed my wife the Pearl Primero Cajon Music Town USA at some website and she instantly told me,” -Buy it, it will make a niece piece of furniture for my living room!” 😂 So, I bought it! I decided to give it a shot and found you on KZbin. I just learned 5 grooves contained in one of your lessons. May God bless you! I’m in love with the Cajon!

[@rosslmccallum]

@@BrendaAnnRighetto and so begins a great journey!!! Lovely to have you in the community!

[@r2Gt06]

Yay, yay!! I am so trying these right away, thanks!! Seem easy enough for me, here's hoping :)

[@rosslmccallum]

You got this! Have fun with them Lyona and let me know how you go.

[@claudiobellingeri7959]

Hi Ross, thanks for these Rock Beats!!! 👍🔥

[@rosslmccallum]

Glad you like them! Thanks Claudio :-)

[@robertryder1097]

Another fine lesson - thanks!

[@rosslmccallum]

Thanks heaps Robert!

[@xExPeRtx1]

Really nice work thanks dude!

[@rosslmccallum]

Happy to help!

[@percussionmx24]

Nice thank You !!

[@mintz347]

Thanks for my suggestion 😊 ☺

[@rosslmccallum]

It was really fun to make the video!

[@siyonamarkas5335]

Hey thank you so much for sharing this video 🔥❤️

[@rosslmccallum]

My pleasure 😊

[@omkarkarangutkar5206]

Thank you Sir

[@rosslmccallum]

You’re very welcome!

[@nepalirhythmguitar8743]

Ross i am looking forward for my request .. groove and fills playing together (2/4, 3/4, 4/4, 6/8)

[@rosslmccallum]

Thanks I hope I find the right inspiration for it soon. I'm trying to always include musical examples in my videos now so I'll have to do some work on making tracks for it and yep it will take some time but I still hope I can do it soon.

[@VaradShinde]

Such a greattt video Ross 💯💯. Thankyou for uploading this. Will help me get more better at rock now : D

[@rosslmccallum]

Thanks Varad! My best tip for making these grooves sound good is playing the cajon softer overall but making the snare accents sound huge by putting the power you saved into them.

[@Ghazanfar_Ansar_world]

Very helpful

[@rosslmccallum]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@ehsankhiabani3633]

You are amazing❤🤩

[@rosslmccallum]

Thanks so much!

[@Ghazanfar_Ansar_world]

I also enjoy😊

[@rosslmccallum]

Happy to hear that!

[@nickywadhwani1154]

Love u sir Awesome 👍👍👍🙏🙏🙏

[@rosslmccallum]

Thanks heaps for watching!

[@alessiomignogna4773]

Hi! Thank you for your amazing work. Can I ask you what songs did you use in the video? :)

[@rosslmccallum]

Thank you! They are unique to this video actually. I built up each track with samples that I downloaded from Splice. The production isn’t amazing, but I did my best! I made extended 10 minute practice loop versions of these tracks for members. If you have any other questions just let me know!

[@josesanromusic]

So cool!!! Dude what's the name of de song of the 2 groove?? It Sound me familiar!! 🤔

[@rosslmccallum]

Thanks heaps! I think they all have that familiar vibe somehow. Actually, these are tracks I made out of samples I downloaded from a site called, “Splice”.

[@nativeazboy]

Great bid Ross ! Hey I’m a member of your site & is there an mp3 of this to play to ? Thnx

[@rosslmccallum]

I'll turn these into 10 minute loops like we have for the easy syncopation course soon. Thanks for the great idea! Keep an eye on the community tab over the next week or two and I'll post them when they're done.

[@matthewxavierthera]

Thank you make more please i wanna practise but have no money to put on

[@rosslmccallum]

Here's my 50 best cajon lessons in order of difficulty :-) Take it slow and make sure you do a plenty of practice each day. kzbin.info/aero/PLkFTJa7bYzThGL_78XSshBDbBR38NFiUc

[@matthewxavierthera]

@@rosslmccallum Thank you So much

[@elgrupocachedallas9685]

Really nice sounds and grooves! Do have any shuffle/ triplet grooves ?

[@rosslmccallum]

Yes there are a fair few, I'll link them here for you now: (Newer videos at the top) kzbin.info/www/bejne/rpTKl4l8q7maiqM Triplet Explorer Cajón Beat kzbin.info/www/bejne/oKiyYYV6dsqtbqc Herta Triplet Combo Groove kzbin.info/www/bejne/j36nn52le8xmgrc Footslide Triplet Groove kzbin.info/www/bejne/harUko2aZ6xlrcU Doubles In Triplets Exercise kzbin.info/www/bejne/gKKlnauXlN56pK8 Everybody Wants To Rule The World kzbin.info/www/bejne/hYLSeHxsp9lmqJY Half-time Shuffle Groove kzbin.info/www/bejne/bp63mYZ8hKd0g68 Fresh Shuffle Groove kzbin.info/www/bejne/rJS0cqVqms9_aq8 6 Stroke Roll Groove kzbin.info/www/bejne/boLPlKOiqLilbKs Rosanna Shuffle #2 kzbin.info/www/bejne/hWiqYYZuj5hmecU Rosanna Shuffle #1 kzbin.info/www/bejne/bJCQaKB4q86hqac 3 Half-time shuffle demos kzbin.info/www/bejne/nJWUh5imhNZ2aZY Bouncy Shuffle Groove kzbin.info/www/bejne/gHObiH6gnLGhjJY Another 3 shuffle demos Wow that was more than I expected haha going over quite a few years there! Some of those videos are much more advanced than others, but hopefully they'll all be helpful in some way. I also have a 4-part members course that's all about getting very proficient with triplets and shuffles which is right here: kzbin.info/aero/PLkFTJa7bYzTiLZj9LWUsE2O14Lt8be9GR Have a good day and good luck with the practice!

[@elgrupocachedallas9685]

@@rosslmccallum Thank you, Ross

[@rubendrums6436]

Exelente maestro iii

[@Tome-p7w]

Hi Ross! You're videos are awesome and I'm learning so much from them! I have a problem though: I can't distinguish between the beats in my head and I'm having a hard time trying to memorize them. Can you add a part where you switch between the beats and compare them to each other? Or maybe give tips for memorizing them? Thanks a lot! I really appreciate your work and love your videos

[@rosslmccallum]

Hey that’s a great idea for a lesson “stringing different grooves together”. It’s a lot of repetition to get good at that. Think of it like when you learn a language and someone gives you a sentence you need to recite, that takes a long time before you can do it without checking the next word etc. I like to sing the groove in my head “boom, bap, boom boom bap” while listening to it and then try singing it without playing it. Then after that try to switch between singing it and playing it. I hope that helps!

[@Tome-p7w]

@@rosslmccallum Thanks a lot! I'll try it out! And yeah, definitely like a new language...

[@ajitnair2555]

Ross, you probably know me by now - with the amount of interactions I have had with you. I have the same brand of Cajon (probably not the same model), but how do you get such a sound with so less effort - almost just ‘touching’ the surface?

[@rosslmccallum]

Thanks for the great question :-) I think the two elements at work here are the "velocity" of the hit and the sound recording/editing process. I don't move my hands all that far off the drum but my hands have become quite trained in moving very quickly across that short distance to make a reasonably loud sound. The mics being close and having their gain settings quite loud makes them more sensitive than the ears of someone standing and listening close by. My recording/editing process also includes EQ, compression and reverb that can make small sounds seem much larger too.

[@3DMOVIES4YOU]

What are you playing with your left foot ?

[@rosslmccallum]

Actually just tapping time on the floor. It sort of just helps me keep time better if I tap my foot. There’s a tambourine sound in the backing music but yeah that’s separate.

[@WithFunMel]

Do you have a mic with reverb or something on the cajon?

[@rosslmccallum]

Yep 👍 some reverb, EQ, compression are usually at work in my music and video production.

[@郑大拿]

hi Ross， I am trying to learn these grooves. I found that the 2nd groove slow one was different from the faster. I listen wrong?🤔🤔

[@rosslmccallum]

Huarong you're right! I'm really sorry. I totally missed that the middle two bass accents are the other way around in the slow version. I don't think I can fix it for this video, sadly. I'll have to remake the video 😅 Until then, we'll just have to deal with this slightly flawed version.

[@rocketsroc]

Ross, for those of us starting out, it would be a great help if you could include a strike diagram along with your playing. It is hard to follow the pattern just watching you play.

[@rosslmccallum]

That sounds like a great idea. I’ll think about how I could make it.

[@JSK_Technology01]

What you use for better sound quality any microphone or mic processor ?

[@rosslmccallum]

In recent videos I use two mics (Audix i5 for snare sounds / Audix D6 for bass sounds). In older videos, I use just one mic on the inside (Audix ADX-60). A really simple and budget friendly option I love, is my TASCAM DR-05x mic and recorder. Sounds good to me but not quite as precise as the other mics.

[@JSK_Technology01]

@@rosslmccallum Thank you brother ❤ but I want to know you know about Roland EC 10M EL mic processor of cajon ?

[@rosslmccallum]

@@JSK_Technology01 I want to try one out but haven’t yet.

[@JSK_Technology01]

@@rosslmccallum Brother I always watch your video and I love to hear and play cajon and drum but I don't have it I couldn't buy it by myself but my father said I can't afford cajon but I love to play cajon as Christian I also go in prayer meetings in conventions and I miss cajon if I have it I'll play there If I want to sale my Mobile phone I'll sale it but I want to buy it If you help me to buy I'm be very thank full to you in my hole life 😔😔

[@chelblr6430]

I dint understand 😫 i cant read the music. Id like it broken down and explained bit by bit but nevermind. Good to see you active again though. I'm so grateful for your tips. I've gotten better at playing and got compliments too😍

[@rosslmccallum]

It’s wonderful to hear you’re getting compliments on your cajon playing! I’ll try to do a step-by-step lesson next. A mix of these 5 groove overviews and then also the single groove breakdown videos is probably best for everyone. If you’d like to learn sheet music, my video about it is good for beginners I think! kzbin.info/www/bejne/l2OQmqloYt2Mi5I

[@chelblr6430]

@@rosslmccallumGreat! Thank you soo much. 🤗

[@rosslmccallum]

You’re welcome!

[@ehsankhiabani3633]

How can I find the electric guitar song you played with it??

[@rosslmccallum]

I actually produced the backing music for this video and so there's a 10 minute looping version of each of these tracks. That's one of the membership perks you get on my channel if you'd like to play along with it some more for extended practice. Check this out if you have some time and want to know more: kzbin.infojoin The electric guitar samples I used mostly came from a website called Splice as well as some bass guitar etc. that I found in Apple's Logic Pro software. Check out these too if you want to make something like this yourself :-)

[@sanjayramesh5510]

How to bring this texture of sound you produce? When I play using my Cajon it sounds not as vibrant as in the video

[@rosslmccallum]

Hey Sanjay! There’s a bit of processing I like to with EQ and compression + some reverb. Take a look at the last past of this video and hear how those layers each bring the sound up to what you hear in my videos kzbin.info/www/bejne/ZnzNkJp6q9aKrZo

[@sanjayramesh5510]

@@rosslmccallum thanks ❤️

[@sanjayramesh5510]

@@rosslmccallum hey Ross, I am really inspired by the amount of effort and time you put into making every part of the video ❤️. And also if I have not said this before, thank you sooo much for making the price suitable even for people not from West. All the best da ❤️

[@rosslmccallum]

@@sanjayramesh5510 you’re very welcome! It’s also been a very hard year and a half for all of us around the world so thank you too for taking the time to help encourage me too.

[@snoekhoek]

Now do a blast beat! 🤘🏻😁

[@rosslmccallum]

Haha 😂 🤘

[@purwarzCajon]

what is the source of back ground music?

[@rosslmccallum]

I made these tracks out of samples that I licensed on a service called Splice.

[@JediVadim]

why so short any rithm?

[@jonasmelinx]

🙌🔥

[@rosslmccallum]

Thanks so much for watching! Which beat did you like the best?

[@yamraaj4529]

❤❤❤❤❤

[@sabeeshsebastian8976]

How much is the cost of this cajon

[@rosslmccallum]

It might be different depending on your location but if you search Google for the MEINL Subwoofer Cajon, you should get some shopping results I believe.

[@jialiu9698]

How to become a member.

[@rosslmccallum]

Here's the link ➡️ kzbin.infojoin If you have any other questions, just let me know!

[@musicallyuntrained1364]

❤

[@rosslmccallum]

Thanks for checking out the new video!

[@gospelcentered]

Cajon

[@blessingchannel2328]

👍👍

[@FaizanAli-kq4sr]

Hello sir Groove no.2 notation is wrong Please check your hand and notation Thanks sir

[@rosslmccallum]

Got it :-) I actually pinned a comment at the top for this mistake yeah. Hey everyone. I'm really sorry but I totally missed that the middle two bass accents are the other way around in the full speed version of beat #2. I don't think I can fix it for this video, sadly. I'll have to remake the video 😅 Probably not right away but after a little while. Until that time, we'll just have to deal with this slightly flawed version. Thanks in advance for understanding. To make the most of the situation, you can practice switching between the two versions using this special PDF I just made: drive.google.com/file/d/1i8WCZeiePNDRMDLJdnJSdAP2kIj5knhs/view?usp=sharing

[@Ghazanfar_Ansar_world]

I'm beginner

[@rosslmccallum]

Welcome aboard!!!

[@JamesonThe3rd-i6j]

Yeah I would have had better luck learning them with a tab or something I don’t understand it.

[@rosslmccallum]

Is the notation hard to get the timing? Or is the difference between bass, snare, etc., confusing?

[@dennysmatzar193]

O

[@denisemcilroy7384]

❤