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Zampler: Ænigma Downtempo Constructor

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1 Drums

At the keyword „Gregorian Choirs“most people will surely think of the music project Enigma, but our Zampler soundbank „Ænigma“is musically much more versatile. In the following, we use it for a modern downtempo track at 134 BPM. A suitable drum groove often helps to find musical ideas.

2 Beat programming

For our beat, we turn to Native Instruments’ Kontakt Instrument Butch Vig Drums [1]. The „Holy House“drum kit delivers a contemporary and punchy sound. We play in a two-bar halftime beat with the bass drum sounding on eighth notes 1, 4, 7, 10, and 15. The snare plays every half note of a measure.

3 Start the Zampler!

A closed hi-hat on the eighth-note beats provides.

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