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Genre-Based Styles
Genre
Style Knob
Position
Time
Signature
Feel Style Description
Blues 12 3/4 Swing 8ths
Blues waltz. Sounds best at tempos between
50-130. Bass rhythm is similar to blues style
#11 with alternating root, 5th up, and 2nd
down. Snare and hats in normal intensity
section switching to snare and ride in the
high intensity section.
R&B 1 4/4 Even 16ths
R&B rock with slow soulful rhythm. Sounds
best at tempos between 55-80. Slow bluesy
bass with transition fills between chords.
Grooving drums with hats switching to
cymbals in the high intensity section.
R&B 2 4/4 Even 8ths
'60s soul rhythm. Sounds best at tempos
between 100-130. Bass arpeggiating chords
with walkups for transitions. Basic funk/
soul drums, switching from hats in normal
intensity section to ride in the high intensity
section.
R&B 3 4/4 Even 16ths
'70s soul. Sounds best at tempos between
70-110. Bass starts with root and then
moves up to 5th with chromatic walking
transitions. Funky drums with cowbell;
intensity level increases in the high intensity
section.
R&B 4 4/4 Even 16ths
Smooth jazzy soul. Sounds best at tempos
between 75-130. Slow bass with slightly
chromatic walk-up transitions at end of bar
and occasional fast embellishments. Simple
drums with 4-on-the-floor kick, regular hats,
and sparse snare in the normal intensity
section, switching to ride and regular snare
in the high intensity section.
R&B 5 4/4 Even 8ths
'60s soul grooving drums and bass. Sounds
best at tempos between 90-130. Bass sits
on root with occasional 5th or octave jumps
and lots of end-of-bar embellishments.
Funky beat with nice kick/snare interplay.
Cymbals and tambourine in the high
intensity section.
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