40
Genre-Based Styles
Genre
Style Knob
Position
Time
Signature
Feel Style Description
Alternative
Rock
1 4/4 Even 16ths
Jazz funk pop. Sounds best at tempos
between 65-130. Grooving bass with small
embellishments. Funky drums switching
between tight hats and snare in the normal
intensity section to a looser hat and higher
intensity snare in the high intensity section.
Alternative
Rock
2 4/4 Even 16ths
Classic straight reggae. Sounds best at
tempos between 75-100. Sparse bass sits
on root and leaves a lot of room. Drums
are carried by hat and rimshot/brush snare
pattern in the normal intensity section. The
high intensity section adds more drive from
the kick.
Alternative
Rock
3 4/4 Even 16ths
Jazz funk. Sounds best at tempos between
70-125. Funky syncopated bass with lots of
large interval jumps. Restrained funk drums
with rimshots and tight hats in the normal
intensity section followed by open hats and
snare in the high intensity section.
Alternative
Rock
4 4/4 Even 8ths
Rootsy rock. Sounds best at tempos
between 75-130. Steady bass with small
transitions between chords and short
embellishments. Driving rock drums with
cymbals in the high intensity section.
Alternative
Rock
5 4/4 Even 16ths
Jazz funk groove. Sounds best at tempos
between 65-130. Grooving bass similar to
alternative rock style #1 but slightly less
busy. Funky drums with off-beat hat accents
and snare in the normal intensity section
switching to cymbals and snare in the high
intensity section.
Alternative
Rock
6 4/4 Even 8ths
Bass and drums jam. Sounds best at
tempos between 60-100. Funky syncopated
bass line with lots of ornamentation in
transitions. Grooving funky drum beat on
the snare and hats, getting busier in the
high intensity section.