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Genre-Based Styles
Genre
Style Knob
Position
Time
Signature
Feel Style Description
Folk 6 4/4 Swing 8ths
Steady swung beat with tambourine and
brush snare beats. Tambourine switching to
hats at higher tempos in the high intensity
section. Bass on octave and 5ths, and
walking between chords.
Folk 7 4/4 Swing 8ths
Swung beat with tambourine and side-stick
rhythm, kick and toms are added in the high
intensity section. Relaxed walking bassline.
Folk 8 4/4 Swing 8ths
Relaxed tambourine and brush snare
rhythm, with energy from the kick drum.
Tambourine switches to hats in the high
intensity section. Bass moves between root
and 5th.
Folk 9 4/4 Swing 16ths
Swung train beat with brush snare and
hi-hats. Tambourine added in the high
intensity section. Insistent quarter note bass.
Folk 10 3/4 Even 16ths
Tambourine and tom-driven folk waltz,
getting busier in the high intensity section.
Sparse bass with simple transitions between
chords.
Folk 11 3/4 Even 8ths
Shaker and side-stick-driven waltz, switching
to tambourine and brush snare in the high
intensity section. Grooving bass with subtle
flourishes.
Folk 12 3/4 Swing 8ths
Shaker and brush-driven 3/4 beat with
forward momentum from the bass. The
high intensity section switches shakers to
tambourine.
Latin 1 4/4 Even 8ths
A bolero-style drum kit with the instantly-
recognizable triplet rhythm executed on
congas, and doubled with hi-hats. Snare
added in the high intensity section.
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