Accents - more expressiveness and dynamics for your drum patterns | Drum Machine 101 Ep. 2

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  • Опубліковано 31 тра 2024
  • Learn how to use accents on a drum machine. An easy starter tutorial for anyone interested in rhythm and making electronic music. The drum machines used are:
    Elektron Digitakt
    Arturia DrumBrute Impact
    Behringer RD-8
    Elektron Model:Samples
    Cyclone Analogic TT-78 Beat Bot
    Oh and there's also some stop motion.
    Our full length "Phil Collins - In The Air Tonight" cover is coming soon!
    Check out our Patreon / captainpikant
    ► Easy to read drum pattern transcriptions
    #drummachine #tutorial #digitakt #modelsamples #elektron #behringer #rd8 #tt78 #arturia #drumbrute #stopmotion
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    Table of contents:
    0:00 Introduction
    0:58 Stop Motion
    2:45 Accents per step (Arturia DrumBrute Impact)
    3:33 Global accent (Behringer RD-8)
    4:52 Velocity per step (Elektron Model:Samples)
    5:41 Manual knob-turning (Cyclone Analogic TT-78)
    Guitars played by Thomas Hennen
    Produced by Jean-Claude Dirckx and Sophie Hoppstädter

КОМЕНТАРІ • 125

  • @mattbaillie9258
    @mattbaillie9258 3 роки тому +28

    Love these videos. I am kinda lost learning my drum machine (TR-8) and these videos help a lot. I like that it is general and I can apply it to my machine. How can I be creative on a drum machine? I want to "jam" but can't really figure it out.

    • @CaptainPikant
      @CaptainPikant  3 роки тому +29

      Hey Matt, we're so glad our videos are helpful to you :) There will be Drum Machine 101 videos on jamming and improvising, but that's far in the future as there are still a lot of basics to cover first. My advice for now would be this: Making music is like any other language - you have to learn to speak it first. Listen to your favourite songs and try to hear what's going on in the drum track. In the beginning, imitating other artists helps you build a vocabulary. For me personally, transcribing patterns was the most helpful. It helps you to see how different instruments interact with each other. It was a slow and painful process at first, but over a few weeks I noticed that my mind became used to thinking in the 16-step grid and it became easier for me to place my ideas onto the sequencer without so much trial and error. If you're interested take a look at our Patreon, I already put a few transcriptions up there.

    • @mattbaillie9258
      @mattbaillie9258 3 роки тому +3

      @@CaptainPikant Thank you so much for the reply and advice. Initially I didn't think the drum transcription would be all that informative but your the third person that said it was game-changing. I can't wait for what you have in store for us, all the content has been helpful.

    • @WillieCarpenter17
      @WillieCarpenter17 Рік тому

      I’ve had my Maschine Plus since it came out and before that I had a Novation Circuit, although I picked up on the Maschine a lot quicker I am still figuring out how to get to a confident place with it, I just found this channel and I really do love these videos, they are helping so much and very inspiring, and especially since I have been leaning towards giving it all up very very recently

    • @prodbyraen
      @prodbyraen Рік тому

      If you want to see masterful jamming on a drum machine, check out some videos of Egyptian Lover playing live sets! Thank me later 😁

    • @WillieCarpenter17
      @WillieCarpenter17 Рік тому

      @@prodbyraen I will do that, but I’m more into learning how to play myself, I’ve watched all sorts of videos of others doing it.

  • @TimboCanada
    @TimboCanada 2 роки тому +42

    You deserve more views just for the art and animations. You must put a ton of work into this.

  • @mehmetkose1753
    @mehmetkose1753 2 місяці тому +1

    can’t imagine how much effort you had put into these episodes. it’s just amazing

  • @AtTheTableGames
    @AtTheTableGames 3 роки тому +62

    feel like i’m stumbling onto something that’s going to be huge. instant subscribe. can’t wait to see how your channel develops friendo! glad to have another elektron video maker :)

  • @silence_castor
    @silence_castor 3 роки тому +34

    Your production quality is amazing. These are so fun to watch!

  • @dreg7305
    @dreg7305 Рік тому +9

    The level of production for these videos is insane. Definitely deserving of waayyyyyy more exposure. Kinda crazy that these videos don't have millions of views, because you definitely deserve it.
    These videos are immensely helpful, as my beats sometimes feel lackluster. It's definitely one of the more difficult aspects of music production, so I really appreciate the guidance on offer here. I will definitely be watching every episode!

  • @tovermoran4360
    @tovermoran4360 Рік тому

    In love with the stop motion

  • @deejayppaul
    @deejayppaul 8 місяців тому

    hidden gem on youtube

  • @TheTwicked
    @TheTwicked 2 роки тому

    I'm floored by your quality❤️

  • @georgy3136
    @georgy3136 10 місяців тому +1

    The quality of your videos is incredible. Pro stuff!!

  • @RobbekenSynthMusic
    @RobbekenSynthMusic 3 роки тому +9

    “If you accent everything, you accent nothing at all.” Super zen!
    From one musical rabbit to another, great job on your videos.
    One trick I like is using an LFO to modulate say a snare’s velocity or a high hat’s decay. 🐇

  • @EZBOT_
    @EZBOT_ 3 роки тому +17

    The level of production here is insane. You are a talent my friend, well done!

  • @thinkthirsty1305
    @thinkthirsty1305 Рік тому

    Enormously helpful immediately

  • @jaguarvssnake
    @jaguarvssnake Рік тому

    Brilliant video on all levels, thank you! I learned a lot AND my kids liked it!

  • @stoatystoat174
    @stoatystoat174 9 місяців тому

    Arturia DrumBrute Impact - I enjoyed using the accent as 'standard' for the Kick and Snare so i could use the non-accent hits for subtle sort of ghost hits. Very fun understandable machine. Love your videos :)

  • @LordRookie09
    @LordRookie09 2 роки тому

    This is really fun to watch!!

  • @lassejensen1210
    @lassejensen1210 10 місяців тому

    Holy guacamole, I would watch these videos several times for the artstyle and animation alone! Well done, sir.

  • @kinnankwok5311
    @kinnankwok5311 Рік тому

    i'm so surprised this isn't at millions of views!

  • @simaoski5560
    @simaoski5560 3 роки тому +5

    i love digitakt and i love stop motion and i love this

  • @anishpatelwork
    @anishpatelwork 3 роки тому +3

    This video was amazing. I feel like I've learned so much more about how to use Drum Machines in a less bland way now.

  • @MattJacques
    @MattJacques Рік тому +2

    How did it take me this long to discover your channel?? I've had a Digitakt for nearly a year now and this is exactly the sort of basic, easy-to-follow beat breakdown that so many other channels often fly right past and assume everyone already knows. Ridiculously top-notch, entertaining production too!

  • @JGT999
    @JGT999 3 роки тому +1

    This videos are so great because you talk about the basics, something that most people just gloss over, I love the style and stop motion it's so entertaining.

  • @thelightshineth8848
    @thelightshineth8848 2 роки тому +1

    using Digitakt as a typewriter was genius, that's exactly how it feels using that thing lol (and I love it so much)

  • @drien0011
    @drien0011 2 роки тому

    I enjoyed this video. It's pretty and smart. Thank you

  • @BenGeorge77
    @BenGeorge77 3 роки тому +2

    Lol the typing sound on the Digitakt. Man, this channel is slick, 1k subs? Not for long!!

  • @bisenmare8564
    @bisenmare8564 2 роки тому +3

    Production quality of these videos is deeply impressive. Amazing work!

  • @CristobalGalitJr
    @CristobalGalitJr Рік тому

    I can say this now, this is my top 3 best music channel in youtube. Gonna get a drum machine this year!!!

  • @fjfrancois
    @fjfrancois 3 роки тому +4

    Thank you, very intelligent high end videos. 👍🏻

  • @hgnuuk
    @hgnuuk 3 роки тому +1

    awesome videos, just commenting to feed the algo

  • @peteralexandre6593
    @peteralexandre6593 Рік тому

    This is from far the best channel on YT, the quality of the content and the animations are supadopaa

  • @Jannacek
    @Jannacek 10 місяців тому

    yeay electron samples!!! please more tuts on how to use it please :)

  • @lolychan1
    @lolychan1 3 роки тому +1

    The most beautiful way to teach music!!!! Love love love it!

  • @MilesKvndra
    @MilesKvndra 3 роки тому +3

    Thank you for sharing this amazing work. 💚 So fun to watch

  • @MilanSanchezD
    @MilanSanchezD 7 місяців тому

    what a beautiful format to explain a concept! Your production is amazing.

  • @szilassim5
    @szilassim5 3 роки тому +3

    Beautiful editing and nice content! Keep on the great work

  • @srikanthganta7626
    @srikanthganta7626 Рік тому

    SO SO AMAZING. Thank you for making these. Visual treats!

  • @97Aarond
    @97Aarond 2 роки тому +1

    This is insanely high quality and informative. Thank you!

  • @liefsJessie
    @liefsJessie Рік тому

    These stop motion things are amazing

  • @Korast
    @Korast 3 роки тому +3

    love the quality!! very clean, thank you:)

  • @nikolafeve
    @nikolafeve Рік тому

    Amazing

  • @Qwiv
    @Qwiv Рік тому

    Well done video,!

  • @alexskepp
    @alexskepp 2 роки тому

    I was planning on having something on while I fell asleep but after watching half of this video I'm definitely not going to sleep. Hugely impressed with the creative editing and your teaching skills. INSTANT sub! 👏

  • @clevergirltv
    @clevergirltv Місяць тому +1

    playing the flute riff from "Sledgehammer" at 2:37 only to close on Phil Collins is the worst trick you could've pulled on me 💀

  • @OIP_1
    @OIP_1 2 роки тому

    these videos are fantastic. i've spent a lot of time playing drum machines but will watch anyway for the production value - just incredible!

  • @maxi_moose
    @maxi_moose Рік тому

    I like it like a child. Your sound design the stopmotion parts. This ones should be explanation videos for young musicians. So sad you have not so much describers, likes and views.

  • @andreylucass
    @andreylucass 10 місяців тому

    Lovely channel

  • @peepeepoopoo2460
    @peepeepoopoo2460 3 роки тому

    amazing content

  • @TheAnimalWay
    @TheAnimalWay Рік тому

    😁incredible channel

  • @mattkaz9604
    @mattkaz9604 Рік тому

    The advice and the production values on your videos are remarkably good.

  • @humanoid9787
    @humanoid9787 3 роки тому +1

    These videos are cool enough as it is but as an animator, this stop motion is AMAZING! Subscribed!!

  • @xxamulyaxx
    @xxamulyaxx 2 роки тому

    Damn your videos are great

  • @MrSkeletongelatin
    @MrSkeletongelatin 3 роки тому +1

    Phenomenal series, love the production value an editing. Please keep at it!

  • @TheKbstrings
    @TheKbstrings Рік тому

    Great video. Keep them coming. I have an Alesis SR-18. Im excited about learning how to use it. Maybe you could use it in your videos.

  • @PFZ
    @PFZ 3 роки тому

    Super fun. Thanks!

    • @PFZ
      @PFZ 3 роки тому

      And thank you for talking about the drum machine like an instrument and not a curiosity!

  • @darkwave9345
    @darkwave9345 3 роки тому

    seriously, like the last video, this is just truly amazing!

  • @KristelaTomaj
    @KristelaTomaj 2 роки тому

    thank you man

  • @bigmamashouse
    @bigmamashouse 3 роки тому +1

    Amazing quality! Keep it up 👍

  • @Tomas.Mauleon
    @Tomas.Mauleon 2 роки тому

    AMO ESTE CANAL

  • @dermolado3351
    @dermolado3351 2 роки тому

    Awesome channel...just the way I like learning....simplified.

  • @HeatImpact
    @HeatImpact 3 роки тому +1

    Wow! Amazing quality of the video, I loved the stop motion animation, keep it up

  • @stevemountford3707
    @stevemountford3707 3 роки тому

    Great video and superb production - youtube bar raised!!

  • @razco7
    @razco7 Рік тому

    Your videos are amazing!! Love the stop-motion parts and the entire concept.

  • @Cazcanhazvideos
    @Cazcanhazvideos 3 роки тому

    AHHHH, this was so GOOD! Thank you for making such an awesome video, really special.

  • @user-tv7jx9pw1q
    @user-tv7jx9pw1q 2 роки тому

    Niiiiiiiceeee tutorial moooreee

  • @eddiegomez4134
    @eddiegomez4134 3 роки тому

    Wow this is awesome!!!

  • @FrankLinnemann
    @FrankLinnemann 3 роки тому

    Great

  • @LukePetruzzi
    @LukePetruzzi 2 роки тому

    You are incredible and I loved every second of this 😍 so fun!!

  • @anc2242
    @anc2242 2 роки тому

    Great quality content and production

  • @stephennoble4786
    @stephennoble4786 3 роки тому

    Fantastic

  • @gapster77
    @gapster77 3 роки тому

    Love these videos

  • @KL-tn1xc
    @KL-tn1xc 3 роки тому

    i'm a fan, what a video!

  • @bularitual2051
    @bularitual2051 3 роки тому +1

    Awesome videos bro 👌💥

  • @tomnoise23
    @tomnoise23 3 роки тому

    This was informative and entertaining, thanks for the video!

  • @crybo
    @crybo 3 роки тому

    Great video! Subscribed!

  • @StephenMcLeod
    @StephenMcLeod 3 роки тому +1

    What a great video. Love the production and explanation. Subbed!

    • @StephenMcLeod
      @StephenMcLeod 3 роки тому

      The stop motion in particular. So awesome.

  • @rewi.alchemy
    @rewi.alchemy 2 роки тому

    Your animation is hilarious

  • @piggments
    @piggments 3 роки тому

    I don't own any of the presented gear and I know what accent is but this video is simply captivating ;)

  • @robbret
    @robbret 2 роки тому

    I’m kinda bummed out you showed the Digitakt in the (loved it !) intro but didn’t use it in the video.

  • @heyicu
    @heyicu Рік тому

    very coooool series. but wth are those giant jelly beans? lol

  • @markfelixm
    @markfelixm 3 роки тому

    Awesome series! Great production. This episode is 102 though

  • @thelastfeast3849
    @thelastfeast3849 3 роки тому +2

    I’m just playing a cheapo boss drum machine, but these videos are still helpful.

    • @joshbays6461
      @joshbays6461 3 роки тому +2

      Some of the greatest electronic musicians used extremely cheap gear, you have infinite potential in your mind!

    • @hogbowlbeats
      @hogbowlbeats 3 роки тому

      Which Boss? Some like the 660 are cheap and ridiculously good.

    • @thelastfeast3849
      @thelastfeast3849 3 роки тому

      @@hogbowlbeats it’s a dr rhythm dr-5. Yes it was also very cheap, about £30.

    • @hogbowlbeats
      @hogbowlbeats 3 роки тому

      @@thelastfeast3849 What a steal, lol.

  • @john_punch
    @john_punch 8 місяців тому

    Ютуб не справедлив! Такий контент повинен бути в рекомендаціях. Картика ТОП!

  • @newvaguecity
    @newvaguecity Рік тому

    What an ingenious piece. I came in expecting something totally different. Like going out on a family dinner and getting laid

  • @darkwave9345
    @darkwave9345 3 роки тому

    also...beat bunny merch, yes please

    • @CaptainPikant
      @CaptainPikant  3 роки тому

      That would be awesome 😊 What do you have in mind?

  • @Arviav
    @Arviav 2 роки тому

    02:27 ..... You could have a steam train!!!

  • @jamesaita
    @jamesaita Рік тому +1

    This channel is unreal. The production quality is absurd. I feel like I should be paying a fortune to watch this.

    • @jamesaita
      @jamesaita Рік тому +1

      This series needs an award.

  • @bulutyusuf
    @bulutyusuf Рік тому

    Hey captain! As a drum machine guru, which one of elektron models u prefer? samples or cycles

    • @CaptainPikant
      @CaptainPikant  Рік тому

      Since I don't want to spend so much time digging through samples anymore I prefer the Cycles :)

  • @UnemployedFriend2pm
    @UnemployedFriend2pm Рік тому

    A video on just the animation alone. Omg

  • @christopherpage9859
    @christopherpage9859 3 роки тому

    Please explain how to program rhythms in 3/4 time. And how you program fills to emphasize turnarounds in a chord progression. Thanks!

    • @CaptainPikant
      @CaptainPikant  3 роки тому

      Hi Christopher, you'll be happy to hear that this is already planned for future episodes of Drum Machine 101! But it will take quite some time to get there because we're just two people doing this in our spare time. But keep an eye out for Episode 3, it's practically around the corner 😄

    • @christopherpage9859
      @christopherpage9859 3 роки тому

      @@CaptainPikant Wonderful! Thanks again!

  • @AutPen38
    @AutPen38 Рік тому

    I pity the person or people that had to shoot and edit the stop-motion animation section. That stuff can drive someone insane. Nice video!

    • @CaptainPikant
      @CaptainPikant  Рік тому +1

      Editing wasn't actually a problem at all, but creating the scene with the candies drove us nuts :D

  • @kiabaxjax9402
    @kiabaxjax9402 2 роки тому

    Hey what is that that puzzle thing that busts apart at 1:56

  • @WillieCarpenter17
    @WillieCarpenter17 Рік тому

    God Wes Anderson should hire you!

  • @EdgyNumber1
    @EdgyNumber1 13 днів тому

    0:01 I don't know who she is but she has a voice like ear candy 😌

  • @dublplus3332
    @dublplus3332 3 роки тому

    Question, was the German acccent a concious decision for Captain Pikant? Silly question, I know. But the whole production value is so Wes Anderson is it really just chance?

    • @CaptainPikant
      @CaptainPikant  3 роки тому +4

      You honor us with your comment! Wes Anderson has been a huge influence on both of us here at Beatbunny Studio. As for the German accent... It would have been a minor stroke of genius to uphold an accent until the "Accents" episode of DM101 - and in general to make everything more Wes Anderson - but I fear there is a much simpler explanation for why we both have these flawless authentic German accents that we can't seem to get rid of.

  • @crisoliveira2644
    @crisoliveira2644 8 місяців тому

    Do you know examples of songs with accent on beats 2 and 4?

    • @CaptainPikant
      @CaptainPikant  8 місяців тому

      In case you mean *just* on beats 2 and 4... not from the top of my head, but I'll get back to you if I stumble upon one while making a transcription :)

    • @crisoliveira2644
      @crisoliveira2644 5 місяців тому

      @@CaptainPikant Thanks. I should 've been more clear. I mean accents on the bass drum in a four on the floor pattern and its variations. On beats 2 and 4 instead of 1 and 3. I ask that because in the most simple beats, that's where the snare is more likely to be. And if we go back to jazz, people count on twos and fours. So I wondered, wouldn't that make more sense than going "default" and accenting the odd beats?

  • @TheMCCraftingTable
    @TheMCCraftingTable 2 роки тому +1

    I love how your fingernails stay yellow all along lol

  • @rhiannonstudios
    @rhiannonstudios Рік тому

    I dont understand what you mean at 4.16, you say very often accents are placed on beats 1 and 3 and then you say so steps 1 and 9 at the same time as accenting beats 3,6 and 9, i don’t understand that bit, where is beat 1 in 3,6 and 9 ? what am i missing 🤷🏻‍♂️

    • @CaptainPikant
      @CaptainPikant  Рік тому +1

      If you have a rhythm in 4/4 time signature (which is the case nearly all the time in pop music and also this tutorial) then one bar consists of 4 beats - that's when you count 1... 2... 3... 4... 1... 2... 3... 4... and so on. These beats are quarter notes and thus correspond to steps 1, 5, 9 and 13 on the grid.

  • @travisneilson2667
    @travisneilson2667 2 роки тому

    6:55 what a mood! :heart.eyes

  • @ritofuturito
    @ritofuturito 3 роки тому

    This is awesome, very informative and beautiful visuals.