Techno Drum Pattern

Relentless quarter kicks with a syncopated rim line that shifts against them.

130 BPM0% swingTechno

Steps

Punchy house kick, bright hats, big clap

808 bass & chords

Fm → Fm → C# → Cm

Chord sound
808
CHD
Fm · then Fm, C#, Cm on later loops

The 808 follows the chord root in each bar; set a step's offset to walk the bassline. Pads hold until the next chord hit. Stabs are short.

Click a step once for a hit, twice for an accent, three times to clear. Space plays/stops, T taps tempo, R makes a random beat.

Export
Saved beats (0)

Nothing saved yet. Beats stay on this device only.

How to program it

  1. Tempo 125–140 BPM.
  2. Kick on every beat.
  3. Open hat on every off-beat, closed hats on all 16ths.
  4. A rim or percussion line on uneven steps (3, 8, 10, 15) to play against the kick.

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Step chart · one bar of 16th notes, numbers mark the beats

Questions

What BPM is techno?

Most techno runs from 125 to 140 BPM; harder styles go above 140.

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