drum n bass

mrlard · Little Guppy Joined: 03 Sep 2002 Posts: 35

hey all. well i been listening to pitchshifter today, and i think its amazing how jason bowld manages to fuse metal with drum n bass. i was wondering if anyone had any tips on playing drum n bass, or any good websites with stuff about playing drum n bass on them?

gdawson44 · Posted: Tue Mar 04, 2003 11:06 am Post subject:

For a tip on playing drum & bass, try a process known as "reverse enginering". Go find some whacked-out drum loops which were created on a computer and try to play them note for note on your kit. It's quite a challenge since it probably wasn't written by a drummer at all and often times they're at unconventional tempos. It's truly magic when you can make that work. Check out Jojo Mayer for an excellent example of reverse engineering in action: http://www.jojomayer.com/

mrlard · Little Guppy Joined: 03 Sep 2002 Posts: 35

nice one, where can i get some of these loops? its jsut the whole thing is quality when you see people with real kits doing drum n bass. amazing anyway cheers forthe hep

Saurencaerthai · King Kong Joined: 24 Sep 2002 Posts: 2609

One explanation of the drum n' bass style I've heard is essentially taking all the funk/soul beats (IE: Clyde Stubblefield) with all the ghostings and whatnot and speeding them up. Takes alot of technical facility, but I've seen it done with amazing results!