Time for action—creating a beat pattern
Let's make a beat, using the steps of the Beats+Bassline Editor:
- When a sample is loaded into the Beats+Bassline Editor, an instrument is created to play the sample and next to that instrument we have a Volume knob, a Pan knob, and 16 little segments. Let's click on the first segment and then every fourth segment following:
- This is going to give us the standard, no-frills, dance kick drum. In the dance community, this is usually called four on the floor. Hit your Space bar, or click on the Play Icon to have a listen.
- Let's get another element in there. A clap would be a good bet for our next instrument. Let's go back to the Side Bar and grab ourselves a clap from the same menu we ordered the bass drum from. Just drag-and-drop like before. Have you noticed that clicking on the sample in the Side Bar lets you know what it's going to sound like? Handy, huh?
- When the clap is imported into the editor, we'll get another...