The Big Drum Pattern Transcription Catalogue
Added 2022-11-01 15:19:30 +0000 UTCTo make browsing the transcriptions easier for you, we created this alphabetical catalogue with links to the individual posts. We'll update this list once a month.
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808 State - Pacific State (Original Extended Version) [092]
A Guy Called Gerald - Voodoo Ray [075]
Adamski - Killer [126]
Afrika Bambaataa & The Soulsonic Force - Planet Rock [049]
Air - Remember [120]
Air - Talisman [052]
Alexander Robotnick - Problèmes D'Amour [023]
Aphex Twin - 1st 44 [112]
Aphex Twin - Alberto Balsalm [109]
Aphex Twin - Blackbox Life Recorder 21f [108]
Aphex Twin - Flim [004]
Aphex Twin - Heliosphan [068]
Aphex Twin - minipops 67 (source field mix) [111]
Aphex Twin - T69 Collapse [055]
Aphex Twin - Tha [110]
Aphex Twin - XTAL [054]
Beastie Boys - Paul Revere [064]
Berlin - Take My Breath Away [089]
Bernard Purdie - The Purdie Shuffle [114]
Björk - Hunter [073]
Cameo - Word Up [057]
Captain Pikant Theme [011]
Captain Sky - Super Sporm Break [143]
Cardi B - On Fleek [003]
Charanjit Singh - Raga Bhairav [074]
Childish Gambino - Sweatpants [036]
Circuit Breaker - Trac-X [127]
Cliff Richard & The Shadows - Do You Wanna Dance Intro [144]
Cybotron - Clear [098]
Daft Punk - Aerodynamic [106]
Daft Punk - Around the World [104]
Daft Punk - Da Funk [001]
Daft Punk - Digital Love [107]
Daft Punk - One More Time [105]
Daft Punk - Revolution 909 [007]
Daft Punk - Technologic [100]
Daniel Bell - Rhodes 2 [013]
Darude - Sandstorm [128]
Deltron 3030 - Mastermind [067]
Depeche Mode - Enjoy the Silence [131]
Depeche Mode - Just Can't Get Enough [129]
Depeche Mode - Personal Jesus [132]
Devo - Big Mess [091]
Die Fantastischen Vier - Die Da!?! [029]
Drexciya - Andreaen Sand Dunes [096]
Duke Dumont - The Giver (Original Mix) [081]
Edwin Birdsong - Cola Bottle Baby [101]
Eminem - Fall [033]
Every Eurodance Song Ever [030]
Every Eurodance Song Ever Extended Version [037]
Floating Points - Silhouettes [032]
Four Tet - Love Cry [088]
Gorillaz - Clint Eastwood [009]
Hall & Oates - I Can't Go For That (No Can Do) [016]
Hardfloor - Acperience 1 [047]
Hardrive - Deep Inside [102]
Harold Faltermeyer - Axel F [038]
Her's - Cool With You [021]
hubbabubbaklubb - Mopedbart [139]
Inner City - Big Fun [122]
INXS - Need You Tonight [058]
James Brown - Funky Drummer [071]
Jean-Michel Jarre - Oxygène (Part IV) [040]
Jeff Mills - Exhibitionist Mix 3 [028]
Jeff Mills - The Bells [031]
Jimi Hendrix - Voodoo Child (Slight Return) [048]
Joe Smooth - Promised Land [059]
John Tejada - Stabilizer [125]
Josh Wink - Higher State Of Consciousness [135]
Justice - On'n'On [034]
Kavinsky - Nightcall [044]
Kavinsky - Zenith [045]
Kimbra - Cameo Lover [097]
Kraftwerk - Autobahn [080]
Kraftwerk - Computer Love [087]
Kraftwerk - Numbers [142]
Kraftwerk - Radioactivity [082]
Kraftwerk - Spacelab [085]
Kraftwerk - The Man Machine [130]
Kraftwerk - The Model [084]
Kraftwerk - The Robots [086]
Kraftwerk - Trans-Europe Express [083]
L'Trimm - Cars With The Boom [103]
Led Zeppelin - When The Levee Breaks [026]
LL Cool J - Going Back to Cali [065]
Logic - Wake Up [119]
Madonna - Vogue [006]
Mantronix - Bassline [121]
Mantronix - In Full Effect [056]
Marshall Jefferson - Move Your Body / House Music Anthem [062]
Marvin Gaye - Sexual Healing [035]
Massive Attack - Teardrop [077]
M.I.A. - Borders [099]
Michael Sembello - Maniac [022]
Missy Elliott - Lose Control [098]
New Order - Blue Monday [020]
New Order - True Faith [113]
Nine Inch Nails - Only [063]
Outkast - B.O.B. (Bombs over Baghdad) [090]
Orbital - Halcyon + On + On [079]
Peggy Gou - I Go [124]
Phil Collins - Don't Lose My Number [002]
Phil Collins - In The Air Tonight [008]
Phil Collins - One More Night [053]
Phil Collins - Take Me Home [027]
Phuture - Acid Tracks [134]
Portishead - Roads [138]
Prince - When Doves Cry [076]
Prince & The Time - 777-9311 [043]
Queen - Radio GaGa [014]
Radiohead - 15 Step [018]
Radiohead - Burn the Witch [145]
Radiohead - Idioteque [024]
Radiohead - Myxomatosis [141]
Radiohead - The Numbers [050]
Róisín Murphy - Overpowered [137]
Romano - Copyshop [019]
Roy of the Ravers - Emotinium [133]
Sir Mix-A-Lot - Posse On Broadway [140]
Skinny Puppy - Dig It [051]
Skinny Puppy - Smothered Hope [070]
Soft Cell - Tainted Love [117]
Starcadian - HE^RT [005]
Stevie B - I Wanna Be The One [039]
Stevie Wonder - Part Time Lover [017]
Stu Phillips - Knight Rider [078]
T La Rock & Jazzy Jay - It's Yours [095]
Tears For Fears - Everybody Wants To Rule The World [116]
Technotronic - Pump Up The Jam [123]
The Beach Boys - Do It Again [120]
The Cars - I'm Not the One [066]
The Champs - Tequila [115]
The Egyptian Lover - Egypt, Egypt [015]
The Knife - Heartbeats [093]
The Pump Panel - Confusion (Reconstruction Mix) [136]
The Weeknd - Blinding Lights [025]
The Winstons - Amen Brother (808 Version) [012]
The Winstons - Amen Brother (Acoustic Version) [042]
Thom Yorke - Cymbal Rush (Live 909 Version) [069]
Timecop1983 - On the Run [046]
tom_atom - Dusky Sky [060]
Tool - Rosetta Stoned [118]
Trent Reznor / How to Destroy Angels - Fur Lined [061]
Wham! - Last Christmas [041]
Whitney Houston - I Wanna Dance With Somebody [010]
Yellow Magic Orchestra - 1000 Knives [094]
Yellow Magic Orchestra - Behind the Mask [072]
Comments
I’m sure with your skills, you’ll figure it out in about 3 minutes per song!
Chad Bye
2025-01-27 00:13:46 +0000 UTCThanks so much for your nice comment Chad! Haven't listened to the Cocteau Twins in a long time but we'll take a look as soon as we find some time :)
Captain Pikant
2025-01-26 21:16:03 +0000 UTCnew subscriber - I can't believe I finally found a source who can actually help me learn how to better use my drum machine. I adore your transcription catalogue - I've never seen anything like that before and it is incredibly helpful as I begin my journey. I always found that it's best to learn a new instrument mimicking other's work. it just makes it that much more interesting - use it as a starting point as I continue to grow. At least that's how I taught myself guitar 30 years ago (gotta love 90s grunge). I would LOVE you forever and ever, whether you like it or not (ha), if you transcribed some Cocteau Twins - anything off of Heaven or Las Vegas... I love those simple 80s drums, giving you room to breathe.. and laying guitar on top. Not sure if you take requests, or if you need a particular donation, but I'm all up for it. I feel rejuvenated. THANK YOU!!
Chad Bye
2025-01-26 20:10:34 +0000 UTCYeah, I definitely knew better than to embark on a Richard James track this early. I just started with portishead. I have to go to work, but I have some questions, not about the individual triggers, but about the layouts of the patterns in the order in which they would occur in the song. I’ll hit you up about it later.
Kenny
2025-01-13 17:16:21 +0000 UTCHi Kenny! If you check the descriptions of the individual drum patterns you will find a bunny rating that helps you judge their difficulty. Generally we think it's best to start with a song you like - although maybe stay clear of Aphex Twin at the start of your journey ;) But a syllabus is actually a cool idea, maybe we should look into that :)
Captain Pikant
2025-01-13 16:28:43 +0000 UTCHi guys, if I wanted to break this down into a daily practice schedule, not just try implementing the pattern from the transcription, but also going through the DM 101 book, do you have a syllabus of sorts? I am learning all but the basics, things like microtiming and swing, ive always just done it by ear without any real understanding of how it works. Do you have an order you recommend? Or are they somehow categorized easy to advanced? Or?
Kenny
2025-01-13 07:49:31 +0000 UTCI was thinking of 'This Fractured Mind' or 'Across this Fine Line'
Stefano Leone
2024-12-18 06:58:36 +0000 UTCThanks Stefano! Any particular tracks you can recommend? :)
Captain Pikant
2024-12-17 23:06:31 +0000 UTCNew subscriber - thanks for the incredible work. I was wondering if there's any chance to see anything from Nation of Language and in general, an example of motorik-kraut beat in the style of Neu. Thanks!
Stefano Leone
2024-12-15 14:44:49 +0000 UTCCan you please please do some classic goldie drum and bass. Yes I know it was all samples but would love to recreate with some machines. Come on!!
russell
2024-10-06 20:09:12 +0000 UTCI wrote a paper on them for a history of electroacoustic music class and there's a lot of interesting production and techniques similar that I hey did really early on
Ian shreve
2024-09-28 19:16:30 +0000 UTCI read about that as well! Super interesting since multiband processing has become a staple technique in modern productions :)
Captain Pikant
2024-09-28 18:45:33 +0000 UTCI recently learned about cEvin Key's use of a PA crossover and separate effects loops on each frequency separation on the 909 which definitely made their use of it really interesting
Ian shreve
2024-09-28 16:27:10 +0000 UTCThe choke, dead lines, first aid, Vx gas attack, or last call are some interesting ones in my opinion, they are one of my favorite bands so I may be a bit biased
Ian shreve
2024-09-28 16:23:27 +0000 UTCOh boy do I
Ian shreve
2024-09-28 16:18:31 +0000 UTCDo you have any favourites besides "Dig It" and "Smothered Hope"?
Captain Pikant
2024-09-28 08:57:27 +0000 UTCwhat are the chances we get some more skinny puppy patterns??
Ian shreve
2024-09-28 01:57:21 +0000 UTCI have a request for a song — The Knowledge by Toasty 🙏🏽🤩
A
2024-09-16 19:28:08 +0000 UTCWould love a transcription for Just Believe by Hard Drive https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Epd9Jsj7f80
Nadeem Inayat
2024-07-27 02:33:15 +0000 UTCHow about the drum pattern for Squarepusher - Beep street ?
Lextron
2024-05-15 02:13:52 +0000 UTCHappy to see you find the idea interesting! Well, I dunno, but I'm watching https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v5eu-1wtgsQ as we speak and it could perfectly be "just" samples or synth sounds created by them and a DAW instead of a hardware drum machine with whatever sounds come with it. But again, what do I know. :)
icaria36
2024-05-06 21:29:07 +0000 UTCLove me some Modeselektor & Apparat! I think "Rusty Nails" might be worth a transcription ;) Do you happen to know whether they used a specific drum machine for that? Sounds like a 707 is in there.
Captain Pikant
2024-05-06 21:02:12 +0000 UTCI came to this catalog sure to find something about Moderat, but to my (relative) surprise... What about starting with something easy like Rusty Nails? ;) Or any alternative. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DoxUiqUpkw4
icaria36
2024-05-06 18:16:59 +0000 UTCAny change to help me figure out the drum patter of this song https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4sk0uDbM5lc 🙏🏼
ZE
2024-03-31 01:04:43 +0000 UTCHi Max, thanks for the recommendation! We're always looking for interesting polyrhythmic drum patterns. But the first track on that album doesn't seem to have any drums at all?
Captain Pikant
2024-03-27 11:37:58 +0000 UTCi have a challenge for you Musik Für Cats by cevin Key (percussionist for Skinny Puppy) the first track on the "Musik Für Cats" album has some weird polyrhythmic thing happening which I can't figure out
Max Hodges
2024-03-27 11:29:00 +0000 UTCThat's awesome Robert! Thanks for taking the time to compile that playlist, we're sure a lot of people here will appreciate it :) :)
Captain Pikant
2024-03-17 21:10:34 +0000 UTCThanks for your work Captain Pikant. I compiled all songs that I could find into a spotify playlist. Feel free to join it. Very interesting mix of music from so many genres. Love it. https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0YN06DF0YqDvYr40n2KT8f?si=9UWeQurFRGe95lWL7nQYTg&pi=e-suMF4WKISzWB
Robert Logue
2024-03-16 19:12:31 +0000 UTCCompletely understand, Thanks for taking the time to respond. Keep up the great work.
Mike Fox
2024-01-16 23:11:11 +0000 UTCHi Mike, we often make updates to the individual posts and to the sound samples. At the moment we don't have the time to maintain this as well as an up-to-date package download.
Captain Pikant
2024-01-16 20:52:20 +0000 UTCHey y'all, would you ever consider putting all of these into a package download? Would really love to get all of them and pour through "book" style, but it's taking me a while to download them.
Mike Fox
2024-01-16 19:52:47 +0000 UTCHi interzone, Elektron's Digitone, Digitakt and Syntakt all have their 16 step sequencer lane broken up into two rows, so you just have to map the 16 steps of the transcription to these two rows :) Regarding the horizontal line take a look at our guide on "How to read the drum pattern transcriptions" https://www.patreon.com/posts/how-to-read-drum-55107426
Captain Pikant
2023-12-11 11:33:02 +0000 UTCHi. Does anyone have a guide or advice on how the patterns map to Digitone? Or maybe my question is even simpler - are the 16 steps in a line of the pattern PDFs analogous to the 16 steps of one bar on the Digitone? Also - does each Part have two patterns separated by the long horizontal line? Thanks !
interzone
2023-12-11 06:35:24 +0000 UTCjunior boys
mike condon
2023-12-05 09:55:44 +0000 UTCHi Alexi, we'll do another Pattern Poll here on Patreon soon, be sure to enter it then :)
Captain Pikant
2023-12-02 21:50:57 +0000 UTCHi captain. A pattern that make me love the drum machines like 808 and DMX is rock it by Herbie Hancock. Any chance to have it here?
Alexi Wiedemann
2023-12-02 21:01:27 +0000 UTCHi Axel, there are no transcriptions in this post, these are all just links to the individual posts. Maybe the Patreon mobile app has problems opening these links to the individual posts.
Captain Pikant
2023-11-23 15:36:01 +0000 UTCIt happens when I’m in the big folder with all transcriptions. When I open them in the individual post it works fine
Sonic Prayers
2023-11-23 11:24:52 +0000 UTCThanks Axel! Unfortunately we don't have an iPhone to test this on. The transcriptions should work fine since they're are all standard PDF files. Does this only happen with specific files? If so, which ones? Can you open them on your computer?
Captain Pikant
2023-11-23 11:16:33 +0000 UTCHey! Loving your work and you really helping me to discover how my RD-9 works! But I’m having trouble opening some files on my iPhone. Doesn’t show anything just a grey screen with the title. Any fix for this?
Sonic Prayers
2023-11-22 21:59:40 +0000 UTCThat makes us really happy! Thank you so much for this comment :)
Captain Pikant
2023-11-10 22:53:07 +0000 UTCHi there. I'm usually a bass player, but earlier this year I remembered how much fun it was to mess around with step sequencers back in the long-time-ago. I also love electronic music. So I picked up a TR-6S. Next stop-YouTube! Yours was the first video I watched and I've been a fan ever since. Your videos and transcriptions have been a refresher course as well as teaching me some new things. I like doing this and so I've gone a little deeper down the rabbit hole. Your output is anticipated and appreciated very much!
Wet Gremlin
2023-11-10 21:50:58 +0000 UTCHi Chris, not at the moment but you can always send us a private message here on Patreon :)
Captain Pikant
2023-10-21 19:28:28 +0000 UTCIs there a general place to post comments/questions?
Chris Jacobie
2023-10-21 18:47:54 +0000 UTCOr maybe Supersonic by JJ Fad
Joseph Horseradish
2023-10-18 21:57:23 +0000 UTCWould love to see transcription of Tone Loc's Wild Thing, even though I know it's sampled on an SP-12, not one of the Roland machines.
Joseph Horseradish
2023-10-18 20:06:28 +0000 UTCLove your work, Captain! I'm brand new to the community, also brand new to using synths & drum machines! I've been a guitarist forever (over two decades), just getting into the world of analogue synths, drum machines, and sequencing. Thanks to your videos, I've learned a lot already - got my first Roland TR-8s, a JD-08 and a JX-08, and I'm off and running!
Joseph Horseradish
2023-10-18 19:52:48 +0000 UTCOr Trance
Stella Muriel M
2023-10-08 00:52:57 +0000 UTCSome Techno
Stella Muriel M
2023-10-08 00:51:18 +0000 UTCanything burial. pleeease.
martin schissler
2023-09-27 23:12:28 +0000 UTCwhy is it always binary, soulwax
Vladimir Coho
2023-09-27 03:59:33 +0000 UTCAccording to Joy Division it might! ;)
Captain Pikant
2023-09-10 10:36:01 +0000 UTCWill love tear us apart?
Bitfader
2023-09-10 01:20:23 +0000 UTCThat day has already come :) https://www.patreon.com/posts/new-order-blue-48452640
Captain Pikant
2023-08-24 20:39:22 +0000 UTC🤞 One day you’ll do Blue Monday
Kool-ade
2023-08-24 18:02:00 +0000 UTCHey Christopher, welcome aboard :) We sometimes do a "call for patterns" to collect everyone's suggestions for a poll on what we should transcribe. Be sure to enter it then :)
Captain Pikant
2023-06-24 21:40:25 +0000 UTCI’ve joined patreon for this too. Absolutely love it. Any chance you could do Hardknox’s “Fire Like This”? It’s the beat that was on Me, Myself and Irene just before Charlie becomes Hank. It’s such a wicked beat, and a great track
Christopher Crumpet
2023-06-24 19:12:43 +0000 UTCHi Jason, welcome aboard! No we didn't have the chance to try the Torso T-1 yet :)
Captain Pikant
2023-06-13 20:40:04 +0000 UTCJust joining up on Patreon after watching several of the videos (found you looking for tutorials on the Deluge). Curious if you have had your hands on or have any thoughts on the Torso T-1? I’ve recently purchased one and am delighted with it.
Jason Nicholas
2023-06-13 20:05:18 +0000 UTCJoin the Patreon for all of this work ! I love your videos and how you're being didactive to beginners
Gwenael Couvidat
2023-06-13 16:04:32 +0000 UTCJust joined from watching the videos ~ love you work Captain Pikant and the Intern
AfroGrit
2023-05-25 13:59:12 +0000 UTCI appreciate all the work you put into your productions and references. I've learned a lot and got introduced to many songs I missed in the past.
Michael Ner
2023-05-23 22:25:45 +0000 UTCThank you! This is very helpful.
Thaddeus Hess
2023-04-24 19:58:10 +0000 UTCYes, it's a Linn.
Simon Young
2023-04-16 09:07:58 +0000 UTCHaven't heard that one before, sounds like a Linn LM-1 judging by the Hand Clap. We'll make a call for patterns soon to collect entries for the upcoming poll, be sure to enter it then :)
Captain Pikant
2023-04-16 08:43:02 +0000 UTCA deconstruction of Pete Shelley's Witness The Change would be great.
Simon Young
2023-04-16 08:36:30 +0000 UTCThank you, I'm looking forward to it!
Bogdan Stochin
2023-04-03 23:22:47 +0000 UTCWe will soon make a call for pattern recommendations. Be sure to look out for that and throw that pattern into the hat, then people can vote on it :)
Captain Pikant
2023-04-03 19:48:26 +0000 UTCCould you deconstruct Ulrich Schnauss https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yLNM-rJi1mM
Bogdan Stochin
2023-04-03 17:09:01 +0000 UTCThanks Flavio, those two were indeed missing :)
Captain Pikant
2023-03-20 22:10:21 +0000 UTCThanks guys!!! Could you check #78 and #79, maybe not included in the list? :)
Flavio Bánterla
2023-03-20 12:32:06 +0000 UTCthks for all!!! Amazing shared knowledge thks again!!! HNY
Toff.Chunks
2023-01-12 11:04:20 +0000 UTCHi ben, not at the moment. We update older patterns and the corresponding sound examples from time to time, so keeping the individual posts as well as an archive up to date would take us too much time.
Captain Pikant
2023-01-07 10:19:18 +0000 UTCI was thinking that too, but just downloaded them one by one as wanted them now 😂
James Gregory
2023-01-07 09:59:34 +0000 UTCAny chance these could all be zipped up before I download them all one by one?
ben
2023-01-07 02:25:51 +0000 UTC
