By 6/8 Stanley
Wed Mar 21, 2018 5:23 am
Been learning Afrobeat. Got my MPC last year partly because I heard it was the best box available for complicated rhythms. Made some beats on it to play along with guitar. Haven't got into advanced uses of MPC yet, still only playing the pads.
Got a book today, African Rhythms from Cameroon by Christian Bourbon. I think the only way I'm ever going to understand the rhythms in the book is if I can program them in my MPC. Wonder if the MPC 2500 with JJOS 128XL can deal with it ? Book doesn't say. If so then I'll give it a try. If not then 3, 4, 6, & 12 beat will be OK since most Afrobeat is in that.
The first few pages are OK, nothing but 6/8 and 12/8. But then it goes off the rails. Beats in 9/8, 15/8, 21/8, 30/8, 27/8.
Counting out 27/8 seems impossible but maybe MPC can help.
Got a book today, African Rhythms from Cameroon by Christian Bourbon. I think the only way I'm ever going to understand the rhythms in the book is if I can program them in my MPC. Wonder if the MPC 2500 with JJOS 128XL can deal with it ? Book doesn't say. If so then I'll give it a try. If not then 3, 4, 6, & 12 beat will be OK since most Afrobeat is in that.
The first few pages are OK, nothing but 6/8 and 12/8. But then it goes off the rails. Beats in 9/8, 15/8, 21/8, 30/8, 27/8.
Counting out 27/8 seems impossible but maybe MPC can help.