tidal-drum-machines

A huge collection of Drum Machines for SuperDirt and Tidal

List of drum machines

See the full list of drum machines here.

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Installation

// install this repository
Quarks.install("https://github.com/geikha/tidal-drum-machines.git");

// add this to your superdirt startup
~drumMachinesDir = Quarks.all.detect({ |x| x.name == "tidal-drum-machines" }).localPath;
~nameFunc  = { |x| x.basename.replace("-","")};
~dirt.loadSoundFiles(~drumMachinesDir +/+ "machines" +/+ "*" +/+ "*", namingFunction: ~nameFunc);
// Windows Users can use this line instead: (~drumMachinesDir +/+ "machines" +/+ "*").pathMatch.do({ |x| ~dirt.loadSoundFiles(x +/+ "*", namingFunction: ~nameFunc) });

// test in sclang
(type:\dirt, s: \rolandtr909cr, n: 0).play;

Thanks Julian for the installation script!

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How to use

Run the custom SuperCollider bootup found in tdm-sc-boot.scd, or add the necessary parts to your own bootup. Then run the haskell/tidal code found in tdm-hs-setup.tidal, or just copy and paste it from here:

let drumMachine name ps = stack 
                    (map (\ x -> 
                        (# s (name ++| (extractS "s" (x)))) $ x
                        ) ps)
    drumFrom name drum = s (name ++| drum)
    drumM = drumMachine
    drumF = drumFrom

Examples

Here are some examples of how to use the drum machines:

drumMachines

d1 $ drumMachine "bossdr220" [
    s "[~perc]*2" # note 7
    ,s "bd:4(3,8)"
    ,s "~[cp,sd]"
    ,s "hh*8"
]

The drum machine can be pattern'd:

d1 $ drumMachine "<bossdr220 rolandtr808>" [
    s "[~perc]*2" # note 7
    ,s "bd:4(3,8)"
    ,s "~[cp,sd]"
    ,s "hh*8"
]

drumFrom

You can also just call one percussive element:

d1 $ drumFrom "linn9000" "bd*2"

This method could be useful for live performance:

do
 let dm = "linn9000"
 d1 $ drumFrom dm "bd*2"

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Drum names abbreviations:

Drum	Abbreviation
Bass drum, Kick drum	bd
Snare drum	sd
Rimshot	rim
Clap	cp
Closed hi-hat	hh
Open hi-hat	oh
Crash	cr
Ride	rd
Shakers (and maracas, cabasas, etc)	sh
High tom	ht
Medium tom	mt
Low tom	lt
Cowbell	cb
Tambourine	tb
Other percussions	perc
Miscellaneous samples	misc
Effects	fx