By experimenting and playing around a bit you can actually cook up a lot of beats with just this information. Or place the open hi hats in other places in the bar. You could for example play soft ghost notes on the snare with your left hand instead of hitting that hi hat. Now you can start playing 16th notes with your left hand in between the right hand hits. Notice how you can use the alternative kick and snare pads. Use your right (dominant) hand and hit the following pad combination Count along with the diagrams and hit the pads in the right order. You might want to check out the video so you can hear examples of me playing the patterns written out below. Now, make sure your pads trigger the following sounds: And the Maschine Mk3 does need a computer to run, but it has an audio interface built in, so you won’t need that if you own a Maschine mk3.įor more information on what stuff to buy and what I recommend and use myself, please check out this article. For example, some Akai MPC devices are standalone units and will not need anything else.

Most of the time you’ll also need a computer and an audio interface, but that depends a little on the other stuff you own.

Steven Slate actually has a 100% free software drumkit that you can get over here.

As long as you have kicks, snares and hihats. I use XLN audio’s Addictive drums 2 at the moment, but feel free to use anything else.

You’re also going to need some kind of software drumkit.

You’ll need a pad controller like an Akai MPC/MPD, Korg Pad Kontrol or a Native Instruments Maschine type device.

Feel free to watch the video above for the same information, and if you’re more of a reader, read on! Finger drumming quick start Like how to set up the pads and how to play some basic grooves right away. In this tutorial I’ll explain everything you need to know if you want to get started with finger drumming. Basic finger drumming technique and pad layout in 3 minutes

Piano with drum pad