which is the composition of the beat? i mean kicks + drums + bass, or how?
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    Default which is the composition of the beat? i mean kicks + drums + bass, or how?

    i mean kicks + drums + bass, or how?

    im conffuse, i dont know if claps and drums its the same or if claps and kicks are the same

    help!

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    Kicks ARE drums. They are called Kick Drums because they are the big bass drum that the drummer uses his feet to play.

    I think you might be getting bass sounds (ie, bass lines, as played by a bass guitarist) and bass drums confused...

    Bass sounds (think the intro to Seven Nation Army by The White Stripes), make a kind of dummmmm-dummmm sound.

    Bass Drums (Kicks) make a DUFF-DUFF-DUFF-DUFF sound (think the intro to most house tracks).

    So, a typical drum pattern mught consist of:

    Kick Drums (Kicks)
    Snare Drums
    Hi-Hats (closed and open hi-hats)
    Hand Claps

    Hand Claps and snare drums are usually interchangeable.

    There are also LOADS of additional percussion sounds that go along with your Kick/Snare/Hat combos.

    But to be honest, mate, all this is REALLY easy to learn using Google.
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    Default thank u ! but i have another question

    In an introduction to house music, for example :

    rhythm : 1-2-3-4

    kick-kick-kick-kick

    then I'll add a snare:

    kick- snare - kick- snare

    then what I have to add for making a complex beat ? Thank you!

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    Patch is perfectly correct in everything he states.

    The one point I would add is that in music theory - which in this case applies to both DJing & music production - the beat is part of the 'time signature' of a song.

    Almost all modern dance music has a kick drum sound on every 'beat'. So each DUFF-DUFF-DUFF-DUFF sound Patch talks about is a 'beat'.

    Four beats then makes a 'bar'. In music theory this is known as a 4/4 time signature - and accounts for 99% of modern music you will listen to.

    Spend 10 minutes watching this video; it explains beats / bars / phrases nice and simply.

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