Digital(-.-)Pirate
Conquering the Cosmic Sea
Does anyone know how to make a reggae track.
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Making Reggae
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JamaicanKaisonian
Twisted Pulse
Actually it's not too bad...
Tempo usually between 60 and 80 bpm, adjust to suit taste
1. The One Drop Beat... Place kicks and snares (rim shots) on the 2nd and 4th beats and hi-hats on alternate 16ths for the basic reggae beat. You will want to change this later on to add your own style so add extra snare hits and modify the hats as needed. A little delay on the hats is common.
2. The Skank... Another trademark of roots reggea. It's a versatile genre and most chord progressions will work (usually major chords mixed with minors and a few sevenths). Once you've found the progression of your dreams a simple guitar playing the appropriate chords will give you the true reggea feel (a piano can also work here or can double with the guitar). The skanking key is played on the AND between each beat (Like 1... AND... 2... AND... 3... AND... 4... etc) and is usually played with very sharp and short notes. Distortion and delay on the guitar will give you that proper reggae guitar sound.
3. The Organ Shuffle... (Also Bubble) Played low in most reggae tunes with a Hammond organ. The hand pattern is space-left-right-left-space etc... with the right hand playing in sync with the guitar skank. The organ also can play countermelodies and runs.
4. Bassline... Fits to the beat and usually very melodic. Experiment till you find what you like.
5. Brass... Played soft in comparison to other genres. Complements the lead vocal. Alto and tenor sax and trumpet are most common and may play three part harmonies.
6. Percussion... Very variable and may include rasta Nyabinghi drums, congas, claves, cowbells, shakers and a whole arsenal of African and other instruments.
7. WHO CARES WHAT ELSE YOU ADD!!!! Many instruments have been thrown into reggae beats from rock guitar a la Marley to Orchestral sounds. Once again, this is up to you.
This should set you on your way...
Tempo usually between 60 and 80 bpm, adjust to suit taste
1. The One Drop Beat... Place kicks and snares (rim shots) on the 2nd and 4th beats and hi-hats on alternate 16ths for the basic reggae beat. You will want to change this later on to add your own style so add extra snare hits and modify the hats as needed. A little delay on the hats is common.
2. The Skank... Another trademark of roots reggea. It's a versatile genre and most chord progressions will work (usually major chords mixed with minors and a few sevenths). Once you've found the progression of your dreams a simple guitar playing the appropriate chords will give you the true reggea feel (a piano can also work here or can double with the guitar). The skanking key is played on the AND between each beat (Like 1... AND... 2... AND... 3... AND... 4... etc) and is usually played with very sharp and short notes. Distortion and delay on the guitar will give you that proper reggae guitar sound.
3. The Organ Shuffle... (Also Bubble) Played low in most reggae tunes with a Hammond organ. The hand pattern is space-left-right-left-space etc... with the right hand playing in sync with the guitar skank. The organ also can play countermelodies and runs.
4. Bassline... Fits to the beat and usually very melodic. Experiment till you find what you like.
5. Brass... Played soft in comparison to other genres. Complements the lead vocal. Alto and tenor sax and trumpet are most common and may play three part harmonies.
6. Percussion... Very variable and may include rasta Nyabinghi drums, congas, claves, cowbells, shakers and a whole arsenal of African and other instruments.
7. WHO CARES WHAT ELSE YOU ADD!!!! Many instruments have been thrown into reggae beats from rock guitar a la Marley to Orchestral sounds. Once again, this is up to you.
This should set you on your way...
Digital(-.-)Pirate
Conquering the Cosmic Sea
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