drumtab.md

How to make a new onboard riff based on drum tab :

What are drum tabs ?

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drum_tablature
• [Explanations] (http://www.cygnusproductions.com/rtp/drums/dtab_explanation.txt)

Where to find samples ?

• ./samples folder
• http://www.drumtabs.org/
• http://www.911tabs.com
• http://drumbum.com/drumtabs/

How to code for the drummer:

Sample code

const static char PROGMEM pattern_num[6][36] = { //36 = pattern lenght + 1 null terminator
  "|x-x-o-x-x-o-x-x-|o-x-x-o-x-x-o-x-|", //HH : hit-hat
  "|----o-----o-----|o-----o-----o---|", //SN : snare
  "|o-----o-o-----o-|o-----o-o-----o-|", //BS : bass
// |1eta2eta3eta4eta|1eta2eta3eta4eta| //
  "4:4 Bossa nova ", //name displayed on LCD
  "4" //tempo
};

Drumcodes

"-" = nothing
"|" = end of measure
"x" = hit (snare or closed hi-hat)
"o" = hit on open hi-hat
"h" = hit on 1/2 open hi-hat
"p" = hi-hat pedal
"f" = hit with 2 hands (considered as simple hit)

MAJ letter are for loud, min are for normal