460 Free GM MIDI drum patterns

[TheSteven]

Stumbled across these GM (General MIDI) drum patterns.
Chances are you probably have similar or better patterns with your favorite drum VSTi but these might come in handy and the price is certainly right.

http://www.fivepinpress.com/drum_patterns.html

Direct download link:  InstantDrumPatterns.zip

from web page:
Instant Drum Patterns
200 and 260 Instant Drum Patterns

At last, a solution to electronic drumming for people without a degree in percussion! Two all different book and software packages are available: 200 Instant Drum Patterns and 260 Instant Drum Patterns - for a total of 460 different patterns! They both include a variety of musical styles and fill patterns. About one-third of the patterns are fills.

Features

• All patterns on disk
• Patterns shown in both music and grid notation
• Includes fill patterns
• Works with any sequencer (Standard MIDI File format)
• Works with any keyboard, module or drum machine with percussion sounds

200 and 260 Instant Drum Patterns Contents

• Ballad (15 patterns)
• Blues (6 patterns)
• Bossa Nova (6 patterns)
• Cha-cha (3 patterns)
• Disco (15 patterns)
• Funk (45 patterns)
• Pop (15 patterns)
• Reggae (15 patterns)
• Rock (15 patterns)
• R&B (15 patterns)
• Swing (9 patterns)
• Samba (9 patterns)
• Shuffle (6 patterns)
• Ska (3 patterns)
• Twist (6 patterns)
• Plus Endings260 Instant Drum Patterns (tm)
• Afro-Cuban (15 patterns)
• Blues (9 patterns)
• Boogie (6 patterns)
• Bossa Nova (9 patterns)
• Cha Cha (6 patterns)
• Disco (21 patterns)
• Funk (30 patterns)
• Jazz (9 patterns)
• Pop (18 patterns)
• Reggae (21 patterns)
• R&B (18 patterns)
• Rock (27 patterns)
• Samba (9 patterns)
• Shuffle (9 patterns)
• Slow (18 patterns)
• Swing (9 patterns)
• Twist (6 patterns)
• Waltz (6 patterns)
• Plus Endings and more.

Instant Rap Patterns

You asked for it - hot rap beats! The 560+ unique measures were written by leading drum author Chuck Kerrigan for drummers. The patterns can be used for rap, house, dance, pop, jazz or any style of music where you want a modern rap feel.

etc..

These are GM mapped...

more info on web page http://www.fivepinpress.com/drum_patterns.html

Edited January 12, 2019 by TheSteven

[jude77]

Thanks.

[Brian Cadoret]

Thanks for that.

[Rasim Asgerov]

cool

[TheSteven]

Web site is gone...
BUT you can still download Instant Drum Patterns here:

Instant MIDI Drum Patterns (archive.org)

Edited January 21, 2023 by TheSteven

[echevrier@brighthouse.com]

Thanks Steven