Over the years that I have used Notation Composer, I have tried to become a better writer of drum parts for Swing/Jazz Band and Pop music. I have explained previously that at the time I attended Berklee, there was not much time given to writing drum parts. We mostly just put "sticks/brushes; play 8 measures
shuffle", etc.
As I try to make Composer versions sound live, I have tried to come up with different drum sounds, etc. I heard a Pop Rock piece yesterday that made me rush to write this sample.
This "
Shuffle Beat" sample is written for General Midi (GM). The D3 for the brushes on snare sounds best to me for GM. On my Clavinova, I replace the D3 with an E2, for better snare sound.
I have repeated measures 1 & 2 in measures 5 & 6. In measures 3, 4, 7 & 8, I have put the bass drum off of
beat 2 for a little extra emphasis. The only reason for a full 8 measures is just to hear the sound variation a little better. And I have used upper/lower voice to try to split out the notes for better viewing.
In all the snare line (D3), the eighth notes are treated like I talk about in my "Swing Feel" discourse at:
http://www.notation.com/vb-forum/showthread.php?t=30356
The onbeat eighth notes are extended in duration from the default 233 ticks to 300 ticks (d+67), and the offbeat eighth notes have a delayed attack of 60 ticks (a+60) and an extended duration of 7 ticks (d+7).
Ralph