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5.4.4. Rhythmic Examples
5.4.4.1. An African Rhythm
The example below is a West African rhythm called Djaa Siuiri. The first two voices/rhythms,
Drum 1 and Drum 2, are usually played on djembes. The third voice/rhythm is often played
on a sangban, a medium-sized dunum drum.
To program this rhythm into the KeyStep Pro, you might want to read 'S' as a drum hit with
maximum velocity and 's' as a drum hit with medium velocity. The same applies to 'T' and 't'.
S = right-hand slap
s = left-hand slap
T = right-hand resonant tone
t = left-hand resonant tone
x = sangban hit
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s-t
S--
s-t
S--
s-t
s--
s-t
S--
Drum 1
s-s
StT
s-s
StT
s-s
StT
s-s
StT
Drum 2
x-x
-x-
xx-
x-x
x-x
-x-
xx-
x-x
sangban
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