3/4 Drum Beats

[Qwerty]

OK -

I have written a bunch of songs that I presumed were in 4/4, with a triplet feel. However, when I actually look where the chord changes fall, it is more like a true 3/4 or 6/4 meter.

My problem is this - I am a guitarist who sings and plays piano badly. Drums are NOT a native beast for me, so I normally use the Session Drummer feature of CWPA v9 to drop and edit MIDI loops.

Now, the only 3/4 drums beats I can find are shitty little waltzes which sound like crap with the rest of the instrumentation - 2 x guitar, bass, 2 x vox with the occassional synth part.

So my questions -

1. Is there an easy way to convert a 4/4 drum part to a 3/4 meter?

2. What rules should I be looking to stick to if I am trying to program a 3/4 drum pattern? (Do I _have_ to use Kick-Snare-Snare?)

Thanks,

Q.

 

[drumtracks]

Hey,

Ypu can play alot of those 3/4 and 6/8 time signatures like a 12/8 blues beat. bass-hat-bass-snare-hat-hat-bass-hat-bass-snare-hat-hat

If you are playing a true 3/4 time signature try to make the snare land on 3. If it is 6/8 try to cut the time in half and count 1-2 and play the snare on 2.

David
Professional Affordable Drum Tracks

 

[Qwerty]

Thanks David,

This makes sense - as a vocalist trying to create realistic drums tracks, it helps a lot!