### Author:  [@geikha](https://uzu.lurk.org/u/geikha)
#### Post date: [15 August 2021 02:45 UTC](https://uzu.lurk.org/t/a-huge-drum-machine-library-for-tidal-72-drum-machines/3408/1 "2021-08-15T02:45:11Z")
# tidal-drum-machines
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A huge collection of Drum Machines for SuperDirt and Tidal
### List of drum machines
See the full list of drum machines [here](https://github.com/geikha/tidal-drum-machines/tree/main/machines).
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## How to use
Run the custom SuperCollider bootup found in [tdm-sc-boot.scd](https://github.com/geikha/tidal-drum-machines/tree/main/tdm-sc-boot.scd), or add the necessary parts to your own bootup. Then run the haskell/tidal code found in [tdm-hs-setup.tidal](https://github.com/geikha/tidal-drum-machines/tree/main/tdm-hs-setup.tidal), or just copy and paste it from here:
```hs
let drumMachine name ps = stack
(map (\ x ->
(# s (name ++| (extractS "s" (x)))) $ x
) ps)
drumFrom name drum = s (name ++| drum)
drumM = drumMachine
drumF = drumFrom
```
### Examples
Here are some examples of how to use the drum machines:
#### drumMachines
```hs
d1 $ drumMachine "bossdr220" [
s "[~perc]*2" # note 7
,s "bd:4(3,8)"
,s "~[cp,sd]"
,s "hh*8"
]
```
The drum machine can be pattern'd:
```hs
d1 $ drumMachine "" [
s "[~perc]*2" # note 7
,s "bd:4(3,8)"
,s "~[cp,sd]"
,s "hh*8"
]
```
#### drumFrom
You can also just call one percussive element:
```hs
d1 $ drumFrom "linn9000" "bd*2"
```
This method could be useful for live performance:
```hs
do
let dm = "linn9000"
d1 $ drumFrom dm "bd*2"
```
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### Drum names abbreviations:
| Drum | Abbreviation |
| --- | --- |
| Bass drum, Kick drum | bd |
| Snare drum | sd |
| Rimshot | rim |
| Clap | cp |
| Closed hi-hat | hh |
| Open hi-hat | oh |
| Crash | cr |
| Ride | rd |
| Shakers (and maracas, cabasas, etc) | sh |
| High tom | ht |
| Medium tom | mt |
| Low tom | lt |
| Cowbell | cb |
| Tambourine | tb |
| Other percussions | perc |
| Miscellaneous samples | misc |
| Effects | fx |
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Repost from the repo's readme:
> **[GitHub - geikha/tidal-drum-machines: A huge collection of Drum Machines for SuperDirt...](https://github.com/geikha/tidal-drum-machines)**
>
> A huge collection of Drum Machines for SuperDirt and Tidal
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### Author:  [@lannzach](https://uzu.lurk.org/u/lannzach)
#### Post date: [15 August 2021 13:06 UTC](https://uzu.lurk.org/t/a-huge-drum-machine-library-for-tidal-72-drum-machines/3408/2 "2021-08-15T13:06:41Z")
Much love!
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### Author:  [@julian](https://uzu.lurk.org/u/julian)
#### Post date: [9 October 2021 20:55 UTC](https://uzu.lurk.org/t/a-huge-drum-machine-library-for-tidal-72-drum-machines/3408/3 "2021-10-09T20:55:49Z")
a minimal exploration from the sclang side:
```haskell
SuperDirt.default = ~dirt;
~path = "path/to/tidal-drum-machines-main/machines";
~dirt.soundLibrary.loadSoundFiles(~path ++ "/*/*");
p = pathMatch("/Volumes/data/archiv/ton/tidal/tidal-drum-machines-main/machines/*/*");
x = p.collect { |x| x.split($/).drop(-1).last.asSymbol };
(
Tdef(\x, {
var w = x.choose, dt = 1, dt0 = 0.1;
loop {
if(0.004.coin) { w = x.choose };
if((dt/3).coin) { dt = [1, 1/2, 1/3, 2].choose };
wait(dt * dt0);
(
type: \dirt,
s: w,
n: 10.rand,
pan: -0.5,
amp: rrand(-20, -30).dbamp,
ring: 1.0.rand,
ringf: 3000.rand
).play;
}
}).play
)
```
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### Author:  [@geikha](https://uzu.lurk.org/u/geikha)
#### Post date: [9 October 2021 21:13 UTC](https://uzu.lurk.org/t/a-huge-drum-machine-library-for-tidal-72-drum-machines/3408/4 "2021-10-09T21:13:54Z")
ooohhh cool stuff. I was going to try the "/\* /\*" thing since I learned it recently while learning cool bash stuff. (I'm getting used to my first own 100% linux computer, and hence learning more bash stuff, like `dir */*`)
what's the Tdef thing? plays a random sample or something like that? I'd try playing it but my supercollider install is broken at the moment... trying to fix it rn heh
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### Author:  [@julian](https://uzu.lurk.org/u/julian)
#### Post date: [10 October 2021 16:12 UTC](https://uzu.lurk.org/t/a-huge-drum-machine-library-for-tidal-72-drum-machines/3408/5 "2021-10-10T16:12:48Z")
> [@geikha](#):
>
> what's the Tdef thing?
A Tdef is a routine that you can rewrite at runtime. In its function you can have `wait` statements and arbitary other code.
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### Author:  [@julian](https://uzu.lurk.org/u/julian)
#### Post date: [10 October 2021 16:13 UTC](https://uzu.lurk.org/t/a-huge-drum-machine-library-for-tidal-72-drum-machines/3408/6 "2021-10-10T16:13:59Z")
… and in this particular case, it just picks random sample folders and and varies the parameters every once in a while. Just to get an "overview"...
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### Author:  [@Raph](https://uzu.lurk.org/u/Raph)
#### Post date: [14 November 2021 14:28 UTC](https://uzu.lurk.org/t/a-huge-drum-machine-library-for-tidal-72-drum-machines/3408/7 "2021-11-14T14:28:06Z")
I just installed your drum machines on my system. It worked flawlessly! Thanks for your hard work! A few notes for those thinking about installing it:
- The installation script is pretty much "change the path and that's it".
- Drum machines must be summoned using lowercase letters only: `RolandTR808 -> rolandtr808`.
And with that said, I don't need drum machines anymore because I have a ton of them!
PS: pretty satisfied with the sampling quality.
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### Author:  [@geikha](https://uzu.lurk.org/u/geikha)
#### Post date: [18 September 2023 16:56 UTC](https://uzu.lurk.org/t/a-huge-drum-machine-library-for-tidal-72-drum-machines/3408/8 "2023-09-18T16:56:44Z")
Update: I added the BOSS DR-660 recently. Drum machine widely used to make Juke and Footwork tracks! Also useful for Memphis Rap and derivatives.
I skipped some sounds that were merely pitched versions of other ones (toms) and ordered them between categories such that they align (`ht:1` and `lt:1` both come from the same tom sound).
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### Author:  [@meneer](https://uzu.lurk.org/u/meneer)
#### Post date: [4 July 2024 10:38 UTC](https://uzu.lurk.org/t/a-huge-drum-machine-library-for-tidal-72-drum-machines/3408/10 "2024-07-04T10:38:42Z")
thanks so much for this, it's brilliant !!!
(issue I posted earlier was resolved after restart)