listennext: pick your kit
empty so far
nothing in it yet. this lesson works on a starter loop, and it becomes your song
four on the floor
Every drum you've used so far is made by the engine out of numbers: a sine for the kick's body, noise for the hats. Drum machines like the 909 did the same. The other way is to record real hits and play them back. That's what a sampler does: it plays a recording, at any pitch, whenever you hit a pad.