Section 02 · 100–134 BPM
Patterns
Close listening: rhythm structures, production techniques, and why certain patterns move bodies and others do not.
- 100Same Pattern, Different Floor: Dembow at Two SpeedsThe dembow cell does not change. What changes is what your body does with it.
- 102The Clave Is Still There, Under the KickYou cannot hear it, and that is the point. The clave pattern has been encoding Latin rhythm for centuries; digital production hid it deeper but never erased it.
- 120The Wobble That Crossed the AtlanticA wobble bass is a simple idea: an LFO (low-frequency oscillator) routed to filter cutoff on a synth patch, set to pulse in rough synchrony with the track's tempo.
- 132Percussão Against the GridWhy Brazilian live percussion doesn't lock to your quantise button — and why that's the point.
- 134The Box on the Table: Drum Machines That Made the SoundAffordable hardware with limited outputs and fixed voicings shaped Latin American electronic music more decisively than any professional studio chain.
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