A deep dive into feel
Like a metronome, Wheelhouse is a great tool for playing time — but even more, it’s for developing your feel. Drummers can take a close look at how these pros use subtle sounds and dynamics in a groove. Songwriters use it to work out new material. Learn to play better, listen better, and collaborate better.
Play with the tempo
A metronome lets you pick any BPM, but it’s a little — let’s say — stiff. With drum loops, you get one tempo, with a bit of stretching. In Wheelhouse, you get a real drum beat, played by a real person, at the BPM that you want.
Play with phrases
We carefully sequenced 1, 2, 4, and 8 measure phrases for most beats. Sometimes you want to zone in the repetition of one bar, and sometimes you want feel the cycle come around to match what you’re playing.
Variations
We recorded some beats with toggles: ride on or off, snare or side-stick, ghost notes on or off.
Latin percussion
We went a bit nuts on Brevan Hampden’s Latin section. There are four different percussion parts you can mix, you can switch between 2-3 and 3-2 clave, and on top of that, there are three different styles: down, mid, and up.
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