Master Drums THREE by Charlie Morgan
The World Loops



















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 		For this third volume of Master Drums, Charlie has indulged a long standing interest in World Music.

Interpreting rhythmic styles from different regions through the medium of a modern day acoustic drum kit.

The parts were recorded using a variety of different Premier drums, through AKG microphones onto a Two Inch Master at Black Barn Studios.
Two acoustic versions of each part are presented. One "DRY" take - close miked with no effects, as well as an "AMBIENT" take - including the sound of the room at Black Barn studios.

The parts are presented in 15 bar segments, including a start bar, two variations on the main groove part, three separate fills, and a stop bar.
Additionally, there are 29 loops known as THE MONGO loops. Rock style grooves edited ready for use.

All parts are clocked to a set tempo.
The loops are extremely easy to use - providing an authentic'real' drum part for your track within minutes.

Charlie Morgan Master Drums 3 'World Beats'

Track Listings

Dry Ambient Pattern Name Tempo BPM Description World Influence
1 39 Pattern1 85 Relaxed 8 hats rhythmic moving snares - funky BD Benin
2 40 Pattern2 85 Press roll in a military style. BD on one USA
3 41 Pattern3 85 Straight ahead stroll. Snare & tom accent. Nigeria
4 42 Pattern4 70 Swinging Reggae. BD on 1. Funky hats. Jamaica
5 43 Pattern5 70 Walking tall through the Serengeti. Giraffe pace. Ivory Coast
6 44 Pattern6 70 Skipping along a dusty track in Zululand. Grasshopper pace. South Africa
7 45 Pattern7 70 Rimshot & snare. Straight ahead BD. Zulu hats. South Africa
8 46 Pattern8 80 Deep tom accent. Pushy feeling on a straight BD. Jamaica
9 47 Pattern9 80 Funky Piccolo Feel. Pushy BD. Ivory Coast
10 48 Pattern10 80 Rolling North African toms. Senegal
11 49 Pattern11 85 Modern Indian dance style w/sharp splash. India
12 50 Pattern12 90 African style mid tempo stride. Moving snare. South Africa
13 51 Pattern13 90 Indian disco. Tom accent. India
14 52 Pattern14 90 House reggae feel. Straight ahead BD. Snapping snares. Jamaica
15 53 Pattern15 100 Anxious swing. Spaced out snare accent. Indian hats. India
16 54 Pattern16 100 Sunshine in West Indies. Moving rim shot accents. No snare. Jamaica
17 55 Pattern17 100 Big Mercedes on African roads. Nigeria
18 56 Pattern18 100 North African club soul. Senegal
19 57 Pattern19 105 Texas country backbone USA
20 58 Pattern20 105 Carribean style rimshots w/persistant hats. Jamaica
21 59 Pattern21 105 Big rolling toms of West Africa. South Africa
22 60 Pattern22 105 Cymbal driven accents over flustering BD. Ripley
23 61 Pattern23 110 Pointy hats - big African snap snare. Pushy BD. Morocco
24 62 Pattern24 110 Rising and falling toms. BD on one. Morocco
25 63 Pattern25 110 Hindu hip hop with snare. Pakistan
26 64 Pattern26 110 Rolling Indian toms w/snare accent. India
27 65 Pattern27 115 Baquanga. 4's BD w/push hat. Rimshots to snare. South Africa
28 66 Pattern28 115 4's BD. Snare accent. Moving low toms. UK
29 67 Pattern29 115 Press roll African feeling. Zimbabwe
30 68 Pattern30 120 African house beat w.tom accent. Dancy. Re union
31 69 Pattern31 120 Snares & rolling toms. African energy. Sierra Leone
32 70 Pattern32 120 Country 4's. USA
33 71 Pattern33 120 Tight crisp dancy Cuban feel. Cuba
Dry Ambient Pattern Name Tempo BPM Description Length(bars)
The Mongo Loops
34 72 Stay1 90 Press roll w/snare 1
Stay2 90 Press roll w/snare & follow tom 1
Stay3 90 Hi hat groove, piccollo snare alt rock snare 1
Stay4 90 Rock groove-snare/BD/hats 1
Stay5 90 Press roll-snare alternate toms 2
Stay6 90 Rocking BD-ride cymbal 1
Stay7 90 Double bass drum-ride cymbal-snares 1
35 73 Sun1 125 Funky hats-BD, snares 1
Sun2 125 Variation on 1 1
Sun3 125 Tension buiilding rim shot feel 1
Sun4 125 Low tom feel w/ snare accent 2
Sun5 125 Double BD-ride-cymbal-snare 1
Sun6 125 Funky ride cymbal-BD-snare 2
Sun7 125 Manic double BD-snare-ride cym 1
36 74 Kiss1 124 Funky hats-BD-snare 2
Kiss2 124 Tom accents w/snare-BD 2
Kiss3 124 Groove w/ ride cym & low tom accent 2
Kiss4 124 Double time BD-snare 1
37 75 Pink1 138 Pulsing toms-snare-BD 2
Pink2 138 Ride cymbal-toms-snare-BD 2
Pink3 138 No hats-BD-toms-snare 2
Pink4 138 Rolling toms-snare-busy BD 2
Pink5 138 Groove w/ ride cymbal 2
38 76 Blood1 98 Lazy groove-hats-BD-sn 1
Blood2 98 More open hat variation 1
Blood3 98 Double feel tempo 1
Blood4 98 With more anxiety 1
Blood5 98 Double BD-ride cymbal-snare 1
Blood6 98 Stop bar for Blood 1 1

All parts are presented in a stereo pair, in 2 separate ambient mixes. "Dry" close mike recording with no effects and an "ambient" mix including the sound of the room.

The format for each pattern is as follows: A one bar 'intro, five bars of groove, a one bar fill, two bars of alternate groove, second one bar fill, two bars of groove, third fill, two barts of groove and an end bar.

On average, this makes ten bars of grrove from which you can choose one or two bar loops, with two variations of the groove. Starting the loop at different places within the bar provides some interesting alternatives. There is a click before each pattern which may help in illustrating where the bar starts. After each complete pattern you will find two, edited one or two bar groove loops from that pattern. Tracks 1 to 33 are the basic patterns, recorded with close mikes, and no processing. Tracks 39 to 71 are the basic patterns, recorded from a distance, capturing the ambient sound of the room. Tracks 34 to 38 are the Mongo Loops. Dry recordings edited to loopable segments. Tracks 72 to 76 are the Mongo Loops presented with the room ambience.

The microphones used were made by AKG. All drums used made by Premier. All cymbals used made by Paiste. Recorded on Otari MTR 90 at Black Barn Studios in Ripley, UK.