NEW: 1960s Motown Drumming – The Detroit Beat

Motown 1960s Drumming is our homage to the drumming of Benny Benjamin, Uriel Jones and Richard “Pistol” Allen, the drummers behind the classic records of The Temptations, Four Tops, Martha Reeves & The Vandellas, The Supremes and Marvin Gaye. These grooves don’t swing, and that’s on purpose. They give you the straight, driving pop-soul pulse that made a whole generation get up and dance. The snare and tambourine land together on every single beat. (Legend has it that was to cut through tinny AM car radios. Your tambourine player’s wrist may file a complaint, but your song won’t.) The kick locks in with the bass line, and the famous rolling pickup fills throw you into each chorus. All recorded live by professional drummer Magnus Brandell.

Motown 1960s MIDI Drum Grooves Details

• 127 premium MIDI drum grooves, all in 4/4
• Straight, driving pop-soul grooves with tambourine on every beat
• Mostly 16 bars, but also 4 & 8 bar grooves
• Recorded in 3 tempos: 100, 120 and 140 BPM
• Song-ready sections: intros, verses, choruses and endings
• Benny Benjamin-style pickup fills that launch you straight into the downbeat
• Tambourine grooves in General MIDI format included
• Pre-arranged for Toontrack EZdrummer & Superior Drummer, XLN Audio Addictive Drums, Steven Slate Drums, NI Studio Drummer, NI Abbey Road Series plus mappings for Logic Drummer and General MIDI
• Recorded live by Berklee-educated professional drummer Magnus Brandell
• The grooves are of course not quantized (hint: we never quantize stuff)
• Instant download and 100% royalty free
• 30-day full money-back guarantee if you’re not satisfied (for any reason)