Shitty
Recording
Studio

Minneapolis, MN, USA

Hi, I'm Paul Wenzel. My small studio has a mostly electronic focus.

I create music and resources for making your own music!

Pocket Operations —
A collection of drum machine patterns

Only $10! This Book Includes:

Instructions
Basic Patterns
Standard Breaks
Rock
Electro
House
Miami Bass
Hip-Hop
Funk and Soul
Afro-Cuban
Drum and Bass
EDM
Dub
Reggaeton
Breaks
Breaks + Alternate Endings
Irregular Breaks
Rolling Breaks
Breaks - Snare
Ghost Snares
Breaks - Kick
Drum Rolls

NEW! Revised 2024 edition is now available two formats!

Pocket Operations now comes in two flavors, perfect bound, slightly more compact and economical... and spiral bound, which is nearly the same size, lays flat, and printed on nicer stock.

The 2024 editions also include numerous improvements, fixes, and additional patterns.

Nice! What is it?

This is a compact book of drum machine patterns.

At 4x6", it is designed to fit in your pocket... a companion to other small travel-friendly music-making devices you might have.

It's just about 70 pages and includes a few hundred patterns!

Where can I get it?

Buy Spiral Bound Edition at Lulu · $15

Buy Perfect Bound Edition at Lulu · $10

Buy Perfect Bound Edition at Amazon · $10

Table of Contents:

Instructions
Basic Patterns
Standard Breaks
Rock
Electro
House
Miami Bass
Hip-Hop
Funk and Soul
Afro-Cuban
Drum and Bass
EDM
Dub
Reggaeton
Breaks
Breaks + Alternate Endings
Irregular Breaks
Rolling Breaks
Breaks - Snare
Ghost Snares
Breaks - Kick
Drum Rolls

The book is also available in PDF format.

Print your own, or carry on your phone as an e-book.

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The PDF is offered free of charge in the spirit of generosity. If you find it useful, please send a donation to Tree Trust, an organization that has planted over half a million trees in the Twin Cities. Thanks!

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