Captain Pikant

I've now spent more than 1000 days transcribing drum beats - here are a few things I learned in the process (and I wish I knew sooner).

This is our very honest review on the Donner B1 monophonic bass synthesizer. In this video we give you a tour of what it can do, but we also show its shortcomings and why it isn't a true 303 clone. But maybe that's not a bad thing?

The evolution of electronic music like Hip-Hop and Techno can be directly traced back to one common ancestor: Kraftwerk. Join us on a journey through their best albums as we analyze the beats behind the minimalistic masterpieces.

In this video we analyze the drum patterns of Radiohead's 15 Step, rebuilding the unique beat in 5/4 time signature from scratch with 909 sounds.

A lot of people asked us how to get better at bringing your beat ideas from your brain into the drum machine. Here are some short and easy rhythm exercises to get you started on your way to mastering any 16 step sequencer.

Join us as we analyze and rebuild the unique rhythm of 808 State's timeless Ambient House classic layer by layer.

We picked apart the beat of Björk's Hunter - a true 909 classic programmed by techno pioneer Mark Bell (LFO) that took the iconic drum machine to its limits. Find out what's so special about this rhythm and how to recreate it in our newest episode of "Drum Patterns Explained"!

Cameo's "Word Up" is as 80s as it gets - gated reverb and LinnDrum included. This time we also take a look behind the scenes and show you exactly which samples, techniques and plugins we used to create these iconic 80s sounds. Of course you won't need the exact samples and plugins we use in the video, the techniques are universally applicable :)

The Roland TR-808 is the most famous and influential drum machine ever created. Today we're looking at its history - and we'll do so by showing you 16 of our favourite 808 patterns, spanning across four decades and beginning with its birth in 1980. We'll be using the OXI One as a sequencer so you can see all the different instruments and you can try the patterns on your drum machine or in your DAW.

Join us on a journey through Daft Punk's first two albums as we analyze the iconic French House duo's beats. And we're not simply taking the original samples - we're rebuilding the rhythms from scratch to understand what made them tick in the first place! We also do a short cover of each song so you can hear the drums in context :)