Handy Grooves- WORLD PERCUSSION

Percussionists shift the timing of some beats ever so slightly to achieve grooves that feel good musically. Great ones manage to do so consistently.

Be it laying back on specific beats or swinging subdivisions, they all contribute to what makes a percussionist’s groove feel and sound a certain way.

You’ll find that our world percussion beats feel good and will inspire you to groove.

Whether a percussion groove is recorded or programmed, many minuscule details need to be taken into account before it is ready for prime time. No accidental notes should be present and everything needs to sound as intended and loop seamlessly.

Some percussion instruments can have several articulations depending on how they are played. We carefully audition all percussion loops and make the necessary adjustments to the timing, velocity, and articulations while removing unwanted notes.

The end result is world percussion loops that are clean, groovy, and musical.

Microdynamics are differences in volume intensities within a single instrument. Quieter “ghost” notes played on percussion propel the groove forward and connect the spaces between the accented rhythms. They act as glue while leaving space for other instruments.

Microdynamics help our World Percussion midi beats groove with a flow.

Take a pinch of microdynamics, add a handful of grooves and a fair bit of articulation, and you are presented with “in the pocket” percussion grooves that mill forward like a freight train.

Although nothing beats a great percussionist playing real percussion, we did our best to translate that essence into our World percussion loops and over into your music.

Save valuable time by starting with our World Percussion beats, then tweak them into something of your own.

Even if you could program loops as good as these, would you have thought of them? Get inspired.

With the main percussion grooves, dynamics, and articulations already in place, customize them further by muting, dragging, changing the notes, and articulations while preserving the original rhythmic elements.

Handy Grooves World Percussion loops and Handy Drums WORLD PERCUSSION plugin are a match made in musical heaven. Fact: they were made for each other.

The MIDI loops come with an installer that offers seamless integration with Handy Drums. The loops are instantly accessible within Handy Drums’ MIDI Loop Browser.

Handy Drums and Handy Grooves is a perfect pairing for the singer-songwriter, musician, or producer who wants to get a professional-sounding drum track up and grooving.
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Rhythmic percussion of the handheld variety is also captured with exceptional accuracy.
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With proper articulations and dynamics, the ultra-realistic sampled percussion kit will playback the loops as intended. Don’t leave without it!