Introduction to MIDI Sequencing with Cubase SX

Section 8 - Continuing the Drum part into the Chorus

Briefing

You have already produced a basic drum pattern for the verse. This actually consists of the same two bar pattern repeated several times.

For the chorus, you're going to take an easy way out and continue the same pattern! Of course, this makes for a rather boring sequence but it will allow you to carry on with the rest of the sequence. In a professional sequence, you would expect to re-visit the drum parts later on and put in a lot more work on them.

Step 1 - Continuing The Sequence

You already know what to do...

What To Do

Follow these steps. Put a tick next to each one as you finish it:

• On the Arrange window, select one of the two bar drum parts. It doesn't matter which one you select.
• Create a shared/ghost copy of the part and drag it to bars 19-20.
• Continue creating shared copies until you've completely filled in the bars for the chorus.

• When you've finished, listen to the entire sequence several times.

You're ready to proceed to the next section.