by coldbrightsunlight » Sun Apr 19, 2020 4:24 pm
Several methods!
Firstly, digitakt which I have now has conditional triggers which can vary the pattern either sequentially, on command or randomly. So that's nice. I can also do a few things to vary patterns on the fly by quickly pressing buttons on it.
Oooorrr lean into the drum machine!!! And no fills just find a good beat. This is genre dependent but can be great.
For recording I'll often live play the whole song and alter the sequence as I go. Or sometimes I'll record several percussion tracks and overlay them offset by a few beats to find cross rhythms.
In terms of playing along, it's a bit of practice, can be a little different to playing with a drummer. But a combination of remembering to listen and alter your timing as you go, and practicing timing in general