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This is probably my favourite Hi-Hat pattern ever! While the song was written and produced by Prince, the drum beat apparently was a stock pattern on the Linn LM-1 created by David Garibaldi, the drummer for Tower of Power. The track's groovy Hi-Hat programming fooled many into thinking it was played by a live drummer on a real hi-hat. The LM-1's unique way of generating the Hi-Hat signal certainly plays a part in that and we'll take a closer look at it in the upcoming video about "Hi-Hat Humanizing". Do you have any favourite Hi-Hat patterns? Let us know in the comments.

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Granville Mullings, Jr.

I've actually been working this out on drum set lately! This will add to my practice/understanding.

Doug Smith

I love this pattern. Makes that drum machine even more mystical to me. I knew it was a major part of Prince's sound in that era, but I did not realize that he was using presets! That thing was a Box o' Funk.

Captain Pikant

Me too! While Prince really was a master at programming the LM-1, this stock beat apparently was too good not to use it in a song ;)