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RHYTHM DICTIONARY

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This new edition includes information

on the

ROLAND RHYTHM COMPOSER

TR

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727 • Rhythm

patterns and fill

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today's most popular

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NOTATION

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at an

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prcviou~ly

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\viii

notice th<lt the tem

p

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the

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8 9 10 11 '12

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T

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in

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:

me.1su

re

patt~rns

ust=d

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jn

Latin music and you'

.

JI

want to knov\

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hoo,o,

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· do

il for

many

oi

Lt\~

Lali"

beats in the

diclionar\' section

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p

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four rhy1hms

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onrl

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1.

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· SELECTOR 2

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the boot

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block

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exampl~, numU~rs

2 and 7 would not \\:ork.

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basic

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the

TR-909

closely

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those

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the

TR-606.

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added

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