How often do yall use 3/5/7 bar drum loops?

[Renegade47]

made a beat yesterday with a 3 bar deum loop where every synth i used was either 4 or 2 bars and the shyt flows so good

it never feels repetitive because after the first 3 bars it doesnt really line up again until the end of the 12th bar.

 

[GPBear]

I used an 11 bar loop (sample and all) for a macy gray remix

it's all sorts of fukked up

 

[street heat]

edit the sample to make it 4/8

get creative

 

[Reebok Jones]

I took a 7 bar loop once, more like 3.5 beats, it was wild

 

[The Intergalactic Koala]

I did one for a closeout on a track...never again

 

[Kamikaze Revy]

I need mines to be 4, 8, or 16.

 

[Renegade47]

edit the sample to make it 4/8

get creative

the point is to make the drums not hit at the same spot in the loop to add variety

2 4 bar sample loops
|________________||________________|
2 3 bar drum loops
|____________||____________|

you see?

sort of like "still shining" by busta rhymes dilla programmed the drums to never hit the same throughout the track.