Delivering a Massive Dose of Odd Meter Drums: Odd Time Meltdown IV

Take your drum tracks beyond 4/4 with nearly 1 GB of odd meter drums and odd time signature loops!

Ready to break free of 4/4 and pus your music in a new direction? Of course, odd time signatures are not everyone’s cup of tea, but the creative possibilities when you go beyond the boundaries of conventional rhythms are endless.And with over 400 odd meter grooves and fills, you’ll have a lot to work with on Odd Time Meltdown IV.

Picking up where Odd Time Meltdown III left off, (from the same recording sessions so the two can be used together), Odd Time Meltdown IV covers the 3/4, 5/4, 7/4, and 7/8 time signatures with a decidedly more uptempo focus. Covering tempos of 100 bpm, 125 bpm, and 150 bpm, these odd meter drums deliver musically versatile rock and fusion sensibility across eight complete songwriting sessions in four different odd time signatures.

Odd Meter Drums That Actually Groove

Just because they’re called “odd meter” doesn’t mean they can’t groove. Many of the most memorable tunes ever written have been based in so-called “odd” times: Dave Brubeck’s ‘Take Five’ (5/4), ‘Mission Impossible’ (5/4), Pink Floyd’s ‘Money’ (7/4), Led Zeppelin’s ‘The Ocean’ (7/8), Soundgarden’s ‘Spoonman’ (7/4), Seal’s ‘Kiss from a Rose’ (verses in 5/4), Queens of the Stone Age’s ‘Hangin’ Tree’ (5/4) among too many to list. Now it’s your turn to add to this time-honored tradition and take your music into the exciting challenges that only odd meters can present.

With 1.1 GB of odd meter drum loops, fills, and samples available in Odd Time Meltdown IV, this powerful and versatile odd meter drum loop pack will inspire your songwriting with the fluid, articulate, and musical phrasing that programmed MIDI drum tracks simply can’t deliver. It’s more than numbers with odd times—it’s about understanding the musical intent of using such rhythmic alternatives to the usual confines of common time.

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Odd Time Meltdown IV Features

Focused Odd Meter Loop Tools

Featuring musically-tasty rock, prog-rock grooves and fusion rhythms, Odd Time Meltdown IV offers songwriters live odd meter drums in 3/4, 5/4, 7/4, and 7/8 time signatures at tempos ranging from 100 bpm to 150 bpm. From a single drum recording session, all odd time loops will mix together seamlessly, allowing songwriters the ability to shift gears and combine musical combinations of different odd meters as well as tempos.

Musical Phrasings of Odd Meters

Musical and usable, all odd meter drums were tracked live in one of L.A.’s top drum rooms by one of the town’s top session drummers. Longer phrasings (2, 4, 8 bars and beyond) are emphasized in this loop pack so your next prog-rock, rock, or fusion songwriting project doesn’t suffer from the dreaded “sounds like a loop” syndrome (the kind of thing you’re usually dealing with from the single bar loops commonly found in other odd time releases).

Cohesive Drum Mix

All odd meter drum loops were tracked in a single drum recording session. All grooves, fills, one shots, and drum samples will mix perfectly, allowing users unlimited flexibility when constructing drum tracks in all commercial DAW software. Need to change time signatures or tempos? With Odd Time Meltdown IV’s odd meter drums, the options are endless. A premier feature found in the vast majority of Beta Monkey drum loop products.

Drum & Cymbal Samples, One Shots

Tired of the usual lack of single hits you’ll find in competing odd time drum products? See what a complete multi-velocity sample collection will do to enhance the versatility of this collection. Add samples to the loops, sequence new beats in any virtual drum instrument, punch in stops or accents—the included matching folder of samples allows you to do what your music needs. All drums and cymbals recorded for Odd Time Meltdown IV have been thoroughly sampled and included with your purchase.

Odd Time Meltdown IV Stats

• 457 drum loops (988 MB each format) original, royalty-free odd meter drums
• 220 drum and cymbal samples (209 MB) multi-velocity one shots
• Available for instant download in 16/44 WAV, 24/44 WAV, 24/44 APPLE LOOPS, and REX2 formats
• ALL loop formats included with purchase

Who Needs Odd Meter Drums?

• Guitarists and bassists looking for a powerful training tool to master odd time signatures.
• Film composers needing a more musically expressive rhythmic mood for their scores.
• Drummers looking to learn and master new drum styles in challenging meters.
• Producers looking to bring that something “different” to new songwriting projects.

No matter who you are or what your songwriting goals, Odd Time Meltdown IV will become an invaluable and inspirational source of odd time beats in anyone’s arsenal of musical tools. If you’re ready to expand your playing and songwriting, you need odd meter drums that will develop your understanding of space and phrasing as you count to 3, 5, and 7. It’s time to get the drum tracks your music deserves. It’s time to add Odd Time Meltdown IV to your songwriting arsenal.

Need More Odd Meter Drum Loops?

Don’t forget the other members of the Odd Time Meltdown Series family: Odd Time Meltdown I, Odd Time Meltdown II, and Odd Time Meltdown III. Other dedicated collections of 3/4 and 6/8 time signatures also available in Drum Werks XXIV, Drum Werks XXV, and Pure Country IV (brushes).