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Drum hits, one-shots, a few loops. Open in any DAW.Recording. Mix. Master. Each stage names the box, the plug-in, and the number that matters.
Tamborim loop sampled from a 1998 favela block party recording, cleared and re-pitched. Volca Sample triggers the signature 'parapapapa' chant at 130 BPM.
CLA-76 on the kick at 4:1, all-button mode, attack 7, release 4. Decapitator Style: B on the tamborim, drive 6, mix 80%.
Hard limit at -0.3 dBTP. Print at -7 LUFS short-term on the drop. Funk runs loud.
TR-808 kick at A1, two-bar pattern, 200 ms decay.
TR-606 snare layered with a recorded tamborim hit, 14 ms attack.
TR-808 closed hat with the cabasa loop bussed in.
Tamborim and cuíca loop at 130 BPM, printed through a Tascam Portastudio for tape compression.
TR-808 sub kick re-pitched to A0, 480 ms decay.
Serum saw bass, two voices, +/- 11 cents detune.
· Yamaha DX7 (FM bell)
· Korg M1 (organ stab)
· Roland JX-3P (counter-line)
Am — F — C — G. Tamborim drives the rhythm; chords hit on beat 1 and 3-and only.
A minor. Avoid the bridge — funk doesn't bridge; it loops the drop.
Valhalla Room, 1.2 s tail, pre-delay 14 ms.
Soundtoys EchoBoy at 1/16, 22% feedback, slap mode.
Pump the kick volume +1.5 dB on beat 1 of every fourth bar. Drop everything but the tamborim on the last two bars before the second drop.
Target the master loudness on the chorus. Let the verse breathe.
Streaming-grade target. Push short-term louder on the drop.
Set FabFilter Pro-L 2 lookahead to 1.2 ms. Print at 24-bit WAV.
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