There are lots of improvements in the new 2.1.2 firmware update, some of which were recommended by us to Behringer! Watch us do a quick tour of them all and get the updated RD-8 Cheat Sheet on our Patreon page. Also, we share some ideas on how to make the RD-8 (and of course the RD-9) even better.

Correction for 3:16: I meant to say "1 Pulse Per Step".

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Gear used:
Behringer RD-8
Dreadbox Typhon
Arturia Keystep

Featured example drum patterns (transcriptions available on Patreon):
The Weeknd - Blinding Lights
The Egyptian Lover - Egypt, Egypt
Daft Punk - Da Funk
Daft Punk - Revolution 909
Cardi B - On Fleek
Whitney Houston - I Wanna Dance With Somebody
Phil Collins - In The Air Tonight

Table of contents:

0:00 Introduction
0:20 Pattern Usage Indicator
0:48 Polymeter Default
1:12 Auto Fill Every Pattern
1:24 Closed Hat Flam
1:33 Flam & Probability Guides
2:04 Easy Repeats
2:38 Bonus Sounds
2:58 Negative Swing
3:12 1PPS
3:20 Instant Pattern Switching
3:53 Cheat Sheet Update
4:06 Suggestions
4:19 Instrument Copy
4:42 Shifting Steps
5:25 More Blinkiness
5:43 Combined Repeats
6:18 RD-9 Synergy
6:36 End Jam

Produced by Jean-Claude Dirckx and Sophie Hoppstädter