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Four on the floor: Stone meets Ghana

  • May 5, 2020
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Here’s something very rare, an idea to base your whole life on: Stone-type patterns based on Ghanaian bell patterns. This is from Jon McCaslin over at Four on the Floor, given to him by the […]

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Practice loop: Dexterity / Bird’s chorus

  • May 4, 2020
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UPDATE: If you want the loop archive, you should get it fast— my ISP is complaining about the large files stored on my account, and I’ll probably have to delete it soon. I assume everyone is […]

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