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groove-builder is agent-read markdown (skill) from glincker/ableton-skills: Use when the user wants drum patterns by genre - kick, snare, hi-hat, percussion. Examples - "give me a trap beat", "house drum pattern", "DnB drums at 174", "lo-fi drums with swing", "boom-bap pattern"..

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# Groove Builder

Generate idiomatic drum patterns by genre with proper humanization. Writes to MIDI clips on the user's drum track.

## Workflow

### 1. Identify genre + tempo

Required: genre. Optional: tempo (use genre defaults).

| Genre | Default tempo | Time sig |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Lo-fi hip-hop | 70-90 | 4/4 |
| Boom-bap | 85-95 | 4/4 |
| Trap | 130-150 (half-time feel) | 4/4 |
| House | 120-128 | 4/4 |
| Tech house | 124-128 | 4/4 |
| Techno | 125-135 | 4/4 |
| DnB / Jungle | 165-180 | 4/4 |
| UK garage | 130-138 | 4/4 (shuffled) |
| Drill (UK) | 140-145 (half-time) | 4/4 |
| Reggaeton | 95-100 | 4/4 (dembow) |

### 2. Verify drum rack

`get_track_info` on the drum track. Confirm a drum rack is loaded with at least kick (C1), snare (D1), hat (F#1), and optionally clap (D#1), open hat (A#1), perc (G1+).

If no kit loaded → ask user, or load stock Ableton Drum Kit.

### 3. Write the pattern

For a 1-bar (16-step) pattern, here are tested templates:

#### Lo-fi hip-hop
```
Kick:  X . . . . . X . . . . . . . . .
Snare: . . . . X . . . . . . . X . . .   (snare on 5 & 13 for half-time feel)
Hat:   X . X . X . X . X . X . X . X .   (8th notes)
```
- Kick: vel 100-110
…

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glincker/ableton-skills · 31 stars · license MIT · pushed 2026-09-23 · branch main

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