[LAU] How to write beats

[frank pirrone]

Ken Restivo wrote:
> On Sun, Apr 20, 2008 at 03:47:00PM +0200, Frank Barknecht wrote:
>   
>> Hallo Chris,
>> Chris McCormick hat gesagt: // Chris McCormick wrote:
>>     
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> Drifting off-topic a bit, but here is a loop sampled from my daughter's toy keyboard's built-in drum machine:
> http://freesound.iua.upf.edu/samplesViewSingle.php?id=52126
>
> I found the sounds really cheesy, but I also found the beat really interesting and kind of complex for a kid's toy.
>
> -ken
>   
Ken,

Help an acoustic musician understand how you "sampled" the drum 
accompaniment, and what form it's in.  Is MIDI data available in the 
process for driving a synth drum kit?

Frank