Major Lazer, Jack U, DJ Snake and a few other hugely popular DJ's have been using an ​interesting drum fill for a while now. Typical drum fills in EDM are snare or tom based. Usually with some sort of pitch shifting occurring or rolling. 

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I don't know who started this fad, it may very well be a smaller DJ that doesn't get the credit, but Jack U, Skrillex, Diplo (yes I know they are Jack U...) Major Lazer and even DJ Snake have all brought this drum fill to the mainstream.

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I did some google searches for it and I have found very little information on how to create this type of drum fill which is why I wanted to show you how to make it.

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Typically, it's an old Reggae based fill pattern swapped out with an ethnic instrument like a Timbale Snare or even Congas.

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Check out the video to see how you can chop up loops to make them your own. All samples in this video come from our epic pack Snake Lazers V.1.

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-Echo Sound Works