When I first started making this drum loop, I was more challenged then I thought I would be. I really wasnt going for any particular sound. Just something that wouldnt get boring and you could listen to throughout the course of a song. I started with a simple kick drum every four steps. I then started to fool around with different cymbals, claps, and other drums to add in with the kick drum. I decided to go with one simple clap on the third step. I was aginst more claps because i didnt want my loop to sound like just a buch of claps. I also decided to go with a high hat on the first step so that the first beat would have a little more power to it. Finally I added a crash symb at every four beats and I loved the sound I got. After making a contrasting pattern, I thought I was done. I was wrong. When I listened to my contrasting pattern, it contrasted a little too much making the loop sound very choppy. My contrasting pattern consists of a snare drum every step and once again the simple kick drum every four steps. In my opinion this gives it a little pop to the beat and makes it better. After a little bit longer of messing around with various cymbals, claps, and other sounds, I ended up adding just one simple clap on the third step and a crash symbal on the first one. This made it so you could hear some of the first pattern within the second one. I finally had a good contrasting pattern. Now i was done, and ready to post it on my blog.