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Notting Hill Carnival 2026 — Carnival Guide
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Opens Google Maps with the route — train & bus times included on Transit. On Carnival days expect closures around the parade loop; walking is usually fastest nearby.
Purple line = the 3.5-mile parade loop. Positions are approximate (recent-year static spots) —
the official 2026 map is published at nhcarnival.org
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Riddim Studio — Make Your Own Caribbean Beats
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Build your own Caribbean beat — right here in your browser. No downloads, no plugins, no login needed. Pick a scale, layer drums, add piano chops and bass, dial in swing and reverb — then export to MIDI or WAV.
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Riddim Studio — New User Guide
Make Your First Beat in 5 Minutes
Riddim Studio is a free in-browser music maker. No downloads, no account needed to start — just hit Play and go.
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What is Riddim Studio?
Riddim Studio is a 16-step sequencer — a music tool that loops a short pattern of beats over and over. It has three instruments built in:
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Drums
Kick, snare, hi-hat, riddim bass, rimshot, clap
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Piano
Melodic notes — the signature Caribbean log piano sound
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Bass
Deep sub-bass — the Caribbean groove foundation
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Transport Bar — Start Here
▶ PLAY
Press to start the beat loop. Press again to stop. The green bar at the top shows which step is currently playing.
BPM
Beats per minute — controls the speed. Caribbean lives at 100–116 BPM. Drag the slider left to slow down, right to speed up.
VOL
Master volume slider. Turn it up before you export or share.
🎤 MIC
Records your microphone mixed with the beat. Browser will ask for mic permission — allow it. Recording stops when you click Mic again, then the mixed file downloads automatically as a .webm audio file.
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Building Your Pattern — The Grids
Each row is one instrument. Each row has 16 buttons — one for each step in the loop. Click a button to turn that step ON (lit up). Click again to turn it OFF.
🥁 Drum Grid — Quick Start Pattern
Try this classic Caribbean pattern:
Kick : ■ · · · ■ · · · ■ · · · ■ · · ·
Snare : · · · · ■ · · · · · · · ■ · · ·
Hi-Hat : ■ · ■ · ■ · ■ · ■ · ■ · ■ · ■ ·
Log : · · · · · · · ■ · · · · · · · ■
■ = ON · = OFF
Snare : · · · · ■ · · · · · · · ■ · · ·
Hi-Hat : ■ · ■ · ■ · ■ · ■ · ■ · ■ · ■ ·
Log : · · · · · · · ■ · · · · · · · ■
🎹 Piano Grid — Melody
Each row is a note in the selected scale. Top rows = higher notes, bottom = lower. Light up a few steps across different rows to create a melody. The Scale Switcher above the piano grid lets you change the key and mood (Major, Minor, Dorian, Phrygian, etc.)
🎸 Bass Grid — Groove
Works the same as the piano grid but plays deep sub-bass tones. A simple bass line of 2–4 active steps gives that signature Caribbean thump. Start with step 1 and step 9 on the root note row.
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Scale Switcher — Pick Your Vibe
The Scale Switcher sits above the piano section. Choose a root note (C, D, E … B) and a scale type to change the mood of all piano and bass notes at once.
Major
Bright, uplifting, happy
Bright, uplifting, happy
Minor
Deep, emotional, soulful
Deep, emotional, soulful
Dorian
Smooth, jazzy — classic Caribbean
Smooth, jazzy — classic Caribbean
Phrygian
Intense, dark, dramatic
Intense, dark, dramatic
Pentatonic
5-note — always sounds good
5-note — always sounds good
Blues
Gritty, expressive, raw
Gritty, expressive, raw
💡 Tip: Start with C Dorian — it's the most common Caribbean key and everything you play will sound musical instantly.
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Save, Export & Share
💾 SAVE
Login required. Saves your beat pattern to your profile. You can choose to keep it private or publish it to the Beat Gallery so the community can hear and like it.
🎵 WAV
Renders your full pattern as a high-quality .wav audio file and downloads it instantly. Use it in any DAW (FL Studio, Ableton, GarageBand).
🎼 MIDI
Exports your piano and bass notes as a standard .mid MIDI file. Import into any DAW to use your melody with professional instruments.
🔗 SHARE
Encodes your entire beat pattern into a URL. Copy and send the link to anyone — they open it and hear your exact pattern, no account needed.
Quick Tips for Beginners
🎯 Start with drums only — get a pattern you like, then add piano, then bass.
🔁 Less is more — Caribbean beats have space and groove. Don't fill every step.
🎚️ BPM sweet spot — try 108 BPM for that slow, hypnotic Caribbean feel.
🎹 Piano tip — activate steps 1, 3, 7 and 11 on the same note row for an instant Caribbean piano roll.
🔊 Presets — click the preset buttons (Groove / Deep / Log / Bounce) to load a ready-made pattern and remix it.
📲 Works on mobile — Riddim Studio is fully touch-friendly. Make beats on your phone anywhere.
