ion wrote:haha.. you dudes are funny mon!
like i said i dont do hiphop usualy... and usualy i F u C k quantize
so eventho i do musc since 2001 ... i have no cue bout this stuff... and my mpc i have since some months
so once again
i start a ne prog.
i have an HiHat on ONE Pad
i go to T.C. wich is set permanently to 16th
i play the HiHat Pad
i change the values on the Swing
now with going to 75% i should allready have heared a massive change in the HiHat?
somehow i didnt (...)
is it me ... didi i forget something?
or would i only hear the differece in playback of a sequence?
You need to record your hi-hats man! You cant just set the swing the 75% and then press the hi-hat pad and expect to hear it.... It effects whats recorded not what your playing with your fingers.
Lets try again....
1) Load a Hi-Hat to say pad a1
2) On track 1, record a hi hat(tick tick tick tick tick tick tick tick)
3) Open the T.C. Window for Track1 and change the swing on your 8th notes to 60% or so and press
FIX.
4) Play back what you've recorded and you will definitely notice the swing applied.
Heres some examples of what no swing sounds like and what swing sounds like:
NO SWING: http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/e ... raight.midLIGHT SWING: http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/e ... etween.midMEDIUM SWING: http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/e ... e_feel.midHEAVY SWING: http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/e ... eighth.midIf you don't know about musical theory or anything, I highly suggest you learn.
Basically
swing = triplets,
triplets = 8(3) to count you would use. 1 trip let, 2 trip let, 3 trip let, 4 trip let(notice each note has 3 parts? thats triplets! What a concept right?)
The swing function doesn't necessarily quantize to triplets but more or less puts a percent of swing so that it has a more natural feeling than perfectly quantized.
A good example of 8th note swing is a shuffle grove, check out Led Zeppelins - Fool in the Rain, the hi-hat pattern throughout the song is swung(played in triplets). Check out an audio sample here at wikipedia:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fool_in_the_rainAlso most Jazz is played swung(again meaning its played in triplets). Listen to the ride pattern on any standard Jazz tune and you will hear the swing placed on the ride.
Heres some basic knowledge on music theroy:Start here, read thru each section(notice the drop down menu at the top)
http://www.vicfirth.com/education/featu ... intro.htmlReference Material:Note Values:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Note_valueSwung Notes:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swung_note