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rorschach 
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does someone know where to get info/theory about what makes a groove?
I mean some explanation about note position and velocity to create a specific feeling for the beat/melody...
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07-02-2004 13:40 |
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Surya
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Hmmm, not sure what you mean mate
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08-02-2004 08:43 |
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Qbit
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Originally posted by rorschach
does someone know where to get info/theory about what makes a groove?
I mean some explanation about note position and velocity to create a specific feeling for the beat/melody... |
hmm, never looked something like that up actually. Just go with the flow... feel it. You know when it sounds right!
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08-02-2004 14:13 |
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rorschach
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@Surya: you know when you have eg a triplet, if you just program it quantized on 1/8, it sounds just 'tak tak tak' (insert whatever sound you like here 
like BANG BANG BANG for a phat kickdrum)
However if you start moving around the notes (like the 2nd one closer to the 1st one) and play with velocities, it can sound eg like 'ta-ta-tak'... That's what called a groove (i think).
Hope you see what i mean, it's kinda difficult to explain...
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hmm, never looked something like that up actually. Just go with the flow... feel it. You know when it sounds right! |
that's true, I know when it sounds right, but I'm having a hard time getting there 
It would be nice to have some explanation...
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09-02-2004 10:55 |
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Surya
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I c...
Don't know any theory about it, I just go with the flow...
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09-02-2004 12:27 |
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Qbit
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09-02-2004 15:54 |
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rorschach
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no prob, I'll learn my own theories if I play with it long enough
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09-02-2004 16:01 |
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Surya
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If you come up with any theories, feel free to post them here
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09-02-2004 16:31 |
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thechronic
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If you got a 'swing' or 'groove quantize' function in your sequencer, experiment with that! Can add a lot of funkiness to your breaks 
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10-02-2004 04:35 |
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CH3M!K
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you can also chop up any hand drummed break, save the midi file (in recycle), and place single hits accordign to that pattern. Never tried it though, just a suggestion
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10-02-2004 23:34 |
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Aztek
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As the others said, youll know when it sounds right.
If were talking about kicks, use 2 different kicks that sound close to each other and play with the velocities like you were sayin. Or what I like to do is use two of the same kicks and turn up the decay, or maybe a little attack and a little decay.
Another way to get the sound your talking about is to use the echo delay and change the time parameter to something suitable. assuming you use fruity loops.
hope that helps...
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