[LAU] Music made with Linux

[Chris McCormick]

Hi Florian,

On Tue, Jul 24, 2007 at 11:53:22AM +0200, Florian Schmidt wrote:
> It sounds ok. But one important tip about reggae. The rhythm is mostly a so 
> called "one drop" which means that the 1 is not emphasized. Instead the 
> emphasis is on the beats 2 and 4 [or on beat 3 depending on how you count]:
> 
> time:   1 . . . 2 . . . 3 . . . 4 . . .
> 
> guitar:     |       |       |       |
> kick:           |               |
> 
> A reggae with emphasis/kick  on 1 simply doesn't sound right :) Or better: A 
> reggae with emphasis ONLY on 1 doesn't sound right..

Thanks for this great tip! Do you normally put any swing on the beats,
or is it just straight?

Chris.

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