[LAU] Music made with Linux

[Loki Davison]

On 7/30/07, Chris McCormick <chris at mccormick.cx> wrote:
> 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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Reading up on the Wailers drummer, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carlton_Barrett
Is quite handy if you want to drum in this style.

Loki