26 Nov
2005
26 Nov
'05
1:30 p.m.
Positive comments noted and greatly appreciated *blush* :)
On Saturday 26 November 2005 14:17, Dave Phillips was like:
You can also eliminate this tempo dodge just by using
Hydrogen and
exploiting its humanization features. :)
Recent versions of Hydrogen also do pitch variations. In league with a good
layered kit, like the millo_multilayered set sound pretty good to my ears.
Craig Anderton has written an excellent article on
what he calls the
Tutt/Guerin effect. Basically he just analyzed MIDI recordings of some
top studio drummers and discovered how the various instruments in a set
are all acting at slightly different times. The temporal distances
between the activity of the bass drum, the snare, the hi-hat, and the
ride cymbal all add up to a feel unique to each drummer's way of playing
in the groove. Lately I've been listening to the drummers for the
classic r'n'b bands behind the Stax/Volt, Motown, and James Brown
sounds, really interesting stuff to compare in the light of CA's study.
Similarly the timing discrepancies between Fleetwood's drumming and McVie's
bassplaying are always quoted as contributing to Fleetwood Mac's unique
sound.
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cheers,
tim hall
http://glastonburymusic.org.uk/tim