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There was this music production software, FruityLoops (FL Studio today) which had a "swing" slider. Playing a beat and then moving the slider made it immediatel

by 21 8y ago

There was this music production software, FruityLoops (FL Studio today) which had a "swing" slider. Playing a beat and then moving the slider made it immediately clear what swing is, and why this word was picked to describe it. FYI, while it does sound interesting, modern pop music doesn't really use swing. Probably because "straight" music is more dance-able. https://howtomakeelectronicmusic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/Using-Swing-In-Step-Sequencer-Full.jpg https://howtomakeelectronicmusic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012...

sosborn 8y ago
Garageband has this in the Drummer section.
klodolph 8y ago
Most music software has this… Reason, Logic, Garage Band, FL Studio, etc.
sctb 8y ago
Looking back further, here's Roger Linn on the 80's Akai drum machines which had this feature: https://www.attackmagazine.com/features/interview/roger-linn-swing-groove-magic-mpc-timing/ https://www.attackmagazine.com/features/interview/roger-linn....
paulie_a 8y ago
I remember playing with fruit loops in highschool, they had some cute anti pirating mechanisms that were immediately defeated.
default-kramer 8y ago
I'm curious, why do you say straight music is more dance-able? I have no evidence, but my gut says it doesn't really make a difference - any dancer who is good enough to use the 8th notes is probably good enough to handle straight and swing. Anecdotally, Montell Jordan's "This Is How We Do It" is one of the most reliable floor-fillers that I know of, and that swings. If you want a more recent example, "Can't Feel My Face" was huge for a while. (American perspective here.)
- 21 8y ago
  I was just speculating, I have no evidence either. But it's clear that most popular music is straight, so there must be some underlying factor. EDM music, which is arguable the most dance-able music, sounds very weird to me when you swing it. BTW, I am talking about regular people "dancing", not professionals.
- lozenge 8y ago
  Perhaps more mix-able?
bsder 8y ago
> FYI, while it does sound interesting, modern pop music doesn't really use swing. Probably because "straight" music is more dance-able. More probably because swing isn't as easily manipulated in a Digital Audio Workstation as straight is.

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sosborn 8y ago

Garageband has this in the Drummer section.

klodolph 8y ago

Most music software has this… Reason, Logic, Garage Band, FL Studio, etc.

sctb 8y ago

Looking back further, here's Roger Linn on the 80's Akai drum machines which had this feature: https://www.attackmagazine.com/features/interview/roger-linn-swing-groove-magic-mpc-timing/ https://www.attackmagazine.com/features/interview/roger-linn....

paulie_a 8y ago

I remember playing with fruit loops in highschool, they had some cute anti pirating mechanisms that were immediately defeated.

default-kramer 8y ago

I'm curious, why do you say straight music is more dance-able? I have no evidence, but my gut says it doesn't really make a difference - any dancer who is good enough to use the 8th notes is probably good enough to handle straight and swing. Anecdotally, Montell Jordan's "This Is How We Do It" is one of the most reliable floor-fillers that I know of, and that swings. If you want a more recent example, "Can't Feel My Face" was huge for a while. (American perspective here.)

21 8y ago
I was just speculating, I have no evidence either. But it's clear that most popular music is straight, so there must be some underlying factor. EDM music, which is arguable the most dance-able music, sounds very weird to me when you swing it. BTW, I am talking about regular people "dancing", not professionals.
lozenge 8y ago
Perhaps more mix-able?

bsder 8y ago

> FYI, while it does sound interesting, modern pop music doesn't really use swing. Probably because "straight" music is more dance-able. More probably because swing isn't as easily manipulated in a Digital Audio Workstation as straight is.