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What makes a swing beat?
In swing rhythm, the pulse is divided unequally, such that certain subdivisions (typically either eighth note or sixteenth note subdivisions) alternate between long and short durations. ... In other genres, such as funk and jazz-rock, swing is often applied to sixteenth notes.
What does swing mean in drumming?
Swing—sometimes called Groove or Shuffle—is the addition of tiny delays to every other hit of a beat. It's used to mimic the natural sound of a real human drummer. Drums are usually responsible for the overall groove of your track. That's why real life drummers are always so cool.
What defines swing music?
swing, in music, both the rhythmic impetus of jazz music and a specific jazz idiom prominent between about 1935 and the mid-1940s—years sometimes called the swing era. Swing music has a compelling momentum that results from musicians' attacks and accenting in relation to fixed beats.
