Swing

[SpinDoctor]

I was listening to some old blues music and i liked how the hihats and snares were kinda off beat but in time, if you know what i mean? I was jus wondering if anybody knows how to get this effect using fruity loops, Ive tried increasing the swing on the drum sequencer but it didnt work, if anybody could help me that would be great. I would give u a sample of what i mean but i havent got anywhere to upload it.

Peace

 

[eXampuL_oNe]

Set your tempo in the hundreds. Try about 170 and then you can get more detailed with your drums. Space the snare out so it won't sound like its at 170. You know what i mean? Kinda hard to explain but if you don't get it let me know, i'll try to explain what you need more help with.

 

[woohff]

Or just put some silence in the start of the snare. Then in the sequencer, place snare 'too early' and fix the time of silence before snare sample to get it soundin' right. Hardly enough explained?

 

[eka]

simple, rightclick the sound in the sequencer, go to edit, choose humanize, click apply and than the sign underneath apply.
it is not really offbeat, but gives that human swing to the hihats, rides and that sort of thing.
I think this is what you meant.
goodluck

 

[Loose Cannon]

Thats another thing about the Ensoniqs, they dont correct you. So you hafto work real hard to get everything right on. And on the MPC it corrects your timing so you hafto work hard to get shit kinda offbeat.

 

[SpinDoctor]

there isnt a humanize thing on fl there is only randomize. have i set it up wrong or sumthin?

 

[boneyboys]

Just set a four four rhythm of hats, then go into the piano roll, set the snap to none and slightly move the spacing between the hits. Try stuff like (and I quote) ting tingti ting tingti etc

 

[eka]

there isnt a humanize thing on fl there is only randomize. have i set it up wrong or sumthin?

????
don't know.
I do still work with version 3.5 but I think the option has to be in version 4 also.
I did a google search and the way I explained it seems to be the only way to do it.

 

[dahkter]

Best way to work it out is to
- click on the sample to bring up the
- click on Func
- spin the time offset value
this is in fruity 4, you can move beats forward and backward and get em right where you want em...
easy
dahkter

 

[Kevin A]

Couldn't have said it no better myself. Dahkter is 100% correct.
Eka just buy the software mannnnnnn!

 

[boneyboys]

Do you all use offset rather than changing the snap then?

 

[Kevin A]

I think anyone that knows about the offset would us it. Some people double the tempo, some people use the piano roll, but those techniques aren't what actually solve that particular problem. It's not really about swing either. Piano roll may get to close, but offset is exactly what he explained that he need.