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. ------------------- http://mccormick.cx _______________________________________________ Linux-audio-user mailing list Linux-audio-user@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx http://lists.linuxaudio.org/mailman/listinfo.cgi/linux-audio-user
