On 7/30/07, Chris McCormick <chris@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > 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 > Reading up on the Wailers drummer, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carlton_Barrett Is quite handy if you want to drum in this style. Loki _______________________________________________ Linux-audio-user mailing list Linux-audio-user@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx http://lists.linuxaudio.org/mailman/listinfo.cgi/linux-audio-user
