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Originally Posted by JoeyThomas  A lot of people are getting caught up in the specifics of how "groove" is created. I don't think it matters how you get there (programming or playing), but having groove is without a doubt an essential part of great production.
And its not like quantizing means no groove and not quantizing means great groove. I play in all my drums, then slide midi notes around, apply different percentages of quantization, etc. There are many ways to get there, but whether its a more quantized southern production or a real loose RZA type sampled beat... the drums just gotta move people. |
If you're very dope on the programming side of things - you can totally program something with groove.
But laying something into a step sequencer and moving the swing setting a little forward
isn't the same as
really getting in with a groove and programming the shit out of something.
Yeah, quantizing one thing doesn't really mean anything. Groove is about the relationship of different elements in terms of both timing and dynamics.
But again, if you're dropping your stuff into a sequencer and hard quantizing chances are it's going to sound stale. Not to say it can't happen - but for real - it's actually MORE work to get that to sound exciting than to just tap it out with some human feel.