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4.2.6. Shift timing
Sometimes the secret to a killer groove is when one or more instruments are landing
consistently behind the beat. Alternately, if one of the instruments is always a bit ahead of
the beat it can increase the sense of urgency in the music.
DrumBrute allows you to shift the timing of any step forward or backward by up to 50% of
the pattern’s timing value. It’s easy to do:
• Create a pattern with a kick and snare, and add 1/8th notes on the Closed Hat.
Let the pattern loop.
• Enter Step mode and select the closed hat (press Shift + Closed Hat).
• Press and hold one of the lit Step buttons.
• While holding the Step button, turn the Swing encoder counter-clockwise. The
display will begin to show negative numbers from -1 to -50. The selected event is
being shifted so it will play slightly earlier in the pattern, as you will hear the next
time the pattern loops.
• Repeat the process using a different event, only this time turn the encoder
clockwise. The display will show positive numbers from 1 to 50, which means
the selected event is being shifted to play slightly later in the pattern, as you will
hear the next time the pattern loops.
Once you have the groove sounding exactly right, remember to save the pattern (hold Save
and press the Ptrn button).
Using Shift button + Swing encoder will shift all the steps of the current instrument. It will
always starts at shift value 0.
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The [Shift + Swing] option is an easy way to quantize a whole instrument after an unquantized
recording.
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