Here's what SWING/SHUFFLE really does... An easy explanation | Drum Machine 101

What does swing/shuffle actually do? Why does it behave differently on so many machines? Join us as we investigate how one of the most essential ingredients in electronic dance music works.

Thanks @Jaelights for your valuable input :)

Featured drum patterns (transcriptions available on Patreon):

The Champs - Tequila
Daft Punk - Revolution 909
Soft Cell - Tainted Love

Gear used:

OXI One Sequencer
Squarp Hapax Sequencer
Roland TR-6S
Acidlab Drumatix
Dübreq Stylophone Black (vintage, stays in tune)
Dübreq Stylophone Pink (new, doesn't stay in tune)
Arturia Keystep
Arturia MicroFreak
NI Komplete Kontrol M32

#swing #shuffle #drummachine #sequencer #synthesizer #drumpattern #groove #stopmotion #stopmotionanimation #musicproduction #beatmaking #beats #beatmakers #tutorial

Photo "Linn LM-1 brochure" by Forat Electronics

0:00 Introduction
0:31 What is Swing?
1:11 Swing Comparison
2:57 Stop Motion
4:18 Revolution 909
5:45 Calculating Swing
8:27 Swing Oddity
10:17 Uses for Swing
11:14 End Jam

Produced by Jean-Claude Dirckx and Sophie Hoppstädter

[Wolterhon]

I have no words to describe the level of production. Thank you so much for the honest work you do. You are The Content Creator with 'the' and Cs capitalized.

[zhdky]

The quality of this content is insane! I can't imagine how much effort you guys have put into it

[TechnoNates]

The quality of your productions is just unreal

[stoatystoat]

05:04 The two different styles of animation of our rabbit friend to show swung fluid vs robotic movement is a beautiful touch

[michaelkonomos]

This could have been SO boring but it was awesome. Part of that is your succinct and clever explantations. Part of it is all the effort you put into professional level production. This is awesome. Earned a subscribe today!

[kReels]

The production level is off the charts with this video....again....

[terrylongthorne]

I’m astonished by the effort of presentation you use in this video. Not least your knowledge and ability to communicate ideas in a simple and entertaining way. This is outstanding. I don’t think I’ve seen anybody on YouTube go to such lengths and I am grateful and privileged to have stumbled across you. If there is an Artists’ Heaven you’ve definitely earned your place. Many thanks and please keep up your generous and informative work.

[pacman]

Your videos are always a treat to watch and your stop-animation was a very nice touch. Thanks for making this!

[pssnyder]

Love your method of visual explanation with stop motion!

[MoraFermi]

Incredibly well put together, your videos are amazing. Both production quality and in information presented.

[albertpauw]

Excellent and clear explanation. Production is as good as always and it always make me smile. Thank you again for this.

[cinemalulli]

Congratulations on the video, I think you are the most patient person in the world

[rebmcr]

Massive leap forward in animation, bravo!

[patrickm.]

Phenomenal video as always, I especially loved the Tainted Love rendition at the end!

[jochemmm]

I was actually wondering about this during the week. Thanks for the explanation and thanks for the outrageously well crafted video.

[endarkculi]

A good friend recommended this to me, because I am not a musician but I do love excellently produced videos about interesting topics, and this did not disappoint. It seems that the old lyrics are true; it don't mean a thing if it ain't got that swing. Keep up the wonderful work!

[cohaagenup]

This was amazing and looked stunning. What a ride!

[dolarnote]

aaa this is so goood, greatly enjoying the visual details too, shoutout to the bun animations

[JimBulkowski]

How tf is the production on this channel so good?

[kombabakh]

There's a jazzy shuffle and the brazilian swing, they differ, but your video is useful for understanding both. Of course, feeling them is better than calculating displacement in a grid.