Still not getting 'half time'

[rolltide629]

Okay i am sorry i know this is a major newb question...can someone please explain what you mean by snare on the 1 or snare on the 2 and the 4?

[JFK]

Okay i am sorry i know this is a major newb question...can someone please explain what you mean by snare on the 1 or snare on the 2 and the 4?

There are four beats in a bar mate. Snare on 1, or 2, or 3 means exactly that. Snare on the 1st,2nd or 3rd beat of the bar. Normally with dubstep the kick goes on beat 1 and the snare goes on beat 3.

[rolltide629]

k im sorry bear with me..i just dont know how to apply this concept. i am using ableton live 8 as my DAW.

[Sine69]

k im sorry bear with me..i just dont know how to apply this concept. i am using ableton live 8 as my DAW.

Zoom in on the timeline. If you zoomed in on the 10th bar for example, it'd say 10, 10.2, 10.3, 10.4, 11, 11.2, etc.

Each one is a beat. So if you wanted to make the typical dubstep pattern, you'd put a kick drum on 10, and a snare on 10.3

Is that what you were asking?

[Kes-Es]

Does anyone else forget that this shit isn't second nature all the time? This is almost as bad as "what's the difference between the white keys and the black keys."


I want more heavily syncopated dubstep, that's what this thread SHOULD be about, creating syncopation.

[Manic Harmonic]

I write my songs at 280 bpm

I don't really need to restate everything that's already been said, but I usually keep my tempo under 100... One because It's easier for me to change the swing of the beat, but also because I started out on hip-hop and IDM beats, and recorded all my samples that way, so my logic sample library is set up for 70/80/90 bpm etc. As far as syncopating, I don't use it too much (I know, strange being on a dubstep forum), but I don't really see a need to be any more precise than 1/92 notes...

[Genevieve]

Okay i am sorry i know this is a major newb question...can someone please explain what you mean by snare on the 1 or snare on the 2 and the 4?

Repeatedly count '1,2,3,4,1,2,3,4,1,2,3,4,' etc

Tap your thumb on the 1 and 3 and your index on the 2 and 4. That's basically a standard 2-step rhythm.

Now start counting again in the same tempo, except this time, tap with your thumb on the 1 and your index on the 3. This is half-step. Imagine your thumb being a kick and your index being a snare.