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a third option "both" "depends" defeats the purpose...
if you use both then go with triplets


so what is it?

trips

really depends on the tune... the dubby tracks are usually triplets, to break the monotony of the kick, that is often held in 4/4. (the snare breaks it too of course)

I like trips most of the time. add swagger.

but I've done em straight at times.

Straight but syncopated
or
triplet and straight.
or
both

Never used triplets i dont think

i dunno something doesn't feel right about straight hi hats at 140, but thats just me i guess

All about whipping the mpd out and bashing away

DZA wrote:All about whipping the mpd out and bashing away

true

hurlingdervish wrote:i dunno something doesn't feel right about straight hi hats at 140, but thats just me i guess

your just one step away from some snap music with straight hats at 140... mmmm

Totally depends on the tune. ,but for me 70% of the time i end up using straight but using a LOT of swing.

DZA wrote: Never used triplets i dont think

I think you pretty much are required by law to use triplets in 2-step no?

I have always used straight 16ths but atmo I am all about the triplets. I probably only have one tune out there with a triplet groove but it won't be the only one for long. There is just a lot more triplet groove shit out there right now that I like than every before. It seemed like a few years ago there was hardly anything like that coming out. Personally I don't really like swing in dance tunes or better put, dj tunes, so hard to find shit that blends together like that.

I just put them in where they sound good, I don't intentionally go for triplets or otherwise.

bandshell wrote:I just put them in where they sound good, I don't intentionally go for triplets or otherwise.

How does that work? You have make a decision to set your grid or quantization to one or the other there by making that your intention. Or do you just throw everything together Burial style?

abZ wrote:

bandshell wrote:I just put them in where they sound good, I don't intentionally go for triplets or otherwise.

How does that work? You have make a decision to set your grid or quantization to one or the other there by making that your intention. Or do you just throw everything together Burial style?

I never have quantization on.

i just play my hats out. but if i'm programming them in i go straight.

dotted

Straight definately, but usually with quite a heavy swing, especially if it's one of my more 2 step things. I think people have been lying on the voting though, I hardly ever hear tracks with triplets on the hats yet that is winning by almost twice as many votes.

Maybe people are getting confused between triplets and swing?

lojik wrote:Straight definately, but usually with quite a heavy swing, especially if it's one of my more 2 step things. I think people have been lying on the voting though, I hardly ever hear tracks with triplets on the hats yet that is winning by almost twice as many votes.

Many people are getting confused between triplets and swing?

I agree. seems strange as i rarely hear triplet quantised tunes (12ths instead of 16ths).

lojik wrote: Maybe people are getting confused between triplets and swing?

100 percent swing is triplets