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Original Message 1/8 12-Mar-00 @ 02:02 PM - accents?

cheeba64

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i understand this is going to make me sound dumb but can anyone tell me exactly what accenting your beats mean? i hear people talking about it and im not quite sure what it is. ive guessed that it means to accentuate certain beats so does this mean just by giving some a higher velocity value or layering another beat on top? and is this to draw attention to the desired beats? thanx for any help sorry for the stupid beginners question.

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Message 2/8 12-Mar-00 @ 06:56 PM - RE: accents?

Jasper

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Accented beats are a bit louder than you normal beats.

Or, you can accent a beat by layering something on top of it.. So you got it right really.

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Message 3/8 13-Mar-00 @ 10:51 AM - RE: accents?

cheeba64

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thanx man. nice to hear im not as dumb an american as i thought i was.

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Message 4/8 06-Nov-00 @ 01:42 PM - RE: accents?

James

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I was thinking the same thing the other day, I found my answer, cheers, its sort of obvious, but good to have it confirmed : )

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Message 5/8 09-Nov-00 @ 07:13 PM - RE: accents?

Pongoid

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When you use analog stuff, accenting can do multiple functions. It can increase the output vlume, as well as change the sound, i.e. changing the attack on a sound, the decay, the pitch envelope amount, filter cutoff, modulation amounts, all kinds of stuff. Accenting is a very cool tool for building a 'feel' into a pattern you're writing. With just a litle accenting, you can take a four beat loop of sixteenths, and just with accenting, turn it into a very cool groove, if you have the desire. Also, accenting can help a groove to 'swing'. You'll see.

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Message 6/8 28-Nov-00 @ 10:23 PM - RE: accents?

trypt

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What kind of machine does that? I mean, that'll let
you choose the accents destination and set the
accent level differently for each beat? Do you
mean an old analog or something like the xbase?

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Message 7/8 29-Nov-00 @ 12:11 AM - RE: accents?

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The Roland Tr808 and Tr909 do that. And probably most other drum machines ?

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Message 8/8 07-Dec-00 @ 08:04 PM - RE: accents?

austin

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yeah... my tr606 does it as well.

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