How to make JDilla Swing in Logic Pro 10.8 Time Handles Function

Hiphop 90’s Swing

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To create the signature swing used by J Dilla in a digital audio workstation (DAW), follow these steps:

1. Write the closed hi-hats as groups of 5 notes (quintuplets) within a quarter note. Choose the first and fourth notes, and set the velocity of the other three to zero.
2. Keep the snare hits precisely on the grid at the first sixteenth note of the second and fourth beats.
3. Divide the kick drum pattern into seven parts within a quarter note, forming a septuplet of MIDI notes. You can use Logic Pro’s “Time Handles” function to stretch the initially written 7 MIDI notes in sixteenths into one quarter note.
4. Optionally, choose to keep the first, seventh, sixth, and again sixth notes of the last quarter note in the kick pattern.

These steps help recreate the distinctive J Dilla swing in your music production using Logic Pro.

How to make JDilla Swing in Logic Pro 10.8 Time Handles Function

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