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Re:Runners’ brains may be more connected, research shows by aczerepinski on Saturday December 24, 2016 @11:26AM (#13250369)
All this stuff can be precisely measured and explained (and has been - there are a million drum instructional videos that get academic about how to play various styles).

Swing feel isn't a closely guarded secret among jazz musicians - it just isn't quick to explain. There's a sliding scale of the ratio between the first and second eighth note, where at slow tempos it's 2:1, and at fast tempos it's 1:1. The exact ratio at a given tempo is something that's passed down aurally. There's also a harder articulation on the second eighth note. There are other nuances too, but those are the most important ones.

Re:Runners’ brains may be more connected, research shows by agumonkey on Saturday December 24, 2016 @11:40AM (#13250424)
Ha well, I didn't see them all, I did see quite a few and it was never explained at all. At best a few slowed down classical swing patterns. But it was all imitation and no deeper meaning.

The 1,2 ratio is nice, but I use to see response curves... a bit like interpolated splines...