Microtiming in Metallica's “Master of Puppets”

Re:Microtiming in Metallica's “Master of Puppets” by MrScruff on Tuesday May 23, 2023 @08:57AM (#36043569)

As a drummer who also programs drums, shifting individual hits around by 1 ms is easily perceptible and has a big impact on the feel of a groove. I will always go through each drum element separately and figure out, by ear, what the specific offset should be. This goes especially for percussive parts lacking a transient.

Without this, the groove will feel wooden and stifled.

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Re:Microtiming in Metallica's “Master of Puppets” by balfirevic on Tuesday May 23, 2023 @11:20AM (#36045581)

As a curiosity, that's the difference in timing you'd get if you moved the individual drum in a drum set 30 cm closer or further from the listener.

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Re:Microtiming in Metallica's “Master of Puppets” by MrScruff on Tuesday May 23, 2023 @12:18PM (#36046471)

Haha that’s a cool fact. By implication you’ll hear a slightly different groove as the drummer than your audience.

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