Same Beat. Why Does This One Swing?

Name: Same Beat. Why Does This One Swing?
Uploaded: 2026-11-12T11:57:33+11:00
Duration: 23 s
Description: Compare the same drum pattern at 120 BPM. Listen to the groove change when every second hi-hat is played later.

Compare the same drum pattern at 120 BPM. Listen to the groove change when every second hi-hat is played later.

What changed in the swing version?

The kick and the other anchor hits keep the same timing. In B, every second hi-hat lands about 83 milliseconds later. The sample and hit levels stay the same, so the feel comes from the timing change.

Hear another timing change in the reverb test