How much swing?

[aciduss]

Mostly i find my self applying some 16th swing to drums, 25% - 40% it depends... i wanted to know how much do you swing percs or other elements, also: is it ok to use different % settings on a single track? And if any of you wanna share any other tips for this mater, would be cool too.

Thanks!!

[steevio]

i use different amounts of swing on different elements, and not always symmetrically, ( different amounts of swing on the second and fourth 16th )
sometimes mix in 1/8th swings as well.
i dont use stock swing quantising, i make groove templates, so every track has a completely different groove.
i use less swing on faster tracks.
i use the right amounts of swing that work for the particular track,

[prussell]

none.
that is to say, in Ableton i always turn swing off by default; once in a great while if an element doesn't sit correctly i'll try it as a fix, but it usually doesn't work for me.

[mrgreynoise]

i use different amounts of swing on different elements, and not always symmetrically, ( different amounts of swing on the second and fourth 16th )
sometimes mix in 1/8th swings as well.
i dont use stock swing quantising, i make groove templates, so every track has a completely different groove.
i use less swing on faster tracks.
i use the right amounts of swing that work for the particular track,

sounds cool, can you point me towards one of your tracks where you do this?

[steevio]

i use different amounts of swing on different elements, and not always symmetrically, ( different amounts of swing on the second and fourth 16th )
sometimes mix in 1/8th swings as well.
i dont use stock swing quantising, i make groove templates, so every track has a completely different groove.
i use less swing on faster tracks.
i use the right amounts of swing that work for the particular track,

sounds cool, can you point me towards one of your tracks where you do this?

i do it on all my tracks,
i suppose the easiest way to listen is on myspace;

http://www.myspace.com/steevio

[steevio]

none.
that is to say, in Ableton i always turn swing off by default; once in a great while if an element doesn't sit correctly i'll try it as a fix, but it usually doesn't work for me.

i dont think we're talking about the swing in ableton, i always turn it off by default also.
some sort of swing or shuffle is pretty much fundamental to house and techno. ( i dont mean quantising, i'm just talking about groove. )
when i think of swing, i think of it as something which makes you move your ass, it doesnt just have to be 16ths, it can be swing at any level, at bar level.

[Delko]

it depends of elements you are talking about . for me make more sense use swing 16 in drums like hit hats give other harmony to music that i think is better . Its relative but i use swing 16 straight and swing 32 sometimes .

its my way

[hydrogen]

set your swing/shuffle to 100% and call it a day.