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Reyn the Insane
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### Swing tempo

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Post by Reyn the Insane » Mon Jan 09, 2017 8:52 pm

Hello, lovely humans.
I need the Fxx command numbers and the tempo number to help me get this beat:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=89ne8F2WKv8
I'm creating a swing song in my soundtrack and I want to know if there is any special commands or tempo I need to use.
Thanks!
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TheJuanCarlos64
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### Re: Swing tempo

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Post by TheJuanCarlos64 » Mon Jan 09, 2017 10:30 pm

There we go!

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### Re: Swing tempo

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Post by Stratelier » Tue Jan 10, 2017 1:32 am

Technically speaking, swing isn't about tempo, it's about meter. Previous thread on this subject (October 2016) .
But regardless, there are basically two methods:
A - Use alternating Fxx commands where one value is double the other (e.g. F08 F04). Then arrange the song using two rows per beat.
Advantages:
- Looks similar to straight meter scored at two rows per beat
Disadvantages:
- Exacerbated timing issues if the tempo is non-integral (may or not actually be important to your workflow)
- Difficult/unable to put notes on the first tuplet of each beat
B - Go to FamiTracker's toolbar at the top and change the "Highlight 1" setting from 4 (default) to 3. Set the "Highlight 2" value to a multiple of 3, and your overall frame length to a multiple of that. (E.g: Highlight 1 = 3, highlight 2 = 12, frame length = 48). Now arrange the song using just three rows per beat.
Advantages:
- Literally how standard notation does swing meter (it specifies tempo per eighth note but the beats of the song are written using dotted quarter notes).
- Able to utilize all tuplets in each beat.
Disadvantages:
- Your FTM's Tempo setting (including setting tempo via Fxx command) still calculates BPM using 4 rows per beat. You will have to read your song's actual BPM off the statusbar at the bottom.
- Row highlight settings are module-wide (not song-specific) in FamiTracker versions up to and including 0.4.6 .
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