ISLA Instruments S2400 User Manual
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Swing
Swing, also known as shuffle or groove, adds rhythmic variation to the pattern, giving it a more
human feel. Each pattern has its own swing setting. There are also separate swing settings for
each track. If a track’s swing is set to “pattern”, then its swing setting will be the same as the
swing setting for the pattern that is playing. Track swing settings can also be changed in the
Track Settings menu. The pattern and track swing settings are saved with the project.
Swing delays every other note. A swing amount of 50% means that the swung note happens
halfway between the note before it and the note after it. So, 50% is the same as no swing. Swing
amount can be set to 50%, 52%, 54%, 56%, 58%, 60%, 63%, 65%, 67%, 69%, 71%, 73%, or 75%.
Below is a visual representation of swing:
50% ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪
63% ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪
75% ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪
Swing notes can be set to eighth notes (like the Classic), or sixteenth notes. Swing only affects
those events that fall exactly on eighth or sixteenth notes. If there is a 32
nd
note in the middle, it
is unaffected by swing. If all of the events for a track are on eight notes, then setting swing notes
to 16ths will have no effect. Any events recorded with a quant-shift will not be affected by
swing, since they will not fall exactly on eighth or sixteenth notes.
When recording a pattern, the sound will be heard when the key is pressed. When the pattern
plays back, the sounds will be heard with swing.
To change the pattern swing without going to the swing menu, hold the Swing key and press the
arrow keys or turn the encoder.
To change an individual track’s swing without going to the swing menu, hold the Swing key,
press a pad, then and press the arrow keys or turn the encoder.
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