Music Glossary: grid

Primary pulse and its division (eighths, triplets, sixteenths); defines groove detail. more

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TAB lines, bends, slides; chord grids with fingerings. more

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Template micro-shifts per role (drums ahead, bass centered, guitars back). more

Four-way coordination via ostinato + reading grid. more

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Set musical grid & nudge values (e.g., 10 ms / 1/32) for efficient micro-edits. more

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Aligning notes to a grid; from subtle tighten to hard quantize; beware loss of feel. more

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Metronome on 2 & 4; practice straight vs triplet feels, then polyrhythm cells (3:2, 4:3). more

Move motifs across the bar; retain downbeat awareness. more

Band agrees on straight vs swing/triplet feel; resolves push/pull conflicts. more

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Editor grid resolution; dictates snap/quantize behavior and edit precision. more

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Speed of the beat measured in beats per minute; foundation for feel and energy. more

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Timing correction warping audio to grid; use sparingly to avoid artifacts. more

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