If you’ve spent any time programming beats, you know that getting a track to groove just right isn’t always easy in the digital world. Perhaps, from time to time, you’ve tried to rip off emulate a great beat in someone else’s song, but found that you couldn’t quite capture the same feel…

If that’s the case, you may want to check out the Flex Time tool in Logic 9.

In this video, Brian demonstrates how you can use Flex Time to study a beat you love and create a similar groove of your own.

Brian continues his discussion on drum programming in this video. He demonstrates Trifonic’s method for time-stretching to create special effects and glitchy awesomeness.

Make sure to check out Part 1 if you haven’t already.

In this video, Brian Trifon demonstrates some of Trifonic’s techniques for chopping up a beat loop, creating stutter edits, and making glitch effects.